Re: src/sbbs3/dosxtrn/dosxtrn.c src/sbbs3/sbbsexec.c xtrn.cpp
By: Rob Swindell to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Nov 29 2021 06:40 pm

Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)

I was curious about this and tried to install it on my main PC last night, where I'm using Windows 11. That page has a link to a compiled version with an install.bat - Is that the one you used? When I ran the install.bat, it complained at one point that it was unable to add a registry entry, and after I rebooted my PC, I was still unable to run 16-bit software. But also, I noticed that Microsoft Defender said it detected a virus in that archive and quarantined it (I don't remember what virus it reported though).

I'm curious to look at the GitHub project for that and try to install it using the instructions there to see if that would make a difference.

Nightfox

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Re: NTVDMx64
By: Nightfox to Rob Swindell on Wed Dec 15 2021 09:43 am

Re: src/sbbs3/dosxtrn/dosxtrn.c src/sbbs3/sbbsexec.c xtrn.cpp
By: Rob Swindell to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Nov 29 2021 06:40 pm

Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)

I was curious about this and tried to install it on my main PC last night, where I'm using Windows 11. That page has a link to a compiled version with an install.bat - Is that the one you used?

Yes, on Windows 10.

When I ran the install.bat, it
complained at one point that it was unable to add a registry entry, and after I rebooted my PC, I was still unable to run 16-bit software. But also, I noticed that Microsoft Defender said it detected a virus in that archive and quarantined it (I don't remember what virus it reported though).

I had to download the archive using wget as the browsers were rejecting the archive. I was able to extract and install it successfully however.

I'm curious to look at the GitHub project for that and try to install it using the instructions there to see if that would make a difference.

I thought I read that Windows 11 wasn't supported by NTVDMx64.
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Re: NTVDMx64
By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Wed Dec 15 2021 11:38 am

I thought I read that Windows 11 wasn't supported by NTVDMx64.

I hadn't read through the web page fully, so maybe I missed that. If that's the case, then I probably won't be able to use it on my Windows 11 PC.

Nightfox

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Re: NTVDMx64
By: Nightfox to Rob Swindell on Wed Dec 15 2021 09:43 am

Re: src/sbbs3/dosxtrn/dosxtrn.c src/sbbs3/sbbsexec.c xtrn.cpp
By: Rob Swindell to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Nov 29 2021 06:40 pm

Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)

I was curious about this and tried to install it on my main PC last night, where I'm using Windows 11. That page has a link to a compiled version with
an install.bat - Is that the one you used? When I ran the install.bat, it complained at one point that it was unable to add a registry entry, and
after I rebooted my PC, I was still unable to run 16-bit software. But also, I noticed that Microsoft Defender said it detected a virus in that
archive and quarantined it (I don't remember what virus it reported though).

I'm curious to look at the GitHub project for that and try to install it using the instructions there to see if that would make a difference.

I tried several times to get it going and just stopped. I thought it would be nice, but then I switched to Linux and dropped the idea. Gonna try again tonight.

--rest of this message has been hijacked, so you can stop reading here-- HOWEVER, I found this goodie last week: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm

Lets you run 16-bit Windows applications in x64 versions of Windows (Vista thru 10 tested I think), and I can confirm it works so well. I mounted an old "Microsoft Arcade" floppy image, ran setup.exe and everything worked like I was acutally running Windows 95/98.

I've no idea if there are any Windows 16-bit doors out there, but if so, might be a good time to blow the dust off them.
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Re: NTVDMx64
By: Android8675 to Nightfox on Wed Dec 15 2021 11:06 am

HOWEVER, I found this goodie last week: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm

Lets you run 16-bit Windows applications in x64 versions of Windows (Vista thru 10 tested I think), and I can confirm it works so well. I mounted an old "Microsoft Arcade" floppy image, ran setup.exe and everything worked like I was acutally running Windows 95/98.

I found something like that a while ago, perhaps early last year (it might have been that exact thing). I was running Windows 10 at the time.

I've no idea if there are any Windows 16-bit doors out there, but if so,

I don't recall seeing any 16-bit Windows BBS doors.

Nightfox

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On 12/15/21 15:21, Nightfox wrote:

I've no idea if there are any Windows 16-bit doors out there, but
if so,

I don't recall seeing any 16-bit Windows BBS doors.

My guess is if there are, probably something proprietary to Wildcat
WINServer.
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