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johnp

Dec 21 2003, 03:33 AM

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;<NU2MENU>
<MENU ID="Startmenu">
I am very new to this and I am working at a basic level. On my boot disk I have image files created with winimage and wish to execute the files from the menu system. The menu looks just about what I want, the detail below has been shortened. However, the exe files do not work, please give me a clue to what I am doing wrong.

<MITEM TYPE="POPUP" MENUID="Bootable Disks">Bootable Disks</MITEM>
</MENU>

<MENU ID="Bootable Disks">
<MITEM TYPE="POPUP" MENUID="Windows">Windows</MITEM>
<MITEM TYPE="POPUP" MENUID="Windows2">Windows</MITEM>
<MITEM TYPE="POPUP" MENUID="Windows3">Windows</MITEM>
</MENU>

<MENU ID="Windows">
<MITEM TYPE="ITEM" DISABLED="@Not(@FileExists(@GetProgramDrive()\Bootable Disks\AD001.exe))" CMD="RUN" FUNC="@GetProgramDrive()\Bootable Disks\AD001.exe">DMI Disk (Updated Jan 2003)</MITEM>
</MENU>
;</NU2MENU>

Allen2

Dec 21 2003, 05:10 AM

Did you tried to launch your exe from a dos prompt?
This way you might get at least an error which will help to solve the problem.

johnp

Dec 21 2003, 06:48 AM

QUOTE (Allen2 @ Dec 21 2003, 10:10 AM)

Did you tried to launch your exe from a dos prompt?
This way you might get at least an error which will help to solve the problem.

Thanks Allen2 for the tip it is much appreciated. I ran file from "Run" which gave error failed to start because crtdll.dll was not found. Searched my pc and copied file to system32 folder on PE Disk and it ran OK. How do I make sure that this file is always present in the system32 folder?

Joshua

Dec 21 2003, 08:31 AM

QUOTE

I ran file from "Run" which gave error failed to start because crtdll.dll was not found. Searched my pc and copied file to system32 folder on PE Disk and it ran OK. How do I make sure that this file is always present in the system32 folder?

@johnp
the file crtdll.dll will install when you enable the following Plugin.

; dospe.inf
; PE Builder v3 plug-in INF file for (16bit) DOS support
;
; Plugin Created by Erwin Veermans (http://www.veder.com/nwdskpe/)

Already incorporated in PeBuilder 3.0.19 and higher

Joshua

johnp

Dec 22 2003, 02:02 AM

Thanks Joshua that has solved the problem.

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