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From: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Windows 386 on Gateway 386/33 messes up DOS apps...
Message-ID: <972@rna.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 90 03:54:16 GMT
Organization: Rockefeller University - Neurobiology
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	I'm trying to use Windows 386 on a new Gateway 386/33 Mhz with a
320Mb Micropolis disk and Adaptec ESDI controller.
	I find a strange (annoying) symptom when running a standard DOS
app. such as trying to open a DOS COMMAND.COM window. For some reason
Windows tries to default the process to the A: drive (the floppy). Of
course it should default that window to the current drive (and directory).
	I have run Windows 386 successfully on another Gateway machine, a
20Mhz 386 with the same (Phoenix) BIOS, so I don't really suspect the
Gateway machine itself (but I could be wrong...). I thought it might be
the Adaptec ESDI controller. Indeed Microsoft mentions problems with some
ESDI controllers.
	Yes, I've set COMSPEC and SHELL to be reasonable. Microsoft suggested
setting virtualhdirq=OFF which doesn't help. Any ideas ? Please email. Thanks.

				Cheers,
				Dan Ts'o		212-570-7671
				Dept. Neurobiology	dan@rna.rockefeller.edu
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