Warcraft - Orcs and Humans PC Game Free Download & Install Guide: Windows XP & Windows Vista (Using Dosbox Emulation)

Author: Glenn Scrima

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First Download & Install Dosbox on Windows XP or Windows Vista:



Go To: http://www.dosbox.com > Downloads Tab > Click the Windows version (Under the Dosbox category)


Next: Run the downloaded installer file and install Dosbox on your hard drive in the directory C:\Games\Warcraft. Simply entering this will create these folders for you.



Next: Open the Games folder then the Warcraft folder within it. Locate and then run Dosbox by double clicking on the Dosbox program icon.


Next: At the the command prompt in Dosbox type "config -writeconf dosbox.conf" and then press the "Enter" key.


Next: Type "exit" to exit Dosbox.


Now: Locate and right click on the Dosbox config file. Click "open with" & select notepad.


Finally: With the dosbox config file open scroll to the bottom. We are going to place some text below [autoexec]:

mount c c:\games\warcraft
c:


Save and exit the config file when you are finished.


Now Lets Download Warcraft - Orcs and Humans:

Go To: http://abandonia.com

Next: Type "Warcraft" in the game search box in the upper right corner of the main page and press enter.


After That: Click on "Warcraft - Orcs and Humans" in the game search results column.


Next: On the page that follows click on the "download this game!" button.


Finally: Click on the "Get It" button on following page and wait for your browser to give you the option to download and save the file. Click the "Save" button and choose a directory on your hard drive where you would like to save the zip file. Saving to your desktop is usually the default option and is probably the easiest place to save the file for extraction.



Now Lets Extract The File:

First: Right click on the "Warcraft - Orcs and Humans" file you saved to your hard drive and click on "Extract All".


Then: Click the "Next" button when the extractor launches. You will be asked where you would like to save the extracted files, select "C:\Games\Warcraft". When you're done click "Next" again and the files will begin to extract.



Now Lets Setup Warcraft - Orcs and Humans:

First: Open the Warcraft folder within the Games folder and double click on the Dosbox program file.


Next: At the C:\> prompt type setup and press enter.


Now: You will be launched into the installation program for the game. You will first be asked to, "...enter word 1 of line 6 on page 15". Ignore this question by pressing enter.


Next: You will be brought into the main menu. First scroll to the option "Select digitized sound card" and press enter.


Now: You will be brought into the "Select [your] Sound Card" menu. Scroll to the option "Sound Blaster 16/AWE32" and press enter. You will be asked to enter three different settings for this selection. The correct settings are listed below in the order they appear.

Sound Card Port Address: 220
IRQ Number: IRQ 7
DMA Channel: 1


Next: Back at the main menu scroll to "Select Music Sound Card" and press enter.


Now: You will be brought into the "Select [your] Music Card" menu. Scroll to the option "Sound Blaster Pro II / SB 16" and press enter. You will again be asked to enter three different settings for this selection. The correct settings are again listed below in the order they appear.

Sound Card Port Address: 220
IRQ Number: IRQ 7
DMA Channel: 1


Finally: Back at the main menu scroll to "Save settings and exit" and press enter. This will return you to the C:\> prompt in in Dosbox, type "exit" and press enter.



One Last Finishing Touch:

We need to quickly head back to the Dosbox config file in the Warcraft folder. Once there open it and again scroll down to the [autoexec] section. We are going to place the command "war" below the commands we originally entered. The final result should look like this.

[autoexec]
mount c c:\games\warcraft
c:
war

Save and exit the config file when you are done.


The One That Started It All:


Double click on the Dosbox program in the Warcraft folder and the game Warcraft - Orcs and Humans will launch, enjoy!

FAQ:
The config file is missing what do I do?
The game won't run on Windows Vista. What should I do?
The game runs sluggish. Is there a way to improve this?
How do I make the game launch in fullscreen mode?
How do I change the amount of RAM available?
How do I mount a hard drive or CD-ROM drive in Dosbox?
How do I change my machine type in Dosbox?
How do I capture a screenshot during gameplay?
I can't download from Abandonia. What should I do?
I can't download from Home of the Underdogs. What should I do?
How do I close or exit Dosbox?