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Windows NT: Cannot Run Windows-Based Applications from PWB

Article ID: 102177

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

This article was previously published under Q102177

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run Windows-based applications from Programmer's WorkBench (PWB), you receive the following error message:

error WX1002 : VMB.386 driver not installed or Windows not running

CAUSE

PWB uses WX.EXE, which ships with Microsoft Compiler 7.0, to start Windows-based applications. To start Windows-based applications, WX.EXE depends on a 16-bit virtual device driver (VxD) called VMB.386. Windows NT does not support 16-bit device drivers.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, run the application from either File Manager or from a Windows NT MS-DOS command prompt.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: kb3rdparty KB102177

Microsoft KB Archive/102177

Contents

Windows NT: Cannot Run Windows-Based Applications from PWB

SYMPTOMS

CAUSE

RESOLUTION