C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe Error while running MS-DOS program in XP

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I am currently using Microsoft Windows XP Professional version 2002 SP3. I
also have both the old DOS FoxPro/LAN 1.08 and Visual FoxPro 6.0 software
installed on my system. I encountered the following error while trying to run
an old DOS program, irrespective of the storage media where the program is
located, e.g. hard disk, floppy or flash disk:

C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe

Not ready reading drive E
Abort, Retry or Fail?

But this same program runs perfectly under Windows Vista on another machine.
It had also been running fine on earlier versions of Windows on other
machines.

I have tried to run this program in compatibility mode for all earlier
Windows versions on my machine but in vain. I formerly had Windows 2000
installed on my machine before upgrading to XP.

I would be most grateful if a solution could be found to this issue, please.

Thank you.
 
bayot said:
I am currently using Microsoft Windows XP Professional version 2002
SP3. I also have both the old DOS FoxPro/LAN 1.08 and Visual FoxPro
6.0 software installed on my system. I encountered the following
error while trying to run an old DOS program, irrespective of the
storage media where the program is located, e.g. hard disk, floppy or
flash disk:

C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe

Not ready reading drive E
Abort, Retry or Fail?

But this same program runs perfectly under Windows Vista on another
machine. It had also been running fine on earlier versions of Windows
on other machines.

I have tried to run this program in compatibility mode for all earlier
Windows versions on my machine but in vain. I formerly had Windows
2000 installed on my machine before upgrading to XP.

I would be most grateful if a solution could be found to this issue,
please.

Thank you.
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Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling that program?
Are you installing that program from an original disk?
If you installed it from a USB stick or something similar, that may be the
problem.
Just guessing.
Buffalo
 
Buffalo said:
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling that program?
Are you installing that program from an original disk?
If you installed it from a USB stick or something similar, that may be the
problem.
Just guessing.
Buffalo


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It is a DOS program directly copied, not installed, to the disk, please.
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