Article # 65, added by Geoworks, historical record
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Target software installation problems



Q. The target emulation software won't run. Swat gives the error 

   ATTEMPTED_TO_PERFORM_UNSUPPORTED_FUNCTION_BEFORE_APPROPRIATE
   _IFS_DRIVER_WAS_LOADED. 
 
A. GEOS does not recognize the DOS version on your target machine. 
 
   If you're using Windows 95, you'll need to enter these three
   lines at the DOS prompt, then reboot the machine:

      CD\WINDOWS
      SETVER LOADER.EXE 6.3
      SETVER LOADEREC.EXE 6.3
 
   If you're using PC DOS 7, you'll need to make sure that this
   line is in your config.sys file:

      DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE

   then reboot your machine and enter this line at the DOS prompt:

      SETVER LOADEREC.EXE 6.3

   then reboot your machine again.

   Another approach is to "force-load" the DOS 4 file system driver
   by adding this line to the [system] section of the GEOS.INI file
   in the root directory of the target software:

      fs = ms4.geo

   For the EC target software, you'd use this line:

      fs = ms4ec.geo