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1. Run the file Arena106.exe 2. This will open a new window, which will offer to extract Arena. The default destination is C:\. This is the best location to use. When you click the install button, it will create the folder
C:\Arena and extract the files to that folder. 3. Next, run the installer for the DOSBox DOS Emulator.
Proceed through its installation as prompted. Once DOSBox is installed, continue on. 4. Click Start, then Run. In the Run box, type command (without the quotes) and click OK.
This will open a Command Prompt window. 5. At the command prompt, type CD\ARENA (again, without the quotes) and push Enter.
If your command prompt is logged on to a drive other than C:, please type C: and push enter, then CD\ARENA, followed by Enter. 6. Once you have entered the Arena folder, type INSTALL and push Enter. This will launch the configuration program for Arena. 7. Select Configure Game. 8. Select Select Sound Card. A list will appear. Select Sound Blaster or SB16 (or compatible) 9. Select Select Music Card and do the same. 10. In yellow letters near the top of the screen, it should say: Sound Blaster or SB16 (or compatible) IO:220 IRQ:7 DMA:1 for both Sound and Music. If it does not, please enter the info in under both Change Sound default and Change music default. 11. Select Done, and then Exit. Once you are back at the command prompt, type EXIT and hit Enter to close the command prompt window. 12. Next, start the DOSbox Emulator. It should open its own window, logged into the Z:
13. At this prompt, type MOUNT C C:\ and push enter. Then type C: and push Enter. Then CD \ARENA. Finally, ARENA to start the game. 14. When you end your game of Arena, and arrive back at the emulators command prompt, type Exit and hit Enter to close the emulator. Additional: DOSbox by default will start the game in a window. If you wish to play full screen, press the Alt key and Enter together to change modes. If you wish to have DOSbox always start in the full screen mode, you will need to edit the dosbox.conf file. Please see the DOSbox documentation.
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