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From: everett@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Everett Kaser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Software to swap ctrl and capslock on *enhanced* keybd?
Message-ID: <101000017@hpcvlx.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Oct 88 14:41:42 GMT
References: <10200@cup.portal.com>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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 slaghtrl@lafcol.UUCP (Slaght Ralph L) writes...

>When keyswap.sys is loaded on my system (AST Premium/286, running
>DOS 3.3) I can not include a copy of it in my archive using 
>SEA's arc;  I cannot create an archive including keyswap.sys using
>zoo; and I cannot change the file's attributes, making it a hidden
>file, so that I can archive the entire root directory with keyswap.sys
>bypassed.  When keyswap.sys is not loaded, I can do all of the above.
>So, in order to make an archival file of the root directory in which
>keyswap.sys resides, I must edit config.sys, deleting the loading of
>keyswap.sys, reboot, build my archive or update it, re-edit config.sys
>and reboot.  I don't mind doing that, but I am puzzled about the
>behavior of keyswap.sys when it is loaded.  Any clues?

This is caused by the fact that the filename (KEYSWAP.sys) is the same as
the device driver name (KEYSWAP).  Simply rename the file to something else
(like KEYFIX.SYS, maybe), so that the filename will be different from the
device driver name, and then everything will work just hunky-dory.

Everett Kaser
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