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Re: Protel Autotrax under XP or win2000

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From: Syd
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 03:11
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"Jaime Bear" <(nospam)Jaime_Bear@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:1031615387.646186@www.shoal.net.au...
> Hi Steve,
>
> I don't know whether anyone else might have more success than I, but it
> doesn't work for me under WindowsXP at all.
>
> I get a black screen with flashing cursor and if I hit escape I get a "The
> NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction" error! I've twiddled
with
> all the emulation settings to set it to Windows '95 mode and limit it's
> memory and set it to full-screen, but with no luck I'm afraid.
>
> Seems like I'll have to keep looking for a schematic/PCB design program/s
>
> Regards
>
> Christine
>
>
> "Steven Murray" <steve@airbornbuttakethisout.com.au> wrote in message
> news:HT9f9.153$66.16002@nasal.pacific.net.au...
> > Hi there,
> > Protel autotrax (PCB) is available for free download at:
> > http://www.protel.com/resources/downloads/index.html
> >
> > We/I provide VESA video drivers (open source) so that
> > this package can be used at resolutions above 640x480:
> > http://airborn.com.au/layout/easytrax.html
> >
> > Matthias Hartl wrote (and we host) PCX image format printer
> > drivers (open source) the output of which can be emailed,
> > put on websites or printed under windows.  This is at:
> > http://www.airborn.com.au/layout/printdrv.html
> >
> > All of this works successfully under DOS, WIN95, WIN98,
> > OS2 (with care) - but hasn't been trialed under
> > XP or win2000.... please, please can someone test then
> > give us all detailed instructions on how to install
> > under win2000 or XP?  Can it be done, and how?
> >
> > Steve Murray
> > airborn.com.au
> >
> >
>
>
I have been running Autotrax under WinXP for some months. Didn't actually
install it, just copied the program directory to my hdd and created a
shortcut to it. Ran first time. I switched to the VESA drivers not long ago
and they worked fine first go as well. Printing also works fine (Epson
EPL3000)

Syd
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