2nd Key Lock Up

[james]

I am mindful that this is a wonderful free service, and I don't intend to abuse it.

I have used VDOS for years, with great success. Just got a new Windows 10 computer and the old VDOS works fine. Version from 11/1/2015.

But I just tried to run the new version (5/30/2018)

It executes just fine.

I am running WordStar 2000.

But when I try to execute a two-key WS2000 command, the program locks up.

For example.

Within WS2000 (which starts up just fine).

Control Q,N is a valid command

But as soon as I type Control Q the program locks up, reporting "one of more files is open."

Only way to terminate is via task manager.

Can use the old version. But on that version copy and paste have never worked (they did on the version before).

Hoping that new version solves that problem.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I am VERY much indebted to VDOS.



Jim

[Jos]

Never knew there was something like WS2000, at first I thought it would be some last hybrid DOS/Windows version succeeding WS7. But it is a version between WS3 and WS4. Confusing version number and Crtl+Q,N functionality. Tested WS4 (Split line) and WS7 (Check word), both worked fine. In both version a Quick menu is displayed with second key descriptions.

“one or more files is open” is a WS2000 message, not the “You cannot exit this way” - “One or more files are open!” popup of vDos?

Do other Ctrl+ key combinations work correctly, and if it is a WS2000 message, any (other) key combination that should actually invokes this?

Jos

[omni8888]

Tested this with a variety of control +2 keys. In every instance, the program locks up, and I have to use device manager to kill it.

I'll do some more work on this. 

Does VDOS have to be in the c:\vDos directory. When it didn't work, I renamed the directory to VDOSNEW. But that was after it didn't work in the original directory. My VDOS has the 2015 in it and it works just fine (except for the copy keys).

Just moved the AUTOEXEC file from the old Vdos directory to the new. It executed fine. But then locked with the 2nd control key. 

I haven't made any changes to the config.txt file. Could that be the issue?
could this have to do with the XMEM = 4 EMS line in the config.txt file?


Many thanks,

Jim

[Jos]

If you have to use task manager to end vDos, “one or more files is open” obviously is a WS2000 message…

It doesn’t matter where vDos is located.

Directives in config.txt shouldn’t be the cause, though “EMS = 4 EMS” is not valid in vDos 2018.05.01.

If some TSR is loaded before WS2000 is started, disable that temporary by REM. You can also check if you have the latest release (dated May 30), if not, download vDosSetup once more to install vDos. The initial release didn’t foresee a program loaded in EMS would eventually also locate its stack there.

Jos