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|    Bruce Coryell to DustWolf    |
|    Re: 16bit programs suddenly don't work a    |
|    24 Sep 08 19:17:48    |
      c3a6521d       XPost: alt.windows-xp       From: bcoryell@chesco.com              DustWolf wrote:       > Hello,       >       > I have a weird problem where on one of our Windows XP SP2 computers       > suddenly won't run 16bit programs anymore. The same 16-bit software       > that worked fine last week and works fine on all the other computers       > (including computers with identical software, hardware and settings)       > just won't budge. I doubleclick the icon and nothing happens. We have       > of course tried reinstalling it, and uninstalling, deleting all files       > and registry settings and reinstalling it to no avail. I can see       > Wowexec gets loaded in task manager but there is no trace of the       > application.       >       > I assume a temporary virus infection, which is no longer evident or       > software installation overwrote or damaged something. Either way, it's       > broken, the question is: How to fix it?       >       > I have googled up other solutions and none of them work for me (and no       > files or registry entries were missing, other than the VGA font files       > that I replaced and play no role as the program has a windows GUI).       >       > What else should I try?       >       > Thanks for any help in advance.              Have you tried defragmenting your C: drive?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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