Re: DOS issue in XP

From: "mikef" <m.c.frankland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:05:48 GMT

"Dustin Cook" <spamfilterineffect.see.sig@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Ratedr <raskinscott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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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

V interesting link Dustin, Nice explanation of a subject I was a bit
doh! about-thanks.
Only prob is,(in my case at least!) I don't have a physical 9pin
serial socket on my machine
a very common situation amongst machines I know. Hence my usb/serial
adaptor suggestion.
Cheers! Mike.

.

References:
- DOS issue in XP
  - From: Ratedr
- Re: DOS issue in XP
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