OT: Command prompt locks up machine running XP Pro SP2

[Bill Bowden]

I can't get the command prompt to work on this XP Pro SP2 machine. It opens
up and does the usual DOS commands CD DIR etc. but won't run Turbo Basic
without locking up when I try to exit. Screen goes blank and I have to do a
hard reset. I looked at the properties of the command prompt icon and ran
the compatibility wizard and checked all the options and entered the exe
file I wanted to run, which it did, but again locked up when I tried to
escape.I have another machine running WinXP home where the command prompt
works fine. Any ideas?
..



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[Daniel Mandic]

Helmut Wabnig wrote:

This is a known Turbo issue,
as you say, CMD works with the ususal DOS commands.

He said he has an other XP where the command prompt works.
I guess he tried out Turbobasic on the other machines command prompt...


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Daniel Mandic

 

[Helmut Wabnig]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:58:03 -0800, "Bill Bowden"
<bperryb@bowdenshobbycircuits.info> wrote:

I can't get the command prompt to work on this XP Pro SP2 machine. It opens
up and does the usual DOS commands CD DIR etc. but won't run Turbo Basic
without locking up when I try to exit. Screen goes blank and I have to do a
hard reset. I looked at the properties of the command prompt icon and ran
the compatibility wizard and checked all the options and entered the exe
file I wanted to run, which it did, but again locked up when I tried to
escape.I have another machine running WinXP home where the command prompt
works fine. Any ideas?
.

This is a known Turbo issue,
as you say, CMD works with the ususal DOS commands.

w.

 

[Maynard A. Philbrook Jr.]

In article <m53mkr$fbp$1@adenine.netfront.net>,
bperryb@bowdenshobbycircuits.info says...

I can't get the command prompt to work on this XP Pro SP2 machine. It opens
up and does the usual DOS commands CD DIR etc. but won't run Turbo Basic
without locking up when I try to exit. Screen goes blank and I have to do a
hard reset. I looked at the properties of the command prompt icon and ran
the compatibility wizard and checked all the options and entered the exe
file I wanted to run, which it did, but again locked up when I tried to
escape.I have another machine running WinXP home where the command prompt
works fine. Any ideas?
.



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It memory serves, you need to define a PIF file I Think they called it?
That tells windows to support extended memory manager and a few other
things like video support. etc..

You create one by right clicking on the EXE of the turbo basic file and
there are options to create one.. At least that is how is used to be..

Jamie