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Microsoft => Microsoft DOS => Topic started by: Ryan on November 29, 2018, 02:42:05 PM

Title: DOS/4GW 2001 error
Post by: Ryan on November 29, 2018, 02:42:05 PM

Hello.

I'm getting a DOS/4GW 2001 error when trying to start "Star Wars: Dark Forces" in MS-DOS.  It says 07h (device not available).  It does not happen in Windows.  No matter which drive I try to load the game on, it does this frequently, but sometimes the game runs in DOS.  Stonekeep also uses DOS/4GW, but when I attempt to run it directly in DOS, it never fails to run as long as the sound settings match the sound card.  Stonekeep's disc is in like-new condition, while Dark Forces has some mild scratches and was buffed in the past.  What could the cause be?

Title: Re: DOS/4GW 2001 error
Post by: Ryan on November 30, 2018, 08:38:16 PM

Sorry for the bump, but does anybody have an idea of what I could do to fix the above problem?

Title: Re: DOS/4GW 2001 error
Post by: Geek-9pm on November 30, 2018, 10:55:22 PM

If the disc has visible scratches you need to buff out the scratches.
Look on You Tube for help on how to buff out scratches from a CD or DVD..
Here is one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9_L9bGY1r8
 - You need a banana.  (| (|

Title: Re: DOS/4GW 2001 error
Post by: Squashman on December 02, 2018, 06:08:36 PM

Quote from: Ryan on November 30, 2018, 08:38:16 PM

Sorry for the bump, but does anybody have an idea of what I could do to fix the above problem?

It was literally the 2nd thread in the forum.  Pretty shameless.