Hi all!

Installed the OS/2 version of FastEcho and updated it. I copied all of the
DLL files to \OS2\DLL (running ArcaOS 5.0.1 Professional) and when I run FESETUP2.EXE, I get the following error:

Error Initializing Message Subsystem!!
Exiting with error code 64

I have never previously gotten this error message when I had the software installed before, but now for the life of me I cannot figure out what is causing this error.

Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi! robert,

In a message to All you wrote:

Error Initializing Message Subsystem!! Exiting with error
code 64

Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.

It's a valid FE code of some sort. I use the 16-bit DOS flavour and that program segment is there as well in FEsetup/DOS. It seems to be tied with establishing OS resources, and isn't happy with what OS/2 is saying it's providing. RAM amount(s)/type or disk format/size?

Good luck...

Cheers,
Paul.

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Paul Quinn wrote to Warp 4 <=-

Hi! robert,

In a message to All you wrote:

Error Initializing Message Subsystem!! Exiting with error
code 64

Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.

It's a valid FE code of some sort. I use the 16-bit DOS flavour and
that program segment is there as well in FEsetup/DOS. It seems to be
tied with establishing OS resources, and isn't happy with what OS/2 is saying it's providing. RAM amount(s)/type or disk format/size?

I don't really know what differences are between the two VMs as I
pretty much have the same parameters set up for both -- with the exception
that this is being run under VMWare Workstation Pro 14.x and the other was under VirtualBox.

... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
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Hi! robert,

On Sat, 30 Dec 17, you wrote to me:

I don't really know what differences are between the two
VMs as I pretty much have the same parameters set up for
both -- with the exception that this is being run under
VMWare Workstation Pro 14.x and the other was under
VirtualBox.

Ahmm... I'm biased. This VirtualBox VM has been running for nigh on six years,
mostly 24/7x365 except for short term breakages. Also, I haven't seen anything
running OS/2 for over 26 years.

Maybe the man, Mark, can help you? Good luck!

Cheers,
Paul.

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30 Dec 17 18:14, robert wolfe wrote to All:

Installed the OS/2 version of FastEcho and updated it. I copied all of the DLL files to \OS2\DLL (running ArcaOS 5.0.1 Professional) and when I run FESETUP2.EXE, I get the following error:

Error Initializing Message Subsystem!!
Exiting with error code 64

What "all of the DLL files"? I only have one: msgapi32.dll and it is located in
the FE main dir.

Check your system if you have more msgapi32.dll's than the one FE needs.

D:\fastecho>dir *dll

Directory of D:\fastecho\*dll

27.10.98 20.57 65 564 0 MSGAPI32.DLL

I have not copied it anywhere, I run fastech2.exe always from the d:\fastecho dir.

'Tommi

FastEcho/2 1.46.1 FAST! Electronic Mail Processor
Copyright (c) 1991-'97 by Software Technik Burchhardt
Compiled on Apr 3 1997, 20:37:02 All rights reserved

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Paul Quinn wrote to Warp 4 <=-

Ahmm... I'm biased. This VirtualBox VM has been running for nigh on
six years,
mostly 24/7x365 except for short term breakages. Also, I haven't seen anything running OS/2 for over 26 years.

Maybe the man, Mark, can help you? Good luck!

Hopefully. Myself, I use ArcaOS 5.0.1 Pro here and it works very well for
what I need it to do (like doing BBSing *smiles*).

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Tommi Koivula wrote to Warp 4 <=-

Check your system if you have more msgapi32.dll's than the one FE
needs.

D:\fastecho>dir *dll

Directory of D:\fastecho\*dll

27.10.98 20.57 65 564 0 MSGAPI32.DLL

I only have the one.

I have not copied it anywhere, I run fastech2.exe always from the d:\fastecho dir.

FASTECH2.EXE works just fine. It is FESETUP2.EXE that returns the error.

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31 Dec 17 07:35, robert wolfe wrote to Tommi Koivula:

27.10.98 20.57 65 564 0 MSGAPI32.DLL

I only have the one.

Ok, and it seems that fesetup2.exe does not need the .dll.

I have not copied it anywhere, I run fastech2.exe always from the
d:\fastecho dir.

FASTECH2.EXE works just fine. It is FESETUP2.EXE that returns the error.

Are you sure you have the original intact executable from FE146P.RAR?

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Copyright (C) 1991-1997 by Software Technik Burchhardt
written by Tobias Burchhardt



Verifying authenticity information ... OK

Solid archive FE146P.RAR

Name Size Packed Ratio Date Time Attr CRC Meth Ver -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DESC.SDI 64 133 207% 03-04-97 22:51 .....A. C4B558D7 m5a 2.0
DISTRIB.DOC 2460 1169 47% 01-04-97 01:46 .....A. 2E884DC0 m5a 2.0
FASTECH2.EXE 413744 184174 44% 03-04-97 01:46 .....A. DF3610F2 m5a 2.0
FESETUP2.EXE 354486 159730 45% 01-04-97 01:46 .....A. 48F882BB m5a 2.0
FEUTIL2.EXE 195632 89843 45% 01-04-97 01:46 .....A. 4A2CF0C9 m5a 2.0
FILE_ID.DIZ 608 234 38% 03-04-97 22:52 .....A. 30F896A6 m5a 2.0
MSGAPI32.DLL 65564 33997 51% 01-11-94 01:11 .....A. A3D752B9 m5a 2.0
README.1ST 999 500 50% 01-04-97 01:46 .....A. 2FFFAF59 m5a 2.0
README.OS2 2866 1007 35% 01-04-97 01:46 .....A. DEE8F6D7 m5a 2.0
README.PL1 570 288 50% 03-04-97 01:46 .....A. 196C9471 m5a 2.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 1036993 471075 45%


Old style authenticity information

Archive FE146P.RAR
created at 23:33:46 3 Apr 1997
by Tobias Burchhardt


'Tommi

--- FastEcho/2 1.46.1
* Origin: 2001:470:1f15:cb0:f1d0:2:221:1 (2:221/1)

FASTECH2.EXE works just fine. It is FESETUP2.EXE that returns the error.

Just wondering... does thhe dos exe of fesetup work??

IB JOE
AKA Joe Schweier
SysOp of Joe's Computer & BBS
Telnet: joesbbs.com

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