alvesj@athena.ecs.csus.edu (Jeremy Alves) (01/29/91)
Summary:Memory Problems? Expires:i10 Feb 1991 1 References: <20503@hydra.gatech.EDU> Senderalvesj@athena.ecs.csus.edu : Followup-To: Distribution:United States Organization: California State University, Sacramento Keywords: No Wallpaper In article <20503@hydra.gatech.EDU> ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) writes: >My computer has stopped loading the wallpaper on startup. I thought it >might be a suddenly-malicious NEWPAPER program (although it had been >performing flawlessly for months), so I removed it. No luck. I then >re-installed Windows. Still a blank grey screen for a backdrop. Does >anyone have any suggestions? > >Particulars: 8MHz AT compatible with EGA card and monitor. Himem and >Smartdrive loaded and active. Recently installed 4DOS, but the problem >persists with the old processor. > >Thanks, >Eric This occasionally happens to mine, when I run a second instance of windows, or at other times when there is a lot of memory gone. I think that this may be due to insufficient memory, check the the size of what you are loading for wallpaper, and how much free memory you have in windows. This is my best guess as to the problem. _alvesj@athena.ecs.csus.edu
elmanad@portia.Stanford.EDU (Adam Elman) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan29.045612.2489@csusac.csus.edu> alvesj@athena.ecs.csus.edu (Jeremy Alves) writes: > >In article <20503@hydra.gatech.EDU> ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) writes: >>My computer has stopped loading the wallpaper on startup. I thought it >>might be a suddenly-malicious NEWPAPER program (although it had been >>performing flawlessly for months), so I removed it. No luck. I then >>re-installed Windows. Still a blank grey screen for a backdrop. Does >>anyone have any suggestions? >> >>Particulars: 8MHz AT compatible with EGA card and monitor. Himem and >>Smartdrive loaded and active. Recently installed 4DOS, but the problem >>persists with the old processor. >> >>Thanks, >>Eric > >This occasionally happens to mine, when I run a second instance of >windows, or at other times when there is a lot of memory gone. I >think that this may be due to insufficient memory, check the the >size of what you are loading for wallpaper, and how much free >memory you have in windows. This is my best guess as to the problem. > >_alvesj@athena.ecs.csus.edu The reason that this happens when you run a second instance of windows is that the machine, after running one instance, can only run an instance in real mode, under which Windows can't display wallpaper. Windows can only display wallpaper under standard mode. I had the same problem when I installed DR DOS on my machine a week or so ago, but it turned out I had just forgotten to include himem.sys in the config.sys file. Since you seem to think you've got himem.sys up and running, it's possible that something else in your configuration has changed to force Windows to boot up in real mode. Check the "about..." under the help menu in the Program Manager to see if you're in real or standard mode. If you are indeed in real mode, try typing "win /s" (I think) at the DOS prompt to force Windows to boot in standard mode. Adam Elman Do what I mean, not what I say! :) elmanad@portia.stanford.edu
NU055554@NDSUVM1.BITNET (01/31/91)
I had this problem when I used the himem.sys from DOS windows would only load in real mode until I changed to the himem.sys that came with windows. A word of caution in using *.sys files that did not come with windows. As the message said check what mode you are in and check it each time you make changes if you default to real mode there is a problem with the drivers Mark Hanson North Dakota State University Industrial Engineering Fargo, N.D. 58102