Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 01:29:17 05/31/04
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On May 31, 2004 at 00:58:25, Efrén Navarro wrote:
>Ed,
>
>I tried following your suggestions with no luck; I even tried other
>modifications to the autoexec and config.sys files, still without success. I
>looked for information on this problem and found that it happens with some other
>programs and it could be related to a change in the memory extender in the DOS
>emulator of Win2K. It affects both the install and Rebel executables.
>
>I was wondering if it was just my implementation of Win2K with the fourth
>Service pack or there are installations of Win2K that can actually run the
>software. Maybe knowing the problem a solution could be found...
>
>Thanks again for your time and effort. Hope you have something else for me to
>try.
There was an ugly solution at the time the first buggy Windows 95 versions
entered the market. It is VERY user unfriendly but it worked every time. I
forgot if the trick works on W2000 or not, but you could try. Here is a
copy&paste from the README file of an older Rebel.
Windows 95/98 (F8 trick)
------------------------
- Start / Restart your computer.
- Press F8 as soon as "Starting Windows 95/98" appears.
- Select MSDOS SAFE mode from the menu.
- Load your mouse driver (MOUSE.COM, LH MOUSE etc.)
- Start the program with REBEL.EXE from the installed directory.
- You have started REBEL with the strongest settings.
We do not advice this trick since it is very user unfriendly.
However REBEL will run 3-5% faster because the lack of
Windows.
===========
There is a second trick even more ugly, that is to create a "boot-disk". By head
do the following steps:
1) Format a floppy disk using FORMAT A: /S
2) Create an AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS file with the necessary files on the
floppy.
3) Restart your PC with the boot disk inside.
Contents AUTOEXEC.BAT
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\DOS;
LOADHIGH DOSKEY
LOADHIGH MOUSE
Contents CONFIG.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS NOVCPI /FRAME=E000
DOS=HIGH,UMB
files = 50
===========
These 2 solutions completely bypass Windows, if they don't work trash Rebel 12
for DOS.
Good luck,
Ed
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