Re: DOS issue in XP
- From: Dustin Cook <spamfilterineffect.see.sig@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:36:34 GMT
Ratedr <raskinscott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:1185369159.344912.53920
@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
I have a DOS based program that I want to run in XP. Now the problem
is not that it wont start, or run in XP. It will, I have in fact seen
it. I formatted and installed 4 new computers with XP Pro. I
installed the DOS program onto the computer. On EVERY one of the
computers, when I open the program it gives me an error "system cannot
open com1 requested by the application" (some say com2, etc) My
current COM port is not 1, but when I try to change it to COM1 and
open the program, the program now says "system cannot open com2
requested by the application". Does anyone have any suggestions? I
cannot find any config file where it would be requesting any specific
COM port, but this might be a function or error with XP.
Thank you in advance,
Scott
Make sure your using com2, as depending on your configuration, com1 is
your mouse to ntvdm. Next, go here:
http://www.beyondlogic.org/porttalk/porttalk.htm
The little program allowio can be used from a batch file to give your
program temporary full access to common DOS i/O ports under NT/2000/XP,
etc. Very handy to have. With this nifty little thing, various DOS apps
will run fine under Windows XP and be able to talk to the com ports etc.
--
Dustin Cook
Author of BugHunter - MalWare Removal Tool - v2.2c
email: bughunter.dustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
web..: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk
Pad..: http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk/pad.xml
.
- Follow-Ups:
- Re: DOS issue in XP
- From: mikef
- Re: DOS issue in XP
- References:
- DOS issue in XP
- From: Ratedr
- DOS issue in XP
- Prev by Date: Re: DOS issue in XP
- Next by Date: svchost
- Previous by thread: Re: DOS issue in XP
- Next by thread: Re: DOS issue in XP
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
