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I am unable to run certain 16 bit applications.
John Savill
November 19, 1999
1 Min Read
A. Certain 16-bit applications won't run under Windows NT, forexample if they try and directly access hardware but if you are receiving anyof the following errors then you may be able to do something about it:
Cannot run 16-bit Windows program. This program requires a newer version ofWindows
Cannot run the 16-bit program. The application is not supported by WindowsNT
Can't run 16-bit Windows program. One of the library files needed to run is damaged. Please reinstall this application
A possible cause for these errors are if any of the following dynamic linklibraries are missing, corrupt or simply the wrong version.
compobj.dll
ddeml.dll
ole2.dll
ole2disp.dll
storage.dll
ctl3dv2.dll
ole2nls.dll
stdole.tlb
typelib.dll
ver.dll
commdlg.dll
To fix expand/copy the files from the latest service pack/hotfix you haveapplied or if not found in the latest service pack, from your Windows NTinstallation CD-ROM.
Another cause may be that the file NTVDM.EXE has been deleted from your%systemroot%system32 directory so check this.
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