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- DOCUMENT:Q106221 10-DEC-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :EDIT Causes Cursor Misplacement in VDM
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:buglist3.10
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- If you run EDIT from a full screen Windows NT command window and then
- exit to the command prompt, on certain brands of computers you will
- find that the cursor appears four spaces to the right of where the
- actual letters are typed on the screen. Dell computers with Phoenix
- BIOS tends to be one kind of computer that exhibits this problem.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- Windows NT is not properly initializing the cursor mode in certain
- instances and thus provides an inappropriate value. Depending on the
- BIOS of the machine involved and how it handles inappropriate cursor
- modes, you may see strange effects such as the one mentioned above. On
- most machines, the BIOS will revert to the default cursor.
-
- WORKAROUND
- ==========
-
- To work around this problem, refresh the screen by toggling into
- Program Manager and toggling back. This returns the cursor to its
- correct mode.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows
- NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and
- will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
- becomes available.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 VDM insertion point
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: hrdwr
-
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