Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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faq:win [2022/01/07 18:35] – Add mentions of NTVDMx64 for 16-bit DOS program support on x64 versions of Windows digital manfaq:win [2023/05/30 10:51] – [SBBSEXEC.DLL] Make it more clear that a copy of sbbsexec.dll must exist in system32, but it may already be there digital man
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 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 ''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 have a copy of ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' (from your Synchronet ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory) in your Windows ''System32'' folder.
  
 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. 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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