Install problems with WindowsME

pjot · Post by **pjot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:30 pm

Hi,

Today I had to install WindowsME on my second (smaller) machine. Of course I installed newLisp 8.6.1. However, newLisp-tk does not start and generates the following warning:

Error sourcing /freewrap/newlisp-tk.tcl: can't read "env PROGRAMFILES)": no such variable

Is WindowsME supported at all? The console binary runs fine. I thought I'ld let you know.

Peter

Lutz · Post by **Lutz** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:07 pm

the oldest version supported is Windows 2k, but you could set the environment variable PROGRAMFILES in the autoexec.bat file of Windows ME.

Lutz

newdep · Post by **newdep** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:18 pm

look here -> http://www.alh.net/newlisp/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=636

;-)

pjot · Post by **pjot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:27 pm

Well I already found it. I installed newLisp into "c:\newlisp". Therefore, I have to put the environment variable "PROGRAMFILES" to the directory above it, e.g. "c:\". So I added this line to 'autoexec.bat' and rebooted:

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SET PROGRAMFILES=c:\

Now newLisp-TK works perfectly all right. If I installed newLisp into "c:\program files\newlisp\", then the environment variable has to point to "c:\program files\".

Thanks
Peter

Ryon · Post by **Ryon** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 10:53 pm

WindowsME is evil. There are sooooo many other operating systems to choose from!

pjot · Post by **pjot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:10 pm

You are completely right! I abandoned Windoze almost 10 years ago, after those crashes with Win95, and switched to Linux permanently. But now I need it for some experiments... probably it's of my hard drive next week (phew!).

Ryon · Post by **Ryon** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:17 am

I wasn't taking a crack at Micro$oft, or Windows in general. I was referring specifically to WindowsME as evil. Use Windows for Workgroups, or anything but WindowsME.

pjot · Post by **pjot** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:34 am

Well, let's not be too harsh on WindowsME! :-) I had to do the following things to get it stable:

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1) Remove the System Restore functionality completely
2) Edit 'system.ini' with the following settings:

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[vcache]
MinFileCache=51200
MaxFileCache=51200

[386Enh]
PerVMFiles=200

3) Then perform a downgrade on the Explorer Shell since deleting files hung my desktop, as is described here for Win98: http://www.frankprovo.com/win98ie6filesproblem.htm
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It's running quite well now, even my DVDplayer and TVcard are recognized. Maybe I switch back to Windows after all... :-P

Still I can only install programs of which I am sure they will not put something nasty in the SYSTEM directory. But my favorite programs (newLisp, GTK-server, gVim, MinGW, etc) behave correctly.

And of course, already using the newLisp wallpaper!

-Peter

newdep · Post by **newdep** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:47 am

If you put the time and effort into money? would it be quicker and cheaper to buy XP or 2000 and install that? ;-)

..hehe..

Norman.

pjot · Post by **pjot** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:20 am

Probably. The problem with XP however is, that if I install it, this will cost 3Gb of hard drive space extra. And after installation of Service Pack 1 last week nothing worked anymore.