problem in running DOS program under windows ME

[Guest khanikim@gmail.com]

Hi,

I have an old DOS program which runs fine in every version of Windows

EXCEPT WindowsME !.

 

The error box I get is here :

"This program has performad an illegal operation and will be

terminated.Quit all programs and then restart your ...."

and it also shows under its details button :

"The program encountered a general protection exception

Fault location 10F0:0138

Interrupts in service: None"

 

Thus, it leads me to believe that WindowsME does not do as good

of job translating the FAT 32 stuff into compatible FAT16 calls needed

by the DOS program.

 

Is there any cure other than dumping WindowsME and putting a different

version on all the new machines?

 

The software is an MS-DOS based game ,"THE WORLD OF LEMMINGS" written

years ago using MS-Pascal.

 

Thanks

 

Amir

[Guest Mike M]

Re: problem in running DOS program under windows ME

 

Win Me runs a later version of DOS than earlier operating systems which

might be the reason for your problem. The version used is also that

emulated by XP and other more recent Microsoft operating systems.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

khanikim@gmail.com <khanikim@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,

> I have an old DOS program which runs fine in every version of Windows

> EXCEPT WindowsME !.

>

> The error box I get is here :

> "This program has performad an illegal operation and will be

> terminated.Quit all programs and then restart your ...."

> and it also shows under its details button :

> "The program encountered a general protection exception

> Fault location 10F0:0138

> Interrupts in service: None"

>

> Thus, it leads me to believe that WindowsME does not do as good

> of job translating the FAT 32 stuff into compatible FAT16 calls needed

> by the DOS program.

>

> Is there any cure other than dumping WindowsME and putting a different

> version on all the new machines?

>

> The software is an MS-DOS based game ,"THE WORLD OF LEMMINGS" written

> years ago using MS-Pascal.

>

> Thanks

>

> Amir

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: problem in running DOS program under windows ME

 

<khanikim@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ba0b0dc5-8805-4219-8b22-00419d3943b4@o42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> I have an old DOS program which runs fine in every version of Windows

> EXCEPT WindowsME !.

> The error box I get is here :

> "This program has performad an illegal operation and will be

> terminated.Quit all programs and then restart your ...."

> and it also shows under its details button :

> "The program encountered a general protection exception

> Fault location 10F0:0138

> Interrupts in service: None"

<snip>

 

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890152

 

Ben

[Guest philo]

Re: problem in running DOS program under windows ME

 

 

<khanikim@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ba0b0dc5-8805-4219-8b22-00419d3943b4@o42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> I have an old DOS program which runs fine in every version of Windows

> EXCEPT WindowsME !.

>

> The error box I get is here :

> "This program has performad an illegal operation and will be

> terminated.Quit all programs and then restart your ...."

> and it also shows under its details button :

> "The program encountered a general protection exception

> Fault location 10F0:0138

> Interrupts in service: None"

>

> Thus, it leads me to believe that WindowsME does not do as good

> of job translating the FAT 32 stuff into compatible FAT16 calls needed

> by the DOS program.

>

> Is there any cure other than dumping WindowsME and putting a different

> version on all the new machines?

>

> The software is an MS-DOS based game ,"THE WORLD OF LEMMINGS" written

> years ago using MS-Pascal.

>

 

 

 

Put the game into a folder on your HD

 

now use a win98 or winME boot disk and access the game from the folder...

after you've booted up.

 

The boot disk method is the only way (without an OS hack) that you can get

WinME to run dos in real mode