DHES

Hi,
Trying to get the Cash Register to work on XP, can seems to run.
Try executing POS.EXE from Windows Explorer.

Msg appears that says [ The System file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows Appications. Choose "clos" the terminate the application.,]

Any idea how to get it running on XP?
Thanks
Melvin
From Singapore

I am assuming that after you downloaded the POS.ZIP file that you then unzipped / extracted POS.ZIP?

If you did then there will be an icon for POS.EXE in the folder that you put it in. Use the "My Computer" feature of Windows to open the folder, find the POS.EXE icon, and double click on it.

If that does not work, but you did unzip / extract the POS.ZIP file, then use the Windows "Find" function to search for POS.EXE When it is found then double click on it.

Dale Harris wrote:I am assuming that after you downloaded the POS.ZIP file that you then unzipped / extracted POS.ZIP?

If you did then there will be an icon for POS.EXE in the folder that you put it in. Use the "My Computer" feature of Windows to open the folder, find the POS.EXE icon, and double click on it.

If that does not work, but you did unzip / extract the POS.ZIP file, then use the Windows "Find" function to search for POS.EXE When it is found then double click on it.

Hi Dale

I did exactly that, extracted the files and just double click on the POS.EXE
But the same error msg appears

Try to run pos from a command prompt!!

Click start
Click run
type command and click ok

from command prompt type cd\pos Press Enter
type Dir Press enter
(Dir Command shows you the files in a folder)
type POS then press Enter

****note**** cd\pos is an example folder! Whatever you named your pos folder needs to be in place of pos

Examples
CD\POSNET
CD\DHPOS

Chas wrote:Try to run pos from a command prompt!!

Click start
Click run
type command and click ok

from command prompt type cd\pos Press Enter
type Dir Press enter
(Dir Command shows you the files in a folder)
type POS then press Enter

****note**** cd\pos is an example folder! Whatever you named your pos folder needs to be in place of pos

Examples
CD\POSNET
CD\DHPOS

Tried That, the same message appears, with heading 16 bit MS-Dos Subsystem

Assuming that the program is on the C: drive you can also use COMMAND to type in the path and program name C:\PROGRAM FILES\DALEHARRIS\POS for example to run the program

Dale Harris wrote:Assuming that the program is on the C: drive you can also use COMMAND to type in the path and program name C:\PROGRAM FILES\DALEHARRIS\POS for example to run the program

Sorry, but did that, try all ways to execute it/run it, but same old msg appears

Melvin - please check the forum for existing topics that cover the same thread. If you post a new message in an old topic it will be bumped back to the top of the forum and a new messages icon will appear next to it...

Your question has/is already discussed here:
http://www.home-nets.biz/discuss/phpBB2 ... .php?t=422