Has this happened to me everytime I try to play a DOS game while using Windows 3.1? \ VOGONS

Has this happened to me everytime I try to play a DOS game while using Windows 3.1?

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First post, by Bumrusher89

Posted on 2019-05-30, 06:18

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You know DOS games seems to run fine when running from Windows 3.1 on Standard mode. But when I try to exit out of the game completely I run into this.

Is there a workaround on how I could fix this up? And what could be the problem? And how should this be fixed?

I would like to hear an option to my solution.

Reply 1 of 4, by Jo22

Posted on 2019-05-31, 02:27

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Hi, I believe the task of WINOLDAP is to handle backwards compatibility with old applications, mainly DOS-based ones.
It contains code to run these (DOS) applications and transfers program code between memory and hard disk (swap file),
whenever Windows switches between (DOS) applications and the Windows desktop.
The accompanying GRB file (grabber ?) of the same name is for handling graphics in fullscreen, I believe.

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Reply 2 of 4, by Bumrusher89

Posted on 2019-05-31, 04:48

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Jo22 wrote:
Hi, I believe the task of WINOLDAP is to handle backwards compatibility with old applications, mainly DOS-based ones. It contain […]
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Hi, I believe the task of WINOLDAP is to handle backwards compatibility with old applications, mainly DOS-based ones.
It contains code to run these (DOS) applications and transfers program code between memory and hard disk (swap file),
whenever Windows switches between (DOS) applications and the Windows desktop.
The accompanying GRB file (grabber ?) of the same name is for handling graphics in fullscreen, I believe.

Yeah I need some help on how to fix this.

Reply 3 of 4, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2019-05-31, 06:32

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Just use plain Dos. No pain that way. What are you running Standard mode Win3.1 on btw? You could give GeoWorks shot just for the hell of it. It'll run Dos programs then exit back just fine if the intention is to just run them from a GUI.

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Reply 4 of 4, by Dominus

Posted on 2019-05-31, 08:10

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Please troll elsewhere, you are using PCem and you are trying to obfuscate that fact.

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