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Name: MN30
Date: January 22, 2005 at 19:55:03 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:

Does anyone know how I can get the old Windows 3.1 Cardfile.exe program to run in Windows XP? I get an error that reads:
16-bit windows subsystem
"the ntvdm cpu has encountered an illegal instruction"
I got the file from a Windows 3.1 installation disk and can't get it to work on XP. Any help would be great. Thanks!



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Response Number 1
Name: Krystyna
Date: January 22, 2005 at 20:34:24 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Matt

That 16 bit Windows subsystem error usually means a corruption with config.nt or autoexec.nt or command.com

But it might also be that the Cardfile program has put XP into a spin, and it doesn't what to do...and just chose that error message at random !

Did you try the Compatibilty mode for Cardfile ?

Locate the file cardfile.exe
Right click and choose Properties
Click the Compatibility tab
Choose to run in Windows 95 compatibility

It might work !

Failing that, you could try to replace your command.com file

Instructions here on what to do...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767

Good luck
Krystyna



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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 22, 2005 at 20:55:03 Pacific
Reply:

Hi Matt,

I have not tried it on w2k, but that error would seem to indicate that it won't play nice with the other kids.

M2


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Response Number 3
Name: kinel
Date: January 22, 2005 at 23:00:31 Pacific
Reply:

Might be the course of least resistance to use a 3rd party programme to handle the old cardfile files.

Here's a free one but I'm sure there are others out there:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Diary-Organizers-Calendar/Personal-Address-File.shtml


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Response Number 4
Name: MN30
Date: January 23, 2005 at 06:38:35 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for the help everyone. I'll try it all out.


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Response Number 5
Name: trvlr
Date: January 23, 2005 at 13:18:29 Pacific
Reply:

cardfile will work just fine in W2K; I've also got it installed in XP and it works fine...


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Response Number 6
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 23, 2005 at 23:49:08 Pacific
Reply:

Didn't work in w2k.

Got NTVDM error.

M2


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Response Number 7
Name: trvlr
Date: January 24, 2005 at 04:28:29 Pacific
Reply:

"Mechanix2Go"

interesting... as I say it works fine for me in '98, W2K, and XP...

Wonder what involved/amiss in your case?


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Response Number 8
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 24, 2005 at 20:24:45 Pacific
Reply:

trvlr,

BTFOA

Beats the feathers off of Augi.

M2


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Response Number 9
Name: trvlr
Date: January 25, 2005 at 05:42:33 Pacific
Reply:

"Mechanix2go"

???

non comprendo...


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Response Number 10
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 25, 2005 at 05:59:13 Pacific
Reply:

trvlr,

Wasn't trying to be difficult to understand.

A takeoff on:

BTFOM: beats the feathers offa me

M2


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