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Re: ==>> MS-Windows Enhanced Mode & MSDOS 5.0a <<==

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From: skiman
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1991 03:10
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In article <1991Oct28.005031.16588@mlacus.oz.au> you write:
>Note: A WINA20.386 file is automatically installed in the root directory by 
>the MSDOS 5.0 setup program. Windows cannot starts in Enhanced Mode without 
>this file.  If I remove this file, Windows in Enhanced Mode detects it and
>complains on the missing WINA20.386 file.

Then why remove the (*&(%^*&^ file then?  I see this message time
and time again on the net ; "DOS installs the file so I removed it
then Windows crashes..." or something similar.

What is it?  Some form of "my root directory must be clean" fetish?
My advice:- 
1) Leave WinA20.386 alone!
2) Selectively remove lines from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC
files
3) If it's still crashing, selectively add exclude lines
to EMM386 or whatever other programs can accept them.
4) If still no luck, selectively remove cards from your
machine until you only have your floppy controller, Hard disk
controller and video card left.

Failing that, ???????? :)
 

-- 
Fraser Bryden
  edc115s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au, skiman@guru.pub.uu.oz.au
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From: edc115s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (skiman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: ==>> MS-Windows Enhanced Mode & MSDOS 5.0a <<==
Keywords: Windows Enhanced-Mode MSDOS5
Message-ID: <1991Oct28.031042.22971@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 28 Oct 91 03:10:42 GMT
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