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- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: Windows and DOS prompt problem
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.205827.16611@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>
- From: irushton@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Ian Rushton)
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:58:27 GMT
- References: <L1T8TB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
- Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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- dogger@netlink.cts.com (Dan Aeling) writes:
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- >I have a problem with Windows 3.1 and would appreciate
- >receiving any suggestions on correcting the problem.
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- >Problem Description:
- >- With Windows started (in 386 enhanced mode), I select the DOS
- > prompt command.
- >- After finishing work at the DOS level, I type "exit" to return
- > to Windows environment.
- >- When Windows reappears, the monitor screen is completely "scrambled".
- > I must exit Windows and restart Windows to be able to once again
- > do work in Windows.
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- >I have a 386 40Mhz IBM compatible computer with 4 Mb of RAM. I have
- >an ega monitor with an ATI EGA-Wonder video card.
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- >If I start Windows in the standard mode (i.e., win /s), I can use
- >the DOS prompt command and return to Windows with no problem.
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- What exactly do you mean by 'scrambled'? I've encountered the same problem -
- but 'scrambled' was the VGA display losing its horizontal sync.
- The fix was to open up the display and adjust the horizontal hold.
- NOT recommended unless you know what you are doing! Dangerous voltages etc etc!
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