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Name: mazee
Date: July 29, 2005 at 19:16:41 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 1g
Comment:

Hey When i go to run and type cmd to type commands all i get is a bunch of random fonts like spades and stuff and it says 16 bit ms dos subsystem c:\widnows\system32\cmd.com the ntvdm has enouctered an illegal instructions cs:0543 IP:ffe4 OP:fe ff 1d 09 e5 chooe close to terminate the application



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Name: Mista_C
Date: July 29, 2005 at 21:33:10 Pacific
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Have you recently made any hardware/software changes?

Can you roll the system back to a workable state via Sys Restore, Retrospect, Ghost or other backup scheme?

Can you get to the Command prompt from the start menu? (Under PRograms => Accessories)

"One more repossesion and I'll be out of debt"
~Richard Carruth


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Response Number 2
Name: mazee
Date: July 29, 2005 at 21:52:06 Pacific
Reply:

it works if i go programs accessories


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Response Number 3
Name: mazee
Date: July 29, 2005 at 21:52:33 Pacific
Reply:

if i do any commands it does that


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Response Number 4
Name: Mista_C
Date: July 29, 2005 at 23:25:45 Pacific
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So it works under Prog => Accs, but it still is display "gibberish" when issueing commands?

"One more repossesion and I'll be out of debt"
~Richard Carruth


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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 29, 2005 at 23:31:04 Pacific
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AFAIK, there is no cmd.com, so if such a file has shown up, that may be causing the problem.

Try renaming cmd.com to cmd.co- and see if things get better.

M2


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.


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Response Number 6
Name: mazee
Date: July 30, 2005 at 01:07:14 Pacific
Reply:

chris, thats exactly what happenes


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Response Number 7
Name: Mista_C
Date: July 30, 2005 at 10:55:58 Pacific
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Mazee,

Try the following, *thanks to Mechanix2Go*

http://www.computing.net/windowsxp/wwwboard/forum/136944.html

And if that doesn't work,

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/16bit.htm


"One more repossesion and I'll be out of debt"
~Richard Carruth


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Response Number 8
Name: mazee
Date: July 30, 2005 at 20:10:19 Pacific
Reply:

no iv all ready tryed the 2nd link


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Response Number 9
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 30, 2005 at 23:26:44 Pacific
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Did you try #5?

M2


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.


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