DOCUMENT:Q102177  04-AUG-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Windows NT: Cannot Run Windows-Based Applications from PWB
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to run Windows-based applications from Programmer's
WorkBench (PWB), you receive the following error message:

   error  WX1002 : VMB.386 driver not installed or Windows not running

CAUSE
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PWB uses WX.EXE, which ships with Microsoft Compiler 7.0, to start
Windows-based applications. To start Windows-based applications,
WX.EXE depends on a 16-bit virtual device driver (VxD) called VMB.386.
Windows NT does not support 16-bit device drivers.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, run the application from either File
Manager or from a Windows NT MS-DOS command prompt.

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: mdos 16ap

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