Re: Off topic question...Tame related.

["Robert Holmgren" holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to message from "M.W. Poirier"  on Thu, 13
Jul 2006 16:02:03 -0400 (EDT)


> I have the feeling that it may have something to do with
>  the way laptops are configured. You do not say if you
>  are using TAME 5.1, pre5 on a laptop or a desktop, or
>  both.

I'm using a ThinkPad T23, and v5.1 pre5 works fine. I can test a T41p if you
wish. How do you launch XyWrite, exactly? I do it from a Desktop shortcut --
this way, a fresh VDM is started. Are you perhaps launching a BATch file from
an already-running CMD.EXE session that probably already has Tame running in it
-- so maybe you're starting two instances of Tame in the same session?? You
need to look at AUTOEXEC.NT or whatever autoexec file is indicated in Program
==> Advanced in the XyWrite shortcut Properties. What exactly are the commands
in that autoexec file? Post the texts of both your autoexec and (if exists)
your Xy4 BATfile. If you're using a shortcut and not a Xy4 BATfile, then what
exactly does the "Cmd line" say?

Launching via BATfiles is NOT the smart way to go under NT. You want to use a
Shortcut.

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
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