[Scgeeks] Re: compatibility mode

[Anon_]

"Mike Easter" <MikeE at ster.invalid> wrote in message
news:fde32k$soa$1 at news.spamcop.net...
> Anon_ wrote:
> > When I boot up w98se, prior to reading autoexec.bat, my GoBack program
> > displays a (white letters on a blue screen) message stating that the
> > computer in in compatibility mode' and says it cannot do certain
> > things.
> >
> > What IS compatibility mode and how do I make it not happen?
>
> See what it sez in CP/ System/ Performance tab/ virtual memory and file
> system buttons
>
> Read this^1 kb article about ms-dos compatibility mode for 98se.  Read
> this^2 wiki article about goback and the mbr.  And this forum post^3
> about 'undoing' ms-dos compatibility.
>
> ^1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130179/EN-US/  Troubleshooting MS-DOS
> Compatibility Mode on Hard Disks
>
> ^2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goback  GoBack replaces the Master Boot
> Record, and also replaces the partition table with a single partition.
>
> ^3 http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=599120  Drive C is using
> MS-DOS Compatibility mode file system - TroubleShoot 98
>
>
> For my systems, goback would be a real bad idea, since I prefer
> dual/multi-booting and I don't like what goback does to make itself
> possible.
>
> Depending on your version of goback, apparently symantec has dropped
> support and now the app is a part of a Norton suite.
>
> -- 
> Mike Easter
> kibitzer, not SC admin
>

Here I am back again.

I ran the bootlog on the w  98 computer and the following load failures were
listed - are any of these pertainatne to the "compatibility mode"?

---log failures---

Boot failure.

[00096942] Loading Vxd = ndis2sup.vxd
[00096944] LoadFailed = ndis2sup.vxd

[000969A8] DEVICEINIT   = MTRR
[000969A8] DEVICEINITFAILED    = MTRR

[000969F8] Starting 56K PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A #2
(PCI\HCF0260\VEN_14F1&DEV_1036&SUBSYS_026013E0&REV_08&BUS_00&DEV_10&FUNC_0)
[000969F8] Dynamic load device
[000969F9] Dynamic load failed   : [000969F9] File not found
[000969F9] Started 56K PCI Voice Modem SF-1156IV R9A #2
(PCI\HCF0260\VEN_14F1&DEV_1036&SUBSYS_026013E0&REV_08&BUS_00&DEV_10&FUNC_0)

[00096A42] Dynamic load failed  C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\smartvsd.vxd :
[00096A43] Not a valid device  - possibly corrupt

[00096B53] Initing intelata.mpd
[00096B59] Init Failure intelata.mpd

[00096B63] Init Failure intelata.mpd
[00096B68] Initing drvwq117.vxd

[00096CA0] INITCOMPLETE = SDVXD
[00096CA0] INITCOMPLETEFAILED  = SDVXD

[00096CCC] Dynamic load failed  C:\WINDOWS\system\IOSUBSYS\smartvsd.vxd :
[00096CCD] Not a valid device  - possibly corrupt

--end of log--

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