So, I have about a dozen games that I bought thru GOG and they run under dosbox. Well, they did on Win7 but win10 doesnt like it. I get no errors but they launch quick then disappear. I have tried all compatibility settings to no avail. I notice each game has its own copy of dosbox launcher. Can I copy the lates version of dosbox in each game folder? Anyone get dosbox working on win10?
What games are they? If they're LucasArts, Sierra, etc, point & click games, try ScummVM. If your problem is clicking on the file causes it to very rapidly open and close, then it's possible that it's just an incorrect shortcut due to yet another new version of Windows changing the location (again...) Maybe double check the Windows shortcut / Start Menu link is accurately pointing to the DOSBOX.exe, and also that the DOSBOX conf file [autoexec] is pointing to the game.exe file location are all correct? It may be possible to run your own DOSBOX. Outside of GOG tailored game-specific config files, you only need to install Dosbox once then create a config file for each game and launch it with a shortcut. Documentation is in the DOSBOX\Documentation folder. Eg, if you click on "DOSBox 0.74 Options.bat" it should open up the default config file in notepad. Edit it as needed, often by adding the following under the autoexec section:-
Code:
[autoexec]
mount C C:\DOS
C:\
cd C:\GAMEFOLDER
GAMEFILENAME.COM
exit
changing obvious drive, game folder & file-name install locations for correct ones, then when finished "save as" to whatever game folder and create a Start menu shortcut such as:-
Code:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox\DOSBox.exe" -conf C:\DOS\GAMEFOLDER\GAMENAME.conf -noconsole -exit
Normally the default audio, MIDI, etc, settings are fine but you may have to tweak other settings (that's where GOG installs often have pre-tweaked settings), eg, CPU cycles settings (or use the normal CTRL-F12/F11 in game) or under "render" add scaler=hq3x for better upscaling picture quality.
Failing that, try GOG support. They were very helpful the only time I needed them and I know the community forums have some very "on the ball" people over there when it comes to troubleshooting.