Starting a Program Requiring LOADFIX.COM from the PIF Editor

ID: Q78147

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

When trying to run a non-Windows application from Microsoft Windows, you may get the error message "Packed File Corrupt." If this happens, you should execute the file LOADFIX.COM before starting a program from Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1. You can start LOADFIX.COM from the PIF Editor, followed by the desired program as follows:


   Program Filename:     LOADFIX.COM
   Optional Parameters:  C:\MYDIR\MYPROG.EXE
   Start-up Directory:   C:\MYDIR

MORE INFORMATION

LOADFIX.COM, a utility provided with MS-DOS 5.0, addresses a problem with files that were compressed with the EXEPACK utility or the /EXEPACK linker option used in some Microsoft products. LOADFIX.COM prevents an error message that is a result of either the EXEPACK utility or the /EXEPACK linker, and is needed before the DOS application can be started.

For more information concerning the MS-DOS implementation of LOADFIX.COM, query on the words:

Packed and File and Corrupt and MS-DOS and LOADFIX.COM

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.0 3.0a 3.10 Packed File Corrupt 3.11

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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