KEM-PMP@finou.oulu.fi (Petri Pihko) (02/01/91)
I recently re-installed windows 3.0 with 256 colours (I use Trident's drivers).
Win3works fine, even in 386 Enhanced mode. However, Excel 2.1c fails to work
properly with this combination; the Clear command (Clear All) produces an
unrecoverable application error. This does not happen in real mode or with
ordinary 16-colour VGA (with windows' own drivers). The problem does not exist
in 800*600 (16-colour)display or in 1024*768 (16-colour) display. Evidently
it is here that Excel fails to be compatible with Win3. Has anyone had similar
problems? Any solutions (other than getting Excel 3.0) ?
Furthermore, if anyone has had problems with Trident drivers, I can tell you
that there have been faulty vddtvga.386 copies even on the original diskettes
(including my IT-VGA utilities diskettes ...IT-VGA uses Trident chipset).
Vddtvga.386 is a vdd file that 386 enhanced mode needs for proper operation.
Try to get a copy that works, and experience the beauty of 256 colour bitmaps
in the background|
Computer specs:
Informtech 386 motherboard (33-MHz 386, 33-MHz 80387 FPU), 4 MB RAM (32 kB
Video: IT-VGA 512 K (Trident chipset) cache)
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=-------strobl@gmdzi.gmd.de (Wolfgang Strobl) (02/09/91)
KEM-PMP@finou.oulu.fi (Petri Pihko) writes: >I recently re-installed windows 3.0 with 256 colours (I use Trident's drivers). >Win3works fine, even in 386 Enhanced mode. However, Excel 2.1c fails to work >properly with this combination; the Clear command (Clear All) produces an >unrecoverable application error. This does not happen in real mode or with >ordinary 16-colour VGA (with windows' own drivers). The problem does not exist >in 800*600 (16-colour)display or in 1024*768 (16-colour) display. Evidently >it is here that Excel fails to be compatible with Win3. Has anyone had similar >problems? Any solutions (other than getting Excel 3.0) ? Get Excel 2.1d. Perhaps this solves the problem. Wolfgang Strobl #include <std.disclaimer.hpp>