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Subject: [ct-user] Help With Fatal Error
From: rhummel@monad.net (Rob Hummel) (Rob Hummel)
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:17:29 -0500 (EST)
>While trying to boot up CT version 8.22 I receive the following:
>
>"Fatal Error"
>"Previously installed software is neither VCPI nor DPMI compatible"

Ken --

CT needs to access extended memory using a memory manager that is VCPI
(virtual control program interface) or DPMI (DOS protected mode memory
interface) compatible. Typically that will be HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE.
Check your CONFIG.SYS for commands such as the following:

DEVICE=C:\SYS\himem.sys
DEVICE=C:\SYS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS

Here's a small utility you can run to identify what memory managers are
present in your system.

n chkmm.com
a 100
jmp 25c
db "ChkMM 1.00 Copyright (c) 1994," 20
db "Robert L. Hummel, Schaefer Software"
db d a a 24
db "XMS is not present." d a 24
db "XMS 00.00 is present: XMM version 00.00"
db d a 24 0 0 0 0 "EMMXXXX0" 0
db "EMS and VCPI are not present." d a 24
db "EMS 0.0 is present." d a 24
db "VCPI is not present." d a 24
db "VCPI 00.00 is present." d a 24
db "DPMI is not present." d a 24
db "DPMI 00.00 is present." d a 24
db "DPMS is not present." d a 24
db "DPMS 00.00 is present." d a 24
mov ah,9
mov dx,103
int 21
mov ax,4300
int 2f
mov dx,149
cmp al,80
jnz 2ae
mov ax,4310
int 2f
mov [189],bx
mov [18b],es
sub ah,ah
call far [189]
mov cx,10
xchg ch,ah
div cl
add [166],ax
mov al,ch
sub ah,ah
div cl
add [163],ax
mov al,bl
sub ah,ah
div cl
add [184],ax
mov al,bh
sub ah,ah
div cl
add [181],ax
mov dx,15f
mov ah,9
int 21
mov ax,3567
int 21
mov di,a
mov si,18d
mov dx,196
mov cx,8
repz
cmpsb
jnz 303
mov ah,46
int 67
sub ah,ah
mov cl,10
div cl
add [1bc],ah
add [1ba],al
mov ah,9
mov dx,1b6
int 21
mov ax,de00
int 67
mov dx,1cc
or ah,ah
jnz 303
mov al,bh
aam
xchg al,ah
add [1e8],ax
mov al,bl
aam
xchg al,ah
add [1eb],ax
mov dx,1e3
mov ah,9
int 21
mov ax,1687
int 2f
mov bx,dx
mov dx,1fc
or ax,ax
jnz 32c
mov al,bh
aam
xchg al,ah
add [218],ax
mov al,bl
aam
xchg al,ah
add [21b],ax
mov dx,213
mov ah,9
int 21
mov ax,43e0
sub bx,bx
int 2f
mov dx,22c
or ax,ax
jnz 359
es:
mov bx,[bx+1a]
mov al,bl
aam
xchg al,ah
add [248],ax
mov al,bh
aam
xchg al,ah
add [24b],ax
mov dx,243
mov ah,9
int 21
ret

rcx
25e
w
q


Cut this script (exactly as shown -- don't edit it) into a file called
CHKMM.SCR and then execute the following command:

DEBUG < CHKMM.SCR

Run the resulting CHKMM.COM file.
 Rob Hummel (WS1A) <rhummel@monad.net>


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