How to Install the Oregon Trail Game
Oregon Trail is a classic game that runs on the Disk Operating System (DOS). The game has educational qualities, so it was often used in computer classes for elementary schools. Oregon Trail is still available and can work on modern computers but it takes time to install it. The main issue with installing Oregon Trail on a modern computer is that it runs on DOS and computers are no longer made with DOS.
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Instructions
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Open your Web browser and download Oregon Trail. Click on the link that says “Get It” and save the file to your desktop. (See download link below.)
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Right-click on the Oregon Trail folder on the desktop and select “Extract All” from the menu.
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Click on “Next” when the extractor program pops up. Choose where you want to store the files and click “Next” again. To make it simple, you can save the files to the folder that is listed by default, which is usually C:\\Games\\OregonTrail.
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Open your Web browser and download DOSBox. Since Oregon Trail is programmed under the DOS code, it needs a DOS program to work. (See DOSBox download link below.)
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Open the DOSBox folder once it finishes downloading. Install DOSBox under the same directory that you store Oregon Trail. For example, if you saved Oregon Trail to C:\\Games\\OregonTrail, then you should save DOSBox here as well.
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Open the Oregon Trail folder and double-click on the DOSBox icon within it. Type in \"config -writeconf dosbox.conf\" in the DOSBox command prompt and hit \"Enter.\" Type “Exit” and press \"Enter\" to exit out of DOSBox.
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Locate the DOSBox configuration file in the Oregon Trail folder. The file will simply say “dosbox” and have an icon of a sheet of paper. Right-click on the icon and choose “Open With...” Select Notepad from the list of programs.
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Scroll to the bottom of the DOSBox config file and type in the following code:<br /><br />[autoexec]:<br />mount c c:\\games\\oregontrail<br />c:<br />cd oregon <br /><br />Open the \"File\" menu in Notepad and select \"Save.\" Exit Notepad once the changes have been saved.
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Go back to the Oregon Trail folder and double-click on the main DOSBox icon. Look for the command prompt that says “C:\\OREGON>” and type “setup” directly after it. The command should now say “C:\\OREGON>setup.” Press \"Enter.\"
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Press \"Enter\" once the Oregon Trail start-up screen loads. Click on the \"Sound Configuration\" menu and choose “Sound Blaster” from the options. Click \"OK\" to confirm your settings. This will take you back to the DOSBox command screen. Type in “exit” and press \"Enter\" to exit DOSBox.
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Return to the Oregon Trail folder. Right-click on the DOSBox config icon and click “Open With... .” Open the file with Notepad as you did in the earlier step. Scroll to the bottom of Notepad and add the word “oregon” to the end of the text. Save your changes and exit Notepad.
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Double-click on the main DOSBox icon to start the Oregon Trail game.
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