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    Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

    I have recently copied over the program and data from a Win95 machine to a newer Win98 machine.

    Upon launching the program from the desktop shortcut, I receive the following error; DOS/4GW Professional error (2001): exception 0Dh (general protection fault) at 12F:00007CF5

    This has been done for my wife's office. I know nothing about the program or even DOS, I am ashamed to admit. It's entirely possible I have overlooked something in the transfer.

    #2
    RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

    I have no idea what would cause the message other than perhaps a corrupt dos extender file (dos 4gw). If you reinstall from the floppy's it should correct it if this is the problem. This won't affect your data but back it up just in case.

    Russ

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      #3
      RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

      Kurt,

      I'm guessing that the DOS extender is having a problem loading into the upper memory area.

      Take a look at your config.sys file and see if the following lines are there.

      DOS=HIGH,UMB
      DEVICE = C:WINDOWSHIMEM.SYS
      DEVICE = C:WINDOWSEMM386.EXE NOEMS
      FILES=150

      If they are not, try adding them.

      Ron
      Alpha 5 Version 11
      AA Build 2999, Build 4269, Current Build
      DBF's and MySql
      Desktop, Web on the Desktop and WEB

      Ron Anusiewicz

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        #4
        RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

        Reinstalling will have to wait until the workday starts, that's assuming she can even find the disks.

        In the meantime I have added the lines you have suggested Ron. I get an error at bootup; The following file is missing or corrupted: C:WINDOWSHIMEM.SYS There is an error in your CONFIG.SYS file on line 2.

        The nomenclature repeats with C:WINDOWSEMM386.EXE with the error being on line 3.

        Remember I know absolutely nothing about DOS, having been a latecomer to the computing world. Have I just typed it incorrectly? Spaces and or whatnot? I feel that I have typed it as it appeared in your post.

        If it's important, I omitted from my first post that it is Alpha4v4, and Win98SE.

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          #5
          RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

          Well I threw some backslashes in those two lines and it will boot without the error messages now. Here is how they now appear;
          C:WINDOWSHIMEM.SYS
          C:WINDOWSEMM386.EXE

          Alas, to no avail. Still the same error message. I neglected to say before that, there is a considerable number of lines of additional information included after the error message. It will be quite time consuming to duplicate it here, but I will if anyone feels it necessary.

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            #6
            RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

            Interesting the backslashes did not appear in the post. I will try again.

            C:WINDOWSHIMEM.SYS
            C:WINDOWSEMM386.EXE

            I suspect they will not appear again.

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              #7
              RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

              Kurt,

              There appears to be something wrong with this board. It will not allow or does not print backslashes.

              DOS=HIGH,UMB
              DEVICE = C:(backslash)WINDOWS(backslash)HIMEM.SYS
              DEVICE = C:(backslash)WINDOWS(backslash)EMM386.EXE NOEMS
              FILES=150

              Ron
              Alpha 5 Version 11
              AA Build 2999, Build 4269, Current Build
              DBF's and MySql
              Desktop, Web on the Desktop and WEB

              Ron Anusiewicz

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                #8
                RE: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

                Yeah, took me a while to figure it out.

                The problem has been solved. Evidently some file(s) got corrupted during the transfer. I transferred everything for a second time and all is well.

                Thank you both for the help!

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                  #9
                  Re: Error messages Alpha4, Windows 98

                  Took some searching but finally found some info on DOS/4GW and that it requires the PATH environment variable to be 250 characters or less. I had not set a specific autoexec.nt file load with A4v7 but after I created one and added this line to reset the path variable for this DOS window Alpha4v7 ran fine.

                  set PATH=C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;c:\a4v7

                  c:\a4v7 can be replaced with your alpha program directory
                  Dave

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