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- From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (Patrick Taylor)
- Subject: Re: Borland C++ 3 is going crazy on me ?
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- Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
- References: <1992Jul30.071029.457@cognet.ucla.edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:26:57 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul30.071029.457@cognet.ucla.edu> tmark@cognet.ucla.edu (Terence Mark) writes:
- >From: tmark@cognet.ucla.edu (Terence Mark)
- >Subject: Borland C++ 3 is going crazy on me ?
- >Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 07:10:29 GMT
-
- >I'm constantly losing control over the IDE. Sometimes after some series
- >of keypresses (I can't identify any particular precipitating conditions)
- >I lose control. The mouse only moves on the perimeter of the screen,
- >and does so erratically, random screens fly by me (mostly help), my
- >computer makes little clicking sounds, and I can't use the keyboard to
- >stop it. _Sometimes_ if I wait and am very still, everything will calm down
- >and I can type (only, stil can't use the mouse) an ALT-Q to get out.
- >If I then restart, everything is OK.
-
- >This is really aggravating since _sometimes_ the thing never allows me to
- >exit at all and I lose whatever I was editing. I have never had any problems
- >like this with any other computer program.
-
- >Has someone out there experienced this ? Can some *please* help me ?
- >Because I'd hate to have to go back to Quick C 2.0...
-
- >Thanks in advance.
-
- Borland C is finicky about where you load the mouse driver. Try playing
- with your config.sys
- "This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays" - D Adams
- - Patrick Taylor
- Ericsson Network Systems exuptr@exu.ericsson.se "Don't let the .se fool you" alternately, exuptr@ZGNews.Lonestar.Org
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