Synchronet v3.21e-Win32 (install) has been released (Mar-2026).

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faq:win [2024/06/05 15:05] – [Win64] change NTVDMx64 link to howto page digital manfaq:win [2026/03/16 22:00] (current) – Clarify when those 16-bit MS-DOS subsystem error popups may happen (not when running doors from the BBS) digital man
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   - You must have a copy of ''SBBSEXEC.DLL'' (from your Synchronet ''[[dir:exec]]'' directory) in 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. On Windows 8, Search for "16-bit Application Support" in the Windows Control Panel and enable that setting. 
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 +In Windows 10 (32-bit), this setting is found under "Turn Windows features on or off", "Legacy Components", "NTVDM". 
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 +{{:faq:windows_ntvdm_setting.png?500|}} 
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 +On Windows 10 (32-bit), you also need to right-click on the title bar of a ''cmd.exe'' window, select Properties and then enable "Use legacy console": 
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 +{{:faq:windows_10_legacy_console.png?500|}} 
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 +If you do not enable this setting, you may get 16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem error popup messages when attempting to run 16-bit DOS programs from a command prompt: 
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 +{{:faq:dos_subsystem_ntvdm_error.png?500|}} 
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 +These settings only exists in 32-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 10.
  
 Stock 64-bit (x64, amd64) editions of Windows (without [[http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html|NTVDMx64]] installed) cannot run 16-bit DOS programs from Synchronet. See the next FAQ item for the details. Stock 64-bit (x64, amd64) editions of Windows (without [[http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/ntvdmx64.html|NTVDMx64]] installed) cannot run 16-bit DOS programs from Synchronet. See the next FAQ item for the details.

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