Playing Stars! on Windows XP |
Sun, 01 May 2005 11:38 |
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wildcard | | Crewman 2nd Class | Messages: 18
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Anyone know how to play Stars on Windows XP Service Pack 2? I'm getting "Win 16 sub system has insufficient resources to continue" error messages. Do I have to play Stars! on a Win98 box or something?
I've tried the different "compatibility modes" and I get the same message.
I could've sworn I've played it on XP before (couple years ago). I think that may have been Service Pack 1 though.
Im using Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Any ideas?
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Re: Playing Stars! on Windows XP |
Mon, 16 May 2005 13:50 |
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windows 16 bit had a 64K resource stack that got used up if programs had resource leaks (used stuff but then not give back). Even bad device drivers could cause this problem.
I suggest:
get some sort of resource meter program for 16 bit that lists how much resources still free, and keep an eye on it. (watch what makes it go down and not back up, for example perhaps starting then exiting stars)
run msconfig, believe exists in winXP again (disappeared in win2000), look for what other stuff is running. (win.ini, system.ini may have clues, check those tabs)
As previously suggested, sometimes viruses/spyware can cause such problems. The gator family of spyware including the weather checker (what is weather like in your area) seem to be bad in regular 32 bit world of spyware, I fixed several computers just by removing the beasts.
One clue you gave is wow (windows 16 bit-on-windows 32 bit) stays open after which may mean some beast is still running in 16 bit mode and perhaps causing trouble.
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Re: Playing Stars! on Windows XP |
Mon, 16 May 2005 18:42 |
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As Multilis says, drivers and spyware that might be running in 16-bit mode are a very good thing to check out. One easy way to see if this is a possible cause is to see if wowexec is running BEFORE you open Stars - if it is then you know there is at least one other item using wow.
Don't worry about wowexec staying open after you exit Stars - this behavior is by design. The Win 16 subsystem is loaded the first time it is needed, but then remains open even if you close the application that originally required it. This is for performance reasons - the developers of NT assumed that if you opened one 16 bit app you were likely to open more.
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Re: Playing Stars! on Windows XP |
Tue, 17 May 2005 23:16 |
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This is not the same error message that the original post is reporting... Which I have seen myself in the past.
If we are lucky then the solution will be common to both errors...
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