King's Quest 5: I can't save my game!
 

Please Help!

The FACTS:

I am trying to run King Quest 5: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
I am using the version included in my copy of King's Quest Collection (2006)
I am using a HP laptop which utilizes Windows Vista (32 bit)
I have no prior experience using DOS BOX

The ISSUE:

When I tried to save my KQ 5 game, I received the error: "This directory/disk can hold no more saved games. You must replace one of your saved games or use Change Directory to save on a different directory/disk."

Of course, I have no saved KQ 5 games.;(

So, the first thing I did was to google the issue and look for answers. I quickly found myself on the Sierra Help page (http://www.sierrahelp.com/Games/King...tml#RestoreBug) which suggested that I run the game directly through DOS BOX and command the game to open using "sierra c:\resource.cfg"

Of course, that didn't work. I tried various, combinations of that command and tried using the help for DOS BOX to further explore "mounting", but I am not very savvy in this area and my efforts fell short.:\

So, I did some further googling and found that there is a suggested patch for King's Quest Collection on the very same Sierra Help page. So, thinking it might help my problem, I uninstalled King's Quest Collection to remove it from "Program Files" as suggested my the site.

I then reinstalled, KQC under "C:\Sierra\"

Then, I downloaded the patch from the link on the Sierra Help site. After fighting Norton a bit to let me download the patch, I finally got it! Yay! :crazy:

So, I run the patch, making sure to direct it to "C:\Sierra\King's Quest Collection\"

Guess what? The patch says it can't find the Collection there. :frusty: Go figure. I check. Sure enough, the game is still where I told the patch it should be. I have no clue what the problem is here but I don't know how to move forward.

All this crap just to save a game! Ugh!

Again, Please HELP!

Apply the patch.

Thanks for the help, however, I'm still having the same problem I described earlier.

I previously installed KQC in C:\Sierra\

I downloaded the patch and ran it.

The patch asks for the folder where I saved KQC.

I tell the patch to look in C:\Sierra\King's Quest Collection

The patch tells me "The King's Quest Collection was not found in C:\Sierra\King's Quest Collection. Please select the folder where the collection is installed."

I'm stuck! I don't know why the patch is giving me this error!

I've attached screenshots to illustrate. Please help!

Success!
 

I added the (TM) to the end of the file name C:\Sierra\King's Quest Collection

So, when I told the patch to look it C:\Sierra\King's Quest Collection(TM) the patch worked perfectly!

Details, details! :shifty:

Well, after I installed the patch, I ran King's Quest 5 and it now lets me SAVE THE GAME! :D

I'm thrilled!! Thanks for listening to my saga!

All you needed to do is just click the browse button and select the folder where you installed the collection.