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Date:	Sun, 06 Aug 2000 20:26:36 +0200
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From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: exe file won't run after hard drive reformat
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> From: craigchr AT h0me DOT com
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 16:07:26 GMT
> 
> I wrote a small utility using DJGPP. The program has to run in DOS
> only mode to function properly. Recently someone reported that the
> program worked fine until he reformatted his hard drive. Now the exe
> file won't run at all for him. The file was compiled with whatever
> version of Thomas Pytel and Matthias Grimrath's PMODE/DJ was available
> in April 99.
> 
> Anyone have an idea what the problem is?

Without knowing something about what the program does, and how exactly
does it ``refuse to run'', it's very hard to tell.  Care to fill in
the blanks?

Also, did the drive reformatting keep the filesystem type, or did it
change from FAT16 to FAT32, for example?

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