16bit programs suddenly don't work anymore

September 19, 2008

Hello,

I have a weird problem where on one of our Windows XP SP2 computers

suddenly won't run 16bit programs anymore. The same 16-bit software

that worked fine last week and works fine on all the other computers

(including computers with identical software, hardware and settings)

just won't budge. I doubleclick the icon and nothing happens. We have

of course tried reinstalling it, and uninstalling, deleting all files

and registry settings and reinstalling it to no avail. I can see

Wowexec gets loaded in task manager but there is no trace of the

application.

I assume a temporary virus infection, which is no longer evident or

software installation overwrote or damaged something. Either way, it's

broken, the question is: How to fix it?

I have googled up other solutions and none of them work for me (and no

files or registry entries were missing, other than the VGA font files

that I replaced and play no role as the program has a windows GUI).

What else should I try?

Thanks for any help in advance.

September 19, 2008

Re: 16bit programs suddenly don't work anymore

"DustWolf" <jure.sah@bia.si> wrote in message

news:9b659b1b-b2a4-43b3-a3bf-69570b53221f@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> Hello,

>

> I have a weird problem where on one of our Windows XP SP2 computers

> suddenly won't run 16bit programs anymore. The same 16-bit software

> that worked fine last week and works fine on all the other computers

> (including computers with identical software, hardware and settings)

> just won't budge. I doubleclick the icon and nothing happens. We have

> of course tried reinstalling it, and uninstalling, deleting all files

> and registry settings and reinstalling it to no avail. I can see

> Wowexec gets loaded in task manager but there is no trace of the

> application.

>

> I assume a temporary virus infection, which is no longer evident or

> software installation overwrote or damaged something. Either way, it's

> broken, the question is: How to fix it?

>

> I have googled up other solutions and none of them work for me (and no

> files or registry entries were missing, other than the VGA font files

> that I replaced and play no role as the program has a windows GUI).

>

> What else should I try?

>

> Thanks for any help in advance.

Have you tried System Restore?

September 19, 2008

Re: 16bit programs suddenly don't work anymore

Suggestions here: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#16bit

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