----- Original Message -----
From: "Angus B. Grieve-Smith"
To:
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: SW44 in NT
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Hector Devia wrote:
>
> > Hello to all of YOU, and I would like to request for YOUR help. I
> > installed SW4.4 in my office's computer but it is not working. I
> > installed it according to the instructions but nothing. It just opens
> > the files screen, but commands don't work. It is frozen. I have tried
> > to modify the PIF, nothing happens. The computer that I use is part of
> > a net that works with Windows 2000 NT. What can I do? The program is
> > copy of which I have at home and it works marvelously.
>
> As Valerie and Trevor have said, you can't use SignWriter with
> Windows NT or 2000. NT/2000 has a "cmd" program that looks like DOS, but
> it can't run DOS programs.
>
> I looked on the web, and I was only able to find one program
> capable of emulating DOS under NT/2000; it's called VMWare, and it costs
> $300. You can read more about it at <https://www.vmware.com>.
>
> Probably the best solution for your particular problem, Hector, is
> just to find a cheap computer that can run DOS and install it in your
> office, if you have room. Or do all your work on your home computer and
> wait for SignWriter 5.0...
>
> --
> -Angus B. Grieve-Smith
> Linguistics Department
> University of New Mexico
>
>
>
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