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NTVDM 16 bit MS-DOS subsystem error

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Name: WoodheyOMG
Date: January 13, 2009 at 17:43:38 Pacific
OS: Windows Vista
CPU/Ram: 465
Product: 465 / 465
Subcategory: Software Problems
Comment:

this stupid NTVDM sez it encountered an illegal instruction while i was playing/installing and older game
NTVDM CPU 16 bit MS-DOS subsytem
and yet my old game used to work perpectly a month ago HELP PLZ



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Name: itguru
Date: January 14, 2009 at 01:01:00 Pacific
Reply:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953...

Obviously M$ have many more Support Articles, but installing MS-DOS based Software has always been hit and miss on NT based O/Ses.

http://kb.iu.edu/data/acxn.html


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