Yes, I'm chasing this one again...

The good news is, I got my system set back up and running properly on my Windows 11 machine. By the way, if anyone ever runs into a "0xc000007b" error code when trying to initialize Synchronet on a new machine, let me know. I've been down that road, kicked every dog, and chased every rabbit.

However, you may remember that I was working on getting this door (CTB) to work without success. DM and others provided a lot of good feedback which I do appreciate. My problem is that when I latch onto something, I don't let go until I've subdued it or it subdues me. So....here I am once again.

I have CTB reinstalled on Synchronet 3.19b and below is how I have it set up in SCFG:

Name Credit Transfer Bank
Internal Code CTB
Start-up Directory C:\SBBS\XTRN\CTB
Command Line CTB %# 0
Clean-up Command Line
Execution Cost None
Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
I/O Method Standard, No Echo
Native Executable/Script No
Use Shell or New Context No
Modify User Data Yes
Execute on Event No
Pause After Execution No
BBS Drop File Type Synchronet XTRN.DAT
Place Drop File In Node Directory
Time Options...

When I log into the bbs and start the CTB door, the following error window pops up:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

Ray-Ray running C:\SBBSXTRNCTB\CTB 1 0 on node 1 NTVDM has encountered a Systems Error

Access is denied.
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

[Close] [Ignore]

Choosing "ignore" does nothing special if you haven't guessed already. I had already installed NTVDMx64 onto my machine, but I went ahead and uninstalled and reinstalled it just in case. Unfortunately, the issue remains.

Has anyone else ran into the NTVDM issue?

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Re: Credit Transfer Bank V1.21 (CTB.ZIP)
By: Sys64738 to All on Wed Feb 02 2022 03:24 pm

Yes, I'm chasing this one again...

The good news is, I got my system set back up and running properly on my Windows 11 machine. By the way, if anyone ever runs into a "0xc000007b" error code when trying to initialize Synchronet on a new machine, let me know. I've been down that road, kicked every dog, and chased every rabbit.

What was the solution?

However, you may remember that I was working on getting this door (CTB) to work without success. DM and others provided a lot of good feedback which I do appreciate. My problem is that when I latch onto something, I don't let go until I've subdued it or it subdues me. So....here I am once again.

I have CTB reinstalled on Synchronet 3.19b and below is how I have it set up in SCFG:

Name Credit Transfer Bank
Internal Code CTB
Start-up Directory C:\SBBS\XTRN\CTB
Command Line CTB %# 0
Clean-up Command Line
Execution Cost None
Multiple Concurrent Users Yes
I/O Method Standard, No Echo
Native Executable/Script No
Use Shell or New Context No
Modify User Data Yes
Execute on Event No
Pause After Execution No
BBS Drop File Type Synchronet XTRN.DAT
Place Drop File In Node Directory
Time Options...

When I log into the bbs and start the CTB door, the following error window pops up:

16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem

Ray-Ray running C:\SBBSXTRNCTB\CTB 1 0 on node 1 NTVDM has encountered a Systems Error

Access is denied.
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

[Close] [Ignore]

Choosing "ignore" does nothing special if you haven't guessed already. I had already installed NTVDMx64 onto my machine, but I went ahead and uninstalled and reinstalled it just in case. Unfortunately, the issue remains.

Has anyone else ran into the NTVDM issue?

I have not. Do other 16-bit DOS programs work?
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Re: Credit Transfer Bank V1.21 (CTB.ZIP)
By: Digital Man to Sys64738 on Wed Feb 02 2022 19:20:10

The good news is, I got my system set back up and running properly on my Windows 11 machine. By the way, if anyone ever runs into a "0xc000007b" error code when trying to initialize Synchronet on a new machine, let me know. I've been down that road, kicked every dog, and chased every rabbit.

What was the solution?

Specific .dll files in the System32 and SysWOW64 folders. Specifically, these:

C:\Windows\System32

mfc100.dll
mfc100u.dll
msvcp100.dll
msvcr100.dll
msvcr100_clr0400.dll
xinput1_3.dll

C:\Windows\SysWOW64

msvcp100.dll
msvcr100.dll
msvcr100_clr0400.dll
xinput1_3.dll

A lot of the research I did lead me to these files as the cause of the issue, but finding the specific versions of these files to install then became a scavenger hunt. It seems that a lot of sources to obtain dll files are labeled with the wrong version number. So, I can't tell you what version numbers are the correct versions, but I have made copies of them and put them into zip folders to isolate them if they're ever needed again. I'd be happy to share them with you if you like.

Ray-Ray running C:\SBBSXTRNCTB\CTB 1 0 on node 1 NTVDM has encountered a Systems Error

Access is denied.
Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

[Close] [Ignore]

Choosing "ignore" does nothing special if you haven't guessed already. I had already installed NTVDMx64 onto my machine, but I went ahead and uninstalled and reinstalled it just in case. Unfortunately, the issue remains.

Has anyone else ran into the NTVDM issue?

I have not. Do other 16-bit DOS programs work?

That is my next step. I figured I'd ask if this was a known issue before I started down that rabbit hole. I can say there are no other issues with any part of SBBS, but I don't know what, if any, part of a stock SBBS may be a 16-bit DOS program or even rely on an outside 16-bit DOS program.

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