I just
found out that the following DOES work:
Create
an XP (MS-DOS) startup disk and boot using this disk. To create a startup disk
right click A:\, choose format and check the 'create MS-DOS startup disk'
option.
If you
have a FAT32 partition on your harddisk (which is a good idea anyway to store
your valuable VFX image files) this will be the C: drive when you boot from the
floppy.
E.g.
you've created a FAT32 partition which could be let's say E: in normal operation
while C: is NTFS and D: is your CD-ROM.
Now
create a folder VFX on E: and put images, EDE or other tools into this
folder...
After
booting from the floppy you will be able to change to C:\VFX and run EDE and
everything works fine.
Having
a disk partition has some advantages over working with a RAM drive: you can
permanently store your files and access them also in XP
mode (after booting
regularly) and do things like burning images created with EDE on
CD-ROM or send sysex files via MIDI to your VFX etc.
If you
have problems to create a FAT32 partition (you probably have if you don't know
what a FAT32 partition is) better ask a PC guru to do it for you. It's
not dangerous but I prefer not to desrcibe things which could put you in deep
trouble if don't really know what you are doing (for the guru: Bootit NG works
fine and is free).
Overall this is the most convenient way to deal with the good old
stuff.
BTW,
this should also work with NT, w2k, and Me.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: David A. Pope [mailto:ensoniqdap65@...]
Gesendet: Samstag, 10. April 2004 06:29
An: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] A way to run the program using XPI've spoken with the gentleman from Giebler... it WILL NOT work... (haven't tried it...) ; The way I understand it, there are files within DOS that are not in Windows ME and forward. XP compatability mode does not have these either...David-----Original Message-----Hi all,
From: homebythe_sea [mailto:homebythe_sea@...]
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 12:25 AM
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] A way to run the program using XP
There is a compatibility mode that you can use to run older programs
like EDE under Windows XP..
Here is how:
1. Open Windows Explorer, and locate the the EDE program file
(the .exe file the starts the program)
2. Point your mouse at the file and RIGHT click the mouse.
3. Click on PROPERTIES, a window will come up.
4. Click on the COMPATIBILITY tab in that window.
5. you will see a box called "compatibility mode" Click on the check
box that says "run this program in compatibility mode for: "
6. AFter clicking that checkbox, right beneath it will be a drop
list that will offer " Windows 95, Windows 98, NT, 2000"
7. I suggest setting it to windows 95
8. Click on OK at the bottom.
9. After clicking on OK, go and doubleclick on the program in
Windows Explorer. It will now run in a windows 95 environment.
Try it and let me know if it works for you !
You can use this for any older programs that are not compatible with
Windows XP
FYI
Rich G.
NJ
--- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Steve Wahl wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 10:26:40PM -0700, rich grey wrote:
> >
> > I think there is only 2.1/2.0 o.s....now i needed a win 98 box to
> > make the disks....
>
> If you, or anyone who's trying to use EDE with a newer OS that
doesn't
> support direct access to the floppy (i.e. Windows XP), and you
have a
> computer you can boot from floppy, I have a solution for you. You
> have to trust that I'm a good guy and not spreading viruses, of
> course. I recommend you virus-scan it thorougly, because although
I
> know you can trust me, you don't!
>
> (You need two floppies: a 1.44M High density one to hold freedos,
> EDE.EXE, and the disk image you're trying to extract; and a 720K
low
> density one to extract the disk image to.)
>
> Here's a portion of what I wrote on Thu, 9 Oct 2003 13:11:37 -0500:
>
> > OK, here's how it can be done: I put together a version of
freedos
> > for anyone who needs it. http://www2.pro-
ns.net/~steve/fdvfx.zip.
> > It makes a floppy-bootable version of freedos that starts up
with a
> > ramdisk. After extracting the archive, make a floppy with it
> > (install.bat does this for you), then copy EDE.EXE and whatever
vfx
> > disk image you want to use on the floppy. Boot from the floppy,
pause
> > and reflect how slow floppies feel in the modern day, and when
you get
> > the Z:\> prompt, run ede. (I pretty much successfully tested
this
> > process myself).
> >
> > Anybody providing disk images is welcome to make a copy of this
for
> > their own distribution. Heck, anybody NOT providing disk images
is
> > welcome as well...
> >
> > And, by the way, I don't use DOS or Freedos or anything like
that on a
> > regular basis. I don't prefer or recommend freedos over any
other
> > options, except that I could create this and distribute it to
the rest
> > of you without any license problems.
>
> --> Steve