Re: ntvdm.exe

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From: Anthony Procissi [MSFT] (procissi_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/17/04


Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:38:12 -0800

You could try to launch each item and see which one produced the NTVDM
error...

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-Anthony Procissi [MSFT]
 US-Application Experience & Compatibility
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"Neil Harwani" <neilharwaniATHERATEicenetDOTnet> wrote in message 
news:ecGPIaFDEHA.684@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> how do i know which thing is 16 bit and is the culprint in msconfig...
> thanks for ur time
>
> neil.
>
> "Anthony Procissi [MSFT]" <procissi@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uhxa4RFDEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> NTVDM only starts when you attempt to launch a 16 bit application. It's
> not
>> the sort of thing always hanging out waiting for you to use it.
>>
>> Do you have anything in All Programs --> Startup?
>>
>> You might also run "msconfig" and check the Startup tab... see if there 
>> is
>> anything in there that might be the culprit.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> -Anthony Procissi [MSFT]
>>  US-Application Experience & Compatibility
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>> "Neil Harwani" <neilharwaniATHERATEicenetDOTnet> wrote in message
>> news:%23AYlnIFDEHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > every time i start my Win XP Pro fully patched via windows update, i 
>> > get
>> > an
>> > error regarding ntvdm.exe  it says unable to start 16 bit dos 
>> > something,
>> > there is not enough memory, quit some applications and try again. i 
>> > have
>> > 512
>> > RAM.
>> > Help,
>> > Neil.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> 


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