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From: scholes@boulder.Colorado.EDU (PUT YOUR NAME HERE)
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Subject: Re: Does everybody hate Windows?
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Date: 13 Sep 90 21:09:30 GMT
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In article <90256.133657DRJ100@psuvm.psu.edu> DRJ100@psuvm.psu.edu (Daniel R. Jeuch) writes:
>>A colleague is in the habit of unfragmenting hard disks from a DOS
>>window, using Norton Utilities' Speed Disk.  Seems to work okay,
>
>Only programs that use DOS for drive access can be run... Another example

  My understanding is that Speed Disk uses DOS (and not the BIOS) to access
the drive.  The reason I feel confident of this is that my IDE absolutely
will NOT function correctly unless accessed thru DOS (i.e. DMDRVR.BIN).
In addition, I can tell that SD goes thru my cacher, which caches on the
DOS level.

  Which brings me to another question.  Windows will lock up at the banner
if I try to run it in enhanced mode.  Runs fine in standard mode.  I've
isolated the problem to DMDRVR.BIN in my config.sys.  Is there a patch
somewhere so that I can get around this problem?
  Also, I have a 256k Paradise VGA card, max 256 color res of 640x400.  Does
anyone know of any drivers I might be able to use to get Win3 into 256 colors?
I've tried the set on cica.cica.indiana.edu, but they are for 512k cards.
  Thanx in advance for any help.       Marty (scholes@snoopy.colorado.edu)