Originally posted by Unregistered I am trying to run an old game (US Navy Fighters) and when I run with VDMS, I get the followin […]
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Originally posted by Unregistered I am trying to run an old game (US Navy Fighters) and when I run with VDMS, I get the following message:

Abnormal program termination: Memory protection fault
CS:EIP = 01EFh:00007860h

Ooo...nasty. Any chance you'd like to switch to "Navy Fighters '97"? Seriously, that sounds like a rather nasty 16-bit incompatibility issue. Will try to find mine (although I think I might only have the '97 version) to test.

I have run the game several times now, and I always get this. I am using the update, and I have tried with and without Launchpad. Is this related to VDMS, or is it strictly my problem...

Have you tried selecting "no sound" and running it without VDMSound ? If "no sound" isn't an option, try the most basic SoundBlaster option available.

I have tried with and without sound. Same every time. I wouldn't mind 97, but I would know where to start looking for a 6 year old game. If anyone knows where I could find it, I would appreciate it. Thanks for all the help.

USNF doesn't work in NT. It doesn't even work under Connectix Virtual PC or Vmware which leads me to believe that it's either a speed issue or an issue with the processors of today.

Originally posted by DosFreak USNF doesn't work in NT.

I should have known. Couldn't find any info about it, apparently everyone who had it switched to NF'97 when it came out. Apparently someone yanked down all the NF demos sometime back as I couldn't find any (found plenty of ATF demos, though...).

Originally posted by UnregisteredI have tried with and without sound. Same every time. I wouldn't mind 97, but I would know where to start looking for a 6 year old game. If anyone knows where I could find it, I would appreciate it.

Actually, this should be pretty easy to find. It's been re-released as a "EA Gold CD" as well as being part of numerous "multi-game" packs. Shop around and you should find one of them. If you do find one of the original releases, you might want to grab the v1.4 patch from http://www.patches-scrolls.de/

From what I know, USNF '97 is identical to USNF, except that it has a Vietnam campaign, higher resolutions available, and is Windows-only.

Also, in the future, you might want to consider setting up a dual-boot system.

Well, I'm in school now, but I'll be back home next week. I'm going to invest in another HDD it's all I can do to find the space to install new stuff 46 Gigs full 😀 When I do, I'm probably going to setup a Win98 SE / Win XP dual boot. I will also have access to my first comp. (Compaq Presario 520 486 66Mhz, Win95 / DOs 6.22) only reason I keep it around is to play old DOS games mostly USNF and Tie Fighter. Thanx for the advice.