Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!CUA!HAYES From: HAYES@CUA.BITNET (Tom) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.wp50-l Subject: TC's trouble restarting WP 5.1 Message-ID: Date: 13 Feb 90 14:26:00 GMT Sender: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List Reply-To: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List Lines: 41 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM.BITNET Gateway Original_To: BITNET%"wp50-l@ubvm" Trevor, Running an off-brand AT clone stand-alone I don't encounter that here (ever heard of a CBC micro?). Running off the DEC PCSA network, 5.1 tries to write something to the write-protected network drive which serves 5.1 to me, but goes on after complaining. Sounds like thumbs down on the Zenith. __________________________ \ Tom Hayes / Academic Services \ Bitnet: "hayes@cua" / Computer Center, The Catholic University of America \____________________/ ~ ~ ~ MATZ'S MAXIM: A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Internet: "hayes%cuavax.dnet@netcon.cua.edu" Zip net: "c/o C.U.A. Computer Center, Washington D.C. 20064" ............................................................................... >From: CA%"trevorc@UWOVAX.UWO.CA" "Trevor Cradduck" 12-FEB-1990 19:28 >To: "Thomas A. Hayes" >CC: >Subj: Problem re-starting WP5.1 > >Sender: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List > >Here's an interesting "feature" in 5.1. > >I find that if I exit "ungracefully" from 5.1 - switch off the power, or >suffer a power outage, I cannot get back in again very cleanly. > >WP starts up OK and asks "Other WP running?" etc and when I answer No >it *appears* to delete the temporary files created during the previous >session (at least there is lots of disc activity) but then the "Please >wait" message appears and everything hangs up. The only way to exit is to >re-boot and before starting again to use DOS to delete the WP temporary >files which still remain even though they are 0 bytes long. Once these >files have been removed, WP starts in a normal fashion. > >This problem occurs on a Zenith superSport 286 (I do run FIXBIOS) but does >not occur on a Packard-Bell 286. Has anyone else experienced a similar >problem?