Using Win98 and installed DW thru DOS but now I get a message saying 520k of base memory needed. It's a '94 game ; I'm sure it's a weird DOS thing but is it doable...? Do I go into set-up....? c

If you type
MEM /C /P at the prompt, how much conventional memory does it say you have?

Jenny what prompt? Before the game?......after I get the error message....? or when DOS starts..?

Jen I got it! Let me try again and I'll tell you!

Jen it says:
Total: 653,00
Used: 85,000
Free: 568,000

Jen don't abandon me now! I have like 568k free and it needs 520. What's up? Shouldn't that be enough? c

Yes that should be enough.
Are you rebooting to DOS mode or are you using the DOS within Windows?

How much total memory is in the computer? (not just conventional memory)

I'm wondering if this could be the same kind of problem as in "9: The Last Resort," where the game couldn't detect any memory at all if the computer had more than 32 MB of RAM.

Are you using the CD version?

Jenny I was wrong. The error message says it needs 590, so I have to free up at least 220. How can I do that? I tried it both thru WIn and rebooting w/ same results. Total mem is 192 and I'm using CD version. Thanks.

What are your config.sys and autoexec.bat files?
Open them with Notepad and copy what's in them into your message.

You can find general tips here
http://www.gameboomers.com/Members/DOS.htm

Click where it says "My DOS game needs more memory."

Mostly what you need to do is make sure the HIMEM and EMM386 lines are in place and you need to use Loadhigh and Devicehigh in front of some lines.
You can also get a lot of memory by using the Cutemouse mouse driver instead of one that comes with your mouse.

How do I open in Notepad? DOS ignorant here

One way is to open Notepad, then browse to the files, which should be in C:
You may have to set it to look at all files rather than just .txt files.

Another way is to browse to the autoexec.bat and choose Edit. It should automatically open in Notepad. For config.sys, you'll have to choose Open With and then choose Notepad from the list.

Will changing the settings cause any problems with anything else? c

Which settings? In Notepad?
If you mean in Notepad, it will go back to its default of displaying only txt files to open the next time you use it.

I'm not suggesting you change anything yet.

If you're talking about the changes suggested in http://www.gameboomers.com/Members/DOS.htm

I don't see anything there that would cause any problems with Windows. But you may not have all the files that are mentioned in that file. For example, if you don't have a Toshiba CD drive, it's unlikely that you have a Taisatap.sys file on your computer. And if you do, the path might be different to where the file is on your hard drive.

However substituting DEVICEHIGH wherever you see DEVICE in the config.sys should not hurt anything.

Jen does DOSBOX help this issue at all.? c

Dreamweb is supposed to be supported by DOSBox.
How fast is your computer?

Celeron/533
191 RAM
I made the changes suggested in the DOS ? sections and there was no difference in the memory. Of course I might have done it wrong. I wish I could figure out how to copy the info and send it to you; when I go to edit, Notepad doesn't open; I can just edit it right in the window. And I tried to browse but can't find the info.......

I think a 533 MHz computer would be a bit slow to try running that game in DOSBox. If you had something like 2 GHz it might be worth a try.

Your Notepad doesn't work? Something's wrong there.

Do you have a config.sys and autoexec.bat file in your C: folder? If you don't, your computer is probably using default values that the game doesn't like. These files aren't necessary to run Win 98, so some computers come without them.