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Problems with plugins on Windows 2000

kstoltzPosted on 04/30/03 at 01:57:02

I'm having trouble running any of the plugins on TNM7, Build 6d.  Whenever I'm in the circuit, and click on the Plugins, the program freezes up each time.  Is anyone else encountering this problem, and are there any fixes?

Thanks!
LillaThrillaPosted on 04/30/03 at 04:59:20

I just tried it on one of my copies of TNM7.  No problems for me, but I'm running Win98.  Could be another 2k/XP problem...
pszPosted on 04/30/03 at 19:29:58

Doubtful. I ran Win2K for 2 years with no problems, running WinXP now. Only 2K/XP problem I ever had was the occasional "slow startup" from httpget.
kstoltzPosted on 04/30/03 at 19:55:53

I don't seem to be having any of the other problems that I've read about involving Win 2k, just this one.  Weird.
kstoltzPosted on 05/01/03 at 03:43:59

Okay, a little more info.  I upgraded Windows 2k with the new service pack.  Now instead of hanging up when I click on Plugins, it comes back with an error before closing out of TNM entirely:

Error 52 at pgm-ctr: 85126

It could still be Win2k causing all these problems, but at least I'm getting an error message now.
james_mercurialPosted on 05/05/03 at 12:17:43

I am having this exact same problem. tnm7diag doesn't help, but there is a twist: i am running on win 95! is it possible to "downgrade" to tnm7 6b/c? and what are the new changes in tnm7 6d anyway?

any advice?
Oliver CoppPosted on 05/05/03 at 13:11:00

Please download and install the Build 6e patch. Thanks.

There is an issue in the Windows memory mapping engine for DOS applications that overflows in certain cases when a DOS program tries to access a file in low-level binary mode (which has to happen in case of the encrypted plugin information files).

I addressed the problem and am offering a workaround in the form of the Build 6e patch. Please download and install it.
LillaThrillaPosted on 05/05/03 at 19:52:36

Once again I stand in awe of Microsuck's inability to make Windows deal with DOS programs properly...
pszPosted on 05/06/03 at 03:20:47

Once again I ask: What reason beyond a few DOS enthusiasts, who aren't paying them, SHOULD they ;->
Oliver CoppPosted on 05/06/03 at 11:53:12

You'd be surprised how many corporate customers still have business-critical applications that require DOS to run...
pszPosted on 05/06/03 at 14:00:12

I work for one of them
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But, that's also why Win98 is still around ;-> (If nothing else, DOS mode, baybee!)


Or, for those with $$$, VMWare!