I resolved the problem. Since FPW2.5a works on the laptop also with the HP Offficejet Pro 8500 drivers, I suspected a bad registry or corrupt file.
I checked out http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196453. I checked 4 registry entries and then looked for corrupt files. I used CompareIT. Ntio.sys were all the same Ntvdm.exe had two different dates. Since a pair were from April, 2009, I copied over the older version from: C:\WINDOWS\$NtServicePackUninstall$ Now all is well. My thanks to each of you. Charles Alan Bourke wrote: > Charles > > Does any 16-bit application work? For example starting from a state > where you know FPW will fail to start, can you hit the Start button, > select Run and enter > > Edit > > in the run box. This will start the old 16-bit MS-DOS EDIT.COM. If it > starts, then the issue is with FPW. If it doesn't, then it's a wider > issue with the 16-bit subsystem in Windows. Which is WOWEXEC/NTVDM. > > If it seems to be confined to FPW, check your config.fpw doesn't have > anything odd in it. > > Also I would try removing the driver for the Officejet to see if that is > the problem. If it is then I would try and get hold of a PCL5 or PCL5e > or PostScript driver off HP's website. > > If that doesn't work I would go onto Microsoft's support site and search > under 'troubleshooting NTVDM startup errors' > -- *Charles *-- Website: *http://homepages.uc.edu/ <http://homepages.uc.edu/%7Eenzerch>~enzerch <http://homepages.uc.edu/%7Eenzerch>* _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
