FoxPro 2.0 runtime will not open in Win XP Pro

[GLSwallow]

Have been using a runtime version 2.0 for several years under Win95, Win98, and Win98se, that has worked flawlessly until I upgraded to Win XP Pro. It is a standalone application and is located in the same directories and hard drive as before.

When I attempt to run it via a dos window, I get a black screen with nothing but a blinking cursor on it. I have tried disabling all of the I attempted changing the compatibility modes in the CMD(MSDOS) properties window but nothing I do seems to work. I can exit to the cmd prompt and do other doslike functions but not Foxpro.

Suggestions please!

 

[rgbean]

How are you running it and exactly what runtime files are you using? I don't believe you can run using extended (XMS) memory or a standalone using the extended memory option. I can run using both standard memory or expanded (EMS) memory.

Rick

 

[GLSwallow]

I meant to include the exe files in this foxpro directory:
************************************************************
fox .exe 9489 14-Nov-03 16:36:10
(fox.exe has today's date because I changed compatibility
settings trying to get it to work. Otherwise, it has a
1991 date like the other files.)
foxr .exe 8993 11-Jul-91 15:50:22
foxl .exe 8993 11-Jul-91 15:50:30
foxunpak.exe 31185 10-Jul-91 11:45:46
foxldr .exe 160924 08-Jul-91 16:20:02
patch .exe 23009 28-Dec-91 20:12:10
foxprol .exe 480119 15-Nov-91 16:15:48
proapi16.exe 13281 11-Jul-91 22:46:24
foxprolx.exe 1728k 15-Nov-91 16:19:18
wlink8 .exe 127530 13-Jun-91 12:00:00

 

[GLSwallow]

I found the problem: the paths to the two directories were deleted during the upgrade. I suspect these 2 paths were just set by the Foxpro program each time it was executed rather than being permanently set in autoexec.bat. When I entered the information in the environment variables section for WinXP, everything returned to normal. Thanks for causing me to continue to look for the problem. Once I knew the program "should" run, it was just a matter of more research til the problem was found.

thank you! thank you!