tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) (04/01/91)
In article <1991Mar30.080101.9361@prometheus.UUCP> pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M. Koloc) writes: > >With a net debug fix I loaded win3.0 into VP/ix. I already had >Word for Windows and Excel operating under the runtime windows. >I linked Word for Windows and Excel to Windows 3.0 and they come >up and work just fine. I also installed CorelDraw2.0 after >changing the occurrence of ` !@! ' to bkp (extension for backup) >in the install.inf file. I am impressed, I must say. >Now, I would like to load in Power Point/win3.0, but .. it >apparently can't load because of the over zealous protective** >efforts of MS. There is an error message something to the effect >of: "msWindow's is running in real mode and NOT protected mode >which is necessary for this package.." OR "this machine is not >and 286 or 386 .." .. then the load program quites. Despite your herculean efforts, you will probably not be able to run Windows 3.0 in standard or enhanced mode under VP/ix. VP/ix creates a "V86" mode DOS box for you where you do NOT have access to protected mode. All you have is a virtual 8086 processor running in an apparent meg of memory, with a few OS hooks available if you're a very smart program. Windows apps that can't run under WIN /R can't run under VP/ix.
john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) (04/02/91)
In article <25321802@bfmny0.BFM.COM> tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes: >VP/ix creates a "V86" mode DOS box for you where you do NOT have >access to protected mode. Has anyone heard when Merge or VP/ix will be DPMI compliant? I notice that both Locus and Phoenix are parties to the the DPMI spec, and I've heard that Windows 3.1 will be DPMI compliant. -- John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)
tmh@prosun.first.gmd.de (Thomas Hoberg) (04/03/91)
In article <25321802@bfmny0.BFM.COM>, tneff@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes: |> In article <1991Mar30.080101.9361@prometheus.UUCP> pmk@prometheus.UUCP (Paul M. Koloc) writes: |> > |> >With a net debug fix I loaded win3.0 into VP/ix. I already had |> >Word for Windows and Excel operating under the runtime windows. |> >I linked Word for Windows and Excel to Windows 3.0 and they come |> >up and work just fine. I also installed CorelDraw2.0 after |> >changing the occurrence of ` !@! ' to bkp (extension for backup) |> >in the install.inf file. |> |> I am impressed, I must say. |> |> >Now, I would like to load in Power Point/win3.0, but .. it |> >apparently can't load because of the over zealous protective** |> >efforts of MS. There is an error message something to the effect |> >of: "msWindow's is running in real mode and NOT protected mode |> >which is necessary for this package.." OR "this machine is not |> >and 286 or 386 .." .. then the load program quites. |> |> Despite your herculean efforts, you will probably not be able to run |> Windows 3.0 in standard or enhanced mode under VP/ix. VP/ix creates a |> "V86" mode DOS box for you where you do NOT have access to protected |> mode. All you have is a virtual 8086 processor running in an apparent |> meg of memory, with a few OS hooks available if you're a very smart |> program. Windows apps that can't run under WIN /R can't run under |> VP/ix. They could, if VPIX and ISC (or whatever you happen to be using) supported DPMI (Dos Protected Mode Interface). Although I'd tend to agree, that "creeping featurism" is ruining the industry, I'd still like to have this feature... By the way, could anyone point me to that "net debug fix"? -- ---- Thomas M. Hoberg | UUCP: tmh@bigfoot.first.gmd.de or tmh%gmdtub@tub.UUCP c/o GMD Berlin | ...!unido!tub!gmdtub!tmh (Europe) or D-1000 Berlin 12 | ...!unido!tub!tmh Hardenbergplatz 2 | ...!pyramid!tub!tmh (World) Germany | BITNET: tmh%DB0TUI6.BITNET@DB0TUI11 or +49-30-254 99 160 | tmh@tub.BITNET