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Article #1999Windows 386 Problems
From: Jess Anderson
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1989 05:16
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1989 05:16
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I'm having a problem with Windows 386. I have a
new machine, Club American 333C (AMI Bios) with
a Sigma Laserview 19" monitor and an MSC PC Mouse II.
First problem: during Win386 setup, my machine is
not listed on the machine options, so I chose Compaq.
Installing screen drivers is a bit of a complex deal,
but Sigma provides an instruction sheet and a disk
with the Windows/386 drivers etc on it. I install
the mouse drivers in the prescribed fashion.
I'm configured the right way, I think. The behavior
is this. I get in directory WIN386. I start the
thing by typing WIN386. The cursor goes down one
line, about a half second passes, and the screen
in cleared and I'm back at the DOS prompt (not very
useful, eh?).
I called Microsoft (it's Windows 386, v. 2.11); no
help there (nice person, but no help). I called
Sigma, they tell me I have the latest version of their
stuff (the monitor is brand new). I called Club American,
where so far nobody has gotten back to me (maybe they're
looking into it).
Any suggestions? (By now, I don't even swear at the
way Windows installation has to be done anymore.) I'm
up for anything. Because I *have* to have Windows up
to do my job, I installed Windows 286 too, and that
works fine.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!rutgers!ucsd!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!vms.macc.wisc.edu From: anderson@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Windows 386 Problems Message-ID: <2693@dogie.macc.wisc.edu> Date: 16 Nov 89 05:16:08 GMT Sender: news@dogie.macc.wisc.edu Distribution: na Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center Lines: 37