how to call outp (conio.h)

Why don't you use

ExitWindowsEx ( EXW_REBOOT, NULL);

instead?

Basically, you cannot call the outp instruction from a WIN32 user-mode application.  It's a protected instruction and can only be executed from the privileged instruction level.

jkr has the correct suggestion to reboot Windows from a WIN32 app.  If you really need to do outp, you need a VxD or static device driver or you need to "thunk" to 16-bit mode.

I need to reboot win95 on an almost crashed situation. The ExitWindowsEx API does not work then.
Somebody has compiled me a VC dll to call from VB. It works perfect.
He sent me only this code piece, and said, that was it.
Now he is on holiday, and I need to reproduce this code.

You may have to compile and link the code for 16 bit DOS mode (target = Dos executable, /not/ win32 console)

I have found it.
I needed to put an underscore before outp (like: _outp)

thanks for the ideas.
The code is now working as follows:

#define DllExport __declspec( dllexport )

#include <conio.h>

extern "C" DllExport long Reboot9x()
{
 int Dummy;
 Dummy = _outp(0x64, 0xFE);
 return 0;
}

I will contact ee to move this question to paq

jhance:

Actually, you can do ins and outs in Win32, at least from Win95. It is expensive, because when the priviledged instruction is trapped by the operating system, Win95 (at least) reproduces the in or out in ring0 before returning to the ring3 code. Moral is you can do it, but it is ***slow***.

- jack