Microsoft Office 4.3 doesn't create all ProgMan icons in DOSBox-X \ VOGONS

Microsoft Office 4.3 doesn't create all ProgMan icons in DOSBox-X

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First post, by TheParadoxBox174

Posted on 2025-04-24, 16:33

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When attempting to install Office 4.3 under Windows FWG 3.11 in DOSBox-X, it fails to create the following program items:

Failed items

PowerPoint Viewer
GraphicsLink
Microsoft Access
MS Access Workgroup Administrator
Bookshelf 1994
QuickShell 1994
Microsoft Multimedia Catalog
Online Documentation

I also tried to create them manually, but Windows complained that there was insufficient memory (this is probably related). MEM.EXE reports that 1,596K of memory is available:

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No programs are in my Windows StartUp group. My config files are attached; dosbox-x.conf is loaded first, then overridden by win31.conf. Any help would be much appreciated.

Reply 1 of 2, by TheParadoxBox174

Posted on 2025-04-24, 17:31

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Update: I managed to temporarily fix this by setting my display to 800x600 16-bit color, but if anyone knows a way to fix this without decreasing color depth, please let me know.

Reply 2 of 2, by DosFreak

Posted on 2025-04-24, 17:44

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