Subj : Bink under WIN-XP
To   : Mike Luther
From : Steven Horn
Date : Sun May 02 2004 01:17 am

Mike Luther (1:117/3001) wrote to All at 14:45 on 01 May 2004:

ML> @MSGID: 1:117/3001.0 4093fe4e
ML> I've been able to help my net members run BINK 2.60 under WIN-98/ME
ML> for a number of years now running COM-IP and WINFOSSIL with no
ML> problems.

ML> Recently a WIN-XP box was left in a basket on my porchstep (In
ML> humor here!) with the goal to establish BINK/MAX/SQUISH on it as
ML> well.  OK, I've finaly got it completely updated for critical error
ML> fixes and so on.

ML> I've also gotten the COM/IP version 2.4.1 which I have licensed
ML> installed on this WIN-XP box.  I've also gotten my licensed version
ML> of ZOC for Windows installed on it and running.  Connected to my
ML> I/P via dial-up I have no trouble connecting via TELNET to I/P
ML> instances of BINK at all.

ML> But I can't get BINK to either see COM/IP's fossil, nor WINFOSSIL
ML> at all,either in 'connected' fashion to my I/P with the dialer, nor
ML> in any direct COMM port mode for the intended POTS version of BINK
ML> that works fine with all this in WIN-ME and so on.

ML> Yes, I know about the issue of COM/IP's internal fossil that
ML> doesn't work under WIN-95/8/ME.  That's why I've always installed
ML> WINFOSSIL to work around that.  Typically, the COM/IP settings that
ML> enable this are to enable the service on COM4, for example, then to
ML> enable WINFOSSIL as task 0003 for COM4 also.  Away we go.

ML> But the WINFOSSIL version which will install on WIN-95/8/ME just
ML> fine, that initializes on boot-up, obviously is using the
ML> \windows\system directory. That won't work, as far as I can
ML> determine in WIN-XP.  WIN-XP wants such things associated with
ML> \windows\system32.  OK, for that task, there is a different version
ML> of WINFOSSIL which is allegedly for WIN-NT,  It does 'install' into
ML> the WIN-XP environment.

My immediate guess is that WinFossil is not XP compatible.  However, there is a
FAQ at the following URL address which may help with determining that:

http://www.tactical-sw.com/public/Technotes/TN-dos-applications.html

I also understand that NetFOSS 0.8 which is apparently available from JUGE.COM
will work with XP.

Incidentally, I recall that the NT version of WinFossil did not work well with
my Windows 2000.  The way I fixed that was to subscribe to ADSL.:-)

Take care,

Steven Horn ([email protected])
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT
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