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Update:
Damn! Don't you hate it when you only want to release something ONCE and you
find a major bug in it? Oh well... This version should now work properly.
In order to use these 2 programs you need to have the following:
PMW100.ZIP (PMODEW.EXE needs to be in the current directory)
A copy of Watcom C/C++ Version 10 (9.5 probably works but hasn't been tested)
Run the MAKEME batch file to compile these nice little utilities.
Now... What do they do? They take those pretty little DOS/4G executables and
rip them apart, replacing the stub/extender with PMODE/W.
RPDOS4GW.C - Rips Apart Regular DOS/4GW EXEs
RPDOS4GP.C - Rips Apart Professional <snicker> DOS/4G EXEs
After these programs run on your EXE, they will output (for lack of a better
name) a file called NEW.EXE which is (duh) your new EXE with PMODE/W in it.
Remember to backup your old EXE, then copy NEW.EXE over the old EXE after
running the appropriate program.
I think if you can't figure out how to run these, you should be placed in a
nice padded cell someplace quiet so figure it out. Here are a few examples of
some kind of popular programs you can try this on:
OMF 2097 - RPDOS4GW MASTER.DAT
DOOM v1.666 - RPDOS4GP DOOM2.EXE
DMP32 - RPDOS4GW DMP32.EXE
Once again, the file which is output is called NEW.EXE... In some cases you
can just run NEW.EXE and it will work, but in other cases just erase over
the old EXE with it.
Notes about OMF - OMF.EXE loads MASTER.DAT using DOS/4GW. If you want to play
the game under PMODE/W, you'll have to just run the NEW.EXE
which is generated by RPDOS4GW. Also when running under
PMODE/W, make sure you have the sound turned off in the
setup program. This is NOT because of PMODE/W, but because
OMF.EXE is what sets the sound up and it forces OMF to run
under DOS/4GW not PMODE/W.
Thats it for this doc... Play with these and see how much better these programs
run after they are freed of the monstrous DOS/4G!