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Dan Miles on Sat, May 3 wrote: > > From: David Ross <ross@math.hawaii.edu> > > To: tom@act.ca > > Cc: THINKPAD@cs.utk.edu > > Subject: Re: 701 Win95 16-bit MS-DOS colour problems > > Date: Tuesday, April 29, 1997 8:37 PM > > > > > I can't seem to get the display right for win95 & 16 bit colour on my > > > 701. It often (especially when I start a windowed MS-DOS session) > > > causes blurring & a ghost effect - Everything is doubled, sideways > > > about 2 cm > > [...] > > I used to have this problem when I had win95 service pack 1 installed. I > never did solve it (for this version of win95 anyway, see below), but there > is a workaround for the DOS window problem. After the window is open and > the screen is blurred, open the bios screen Fn-F1, then hit Esc to get back > to windows. It always cleared up the problem. > > [and service pack 2 seems to have fixed the problem.] I have to try Win95 service pack 2 (didn't know win 95 *had* service packs!), but i've always worked around the problem by hitting Ctrl-ENTER twice - expanding the dos window to full screen and then back. Something about setting the mode back rectifies the display aberration. Ken Manheimer klm@cnri.reston.va.us 703 620-8990 x268 (orporation for National Research |nitiatives # If you appreciate Python, consider joining the PSA! # # <http://www.python.org/psa/>. #