NTVDM problem

[Guest]

A friend of mine is having an NTVDM problem. At work, he's running a DOS app
on XP Pro and it runs just fine. But when he tries to run it at home on his
XP Home laptop, he only gets the DOS window that is titled
NTVDM-774.4d4.310002. All that's in the window is the blinking cursor.
Nothing happens and he has to use the window's close button. This generates
an error of course with the title "End Program - ntvdm-6c4.c20.330002".
He's fairly knowledgeable about computers so it's not a question of him not
knowing what he's doing. He set up the app identically on both computers.

Any idea what could be causing this?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Error message when you install or start an MS-DOS or 16-bit Windows-based program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

How to Troubleshoot 16-Bit Windows Programs in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314495

How to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| A friend of mine is having an NTVDM problem. At work, he's running a DOS app
| on XP Pro and it runs just fine. But when he tries to run it at home on his
| XP Home laptop, he only gets the DOS window that is titled
| NTVDM-774.4d4.310002. All that's in the window is the blinking cursor.
| Nothing happens and he has to use the window's close button. This generates
| an error of course with the title "End Program - ntvdm-6c4.c20.330002".
| He's fairly knowledgeable about computers so it's not a question of him not
| knowing what he's doing. He set up the app identically on both computers.
|
| Any idea what could be causing this?