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faq:win [2014/08/28 19:27] – [Win64] Mention the Native Program List (for drcorey) digital man | faq:win [2018/03/01 12:21] – old revision restored digital man | ||
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* [[# | * [[# | ||
+ | * [[#ipv6|Why do I get !ERROR 11001 calling getaddrinfo() on :: on Windows XP]]? | ||
===== SBBSEXEC.DLL ===== | ===== SBBSEXEC.DLL ===== | ||
:?: **Question: | :?: **Question: | ||
- | Why don't DOS programs (e.g. editors, door games) run on my //Windows Vista//, //Windows 7// or //Windows 8// 32-bit (x86) operating 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+// 32-bit (x86) operating systems | + | 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 '' | - You must have '' | ||
- You must copy '' | - You must copy '' | ||
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+ | Beginning with Windows 8, Microsoft disables support for 16-bit (DOS) programs by default. Search for " | ||
64-bit (x64, amd64) editions of Windows cannot run 16-bit DOS programs from Synchronet. See the next FAQ item for the details. | 64-bit (x64, amd64) editions of Windows cannot run 16-bit DOS programs from Synchronet. See the next FAQ item for the details. | ||
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:!: **Answer: | :!: **Answer: | ||
Check that your '' | Check that your '' | ||
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+ | ===== IPv6 ===== | ||
+ | :?: **Question: | ||
+ | Why do I get the error message '' | ||
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+ | :!: ** Answer:**\\ | ||
+ | Synchronet v3.17 defaults to assuming that your operating system supports IPv6. Windows XP does not support IPv6 by default (only IPv4). You can either install IPv6 services on Windows XP (e.g. using the command-line: | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
* [[:faq:|FAQ Index]] | * [[:faq:|FAQ Index]] | ||