"Causeway DOS extender" is a programming tool that the folks at FProt use
and include in the runtime files for their product, in order to be able to
run such a large application from the DOS prompt.
  Apparently, it is not managing to initialize the environment it needs to
provide for FProt to run.

  It *probably* wants to be able to find a few megs of Extended memory to
manage, and it may be that something in the DOS config on this machine is
preventing that, either managing Extended memory in an incompatible fashion,
or perhaps configuring it all as Expanded memory instead (which many old
large DOS applications needed).

David Gillett


On 30 Dec 2003 at 12:44, Ian wrote:

> I'm trying to clean up a troubled W98SE computer and want to run a virus check in DOS.
>
> Normally, for this purpose I use FProt for DOS.  However, on this particular computer, FProt won't run - a warning screen pops up as soon as it starts, to the effect that 'Causeway Dos Extender' won't allow this operation.
>
> I've no idea how the 'Causeway Dos Extender' came to be on this PC and the owners have no idea either.
>
> In fact I have no idea what it does or how it applies to a simple household PC.
>
> I did manage to google some info about the thing but it was very geeky and there was no hint as to how one might remove it.
>
> Is there anyone on the list who knows something about this application and can tell me how to get rid of it?
>
> Ian Porter
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> New Zealand
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