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Started by Scott Mordecai
Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Scott Mordecai
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
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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). This is a pain, as I have to shutdown to DOS everytime I want to collect mail and news, etc.! Any ideas anyone? -- \|||/ Scott Mordecai < o,o > Internet: scott@musicman.demon.co.uk \_/ SKYDIVE SIBSON!! http://www.skynet.co.uk/~icarus
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Mike Tomlinson
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>, Scott Mordecai <scott@musicman.demon.co.uk> writes >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) Just a thought. -- Mike Tomlinson ~@[127.0.0.1]
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Scott Mordecai
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 00:00
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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, -- \|||/ Scott Mordecai < o,o > Internet: scott@musicman.demon.co.uk \_/ SKYDIVE SIBSON!! http://www.skynet.co.uk/~icarus
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Ernest
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>
scott@musicman.demon.co.uk "Scott Mordecai" writes:
> 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).
Is that because some (most?) DOS s/w talks directly to the h/w
(unruly) and Win95 doesn't like/allow that?
Ernest
--
ernest at Noel Systems, near Kingston-upon-Thames (UK)
(if replying by email, remove the * from address)
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Derek Tidman
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>
scott@musicman.demon.co.uk "Scott Mordecai" writes:
:-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).
:-
:-This is a pain, as I have to shutdown to DOS everytime I want to collect
:-mail and news, etc.!
:-
:-Any ideas anyone?
Hello Scott
If you are using DIS (like me) then it should work in a DOS
window in WIN95 which is how I run it so I can cut and paste.
You didn't say which com Port you use. I understand that
com4 can be a problem with some s3 Video cards.
--
"73.4 percent of all statistics are made up"
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: Scott Mordecai
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:00
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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). > >Is that because some (most?) DOS s/w talks directly to the h/w >(unruly) and Win95 doesn't like/allow that? Sounds like a fair enough theory, but it always used to work "it just suddenly" stopped, and I've no idea if I've done something, or some game or other peice of software has overwritten a driver, or what... :-( -- \|||/ Scott Mordecai < o,o > Internet: scott@musicman.demon.co.uk \_/ SKYDIVE SIBSON!! http://www.skynet.co.uk/~icarus
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: news_check.py
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <873650522snz@musicman.demon.co.uk> scott@musicman.demon.co.uk (Scott Mordecai) wrote: > >>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 >>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, -- \|||/ Scott Mordecai < o,o > Internet: scott@musicman.demon.co.uk \_/ SKYDIVE SIBSON!! http://www.skynet.co.uk/~icarus
Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Author: news_check.py
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:00
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In article <873740324snz@musicman.demon.co.uk> scott@musicman.demon.co.uk (Scott Mordecai) wrote: > >> 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 >> 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). > >Is that because some (most?) DOS s/w talks directly to the h/w >(unruly) and Win95 doesn't like/allow that? Sounds like a fair enough theory, but it always used to work "it just suddenly" stopped, and I've no idea if I've done something, or some game or other peice of software has overwritten a driver, or what... :-( -- \|||/ Scott Mordecai < o,o > Internet: scott@musicman.demon.co.uk \_/ SKYDIVE SIBSON!! http://www.skynet.co.uk/~icarus
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