16-bit prog problems

[Per Odegaard]

Hi.

I use a 16-bit Windows programme every dag, but after I've started it, I
have to right-click on the desktop to make it work.
If I don't, the screen will blacken and will not return regardless of what
actions I take.
The only way out is to reboot.

The OS is WinXP Pro/SP2 and I've got 512 MB of RAM.

I have scanned the HD drives using the latest anti-virus definitions, and
the PC has been checked with Spybot.

Can somebody please suggest what's wrong?

Regards,
Per Ødegaard.


NOTODDEN
NORWAY

 

[Galen]

In Per Odegaard had this to say:

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Hi.

I use a 16-bit Windows programme every dag, but after I've started
it, I have to right-click on the desktop to make it work.
If I don't, the screen will blacken and will not return regardless of
what actions I take.
The only way out is to reboot.

The OS is WinXP Pro/SP2 and I've got 512 MB of RAM.

I have scanned the HD drives using the latest anti-virus definitions,
and the PC has been checked with Spybot.

Can somebody please suggest what's wrong?

Regards,
Per Ødegaard.


NOTODDEN
NORWAY

See the link for DOSBox on this page:

Error: 16-bit app on XP SP2:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xpdoserrors.html

There's a bit of a learning curve but it's nice when you get past it.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"I am glad of all details, whether they seem to you to be relevant or
not." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[Per Odegaard]

This does not apply to my problem as the 16-bit programme seems to function
even if the monitor goes black.
I have noticed though that if I rightclick on the desktop - immediately
after starting the old programme - the DOS windows will not show, and
everything is hunky-dory.
Is there a way - through commands in my startup BAT file - of stopping DOS
windows from popping up?

Cheers,
Per Ø.