Re: Off topic question...Tame related.

["M.W. Poirier" poirmw@xxxxxxxx]

 Robert, you asked about my autoexec.nt file, bat file and
 shortcut command line to XY4. Here it is:

1. Autoexec.nt

@echo off

REM AUTOEXEC.BAT is not used to initialize the MS-DOS environment.
REM AUTOEXEC.NT is used to initialize the MS-DOS environment unless a
REM different startup file is specified in an application's PIF.

REM Install CD ROM extensions
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe

REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir

REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

REM The following line enables Sound Blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM.
REM The command for setting the BLASTER environment is as follows:
REM  SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330
REM  where:
REM    A  specifies the sound blaster's base I/O port
REM    I  specifies the interrupt request line
REM    D  specifies the 8-bit DMA channel
REM    P  specifies the MPU-401 base I/O port
REM    T  specifies the type of sound blaster card
REM         1 - Sound Blaster 1.5
REM         2 - Sound Blaster Pro I
REM         3 - Sound Blaster 2.0
REM         4 - Sound Blaster Pro II
REM         6 - SOund Blaster 16/AWE 32/32/64
REM
REM  The default value is A220 I5 D1 T3 and P330. If any of the
switches is
REM  left unspecified, the default value will be used. (NOTE, since all
the
REM  ports are virtualized, the information provided here does not have
to
REM  match the real hardware setting.) NTVDM supports Sound Blaster 2.0
only.
REM  The T switch must be set to 3, if specified.
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 P330 T3

REM To disable the sound blaster 2.0 support on NTVDM, specify an invalid
REM SB base I/O port address. For example:
REM  SET BLASTER=A0


REM
TAME.----------------------------------------------------------------------
REM TAME: The Tame program has been added in order to improve performance
and
REM TAME: usability of DOS programs. If adjustments are needed, use the
system
REM TAME: menu'Tame Settings Files' item while running a DOS application.
REM TAME:
REM TAME:
REM TAME: For information, visit http://www.tamedos.com

Rem Intalled-Tame-5.1pre3 C:\PROGRA~1\TAME5~1.1\tame-nt.com
C:\PROGRA~1\TAME5~1.1\tame-nt.com

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2. My XY4.bat

c:\xy4\editor.exe

Rather straight forward.

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3. The shortcut command line is also straightforward:

c:\xy4\xy4.bat

I changed this command line today in order to see if it made a difference:

c:\xy4\editor.exe

It made no difference.

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I also tried the suggestions you make in your last paragraph, and the
NTVDM also crashes simple DOS programmes such as EDIT and AGENDA. I
removed the /e5120 from the command line.

M.

P.S.: Unless Iam totally mistaken, there is nothing abnormal in any
of the above. I'm stymied. Especially, as everything worked as ex-
pected on my desktop.

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On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Robert Holmgren wrote:

> If none of this avails, then you need to start COMMAND.COM from a Shortcut,
> WITHOUT starting XyWrite in it. The purpose being, to find out whether it is
> really XyWrite that's crashing the VDM. Use it -- run some DOS programs, like
> LIST or whatever -- does NTVDM crash? If the session runs for awhile without
> error, then start EDITOR.EXE manually within that session. Crash?
>
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> Robert Holmgren
> holmgren@xxxxxxxx
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