Cards and old browsers

[jh]

Hi

Trying to run some old browsers from ros explorer I get a window with this error message:

             ERROR_BAD_EXE_FORMAT - is not a valid Win32 application

Newer browsers just fail totally, with the exception of OffByOne.

I also get this same message when trying to run freecell and solitaire in ros explorer.

If I try running freecell or solitaire in the command prompt window I get a memory readout
as though I had run free mem, something like this:

           memory load: 0 percent
                         physical memory  actual
                         physical memory  free
                         paging memory    actual
                         paging memory    free
                         virtual  memory    actual
            ffff0000   virtual  memory    free

There is a blinking cursor but no command prompt.

Is this a result of missing code or is it a bug that needs fixing.

System: Pentium 3 450Mgz with 64mb ram running ros 0.2.1

Cards in windows directory (win95)

Regards,
jh

[Andrew Greenwood]

I've got this sort of memory information list when running various
applications under ReactOS. I don't know why it happens, but you should be
able to continue typing commands afterwards, despite there being no prompt.


>   I also get this same message when trying to run
> freecell and solitaire in 
ros explorer.
>  
>  If I try running freecell or solitaire in the command prompt window I get 
a memory
readout as though I had run free mem, something like this:
>  
>             memory load: 0 percent
>                           physical memory  actual
>                           physical memory  free
>                           paging memory    actual
>                           paging memory    free
>                           virtual  memory    actual
>              ffff0000   virtual  memory    free
>
>  There is a blinking cursor but no command prompt.
>
>  Is this a result of missing code or is it a bug that needs fixing.
>
>  System: Pentium 3 450Mgz with 64mb ram running ros 0.2.1
>
>  Cards in windows directory (win95)

[Michael]

It seems that these apps have a 16 bit header, which causes ReactOS to
start ntvdm, the engine for DOS/Win16 Apps, which outputs this text.
Win2000 Apps should run fine

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Betreff: Re: [ros-general] Cards and old browsers

I've got this sort of memory information list when running various
applications under ReactOS. I don't know why it happens, but you should
be
able to continue typing commands afterwards, despite there being no
prompt.


>   I also get this same message when trying to run
> freecell and solitaire 
in
ros explorer.
>  
>  If I try running freecell or solitaire in the command prompt window I 
get
a memory readout as though I had run free mem, something like this:
>  
>             memory load: 0 percent
>                           physical memory  actual
>                           physical memory  free
>                           paging memory    actual
>                           paging memory    free
>                           virtual  memory    actual
>              ffff0000   virtual  memory    free
>
>  There is a blinking cursor but no command prompt.
>
>  Is this a result of missing code or is it a bug that needs fixing.
>
>  System: Pentium 3 450Mgz with 64mb ram running ros 0.2.1
>
>  Cards in windows directory (win95) 
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[Steven Edwards]

It is because you are running either a Win16/Dos app or the app you are
running invokes a Win16 app. Older InstallShield Wizards do this alot
because they were 16 bit apps until recently.

Thanks
Steven

--- Andrew Greenwood <lists(a)silverblade.co.uk> wrote:
>   I've got this sort of memory information list when
> running various
>  applications under ReactOS. I don't know why it happens, but you
>  should be
>  able to continue typing commands afterwards, despite there being no
>  prompt.
>  
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