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memory problems with installation!

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gah! help me!!! i am pretty new to this whole dos box thing, but i managed to get jazz jackrabbit to work. so i decided to download some other games. but whenever i run the install executable it asks me what drive and directory i want to put it in. no matter where i tell it to go it says that the directory doesnt exist then that i dont have enough memory. what should i do?????? (i am using xp)
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U have to first create the directory u want to install it in ..
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i have already created the directory, its the memory part thats the problem, it says that there isnt enough memory in that directory...
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Are u trying to instal it in DOSbox?
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yes, when i unzipped it all i got was the install.exe and like 4 other files
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i am downloading the games from this site, when i unzip it all i get is install.exe, file_id.diz and hp_1bbs._1. when i downloaded jazz jackrabbit i didnt need to install it, when i unzipped it it was already there (i think)
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Try installing it out of DOSbox but running the game in DOSbox
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i cant install it in windows, it says the program cant be run in windows
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