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From: altman@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: XGA (great!) BUT ...
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.073124.1237@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Date: 19 Apr 91 07:31:24 GMT
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Just got an XGA for my 55sx.  Took 7 weeks for delivery.
The 1024x768x256 is great.  And extremely fast.  I have fewer
problems with text file scrolling at 19200 now that the video 
driver can actually keep up with in coming text.

But anyway, I have a new problem that I have been unable to
decifer (sp?).  I am no longer able to Run non-windows applications.
I get a message from Program Manager :
	"Unexpected DOS error: 11."

This happens in Enhanced Mode.  Trying to even load in Standard mode
causes a reboot.  Real mode loads sometimes.  

I removed QEMM, Hyperdisk, ATM, 4DOS, and everything else that was being
loaded before starting Windows.  No difference.

By editing SYSTEM.INI by hand and restoring the settings for the standard
VGA driver everything works fine.

Any ideas?  Anyone else have an XGA working under Windows?  
What does the error mean?  I looked at the Result Code from WinExec 
thinking that the result code was the error message.  But an 11 from
WinExec just means that (1) its not a windows app, or (2) the EXE 
header is corrupt.

Neither of which makes much sense.

Thanks for any assistance or insites you might be able to provide.


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