Microsoft KB Archive/155100

= Error Message Trying to Run King's Quest 7 in Windows NT =

Article ID: 155100

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q155100





SYMPTOMS
When you try to run King's Quest 7 by Sierra, you receive the following error message:

Application Error: \Sierraws.exe

A privileged instruction was executed at address 004738F5



CAUSE
The program is attempting to disable interrupts. This is not allowed by Windows NT.



RESOLUTION
Run the game in MS-DOS or Windows 95 by dual-booting the computer or by booting the computer with a bootable floppy disk.



MORE INFORMATION
By design, Windows NT denies direct access to the hardware to all programs. Program cannot use direct hardware calls in Windows NT.

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