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Error Message Trying to Run King's Quest 7 in Windows NT

Article ID: 155100

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to run King's Quest 7 by Sierra, you receive the following error message:
Application Error: <program path>\Sierraws.exe
A privileged instruction was executed at address 004738F5

CAUSE

The program is attempting to disable interrupts. This is not allowed by Windows NT.

RESOLUTION

Run the game in MS-DOS or Windows 95 by dual-booting the computer or by booting the computer with a bootable floppy disk.

MORE INFORMATION

By design, Windows NT denies direct access to the hardware to all programs. Program cannot use direct hardware calls in Windows NT.

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