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faq:win [2014/03/12 23:42] – [Win64] Provide screen captures and mention the new "NO_DOS" option. digital manfaq:win [2015/08/14 01:33] – [SBBSEXEC.DLL] Mention the 16-bit application support control panel setting digital man
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 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding Synchronet and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions regarding Synchronet and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
  
-  * [[#sbbsexec.dll|Why don't DOS programs run on my Windows Vista or Windows 7 system]]?+  * [[#sbbsexec.dll|Why don't DOS programs run on my Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 system]]?
   * [[#win64|Why don't DOS programs run on my 64-bit Windows system]]?    * [[#win64|Why don't DOS programs run on my 64-bit Windows system]]? 
   * [[#external_popup|How do I keep external programs from popping up windows and   * [[#external_popup|How do I keep external programs from popping up windows and
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 ===== SBBSEXEC.DLL ===== ===== SBBSEXEC.DLL =====
 :?: **Question:**\\ :?: **Question:**\\
-Why don't DOS programs (e.g. editors, door games) run on my //Windows Vista// or //Windows 7 32-bit// system?+Why don't DOS programs (e.g. editors, door games) run on my //Windows Vista//, //Windows 7//, //Windows 8// or //Windows 10// 32-bit (x86) operating system?
  
 :!: **Answer:**\\ :!: **Answer:**\\
-There are 2 new requirements for 16-bit DOS programs to work under Synchronet-Win32 on //Windows Vista// and //Windows 7// (32-bit):+There are 2 new requirements for 16-bit DOS programs to work under Synchronet-Win32 on //Windows Vista+// 32-bit (x86) operating systems:
   - You must have ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' rev 38 or later (this is included in SBBS v3.14a).   - You must have ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' rev 38 or later (this is included in SBBS v3.14a).
   - You must copy ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' to your Windows ''System32'' folder.   - You must copy ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' to your Windows ''System32'' folder.
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 +Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft disables support for 16-bit (DOS) programs by default. Search for "16-bit Application Support" in the Windows Control Panel and enable that setting. This setting only exists in 32-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 10.
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 +64-bit (x64, amd64) editions of Windows cannot run 16-bit DOS programs from Synchronet. See the next FAQ item for the details.
  
 ===== Win64 ===== ===== Win64 =====
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 {{:faq:term_server_cfg.png|New option to disable DOS Program Support in the Terminal Server Configuration dialog of the Synchronet Control Panel}}  {{:faq:term_server_cfg.png|New option to disable DOS Program Support in the Terminal Server Configuration dialog of the Synchronet Control Panel}} 
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 +**Note**: The Synchronet [[server:Terminal]] Server assumes external programs are 16-bit DOS programs by default. In order to indicate that a program is a native (e.g. 32-bit) program, you must either set the corresponding [[util:SCFG]] ''Native Executable'' option to ''Yes'' (for each instance the program is used in a command-line in [[util:SCFG]]) or add the program name (as used in the command-line) to the [[util:SCFG]]->External Programs->Native Program List:
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 +  ╔════════════════════════════╗
 +  ║     Native Program List    ║
 +  ╠════════════════════════════╣
 +  ║ │cmd.exe                   ║
 +  ║ │sh                        ║
 +  ║ │csh                       ║
 +  ║ │bash                      ║
 +  ║ │node                      ║
 +  ║ │smbutil                   ║
 +  ║ │zip                       ║
 +  ║ │unzip                     ║
 +  ║ │pkzip25                   ║
 +  ║ │mp3info                   ║
 +  ║ │                          ║
 +  ╚════════════════════════════╝
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 ===== External Popup ===== ===== External Popup =====
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