[comp.windows.ms.programmer] Codeview problems

neh@rci.dk (Niels Erik Holm) (03/21/91)

Maybe this question has been asked many times before, but I'm just started
programming Windows applications.

Problem :
=======================
I can't get Codeview for windows (CVW) to work.

I have installed a secondary monitory connected to a monochrome
display adapter. The DOS codeview CV and SYMDEB works fine, but
CVW fails. The following things happens:

1)	Windows is running in enhanced mode.

2)	When I start codeview (by clicking on the icon or from the Run
	command) the screen on the secondary monitor is cleared. The 
	timeglass icon displayed during load of codeview is removed as
	well.

3)	Appearently codeview is displaying some sort of error message
	on the secondary monitor, but unfortunately this is invisible.

4)	When I hit the RETURN key, control is returned to the program 
	manager, which now thinks it is using a monochrom monitor.
	(Dialogboxes is displayed in black/white).

I hope this topic has been discussed before, and look forward to get
some help. Any help is appreciated.

Niels Erik Holm
RC International
Denmark

Mail address: neh@rci.dk

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drift@qut.edu.au (Glenn Wallace) (03/23/91)

In article <1991Mar21.091710.3317@rci.dk>, neh@rci.dk (Niels Erik Holm) writes:
> Maybe this question has been asked many times before, but I'm just started
> programming Windows applications.
> 
> Problem :
> =======================
> I can't get Codeview for windows (CVW) to work.
> 
> I have installed a secondary monitory connected to a monochrome
> display adapter. The DOS codeview CV and SYMDEB works fine, but
> CVW fails. The following things happens:

..
> 
> Niels Erik Holm
> RC International
> Denmark
> 

Hi, we had a similar problem when setting up our machines to run CVW.

Our problem turned out to be (of all things) the VGA cards! We couldn't
get a thing on the second monitor. We mucked around a bit and found
that if we used a Video7 VGA card, lo and behold, the mono screen
worked with CVW. Makes no sense, completely crazy, but that is what
happened.

Its either related to video BIOS, or perhaps the MONO card is actually
one of those (pseudo) smart cards that is actually MDA/CGA and is stuffing 
the system up a little at POST time.
 
Hope this helps.

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