Turn Off 16-bit Compatibility Mode

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For the Power User group I understand that it includes, by default, 16-bit
compatibility mode. How can I turn 16-bit compatibility mode off?
 
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| For the Power User group I understand that it includes, by default, 16-bit
| compatibility mode. How can I turn 16-bit compatibility mode off?
|
|
|
 
Hi, Dave!

Doesn't the Windows 2000 Power User's group have a backwards-compatibility
mode? I thought that backwards mode was 16-bit.

Unfortunately, on my nice new Windows 2000 /Office XP laptop install, I am
occasionally getting the dreaded BSOD Stop 0x0000000A
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error (at IRQ 2) with hal.dll. I'm going
through knowledge base article 314063 (for WinXP) to solve it. I'm going
through turning off services and removing hardware.

The last crash was with CD-ROM out of the bay and no external mouse. It
always happens during an internet access, either checking email or doing an
FTP transfer.

(once, the error was a Stop 0x000000D1 with ndis.sys).

Searching the web brings up lots of recommendations that repeat each other
but nobody reports that they fixed this error.

Evidentially, this was supposed to be fixed in SP4, but apparently there are
some retrograde issues?. After running all this time on Win2K SP3, I started
getting this error only after upgrading Win2K to SP4. The MS Knowledgebase
says there's a hotfix available but it's not on the website!

AAAAHHH! I've gone from Windows heaven straight down to hell!

Bill.
 
You'll need to contact product support for the free hotfix.


Never heard of "backwards-compatibility mode"


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Hi, Dave!
|
| Doesn't the Windows 2000 Power User's group have a backwards-compatibility
| mode? I thought that backwards mode was 16-bit.
|
| Unfortunately, on my nice new Windows 2000 /Office XP laptop install, I am
| occasionally getting the dreaded BSOD Stop 0x0000000A
| DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error (at IRQ 2) with hal.dll. I'm going
| through knowledge base article 314063 (for WinXP) to solve it. I'm going
| through turning off services and removing hardware.
|
| The last crash was with CD-ROM out of the bay and no external mouse. It
| always happens during an internet access, either checking email or doing
an
| FTP transfer.
|
| (once, the error was a Stop 0x000000D1 with ndis.sys).
|
| Searching the web brings up lots of recommendations that repeat each other
| but nobody reports that they fixed this error.
|
| Evidentially, this was supposed to be fixed in SP4, but apparently there
are
| some retrograde issues?. After running all this time on Win2K SP3, I
started
| getting this error only after upgrading Win2K to SP4. The MS Knowledgebase
| says there's a hotfix available but it's not on the website!
|
| AAAAHHH! I've gone from Windows heaven straight down to hell!
|
| Bill.
 
Sorry, here are the correct terms:

www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/windows_security_default_settings.htm

"Power Users can... Run legacy applications in addition to Windows 2000 certified
applications"

"Users will not be able to run most programs written for previous versions of Windows
because previous versions of Windows either did not support file system and registry
security (Windows 95 and Windows 98) or shipped with lax default security settings
(Windows NT)."

Bill.
 
Why do you need this disabled?

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Sorry, here are the correct terms:
|
|
www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/windows_security_default_settings.htm
|
| "Power Users can... Run legacy applications in addition to Windows 2000
certified
| applications"
|
| "Users will not be able to run most programs written for previous versions
of Windows
| because previous versions of Windows either did not support file system
and registry
| security (Windows 95 and Windows 98) or shipped with lax default security
settings
| (Windows NT)."
|
| Bill.
 
Doubtful there's anything automatic for this. It is a permissions issue.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Greater stability.
|
| Bill.
|
|
| | > Why do you need this disabled?
| >
| > --
| >
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "Bill" wrote:
| > | Sorry, here are the correct terms:
| > |
| > |
| >
www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/windows_security_default_settings.htm
| > |
| > | "Power Users can... Run legacy applications in addition to Windows
2000
| > certified
| > | applications"
| > |
| > | "Users will not be able to run most programs written for previous
versions
| > of Windows
| > | because previous versions of Windows either did not support file
system
| > and registry
| > | security (Windows 95 and Windows 98) or shipped with lax default
security
| > settings
| > | (Windows NT)."
| > |
| > | Bill.
| >
| >
|
|
 
Unless you're actively using it, I don't think compatability mode can have
any possbile effect on stability. Your problem almost certainly lies
elsewhere.


Bill said:
Greater stability.
Bill.
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Dave Patrick said:
Why do you need this disabled?

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Sorry, here are the correct terms:
|
|
www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/windows_security_default_settings.htm
|
| "Power Users can... Run legacy applications in addition to Windows 2000
certified
| applications"
|
| "Users will not be able to run most programs written for previous versions
of Windows
| because previous versions of Windows either did not support file system
and registry
| security (Windows 95 and Windows 98) or shipped with lax default security
settings
| (Windows NT)."
|
| Bill.
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