neb@chameleon.cis.ohio-state.edu (nebojsa jaksic) (08/17/90)
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Hi, I have a few problems with ms windows 3 and would like to know if
somebody has solutions.
1. On 16Mhz 386 with 2M or RAM, and 386 Modular BIOS from Award Soft.
can not run windows in 386 or standard mode. When I try, windows or
something just reboots machine. (When himem.sys and smartdrive are not
present windows run in real mode - It is the only mode I can run windows)
Error was (with smartdrive...) RAM parity error. - My RAM seems to be fine
- I checked with all the tools I have. Any takers?
2. Paint brush that comes with the windows will not print drawings on a
HP Think Jet 2225-C (Settings - all hardware switches are off). Printer is
installed properly (I think). I can print text files from File Manager.
Also, I get graphics if I run DrHalo from DOS, so printer is working. The
right driver is installed. Did anybody have better luck with this setup?
3. When in windows, clicking a mouse on DOS icon produces error. The screen
goes black - then a quick message: incorrect DOS version and then back to
windows. I didn't change DOS after I installed windows. It is MS-DOS 3.3 from
HP residing somewhere in RAM. Any ideas?
(Sorry if these questions look too trivial or stupid to you but reply to me
anyways, I need answers. Thanks)
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(614) 292-4843 ext. 4-8992 benfield@pilot.njin.net (David Benfield) (09/06/90)
I too have a problem running windows 3.0 in 386 mode. It won't even load. I have an HP Vectra QS16 with 8 megs of RAM and a Paradise video card. Windows seems to manage memory fine in /r and /s modes. If I try to run it in /3 mode, it starts to load puts the logo screen up and then crashes and returns to DOS. I tried using the Exclude EMM386 statement with the addresses suggested in the on-disk supplementary remarks fileC400 -C7FF, I believe. It did not have any effect. I would like to know whom to call on this one. Microsoft, HP, Paradise? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. David Benfield
steveb@hplsla.HP.COM (Steve Bye) (09/12/90)
I am running Windows 3.0 in enhanced mode on a QS16 with no problems. I've got 4 Mbyte RAM and the standard HP VGA display and card (don't know if it's OEMed from Paradise). I just did the regular install with no tricks (like excluding areas in the adapter segment).