I've recently gotten an older system (Pentium 133Mhz w/16MB RAM) up and running again with a fresh installation of MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows For Workgroups 3.11. Had almost forgotten how much fun it is messing with the older systems like this, and it work great for things like email and Word 6. However, I am having one somewhat annoying issue. I've installed the Windows 3.1 drivers for the Cirrus Logic 5446 (1MB) PCI video card I have in this system, and for the most part it seems to be working okay, but in the higher color modes it seems to cause some problem with MS Word 6.0. If I'm using either 256 or 16-bit color modes (resolution doesn't seem to make a difference, I'm using 800x600 currently), the flashing cursor in Word doesn't appear, so you can't tell where the cursor is without typing something and seeing where it appears. If I switch to 16 color mode, the cursor shows up fine. Word 6 is the only program affected by this, typing cursors in any other program (Notepad, Write, dialog boxes, etc.) work fine in any color mode. I've also noticed that any greyed out buttons in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express 5 look a little weird and darker than the should be when using the higher color modes, but it's nothing that affects functionality like in Word 6. Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be? I used to run Windows 3.11 with Word 6.0 in high color mode on this system a long time ago, and I never had any problems. I can't think of anything I'm doing differently now, though.

1st- be sure to have all the updates (although I doubt Win3.11 updates will solve this) 2nd- where did you downloaded the drivers? are they the same that you wre previously using (when the issue didn't use to happen)? if not try searching for a newer version at www.driverguide.com 3rd- do you have any programs that change the Windows 3.11 UI behavior? if so try disabling them all to see if it continues to happen... if not reenable one by one until you discover the problematic one Hope this helps

I don't remember exactly where I downloaded the drivers (since it was so long ago), but these are the same drivers I was using previously. I've look around a bit and haven't been able to find anything newer (or older) that what I have. (version 1.31) As for anything changing the UI behavior, I don't have anything of that type installed. It's pretty much just a fresh install with MS Word 6.0, Internet Explorer/Outlook Express 5, Opera 3.62, and WinZip being about the only things I've installed. (besides the display drivers and MS TCP/IP-32) On the subject of updates, where would I find them for WfW 3.11? I didn't remember there were any in particular (for WfW 3.11 itself).

Find some updates HERE But, I still think, this is probably a video driver related issue... Does this happen when you use the default Windows 3.11 SVGA driver (if it works)? Try posting your System.ini... maybe one of the video driver components is not well installed (maybe the dib engine or the grabber... never know) And about True Color (24/32 bits) modes? Are they affected (or your card is not able of this color mode)?

The default SVGA driver doesn't work with this card. (unfortunately) As for True Color mode, the card is only capable of that in 640x480 resolution (which I wouldn't want to use), but the same problem happens there are well. Probably doesn't make a difference, but I played around with Windows NT 3.51 a little today (which I also have video drivers for), and it doesn't have this problem. Word 6 (and IE/OE5) works fine in 256 or 16-bit color mode. I'd much rather stick with DOS+Windows 3.1x though, since it's a good deal faster than NT 3.51 with 16MB RAM. Here's the contents of the system.ini file: [boot] 386grabber=avga.3gr oemfonts.fon=vgaoem.fon fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon fonts.fon=vgasys.fon display.drv=cirrus.drv shell=progman.exe network.drv=wfwnet.drv mouse.drv=mouse.drv language.dll= sound.drv=mmsound.drv comm.drv=comm.drv keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv system.drv=system.drv 286grabber=vgacolor.2gr SCRNSAVE.EXE=C:\WFW311\PMSAVER.SCR drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [keyboard] subtype= type=4 keyboard.dll= oemansi.bin= [boot.description] aspect=100,96,96 display.drv=CL-GD5446 v1.31 Windows 3.1x Drivers keyboard.typ=Enhanced 101 or 102 key US and Non US keyboards mouse.drv=Microsoft, or IBM PS/2 language.dll=English (American) system.drv=MS-DOS System codepage=437 woafont.fon=English (437) network.drv=Microsoft Windows Network (version 3.11) secondnet.drv=No Additional Network Installed [386Enh] display=vdd54xx.386 EGA80WOA.FON=EGA80WOA.FON EGA40WOA.FON=EGA40WOA.FON CGA80WOA.FON=CGA80WOA.FON CGA40WOA.FON=CGA40WOA.FON device=dva.386 SysVMIn2ndBank=FALSE device=*int13 device=*vpd mouse=*vmd ebios=*ebios woafont=dosapp.fon keyboard=*vkd network=*vnetbios,*vwc,vnetsup.386,vredir.386,vserver.386 netheapsize=20 device=*vcd device=*vpicd device=*vtd device=*reboot device=*vdmad device=*vsd device=*v86mmgr device=*pageswap device=*dosmgr device=*vmpoll device=*wshell device=*PAGEFILE device=*vfd device=*parity device=*biosxlat device=*vmcpd device=*combuff device=*cdpscsi device=vtdapi.386 device=vpmtd.386 device=vcomm.386 device=serial.386 device=lpt.386 device=ifsmgr.386 device=vcache.386 device=vshare.386 local=CON FileSysChange=off COM3Irq=4 COM3Base=03E8 COM4Irq=3 COM4Base=02E8 netmisc=ndis.386,ndis2sup.386,wsock.386,wstcp.386 transport=nwlink.386,nwnblink.386,netbeui.386,vip.386,vdhcp.386,vtdi.386,vtcp.386,vnbt.386 InDOSPolling=FALSE device=C:\MSIE50\iedial.386 device=C:\MSIE50\vxdpctcp.386 device=vfat.386 device=ios.386 device=vxdldr.386 device=C:\MSIE50\iewcomm.386 PermSwapDOSDrive=C PermSwapSizeK=47472 [NonWindowsApp] localtsrs=dosedit,ced [vcache] minfilecache=4096 [mci] WaveAudio=mciwave.drv Sequencer=mciseq.drv CDAudio=mcicda.drv [drivers] timer=timer.drv midimapper=midimap.drv VIDS.DRAW=udh.dll VIDC.CVID=iccvid.drv DCI=DCI54X6 VPM=5446VPM.DLL wavemapper=msacm.drv msacm.imaadpcm=imaadpcm.acm msacm.msadpcm=msadpcm.acm [DDEShares] CHAT$=winchat,chat,,31,,0,,0,0,0 SCHAT$=winchat,chat,,31,,0,,0,0,0 CLPBK$=clipsrv,system,,31,,0,,0,0,0 HEARTS$=mshearts,hearts,,15,,0,,0,0,0 [Network] winnet=wfwnet/00025100 multinet=nonet FileSharing=Yes PrintSharing=Yes LogonDisconnected=yes EnableSharing=Yes UserName=ZEROSKY Workgroup=PCFREAK-NETWORK ComputerName=WFW311 Comment=ZeroSky logonvalidated=no reshare=yes reconnect=no [network drivers] netcard=DLKRTS.dos transport=ndishlp.sys,*netbeui devdir=C:\WFW311 LoadRMDrivers=Yes [NWNBLINK] LANABASE=1 [Password Lists] *Shares=C:\WFW311\Share000.PWL ZEROSKY=C:\WFW311\ZEROSKY.PWL [DLKRTS0] DefaultGateway=192.168.0.1 IPMask=0.0.0.0 IPAddress=0.0.0.0 Description=D-Link DFE-530TX+ 10/100 PCI Adapter Binding=DLKRTS [MSTCP] EnableRouting=0 Interfaces=DLKRTS0 deadgwdetect=1 pmtudiscovery=1 [DNS] DNSServers=192.168.0.1 HostName=wfw311 DomainName= DNSDomains= [NBT] LANABASE=0 EnableProxy=0 EnableDNS=0 [SHIVAPPP] ClaimPort=0 [Svga256.drv] dpi=96 resolution=1 Chipset=CirrusLogic 5446 LatchCapable=Yes svgamode=95 [CL_WinAccel] fontsize=small colordepth=16 linearaddr=64 signonmsg=off panning=off changeres=on resolution=800x600 fontcaching=400 [CLVGA] logo=0 videomode=0x58 dpi=96 cursor=0

What happens if you change: [CLVGA] logo=0 videomode=0x58 dpi=96 cursor=0 to [CLVGA] logo=0 videomode=0x58 dpi=96 cursor=1 ???

It doesn't appear to affect anything that I noticed, definitely no effect on the Word 6 issue.