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From: KEM-PMP@finou.oulu.fi (Petri Pihko)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Problem with: Trident 8800, 256 colours and MS Excel 2.1c
Message-ID: <91032.140944KEM-PMP@finou.oulu.fi>
Date: 1 Feb 91 14:09:44 GMT
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Organization: University of Oulu, Finland
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I recently re-installed windows 3.0 with 256 colours (I use Trident's drivers).
Win3works fine, even in 386 Enhanced mode. However, Excel 2.1c fails to work
properly with this combination; the Clear command (Clear All) produces an
unrecoverable application error. This does not happen in real mode or with
ordinary 16-colour VGA (with windows' own drivers). The problem does not exist
in 800*600 (16-colour)display or in 1024*768 (16-colour) display. Evidently
it is here that Excel fails to be compatible with Win3. Has anyone had similar
problems? Any solutions (other than getting Excel 3.0) ?

Furthermore, if anyone has had problems with Trident drivers, I can tell you
that there have been faulty vddtvga.386 copies even on the original diskettes
(including my IT-VGA utilities diskettes ...IT-VGA uses Trident chipset).
Vddtvga.386 is a vdd file that 386 enhanced mode needs for proper operation.
Try to get a copy that works, and experience the beauty of 256 colour bitmaps
in the background|

Computer specs:

Informtech 386 motherboard (33-MHz 386, 33-MHz 80387 FPU), 4 MB RAM (32 kB
Video: IT-VGA 512 K (Trident chipset)                     cache)
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