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>>Does anyone have any idea why, when I use any DOS-based comms program from
>>within a Win95 DOS-box, Win95 locks up completely.  I does not seems
>>specific to any comms program - I use the DOS Demon software, other old
>>bulletin board progs (Telix).
>
>Possibly because the DOS apps you are running address the hardware
>directly and conflict with the Win95 drivers, which expect to have total
>control over the ports?
>
>Try deleting any comms ports from control panel/system so that Grim95
>doesn't load drivers from them, and thus there is nothing for your DOS
>apps to conflict with? (You will have problems if your mouse is serial,
>obviously; a PS/2 mouse won't be affected)

Yeh, I didn't actually say - I still use Win95 for Internet Explorer, AOL,
home-banking, etc. and yes I do indeed have a serial mouse!

It always used to work, I could just open a dos box, run the prog and dial
up no probs.

I will try deleted the devices from Win95, and see if it reinstalls the
drivers or something.

Cheers,
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