I've found the best way to install some old DOS games seem to be to get a DOSBox frontend which typically lets you set up profiles for different games. That lets you f.ex mount isos or folders as CD/DVD Roms, something which may be necessary for old installers.
You don't need the frontend, but they help you in the sense that you don't have to learn all the right arguments for mounting CDROM in Dosbox. I'm lazy
Another handy tip for nostalgia gamers is to make simple shortcuts for your old games with dosbox. Just make a shortcut to dosbox.exe, then add the file you want to run in it (game exe) as an argument.
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"C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" "D:\Games\!Other Systems\DOS\Darklands (1992)(Microprose Software Inc)(Rev1)\darkland.exe" -exit -fullscreen
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The above runs the game Darklands on my comp. The -exit and -fullscreen arguments tell dosbox that it should quit once you exit the game and that it should be run in fullscreen.