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> > Check out the following URL (as linked from www.delorie.com on the
> > http://clio.rice.edu/djgpp/win2k/main.htm

> BTW: would it feasible to make an alternative to NTVDM.EXE ?
> I mean technically; the real effort could be quite big...

It would be possible, yes.  But what is there is mostly correct,
and Microsoft has shown some interest in fixing the problems.

> Maybe NTVDM.EXE relies on hidden entries in the NT system;
> otherwise it could be an interesting challenge to provide
> a replacement of it with a correct DPMI.

NTVDM.EXE also gets help from DOSX.EXE to provide the DPMI services.
You can also extend the current system - the NTLFN TSR does this
for Windows NT and it works fine under Windows 2000.