Running Proplanner under Vista/W7/W8
Note added on 24/10/2009:
Just change references to 'Program Files' to 'Program Files (x86)' if you
are on a W7/W8 64 bit system
I've commented on this on diving web forums before and it's a bit long to stick
in a webpost so I thought I'd better spell it out.
You need a product called DosBox. I have
version 0.72. It is designed to run old MSDOS games and other programs under
the later Windows operating systems. In it's simplest terms download it, read
the instructions and you get:
If you just want a quick and dirty fix then Install DOS box into its default
location which is C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72
Install Proplaner into c:\Program Files\VR\Proplanner or
Program Files (x86) if you have a 64 bit PC and make sure it
has a file plan.bat in it. (it has unless you have a very old
one).
Then create a shortcut on your desk top:
ie: cursor on a blank bit of
desktop, right button, select New ► and then Shortcut.
It wants to know what command you want to run. Use Browse and expand the tree
elements Computer, then whatever your C: drive is called, Program Files,
DosBox-0.72 and finally select dosbox.exe.
OK to that and Next.
Then it wants a name so type Proplanner.
Well that's a start but it's not quite right yet so right button the icon and
select Properties.
You see:
The line in blue wants to be changed to:
"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72\dosbox.exe" -conf "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72\pp.conf"
or on the 64 bit system
"C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.72\dosbox.exe" -conf "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.72\pp.conf"
so cut and stick it from this page into the Target: box.
Set the
Run: option to Minimized.
If you are 64 bit there's one last tweek as you need to edit a line in the file
with the same fix but I've done it for you and you just move the # sign to make
it look like this at about line 200
#mount c "c:\Program Files\VR\Proplanner"
mount c "c:\Program Files (x86)\VR\Proplanner"
Click OK to save it although you can come back here and play with Change
Icon later.
(Hint: there are a pile of icons if you browse to C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll)
Now you need pp.conf so download it (right button, Save
Target As...) and, for a 32 but system, put it in C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72\
That should work.
If it does consider a donation to the DosBox guy as he did all the hard work.