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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 19:16:44 -1000
From: Mark Robinson <markr AT 1sc DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: NT refuses protected mode access
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Hi I have been trying to work with djgpp V2 under NT4.0.I downloaded and
unzipped the appropriate V2 files and set path and djgpp variables. I
was sucessful in writing and compiling a hello world level c program.
Initially I had no need for a DPMI program as NT provides this. great
you say!. However I am now getting "load error" No DPMI get
CSDPMI*b.zip. gcc gpp even innfo won't start. They are found
but not granted proteected mode status. I looked throught the readmes
and fAQ.

A : Current Windows NT versions support DPMI programs in the DOS box,
so DJGPP programs should in general run fine under NT 
(but see the list of possible problems below). Therefore, beginning with 
DJGPP v2.0, the distribution doesn't include real-mode gcc.exe anymore,
as it is not needed.Great!

Well I downloaded the DPMI program anyway and put it in my bin
directory. Now it says protected mode not available, once for each dpmi
driver in the bin directory than the Load error message. I am using the
cmd.exe dos box under NT and setting the enviornment in the system 
enviornment tool. Env shows proper path and djgpp variables.
It appears to me that something I have changed has removed protected
mode availability on my system for dos boxes. The messages seen with the
DMPI drivers in bin are in tune with this. 
They are not granted permissioon either. I can't figure out what
changed. One would suspect that reboot would reset whatever got changed
but no.

Anyone have any idea? 

Best Mark Robinson