WINCAD Error on PP2000, Help please

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Pugmacca

Discussion Starter · Mar 18, 2012

Please see screen shot and let me know if you have a work around for this :thumb:
Tried running it on Windows 7 virtual machine with no joy and now tried it also on VMplayer using XP with pack 3 and tried it in pack 2 as administrator also, didnt work either, get the odd time it lets me in like 1 in 10 but not for long

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Pugmacca

Discussion Starter · #2 · Mar 18, 2012

Sorry image so small, it says

WINCAD caused a general protection fault in module WIN87EM.DLL at
0001:02C9
Choose close WINCAD will close

bettyswollocks

· #3 · Mar 18, 2012

Try this -

Find the following files:

About PP2000 \APP\PPS\defaults\pref\winpref.js
About Lexia \APPLIC\Portail\defaults\pref\winpref.js

and change parameter

from: pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", true); to: ---> pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);

Pugmacca

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 19, 2012

bettyswollocks said:
Try this -

Find the following files:

About PP2000 \APP\PPS\defaults\pref\winpref.js
About Lexia \APPLIC\Portail\defaults\pref\winpref.js

and change parameter

from: pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", true); to: ---> pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);

Ok... Still scratching my head, any idea's what path to take to find them as not in the program files-Diagbox folder

blawford

· #5 · Feb 15, 2014

Bumping an old thread but just in case it helps anyone else.

This issue seems to be to do with virtual machines, there is a work around which I have come across for VMWare Player, but nothing I could find for Oracles VirtualBox. VMWare Player is free, so no reason not to give it a try:

https://communities.vmware.com/people/jmattson/blog/2012/03

Basically add

Code:

monitor_control.enable_rigorous_fpu_save_restore = TRUE

to the bottom of your .vmx configuration file.

crazycarl

· #6 · Apr 20, 2016

I had the same WINCAD error issue when seeking to run the latest 25.01 version on XP SP3 VMWare Player v12 and tried all the above with no joy.

I have fixed it though and now runs with no problem. It seems that there is an issue with the latest Intel processors and their floating point calculation operations when running old 16bit programs (like PP2000) in a virtual instance. It is in effect a hardware not a software issue.
The only solution is to switch off the floating point calcs, fortunately this seems to have little impact on the speed with which PP2000 runs.

I found the below instructions on a Virtual Box forum:

In the virtual machine instance-

1. Download "Winfloat.exe" to your VM.
2. Double-click on "Winfloat.exe" to extract files to C: drive.
3. Copy “HIDE87.com” to the c:\windows\system32 directory.
4. Open the “autoexec.nt” file (c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt) with a text editor like Wordpad.
5. Add “lh c:\windows\system32\HIDE87.com” to the “autoexec.nt” file.
6. Save the file, and exit.
7. Reboot the Virtual Machine.
8. Done!

This worked for me :thumb:

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jimmymarsbar

· #7 · Apr 21, 2016

Pugmacca said:
Please see screen shot and let me know if you have a work around for this :thumb:
Tried running it on Windows 7 virtual machine with no joy and now tried it also on VMplayer using XP with pack 3 and tried it in pack 2 as administrator also, didnt work either, get the odd time it lets me in like 1 in 10 but not for long

crazycarl's suggestion worked for me, it seems to stop the conflict with the virtual drive.

However, just from my own experience, the virtual drive eventually became glitchy after this little script was installed - it might just only be me.

It's definitely worth giving a go however.

vilaps

· #8 · Apr 9, 2017

crazycarl said:
I had the same WINCAD error issue when seeking to run the latest 25.01 version on XP SP3 VMWare Player v12 and tried all the above with no joy.

I have fixed it though and now runs with no problem. It seems that there is an issue with the latest Intel processors and their floating point calculation operations when running old 16bit programs (like PP2000) in a virtual instance. It is in effect a hardware not a software issue.
The only solution is to switch off the floating point calcs, fortunately this seems to have little impact on the speed with which PP2000 runs.

I found the below instructions on a Virtual Box forum:

In the virtual machine instance-

1. Download "" to your VM.
2. Double-click on "Winfloat.exe" to extract files to C: drive.
3. Copy “HIDE87.com” to the c:\windows\system32 directory.
4. Open the “autoexec.nt” file (c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt) with a text editor like Wordpad.
5. Add “lh c:\windows\system32\HIDE87.com” to the “autoexec.nt” file.
6. Save the file, and exit.
7. Reboot the Virtual Machine.
8. Done!

This worked for me :thumb:

Amazing!

Thanks, also worked for me!

storeman

· #9 · May 18, 2017

crazycarl said:
4. Open the “autoexec.nt” file (c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt) with a text editor like Wordpad.

I would recommend using notepad rather than wordpad.

Wordpad is more an RTF editor than a true text editor and may introduce formatting characters into the saved file and possibly prevent the instructions being carried out.

pezo

· #10 · Jul 24, 2017

blawford said:
Bumping an old thread but just in case it helps anyone else.

This issue seems to be to do with virtual machines, there is a work around which I have come across for VMWare Player, but nothing I could find for Oracles VirtualBox. VMWare Player is free, so no reason not to give it a try:

https://communities.vmware.com/people/jmattson/blog/2012/03

Basically add

Code:

monitor_control.enable_rigorous_fpu_save_restore = TRUE

to the bottom of your .vmx configuration file.

This is the fix for 0001:02C6 error and not 02C9

Or is it supposed to be the same?

pezo

· #11 · Jul 24, 2017

bettyswollocks said:
Try this -

Find the following files:

About PP2000 \APP\PPS\defaults\pref\winpref.js
About Lexia \APPLIC\Portail\defaults\pref\winpref.js

and change parameter

from: pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", true); to: ---> pref("plugin.scan.plid.all", false);

In case anyone will find it in the future - this did not work for me.

hadash

· #12 · Feb 17, 2019

I know, old thread, but ...

Does anyone else have the file winfloat.exe?
or only HIDE87.COM

Could he send me, please?
needs to unlock PP2000 with a WINCAD error on the VBox virtual machine

Phil McNeil

· #13 · Feb 18, 2019

Have sent you a PM

mel m

· #14 · Feb 19, 2019

I too need a copy of winfloat. The link no longer works!

Phil McNeil

· #15 · Feb 20, 2019

follow this link and scroll down to find it.

How to Fix General Protection Fault in module WIN87EM.DLL while running Windows 7 in VMWare - Life of a Geek Admin

Phil.

Phil McNeil

· #16 · Feb 20, 2019

Sorry guys and girls this link no longer works.
if you send me a pm i'll email you the winfloat.exe as a WinRAR.

Phil.

IanML

· #17 · Feb 20, 2019

Here you go:

Link to hide87.zip

PaulH1991

· #18 · Aug 22, 2020

crazycarl said:
I had the same WINCAD error issue when seeking to run the latest 25.01 version on XP SP3 VMWare Player v12 and tried all the above with no joy.

I have fixed it though and now runs with no problem. It seems that there is an issue with the latest Intel processors and their floating point calculation operations when running old 16bit programs (like PP2000) in a virtual instance. It is in effect a hardware not a software issue.
The only solution is to switch off the floating point calcs, fortunately this seems to have little impact on the speed with which PP2000 runs.

I found the below instructions on a Virtual Box forum:

In the virtual machine instance-

1. Download "Winfloat.exe" to your VM.
2. Double-click on "Winfloat.exe" to extract files to C: drive.
3. Copy “HIDE87.com” to the c:\windows\system32 directory.
4. Open the “autoexec.nt” file (c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt) with a text editor like Wordpad.
5. Add “lh c:\windows\system32\HIDE87.com” to the “autoexec.nt” file.
6. Save the file, and exit.
7. Reboot the Virtual Machine.
8. Done!

This worked for me :thumb:

PaulH1991

· #19 · Aug 22, 2020

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Brilliant , thank you mate , followed your instructions and it worked , would never have been able to get that in a million years other wise 😁😁😁

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