Windows 8 and Cosession 1

[OzzieGeorge]

Ok so I was thrown the challenge of getting Cosession to work on a Windows 8 machine and I have actually just managed to dial into a site and talk to the AD8. I used a virtual machine (Oracle) but the Cosessions wouldn't install. I then realized that this wasn't a windows install but a Dos install. I checked the system INI file on a working machine and found that Cosession adds three lines so I copied them to the new machine and then decided to copy the entire INSYNC folder across as well. After a lot of messing around with drivers (during which I found that an Agere usb modem wouldn't work but a cheapo Connexant one did) I finally got a result. There are still a few things to refine but if anyone is interested I will post more when I am happier with it (I want to iron out the problems I had connecting the USB equipment).

 

[belevedere]

I could not get it to load on a WIN 7 64bit machine. I'd love to see your results.

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Belvedere

I have it running perfectly on a number of win 7 machines using XP mode (you need win 7 pro and you need to download Xp mode from Microsoft). However the trick I have used for this load would work on win 7 using oracle VMware. Once you have a virtual machine running XP, it is simply a case of installing Cossession. However because I didn't get it to successfully install on a VM machine under Win 8, I decided to look for a way round it and realized that it wasn't a case of registry entries and the like, so I copied the entries to the system.ini file and then copied the rest of the program as installed on a working machine. This worked although I was trying a remote connection and did have some troubles with drivers and modem types (Agere failed but a cheap Connexant one did).

I still have some problems with the virtual machine recognizing the USB equipment connected to it, which is why I am still going to work on it but I believe that is a VMware problem rather than a problem with the solution.

If you have a win 7 machine though (as long as you can add XP mode) there should be no problem.

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Ok so when I tried it today everything worked perfectly, the modem even attached automatically. Just out of interest the modem that worked was a really cheap one from Ebay like the one shown here....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-56K-...271249217274?pt=AU_Modems&hash=item3f27b696fa

Which would be less than $10 US, I did have a better Agere chipset modem but that one hung on connection. One note is that the sound with this modem when it is connecting makes it sound broken but it definitely works.

I said earlier that you add three lines to the system.ini file but really there are four lines to add as there is one line that always has to be added. They are all added under the [386enh] heading.

The line you always have to add is....

device=*vmcpd

This will enable you to install Cosession normally in a virtual XP machine in windows 7 XP mode but to get it running in an Oracle VM ware virtual machine under windows 8 I had to add the following three lines...

device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\csdvxd.386
device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\cssafe95.386
device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\csldr95.386

My finished system.ini file ended up looking like this under the [386enh] heading....

[386enh]
woafont=dosapp.FON
device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\csdvxd.386
device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\cssafe95.386
device=C:\INSYNC\CSW\csldr95.386
EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON
EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON
CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON
CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON
device=*vmcpd

You can then simply copy the contents of the C:\INSYNC folder (and all it's subfolders) from a working machine then create a shortcut to C:\INSYNC\CSW\CSW.exe and that should work.

I would be interested to hear from anyone who duplicates the install.

 

[TechT1ps]

Hey guys,

I see this post is sort of new, I have a customer that has an FMS in there NEC IPK and I cannot find a copy of my CoSessions anywhere. Do you know where I can get a copy?

Thanks in advance

R

 

[OzzieGeorge]

Try asking here.....

http://www.australiancommsforum.com