16 Bit Dos Application.

[Jamie Lindemann]

Hello List,

I have a customer that is trying to use a 16-bit Dos
application in WinXP home edition. The software works
alright except for when you first start the software.
You get a message of "An Application has attempted to
directly access the hard disk, which cannot be
supported. This may cause the application to function
incorrectly. Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application." If you select Ignore the program works
perfectly. My question to you is there any way to get
rid of that message. The customer wants to start the
software early in the morning so it can update before
they open for business.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time

Jamie Lindemann
Lindemann Electric Services Inc.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[xe77]

No. This is a warning message from NTVDM warning that an
MS-DOS application is attempting a direct hardware call.
You may be able to disable whatever hte function is from
the MS-DOS program istelf but I know of no way to bypass
this message.
You may want to try using a keyboard macro or some sorts
to dismiss the message.