New PC, ME with old BIOS

Thanks Mike,

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Sorry guys - looks like the sub-thread is too long, it won't let me add a
further reply to
your message Mike.

FWIW - I've started new sub thread which was only to say :-

> example you are suddenly unable to access Help without encountering an
> error post back and either Mart or myself will try and help you out.

Only as far as I am able Mike, don't forget I don't have VPC <g>
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OK, we can kill that 'new sub thread' and continue here - and BTW I do have
WinMe running on another machine and will continue to help Bill as far as I
am able.

Mart


"Mike M" <No_Spam RemoveThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> Mike M <No_Spam RemoveThis @Corned_Beef.Only> wrote:
>
>> Test for Mart
>
> And another. In this case with a severely pruned References header which
> should allow it to be posted whilst still being correctly threaded.
> --
> Mike
>
>
>

Bill asked :-

> Mike, I don't understand your terminology. The term
> 'compatibility mode' is (surprisingly, I guess) new to me.

How to use Windows Program Compatibility mode in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292533/en-us

How to use the Program Compatibility Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301911/en-us

And, if you've got an hour or so to spare, you might find this WebCast
helpful and beneficial.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330604/en-us

Good luck

Mart


"William B. Lurie" <billurie RemoveThis @nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Mike M wrote:
>> William B. Lurie <billurie RemoveThis @nospam.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay, then I'll use the basic system until some time
>>> when I might go online with it. The intended use which
>>> triggered this exercise is in a self-contained application
>>> package.
>>
>> What problems do you have when running the package in Win98/Me
>> compatibility mode on XP?
> Mike, I don't understand your terminology. The term
> 'compatibility mode' is (surprisingly, I guess) new to me.
>
> Up to 18 months ago I had a 2.1GHz PC in which I formatted
> an HDD and installed Win98 and upgraded to Win ME. I believe
> that it had 768MB Ram. PC died 18 months ago but I kept the
> HDD which, as you know I can pull all the files off but cannot
> make its OS operate. That's where I started bugging you most
> valuable people.
>
> My old Dos programs ran fine from command prompt on that Win ME.
> I made graphs on screen, and captured them to IrfanView and file.
> If I try to run the same programs by copying them over to
> XP and running them from either Windows Explorer or CMD,
> the programs run, but I have not found a way to get the graphs that
> they produce onscreen, to print, or to a file, I can't Screen Capture
> by 'normal' methods, or by any of half a dozen 'third party' capture
> programs that I've tried.
>
> This has been a long story, and maybe most of what I'm telling
> you is extraneous.....but I'm trying to be complete.