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From: pcb@usl.usl.edu (Peter C. Bahrs)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: System Error...HELP!
Summary: COMN: being written to!
Keywords: slow boot, writing to AUX
Message-ID: <798@usl.usl.edu>
Date: 2 May 89 00:52:26 GMT
References: <5809@mergvax>
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Organization: CACS, Lafayette, LA, USA
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In article <5809@mergvax>, rkpc@mergvax (Rob Kedoin) writes:
> Now when I try to run some programs I get the system error, "Cannot write to
> device AUX".  The dialog box provided "Retry" and "Cancel" but neither seem

It took me a while also to realize that the debugging version of 
windows writes diagnostic et.al. messages to COM?:  

Either install the non debugging version of windows or hook up a secondary
monitor of graphics card as specified in one of the multitude of
info files supplied with SDK.