NTVDM.exe

[Per Ødegaard]

How does one know if the file in your folder C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 is the
correct/most updated one?
Mine is size 419840, date 4-Aug-05.

Per Ø.

 

[John John]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890067/

John

 

[Per Ødegaard]

The file is mentioned twice under XP with SP2 - same date, different
versions and sizes.
How do I go about downloading them - and is it safe to try them out in turn?

Per.

 

[John John]

Unless you can find them as separate download somewhere, or copy them
from another computer, you would have to extract/expand them from the
Service Pack in question. The file is a protected file so replacing it
might be a bit tricky, probably you would have to replace the one in the
dll cache or else WFP will replace any changes you try to make in the
system32 folder. It shouldn't bother Windows and your 32 bit
applications if you change it, the file is only used to run 16 bit
programs in a virtual DOS environment, but it isn't recommended to
change protected files unless you have no other choice. What problems
are you having that requires you to replace the file?

John

 

[Per Ødegaard]

John,

This is the problem I'm having - see separate thread in this newsgroup
(Problems with 16-bit programme).

Per.
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Hi.

My (ham radio bulletin board) software starts off a BAT file which makes the
PC hang instead of just throwing up the expected small DOS window before
getting into the programme proper.

Is there a way of "hiding" these DOS windows so that whatever is started is
put into action invisibly/in the background?

I can emulate this manually by right-clicking the desktop after having
started the programme, but sometimes I forget and then I have to reboot the
PC...

Regards,
Per Odegaard.


NOTODDEN
TELEMARK
NORWAY

 

[John John]

Maybe we are looking at the wrong end of the horse... Let's have a look
at the .bat file, maybe someone here can see something wrong or missing
with it. I have to do chores now, I won't be back here for a bit.
Someone else might pick this up.

John

 

[Per Ødegaard]

Hello again.

Below is the BAT file (called RUNFBB.BAT) which is throwing up small DOS
windows on the desktop in each of the script phases, resulting in an all
black screen from which Win XP Pro never recovers (until it's rebooted).

Per.
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@echo off
break off
set fbb=\FBB
goto %1

:start ********** START script begins **********
@echo off
cd %fbb%
goto end
rem ********** START script ends **********

:rerun ********** RERUN script begins **********
@echo off
cd %fbb%
goto end
rem ********** RERUN script ends **********

:maint ********** MAINT script begins **********
@echo off
cls
echo Housekeeping in message database...
cd %fbb%
del epurmess.res
epurmess
rem EPURWP only applies when using White Pages...
rem Parameters: Number of days before updating, and before deleting.
REM EPURWP 14 365 reduced to 14 180 on 19/11/99
epurwp.exe 14 180
del %fbb%\system\wp\wp.old
cd c:\fbb\bin
strus.exe
cd c:\fbb
report.exe
cd %fbb%\system
copy c:\fbb\system\dirmes.sys c:\fbb\backup\dirmes.old
copy c:\fbb\system\inf.sys c:\fbb\backup\inf.old
clr_user>>%fbb%\clr_user.res
MAINTINF 3 /a
COPY %FBB%\SYSTEM\INF.NEW %FBB%\SYSTEM\INF.SYS
cd %fbb%
REM 15/7/05 del %fbb%\system\dirmes.new
REM 15/7/05 del %fbb%\system\dirmes.old
:direct
goto end
rem ********** MAINT script ends **********


:stop ********** STOP script begins **********
goto end
rem ********** STOP script ends **********


:error ********** ERROR script begins **********
echo WFBB exited with ERRORLEVEL %2
@echo off
sleep 5
goto end
rem ********** ERROR script ends **********

:end
echo %1 script is finished.
@echo off
sleep 2
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Maybe we are looking at the wrong end of the horse... Let's have a look
at the .bat file, maybe someone here can see something wrong or missing
with it. I have to do chores now, I won't be back here for a bit.
Someone else might pick this up.

John

 

[John John]

I can't see anything in particular that would cause the problem. I
downloaded the software and tried to reproduce it on Windows 2000 but I
couldn't (using the .bat file you supplied as well as the standard one).
Maybe someone on the Radio BB would know of the problem and have
suggestions for a fix.

John