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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 21:49:09 +0200
From: "Vidmantas Balciunas" <vibal AT lrtc DOT lt>
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Cc: Nicholas DOT D DOT Blaszak AT state DOT or DOT us
Subject: Re: DOS and WIN/98
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It's definitely not a DOS problem. It's may be
1. a virus
2. some strange DOS TSR's.
3. DOS programs that require a graphic mode
4. problems with video card related to:
  a. old drivers
  b. refresh settings (especially on old ATI video cards)
  c. non p&p monitor (AKA refresh problems)
5. BIOS settings related with video
6. hardware/drivers related problems, such as problems with cheep
nVidia based video cards/drivers (Vanta, TNT, TNT2 M64) PC crash
switching many times between text and graphics modes.
7. old Windows version (Win95 / 98) not Win98SE / ME
8. a virus ;-)

Use FAR instead. It's a Windows text mode program, it's very useful for all
DOS lovers, and it has a DOS prompt:

http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm

Vidas

P.S. Need more info to more accurate diagnostic, such as m/b model,
video card model, Windows version, version of drivers, etc. 

P.S.S. It's not safe to use PC, not a DOS or Windows ;-))

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On 2001.01.23   at 10:05 BLASZAK Nicholas D wrote:

>The problem; For several months, since I've been upgraded to a Pentium III
>600 mh Tangent, I have experienced severe shutdown and boot up problems. 
>I am the only one in my department of about 30 persons, who have this
>difficulty.  Many of my peers have the same PC.  I am the ONLY DOS user,
>and our PC administrator is blaming my problems on my use of DOS!  He
>claims that DOS is illegitimate now, and not really a safe thing to use
>etc. etc.