QB.PIF... Invalid startup directory

[camped69]

Hi, I am trying to install QB for my son on an xpsp2 home OEM os.
I unzipped the file to C:/ProgramFiles/QuickBasic
Went into the folder and tried to open the QB shortcut and the following appears:
16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem window
Crogra~1\QUICKB~1\qb45\QB.PIF
Invalid startup directory,please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.
Could some help out a QB Noob? TIA

[TheBigBasicQ]

Try this:

1. unzip the folder to c:\qb45\
2. double click the qb.exe file

it should work. if it doesnt, we are here =). BTW SP2 and QB dont like each other =(.

[Plasma]

QB works fine with SP2. Just delete the .pif and run the .exe.

[TheBigBasicQ]

yes normal qb maybe. but XMS and EMS gives a lot of trouble!

[Plasma]

XMS 2.0 always works if you set up your _default.pif properly. EMS may or may not work, depending on your motherboard. It has nothing to do with XP, let alone SP2.

[Z!re]

I'm using win98, I'm having a hard time with EMS

[camped69]

OK so I extracted the zip file to c:/program files/qb45
I click on the executable, qb and it says that the path is not correct.
With the zip file open in Winzip I can click on the executable and it works but after extraction it doesn't. Also after extraction I cannot find the .pif file.

[whitetiger0990]

Try this:

1. unzip the folder to c:\qb45\
2. double click the qb.exe file

try putting it in the c:\qb45

[camped69]

lol rgr that. thanks

[TheBigBasicQ]

XMS 2.0 always works if you set up your _default.pif properly. EMS may or may not work, depending on your motherboard. It has nothing to do with XP, let alone SP2.

SP2 breaks a lot of functionality. DOS programs have become even more incompatible...