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- From: me90plb@brunel.ac.uk (Paul L Barnfather)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: CSD windowed DOS progs broke
- Message-ID: <BxAos2.xM@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: 6 Nov 92 12:45:37 GMT
- References: <1992Nov04.150624.13930@balr.com>
- Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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- Andrew Little (andy@balr.com) wrote:
- : Help! One of my most used OS/2 features is broken with the CSD and
- : SVGA. I can no longer window any DOS grahics programs - I always get
- : the following message: "The system does not support this session's
- : video mode in a window. The program cannot continue running in a
- : window." I am using a Diamond Speedstar at 640x480x256. I did the
- : following steps:
- :
- : - full reinstall of the GA - regular VGA - no SVGA ON
- : - windowed DOS graphics programs work fine.
- : - installed CSD - comes up in 640x480x16
- : - windowed DOS graphics programs work fine.
- : - ran selective install - left video type as SVGA
- : - shuffled GA disks 7-18 for fonts, etc.
- : - picked 640x480x256 as resolution
- : - shuffled CSD display driver disks
- : - comes up 640x480x256
- : - now no DOS graphics programs will run in a window.
- :
- : I also tried SVGA OFF, vmode monitor, SVGA ON - no effect.
- :
- : Please help! Without windowed dos apps, my system is pretty much
- : useless.
-
-
- Me too.
-
- This is really annoying - WINDOZE 3.1 can window VGA DOS apps in SVGA !!!
-
- Os/2 can't any more WHY NOT !!!!!!
-
- One of OS/2 's best features appears to have died with the CSD.
-
- Paul
-