TMG Gold Version 3.5

[openvalley 0]

I know TMG 3.5 is very old, but I'd like to run it on Windows 2000. It crashes right away with a zero divide. I notice the os.dat file references Win 95 and NT only. Is there a way to get it running on Win 2000?

[RobinL 0]

Here is a quote from an TMG-L email 8 Jan 2002

 

This is a FoxPro problem and not a Wholly Genes induced problem. However there was a fix around that increased the delay as the program opened by a small amount and this fixed it.

 

 

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Known Problem 35.3

 

 

Description: "Divide By Zero" error starting TMG/Win.

 

 

Note:  This problem affects Windows NT or Win95 running on 400 Mhz or

faster machines. Simply put, the machine is so fast that one module tries

to load before the previous one is completed, causing the error.

 

 

Solution: A special utility has been developed to overcome this problem.

Download FOXSTART.ZIP into the c:\tmgw directory, unzip the file and

execute.  Create shortcut to Foxstart.exe.  Right click on shortcut and

choose  properties.  In target type after c:\tmgw\foxstart.exe -t 2

"c:\tmgw\tmgmainw.exe"; after completion, double-click on Foxstart shortcut

icon and TMG should start loading.  Users will have to load TMG through

this icon.

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A quick search of the Internet gives this page as a source of FOXSTART and an explanation of the problem

http://www.datacustoms.com/foxstart.htm

[openvalley 0]

Here is a quote from an TMG-L email  8 Jan 2002

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Robin, many thanks for the response. I have installed foxstart as suggested, but I still get the same problem UNLESS I start up Task Manager to track the performance effect of foxstart - then it works!

 

My machine is only 650 mhz, nothing super-fast. I've tried changing the t -2 option to a higher value in the hope that it will increase the delay, but so far no result. I will just have to keep Task Manager running!

[UNIVAC 0]

Try applying the patch at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q240982. It works for me on WinXP Pro, so it may work on W2K.

[Jerry Compton 0]

Try applying the patch at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q240982. It works for me on WinXP Pro, so it may work on W2K.

 

Thanx, UNIVAC, it now works for me too