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From: phoenix@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Deborah J. Buurman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: WINDOWS/386 mode....
Message-ID: <1991May22.015427.28870@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
Date: 22 May 91 01:54:27 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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>=>>>How can I get my Windows, V3.0 to run in 386mode?
>=>>I type "win", and I get the Windows title screen.  About 4 or 5 seconds later,
>=>>I get my dos prompt back, but this time, the system is locked up.
>=>Anyways, I recently seen a similar problem, but only stanger.
>=>Windows *was* working, and then it was reinstalled because of a
>=>printer change, and stopped working.  I think a logitech driver
>=>(not sure of the version) was added in between.  The system doesn't
>=>lock up, but does return to dos after the title screen.  Maybe it's
>=>related to the logitch mouse?

Here is something for both of you to check...what kind of memory are you using, expanded or extended?  Windows in 386 mode requires EXTENDED memory.  Depending on how you memory mgr is configured, you may only have XMS or expanded avail.
One symptom is that the system locks or you bounce back to the dos prompt.

Also you sometimes have to start windows with WIN/3 to explicitly get enhanced
mode.


-- 
Deborah Buurman
phoenix@qiclab.scn.rain.com