Running sox.exe generates "This program has performed an illegal operation" message. Versions 14.3.2 and 14.4.0 are affected; reverting to version 14.3.1 resolves the issue.
Your point is certainly valid and I certainly understand. It's too bad, though, because there are so many old (and inexpensive) computers out there that are still functional and they can sometimes be put to use doing some low-level mundane tasks. I will see how it goes with the older version. (By the way, I use Windows 98 *only* when experimenting with old computers.) Thank you for your time.
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If you are asking if I've looked at the source code, sorry, I have not. At the moment, all I know is that running sox.exe (or even the Win32 installer) immediately produces the error message. It's probably not worth looking into any further because, as bat999 indicated, Win98 is ancient. Besides, I could always use an older version, which seems to work fine. The shortcuts play.exe and rec.exe are not included with the older versions, but sox.exe can, of course, be used instead. Thanks for your interest.
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According to Wikipedia, Windows 98 operating system has been unsupported by Microsoft since 2006.
SoX cannot be expected to run on Windows 98 OS.
Your point is certainly valid and I certainly understand. It's too bad, though, because there are so many old (and inexpensive) computers out there that are still functional and they can sometimes be put to use doing some low-level mundane tasks. I will see how it goes with the older version. (By the way, I use Windows 98 *only* when experimenting with old computers.) Thank you for your time.
Can you find out what the “illegal operation” is and where in the code it happens?
If you are asking if I've looked at the source code, sorry, I have not. At the moment, all I know is that running sox.exe (or even the Win32 installer) immediately produces the error message. It's probably not worth looking into any further because, as bat999 indicated, Win98 is ancient. Besides, I could always use an older version, which seems to work fine. The shortcuts play.exe and rec.exe are not included with the older versions, but sox.exe can, of course, be used instead. Thanks for your interest.
It's now 2018, and Win98 is even more obsolete. Closing this.