OT: some computer help needed

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Okay, so what you're saying is that I'm hosed? Excellent!!!!....and I can
fix it, no worries. Lake Erie is so close by, Dell can sleep with the
fishes... (I can't do some of the other suggestions since the Latitude came
with no software discs, it was a refurb, and a badly banged up one at that.
Hubby bought it for me in a manic spell, he's out buying a car as we speak.)
Cathy

On 10:51 am 05/09/07 <marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> There seems to be a problem with the Win 2000 laptop.
> <<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/
> w2000Msgs/1264.mspx?mfr=true>>
> or
> <<http://tinyurl.com/yvvtvy>>
>
> Config problem with config.nt and autoexec.nt
> Good luck fixing that if you are not computer friendly...
>
> The batch file in the /src directory executes this command:
> download.exe -c1 msns-extra.s19
>
> -c1 being COM port 1
> .s19 file being the firmware
>
> Cheers.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> >
> >  De: "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Date: 2007/05/09 mer. AM 08:20:35 EDT
> >  ?: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Objet: OT: some computer help needed
> >
> >  Dear List:
> >
> >  Cathy and I are pulling our hair out trying to get her engine
> >  running on Megasquirt. It ran (idled) at one point, but now it
> >  will only try to run on one cylinder at best. After trying
> everything Cathy, Drew or I could think of we believe the firmware in
> >  the Megasquirt CPU has become corrupted.
> >  There is a batch file that is available for Megasquirt that
> >  downloads the firmware to the MS ECU.
> >  When I run the batch file on my Windows XP laptop the Command
> Prompt window opens, prompts me for the comm port, then prompts me for
> the type of download I need to perform and then downloads the file
> >  giving status of the download once completed.
> >  When Cathy tries to run the batch file on her Windows 2000 laptop
> the Command Prompt window opens but she also gets the following error
> in a separate error window that pops up and takes precedence over the
> >  Command Prompt window:
> >  "16bit MS-DOS SUBSYSTEM
> >  C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
> >  C:\WINNT\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for
> >  running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close'
> >  to terminate the application.
> >  Close/Ignore"
> >
> >  Choosing "ignore" causes the batch file to continue to the next
> prompt, but doesn't allow any entry in the Command Prompt window and
> >  then the error window opens again with the same message.
> >  Ya know, it's just a lousy batch file for chrisake!
> >
> >  It sounds to me like one of the Microsoft files has a problem but
> >  what do I know? Can anybody give any advice on how to overcome
> >  this?
> >  TIA
> >  Dan
> >
> >
> >
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