Re: FoxPro 2.6 on Windows XP

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, it was a HP driver. In FoxPro 2.6 for
Windows I tried DECLARE _fpreset IN msvcrt20.dll, but no go. Where is
msvcrt20.dll or anything like msvcrt??.dll ...Dennis

"Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u%23k3cIfyFHA.720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Item 3 - is it an HP printer. There was a known problem and there is a
> convoluted fix on the Microsoft website
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;183522
>
> The easier fix I found was to persuade the user to use one of the MS
> printer drivers rather than the driver supplied by HP.
>
> Of course this is all irrelevant if it is not an HP printer <g>
>
> HTH
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Dennis Allen" <dennis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uk26cSeyFHA.3696@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi. Got a client getting new XP machines. Still wants to run FoxPro
>> 2.6 for DOS and FoxPro 2.6 for Windows. Ran into the following
>> issues:
>>
>> 1) Created a command prompt desktop shortcut icon. Very little
>> available memory in FoxPro for DOS. Don't see any memory option in
>> the shortcut properties.
>>
>> 2) Created a batch file desktop shortcut icon. Plenty of memory in
>> FoxPro for DOS, but comes up in 43 line mode when set to full screen
>> (changing the shortcut property font size does nothing).
>>
>> 3) FoxPro 2.6 for Windows. Sending output directly to printer lpt1
>> (???) causes general protection fault. Sending output to normal
>> spooler (?) goes to local printer, regardless of lpt?.
>>
>> If anyone has a solution to any of these issues, I'd greatly
>> appreciate the help...Dennis
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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  • Re: FoxPro 2.6 on Windows XP
    ... convoluted fix on the Microsoft website ... > for DOS and FoxPro 2.6 for Windows. ... > 1) Created a command prompt desktop shortcut icon. ... Don't see any memory option in the shortcut ...
    (microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange)
  • Re: FoxPro 2.6 on Windows XP
    ... Still wants to run FoxPro ... > 2.6 for DOS and FoxPro 2.6 for Windows. ... > 1) Created a command prompt desktop shortcut icon. ... > available memory in FoxPro for DOS. ...
    (microsoft.public.fox.programmer.exchange)