Can't run 16-bit Windows Program

[Highlandish]

Cannot find file <file path> (or one of its components).
Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
libraries are available.

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 166389 isn't helping out, it suggest DDE
is enabled (it was in the services list). I disabled the 2 entries and that
didn't help. the article suggests that I look in the file type in the folder
options, except my problem is with an executable application, and "exe"
files don't have an entry in this section.

suggestions?

 

[Tony Parry]

Read my post 18/07/04 at 23:49 and get back to me if u still hav eproblems.

Tony P

 

[Highlandish]

Read my post 18/07/04 at 23:49 and get back to me if u still hav
eproblems.

Tony P

my problem is that it is an executable file, an application downloaded from
a camera site to extract photos from my digital camera. I have used this
previously and saved it to cd. when I couldn't install from this file again,
I downloaded an updated version and this one gives the same error as the
previous version. all other executable applications run fine on my pc.

 

[Highlandish]

I'm having the same problem with winBUGS14.exe. I hope someone
provides a solution.

I have still had no luck, I am going to do a refresh install of XP pro to
see if that helps, I'd hate to format an otherwise good OS.

 

[Highlandish]

I'm having the same problem with winBUGS14.exe. I hope someone
provides a solution.

hi, I solved it. for some reason some "document" I never found was attached
to the file, when I attempted to move the file to a removable usb drive, I
got a popup warning me that moving the file would move the file only and not
the document attached to it. so I continued, then ran the program from the
new location and it installed correctly. I moved the file via a right click
drag to the new location.

 

[Highlandish]

hi, I solved it. for some reason some "document" I never found was
attached to the file, when I attempted to move the file to a
removable usb drive, I got a popup warning me that moving the file
would move the file only and not the document attached to it. so I
continued, then ran the program from the new location and it
installed correctly. I moved the file via a right click drag to the
new location.

the msg reads"
=========
confirm stream loss
the file "__" has extra information attatched to it that might be lost if
you continue copying. the contents of the file will not be affected.
information that might be lost includes:
----
document summary info
----
do you want to proceed anyway?
yes|no
========
continuing to copy the file to an external drive makes the new copy work
only. deleting the original and restoring it still wont work, only the copy
works.

weirdest shit I ever come across.

--
A friend of mine is into Voodoo Acupuncture. You don't have to go.
You'll just be walking down the street, and... ooooohhhhhh, that's much
better. - Steven Wright

Take out the _CURSEING to reply to me

 

[Highlandish]

hi, I solved it. for some reason some "document" I never found was
attached to the file, when I attempted to move the file to a
removable usb drive, I got a popup warning me that moving the file
would move the file only and not the document attached to it. so I
continued, then ran the program from the new location and it
installed correctly. I moved the file via a right click drag to the
new location.

the msg reads"
=========
confirm stream loss
the file "__" has extra information attatched to it that might be lost if
you continue copying. the contents of the file will not be affected.
information that might be lost includes:
----
document summary info
----
do you want to proceed anyway?
yes|no
========
continuing to copy the file to an external drive makes the new copy work
only. deleting the original and restoring it still wont work, only the copy
works.

weirdest thing I ever came across.