Re: Windows 2000 hangs when running dos based time and attendance programme when communicating through COM port

From: Steve Parry [MVP] (k100rs_1990_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 03/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:45:23 -0000

In news:%23OMRqdmCEHA.1600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
plastic_man <plastic_man1968@yahoo.co.uk> fumbled, fiddled and fingered:
> Windows 2000 hangs when running dos based time and attendance
> programme when communicating through COM port.
>
> We have OLD time and attendance software that is DOS based.
>
> I have tried to run it on a windows 2000 machine and although some
> bits work when we try and communicate through the COM port it hangs.
>
> Any help would be appreciated - in the mean time i'll keep trying to
> work it out.
>
> Fixes tried
>
> COM port settings changed to that of the old machine.
>
> Full administrator permissions on the win 2000.
>
> Windows 2000 on SP4
>
>
> Thanks
>
>

Given that it's a DOS based program it's probably trying to access the
hardware direct which Windows 2000 (or any other NT based OS) will not
allow.

Have you enabled/used compatibility mode?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279792

Maybe easier to use an old machine with Win 9x on it? 

-- 
Steve Parry BA (Hons) MCP MVP
http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

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