Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)
Re: src/sbbs3/dosxtrn/dosxtrn.c src/sbbs3/sbbsexec.c xtrn.cpp
By: Rob Swindell to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Nov 29 2021 06:40 pm
Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)
I was curious about this and tried to install it on my main PC last night, where I'm using Windows 11. That page has a link to a compiled version with an install.bat - Is that the one you used?
When I ran the install.bat, it
complained at one point that it was unable to add a registry entry, and after I rebooted my PC, I was still unable to run 16-bit software. But also, I noticed that Microsoft Defender said it detected a virus in that archive and quarantined it (I don't remember what virus it reported though).
I'm curious to look at the GitHub project for that and try to install it using the instructions there to see if that would make a difference.
I thought I read that Windows 11 wasn't supported by NTVDMx64.
Re: src/sbbs3/dosxtrn/dosxtrn.c src/sbbs3/sbbsexec.c xtrn.cpp
By: Rob Swindell to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Nov 29 2021 06:40 pm
Install NTVDMx64 (http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html, it's not as onerous as it sounds)
I was curious about this and tried to install it on my main PC last night, where I'm using Windows 11. That page has a link to a compiled version with
an install.bat - Is that the one you used? When I ran the install.bat, it complained at one point that it was unable to add a registry entry, and
after I rebooted my PC, I was still unable to run 16-bit software. But also, I noticed that Microsoft Defender said it detected a virus in that
archive and quarantined it (I don't remember what virus it reported though).
I'm curious to look at the GitHub project for that and try to install it using the instructions there to see if that would make a difference.
HOWEVER, I found this goodie last week: https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
Lets you run 16-bit Windows applications in x64 versions of Windows (Vista thru 10 tested I think), and I can confirm it works so well. I mounted an old "Microsoft Arcade" floppy image, ran setup.exe and everything worked like I was acutally running Windows 95/98.
I've no idea if there are any Windows 16-bit doors out there, but if so,
I've no idea if there are any Windows 16-bit doors out there, but
if so,
I don't recall seeing any 16-bit Windows BBS doors.
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