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| Thread ID: 66045 | 2006-02-09 01:03:00 | Help from Hell -- Microsoft's best? | Graham L (2) | PC World Chat |
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| 428607 | 2006-02-09 01:03:00 | I struck a persistent error this morning. It occurs when I start any DOS application. "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. PC=.... It gives the choice of "Close" or "Ignore". Here's Microsoft's helpful advice (www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/w2000Msgs/1259.asp). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 428608 | 2006-02-09 01:17:00 | User Action: Retry the operation . If you still get this message, try to continue . If you are able to continue, you might want to check the results of the running application . Otherwise, terminate the application, then restart it . If you still get this message, contact your technical support group or the supplier of the running application . Gee, aren't they clever, very economical, they reuse this phrase in every software they have written . As to getting meaningful help, you're more likely to be shat on from a height by a passing porcine GL . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 428609 | 2006-02-09 01:31:00 | These virtual machines can't really hack it when it comes to real ms-dos. :) I found this description of how things should work: www.microsoft.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 428610 | 2006-02-09 01:44:00 | But that's when it works, Terry. :( | Graham L (2) | ||
| 428611 | 2006-02-09 04:23:00 | I struck a persistent error this morning. It occurs when I start any DOS application. "The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. PC=.... It gives the choice of "Close" or "Ignore". Here's Microsoft's helpful advice (www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/w2000Msgs/1259.asp). That is typical MS help. They probably don't know what can cause it them selves. The best help I have ever had was with an early version of Turbo Pascal |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 428612 | 2006-02-09 04:33:00 | Funnily enough one of the programmes it refuses to run is Turbo Pascal (version 7). I never pick up the manuals when I'm using TP. I read the manual when I got TP3. About TP5 I discovered THELP.COM. With C I need books. :( With assembly code I just use my head. I have found some good looking suggestions which I'll try tonight. Suspicion lies on autoexec.nt and config.nt ... |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 428613 | 2006-02-09 04:48:00 | You may have already seen this Graham: support.microsoft.com I also encountered two mentions of the problem resolving itself when a) network was disconnected; and b) when MS client for Networks was uninstalled, but they would more than likely be spurious. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 428614 | 2006-02-09 04:53:00 | In other words, a format and reinstall might fix it, as far as MS is concerned? They obviously don't know. I think I'll have a look at autoexec.nt and config.nt. :D The posting I got that hint from gave two links to MS, the first one which I gave above, "for entertainment purposes", and I think, that one you've given. The poster didn't think much of that, either. :( | Graham L (2) | ||
| 428615 | 2006-02-09 05:58:00 | The other sure fire tip I saw on a site dealing with sound problems, was to "uninstall Windows, and install DOS", that would work :) Alternatively dual boot with MS-DOS. :nerd: | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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