This is a low-priority issue for me, since I don't normally run DOSSHELL, but it worries me all the same. Upon running DOSSHELL on my 1984 PC AT running IBM DOS 5, I get the following error after all directories are loaded:
According to this Microsoft KB article, this error occurs when "The DOSSHELL.EXE file cannot be found on your disk, or there is not enough free memory in your system for the program". However, on my AT, I have 590kB of conventional memory.
Additionally, DOSSHELL.EXE, COMMAND.COM, and DOSSWAP.EXE are all present!
Based on the DOSSHELL.SWP timestamp, the last time I ran DOSSHELL was in November 2016, and I don't recall any issues back then. Renaming DOSSHELL.SWB doesn't change anything.
Has anyone seen an issue like this before w/ DOSSHELL where there's sufficient memory _and_ both COMMAND.COM and DOSSHELL.EXE can be found? I wonder if there is bitrot/hard errors on the hard drive in the AT...
According to this Microsoft KB article, this error occurs when "The DOSSHELL.EXE file cannot be found on your disk, or there is not enough free memory in your system for the program". However, on my AT, I have 590kB of conventional memory.
Additionally, DOSSHELL.EXE, COMMAND.COM, and DOSSWAP.EXE are all present!
Based on the DOSSHELL.SWP timestamp, the last time I ran DOSSHELL was in November 2016, and I don't recall any issues back then. Renaming DOSSHELL.SWB doesn't change anything.
Has anyone seen an issue like this before w/ DOSSHELL where there's sufficient memory _and_ both COMMAND.COM and DOSSHELL.EXE can be found? I wonder if there is bitrot/hard errors on the hard drive in the AT...