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hamid reza fardar <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 25 Dec 1999 20:37:08 +0330
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Happy crismas
What should i do? would you pls teach me the way?

>In a message dated 12/24/1999 5:20:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< I buy a new camputer with this configuration :
> p300 celeron a with no cash
> mainboard ATC 6310
> hdd 13.2 gb
>
> I have no problem when i use windows but some progarm in ms-dos  have
>problem. for exampe when i run some software (Dictionery ) that written by
>foxpro  or all program that used cash memory , i have a message " run time
>erorr 200 ".
> I tested that  software in other computer ( p333 ) and had no problem .
>  when i changed L1 & L2 in bios setup (enable ---> disable ) , thay be run
!
>  but my computer work very slowly ( DOS and WINDOWS ).
> I tested my CPU & Mainboard with by test software (winbench - ndiags -
>pcchek )
> Who can help me ?
> Are any software  that test completly ?
>
>
> hamid reza fardar >>
>
>Hi,
>  I believe the problem you are running into is from your new computer
being
>"too fast" for those old programs. I have had that problem with some old
>programs myself. It appears to be caused by the program they were
originally
>compiled with that used some routines that are sensitive to speed. If the
>program is run on a system that is "too fast" for the routine, it gives a
>runtime error 200 message. When you disable the cache on your system,
>apparently you are slowing it down enough for the program to execute
>properly. (That doesn't explain why it ran on a PII/333 though...) I don't
>believe the cache or lack thereof is causing the problem, just the speed
>difference between the two.
>
>Just my .02 worth,
>Peter Hogan
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