General Protection Fault on Game with NT-Based systems

[Jason S]

Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
try it with those two systems.

Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get
it to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).

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Jason

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Jason S wrote:
> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a
> DLL. Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on
> modern windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So
> far I've failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7
> Pro. I'm currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows
> ME so I can try it with those two systems.
>
> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to
> get it to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game
> is Greg Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).

Windows ME may work - it is the last of the Win9x family.

Tried compatibility mode?

It also just may not work.

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[Bobby Johnson]

And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?

This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.


On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
> try it with those two systems.
>
> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get it
> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).
>

 

[Jason S]

On 2010-07-23 072:26 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:

> And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?
>
> This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.
>
>
> On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
>> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
>> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
>> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
>> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
>> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
>> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
>> try it with those two systems.
>>
>> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get it
>> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
>> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).

Must have forgot to mention that Windows 7 is running on an x64 system.
--
Jason

 

[Bobby Johnson]

If you are running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit I would guess the
game/program is not compatible. In fact it sounds as though it will not
run on any NT system. You can download VMware Player version 3.1, which
is a FREE program, and install Win98 in a Virtual Machine.

If it was published in 1995 it may have been compiled as an 8-bit
program for Win 3 and/or DOS. If it is 8-bit it will absolutely not run
on any NT based OS.


On 2010-07-23 11:53, Jason S wrote:
> On 2010-07-23 072:26 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>
>> And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?
>>
>> This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.
>>
>>
>> On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
>>> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
>>> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
>>> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
>>> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
>>> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
>>> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
>>> try it with those two systems.
>>>
>>> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get it
>>> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
>>> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).
>
> Must have forgot to mention that Windows 7 is running on an x64 system.

 

[Jason S]

On 2010-07-23 15:20:52 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:

> If you are running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit I would guess the
> game/program is not compatible. In fact it sounds as though it will
> not run on any NT system. You can download VMware Player version 3.1,
> which is a FREE program, and install Win98 in a Virtual Machine.
>
> If it was published in 1995 it may have been compiled as an 8-bit
> program for Win 3 and/or DOS. If it is 8-bit it will absolutely not
> run on any NT based OS.
>
>
> On 2010-07-23 11:53, Jason S wrote:
>> On 2010-07-23 072:26 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>>
>>> And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?
>>>
>>> This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
>>>> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
>>>> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
>>>> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
>>>> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
>>>> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
>>>> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
>>>> try it with those two systems.
>>>>
>>>> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get it
>>>> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
>>>> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).
>>
>> Must have forgot to mention that Windows 7 is running on an x64 system.

Definitely not 8-bit... It was pretty advanced at the time (3-D
animation with real images and graphics... Probably 16-bit). I'm
setting up a Windows 98 box that I'll use for now. Just going to
experiment for now, maybe even use my Windows 3.1 floppies if I can
find them
--
Jason

 

[Bob I]

Jason S wrote:

> On 2010-07-23 15:20:52 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>
>> If you are running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit I would guess the
>> game/program is not compatible. In fact it sounds as though it will
>> not run on any NT system. You can download VMware Player version 3.1,
>> which is a FREE program, and install Win98 in a Virtual Machine.
>>
>> If it was published in 1995 it may have been compiled as an 8-bit
>> program for Win 3 and/or DOS. If it is 8-bit it will absolutely not
>> run on any NT based OS.
>>
>>
>> On 2010-07-23 11:53, Jason S wrote:
>>
>>> On 2010-07-23 072:26 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>>>
>>>> And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?
>>>>
>>>> This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
>>>>> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
>>>>> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
>>>>> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
>>>>> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
>>>>> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
>>>>> try it with those two systems.
>>>>>
>>>>> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to
>>>>> get it
>>>>> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
>>>>> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).
>>>
>>>
>>> Must have forgot to mention that Windows 7 is running on an x64 system.
>
>
> Definitely not 8-bit... It was pretty advanced at the time (3-D
> animation with real images and graphics... Probably 16-bit). I'm setting
> up a Windows 98 box that I'll use for now. Just going to experiment for
> now, maybe even use my Windows 3.1 floppies if I can find them

Most likely in order to provide those "pretty advanced" images and
graphics the software was manipulating the hardware directly. That is a
no-no in NT. You may get it to work in a VM box, but you won't get some
program like that to fly directly in NT.

 

[Jason S]

On 2010-07-26 08:49:23 -0400, Bob I said:

> Jason S wrote:
>
>> On 2010-07-23 15:20:52 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>>
>>> If you are running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit I would guess the
>>> game/program is not compatible. In fact it sounds as though it will
>>> not run on any NT system. You can download VMware Player version 3.1,
>>> which is a FREE program, and install Win98 in a Virtual Machine.
>>>
>>> If it was published in 1995 it may have been compiled as an 8-bit
>>> program for Win 3 and/or DOS. If it is 8-bit it will absolutely not
>>> run on any NT based OS.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2010-07-23 11:53, Jason S wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2010-07-23 072:26 -0400, Bobby Johnson said:
>>>>
>>>>> And how is all this related to a 64-bit OS?
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a 64-bit OS group, not a 32-bit OS group.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2010-07-22 18:44, Jason S wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello all. I'm having some trouble with a game running on NT-based
>>>>>> windows OS's. It keeps throwing a general protection fault from a DLL.
>>>>>> Is there any way to solve this issue so the game will run on modern
>>>>>> windows OS's? I can get the game to run on Windows 98SE. So far I've
>>>>>> failed to get it to run on Windows XP Pro and Windows 7 Pro. I'm
>>>>>> currently trying to get a copy of Windows 2000 and Windows ME so I can
>>>>>> try it with those two systems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Compatibility mode failed. I can't figure out if there's a way to get it
>>>>>> to work or if it can even work at all. If it helps, the game is Greg
>>>>>> Norman Ultimate Challenge Golf (1995).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Must have forgot to mention that Windows 7 is running on an x64 system.
>>
>>
>> Definitely not 8-bit... It was pretty advanced at the time (3-D
>> animation with real images and graphics... Probably 16-bit). I'm
>> setting up a Windows 98 box that I'll use for now. Just going to
>> experiment for now, maybe even use my Windows 3.1 floppies if I can
>> find them
>
> Most likely in order to provide those "pretty advanced" images and
> graphics the software was manipulating the hardware directly. That is a
> no-no in NT. You may get it to work in a VM box, but you won't get some
> program like that to fly directly in NT.

It works in Parallels (virtual box for Mac) but has no sound because
the sound drivers are dead. But I'll try it on Virtual PC box on
Windows 7.
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Jason