mutchler@zule.EBay.Sun (Dan Mutchler) (08/17/90)
I had a very strange problem with Windows last night on a new 386SX
system I was setting up. These were the problems:
1) Whenever I bring Windows up in 386 mode there is a long pause
between the screen clear to black and the background being painted.
This pause is about 30-45 seconds. This pause does not occur if I
start Windows in real mode.
2) When I boot the system it shows no extended memory available. The
system has 4 MB and other than himem and smartdrv there are no
extended memory applications or drivers loaded. Smartdrv is configured
for 2048 max, 512 K minimum.
3) The Program Manager crashed while attempting to add Toolbook, which
by the way didn't add itself to the PM as it usually does. After it
crashed there were no application groups left, only a blank canvas
to stare at.
Any suggestions here as to what I should look for? I've played with
Windows and Toolbook on a PS/2 and it went completely different than
this experience. Is this most likely hardware?
Thanks
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Dan Mutchler | ARPA/Internet: mutchler@EBay.Sun.COM
Sun Federal System Engineer | UUCP: ...!sun!mutchler
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