The full name of the .conf is written in the dosbox status window after the start.
In Xp - "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\DOSBox\dosbox-0.74.conf".

You could try reading the readme...

Just saying, but I personally don't like how you now have to dig through the local settings folder to get to DosBox's conf file (yes, there's a shortcut to edit it, but it's just not the same). I know it was done this way to be more compliant with how Vista/7 does things, but I would still prefer it if the conf file was still located in DosBox's folder, like it was with the older versions.

You can still stick it into there.

synikk wrote:

i screwed mine up and even upon reinstalling, it does not reset its settings -_- ...

Start > Programs > DOSBox-0.74 > Options > Reset Options

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

Just saying, but I personally don't like how you now have to dig through the local settings folder to get to DosBox's conf file (yes, there's a shortcut to edit it, but it's just not the same). I know it was done this way to be more compliant with how Vista/7 does things, but I would still prefer it if the conf file was still located in DosBox's folder, like it was with the older versions.

In DOSBox just type "config -writeconf dosbox.conf" and it will create a config file in the DOSBox directory.

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

I know it was done this way to be more compliant with how Vista/7 does things, but I would still prefer it if the conf file was still located in DosBox's folder, like it was with the older versions.

Regular users often do not have write access to subfolders in Program Files. This would cause far more problems than it would solve (whatever those are).

But as Mr. Teppic says, you can get around it easily enough if you are so inclined.

THANK YOU. it still seems insane to me that reinstalling doesnt just overwrite it, but now that i manually deleted the conf and reinstalled, i am back where i started. thanks. (WHAT A PAIN!!! lol)

and yes, i abhor vista/7's file system. i really want to go backwards and get an xp optimized pc. all the new 64bit architecture and getting to use over 3gb ram is really useless imo especially when combined with the headache annoyance of the new file architecture and having to disable just about every security function to make the os bearable to use. and that then after all that, everything runs slower than it did in xp32bit anyways. world is just getting more and more annoying

I recently got a fairly modern Win7 system (my dad's 2-year-old Alienware M17x R2, 😁 which he decided to replace with a desktop because he couldn't deal with all the frustrations of a laptop), and so far I've actually been really liking Windows 7. I mean, the way it's set up by default kinda sucks, but once you disable UAC, turn off some of the unneeded services, and change some of the UI settings it becomes a very awesome OS. 😁 In this regard, XP actually wasn't that different, because it too had a sucky default configuration, but became an incredible OS when you tweaked the hell out of it.

As for which OS I prefer? It depends on the system I'm running it on. I wouldn't run Win7 on anything less than a fairly recent 64-bit dual core PC with at least 6GB of RAM, whereas XP gets along fine with 2GB and a good P4-era processor. That all being said, where XP has blistering speed on even low-end hardware, Win7 has much much better support for newer technologies like Bluetooth and SD cards and HDMI and other things like that.

EDIT: I just tested writing a file to one of the folders in the Program Files folder on my Win7 box (well, not really a box but whatever). With the UAC and all that other bullshit turned off, it worked perfectly. 😁