Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uunet!ycomp!root
From: root@ycomp.UUCP (The Super User)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Any Packard Bell wizards out there?
Keywords: >>>  PACKED FILE IS CORRUPT  <<<   Yuck!
Message-ID: <100@ycomp.UUCP>
Date: 8 Dec 89 19:27:01 GMT
References: <265@fortytwo.UUCP>
Organization: Y-Comp Inc., E. Longmeadow, MA
Lines: 24

In article <265@fortytwo.UUCP>, tim@fortytwo.UUCP (Tim Baker) writes:
> Has ANYONE seen this error message or know why I am getting it on
> a Packard Bell machine with a 286 CPU.  It occurs when I run 
> several programs so I know it is not the software.
> 
> How compatible are Packard Bells?
> 
> Has anyone had any other problems related to this?
> 
> I would very much appreciate a reply.  Thanks!
> 
I have seen this problem on a Packard Bell 286, I think it was a PB900.
Only a few programs were affected. Some of them were WordPerfect programs 
(I don't remember which ones). Packard Bell tech support and WordPerfect
had no idea what was wrong. The message is being generated when the program
is loaded. The problem seems to stem from where in memory the program loads.
Increasing the starting location of the TPA will get around the error. An
easy way to do this is increase the number of buffers in CONFIG.SYS.

I have seen a few hardware compatability problems with the Packard Bell 286 
machines (memory boards, modems and network cards).

Hope this helps.
			Bob Campbell