Livinus

Bedankt, Dit werkt perfect.

Thanks, it is a great relief. Those old fashioned DOS programs are still
very helpfull. Wouldn't like to miss them.
--
Livinus, Elgetex


"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "bkortleven" <bkortleven@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
> > but to no solution. It doesn't recognise either 'keyb' nor 'kb16' as a
> > valid
> > command.
>
> Bonjour ... pardon, Goede Dag :-)
>
> On 32 bit Vista, KB16.COM should be in the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory,
> usually C:\Windows\System32. First, verify that the files exist on your
> machine (they are installed by default):
>
> C:\Windows\System32\KB16.COM
> C:\Windows\System32\Keyboard.sys
> C:\Windows\System32\Country.sys
>
> Next, test that KB16 runs okay, by entering the command:
>
> C:\Windows\System32\KB16 BE,850,C:\Windows\System32\KEYBOARD.SYS
>
> It should return to a command prompt, with no messages (error, or
> otherwise).
>
> To activate KB16 for a DOS application, you need to run it in the same
> instance of the NTVDM ("NT Virtual DOS Machine") as your application. On
> Windows NT (including 2000, XP and Vista) a DOS application takes its
> startup environment from the files C:\Windows\System32\Config.NT and
> C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.NT. So, to activate a code page for a DIOS app,
> add the code page commands to C:\Windows\System32\CONFIG.NT and
> C:\Windows\System32\AUTOEXEC.NT, the same as you would to C:\CONFIG.SYS and
> C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT on a DOS machine.
>
> In CONFIG.NT add to the end of the file:
>
> COUNTRY=032,850,C:\Windows\System32\COUNTRY.SYS
>
> In AUTOEXEC.NT add to the end of the file:
>
> C:\Windows\System32\KB16 BE,850,C:\Windows\System32\KEYBOARD.SYS
>
> Now to test, open a Command Prompt.
> Then run the command "command.com". This will start an instance of the
> MS-DOS Command processor.
> Run the command "edit", to start the DOS editor.
> Try typing in a few words in Edit, to see if the new Belgian keyboard is in
> effect.
>
> If it doesn't work in Edit, then review the above steps carefully.
>
> If it works in Edit, but doesn't work in your old DOS application, then the
> app is not getting its Code Page info from DOS. It may be storing it in a
> config file, or the like.
>
> If it works in your application - hey, problem solved! :-)
>
> Hope it helps; let us know how you get on.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet!
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
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