does anyone know how to install quickbasic with a broken floppy drive?
the quickbasic installation exe needs the files on a floppy drive, and mine is broken.
i attempted to use the subst command to set up a A: drive with the path to the files, but i can't set a path for A: since the floppy is hooked up(even though it is broken).
any ideas?
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. You can run QBASIC.EXE from an HDD without "installing" anything. I did it a few days ago to try out GORILLA.BAS on my WinXP system. I found an archive called olddos.exe (don't remember where) and extracted it to a folder. QBasic is in the archive.
Mar 29, 2009. 5:10 PMdsman195276 (author)
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i don't know, if it is on your computer, it probably got deleted off of mine some time ago. i am preforming a search for olddos.exe, but so far nothing. i will let you know what happens.
Mar 29, 2009. 5:26 PMdsman195276 (author)
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i found a download of qbasic.exe and it doesn't need instalition. it's a little different then i expected, but it works. thanks!
May 30, 2009. 7:21 AMchilll2009
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Go on another pc/mac/linux and transfer the floppy disk to a cdr disk.
Does it really need to be on a floppy? What happens if you try to run it off C:? Is the thing "expecting" a floppy? A RAMdisk might be an option? L
Mar 29, 2009. 4:55 PMdsman195276 (author)
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the program has a "setup.exe" file that is just a batch file, that loads and compiles all the files off of the A: drive(the floppy drive). if you install it on the C: drive(like i have now) it can't find it. i need to know if anyone knows how to bypass that.
If the setup is a .bat you can edit it to pull files from a different location. But you seem to have a solution above.
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Apr 1, 2009. 1:22 PMdsman195276 (author)
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ya, the only problem was that the .bat file was changed into a .exe file so people could not edit it. and ya, the solution he told me worked.
Apr 2, 2009. 12:47 PMdsman195276 (author)
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i have yet to try that program out. i just needed it to test a program i made to the card game war.
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