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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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 [e-mail] 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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