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Windows XP and Qbasic
Name: Greg Date: October 23, 2003 at 09:41:27 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: P4 2.8GHz 512 MB SDRAM
Comment:
when i run any program in dos mode (or the command prompt emulation of it) such as edit.exe or qbasic.exe the computer acts as if i was holding down shift and highlights text as i scroll through it with the arrow keys, it never used to do this and i have no idea what happened ... thanks in advance to anyone who could help
i think there are certain files that dictate how xp will perform in dos emulation mode ... all i know is this problem never existed before and now i cannot fix it
Name: Mark Date: October 23, 2003 at 11:07:24 Pacific
Reply:
You should remember that the XP command prompt isn't a DOS emulator. It is nothing more than 32-bit command line interpretor. DOS programs won't run correctly.
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Response Number 2
Name: Greg Date: October 23, 2003 at 13:34:13 Pacific
Reply:
thank you for that ... however the programs all worked perfectly fine and then one day it decided that i could not roll over text w/o it highlighting it ... i just would like to know if its possible to fix this?
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Response Number 3
Name: RussellR Date: October 23, 2003 at 15:01:24 Pacific
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did you install any new software just before it started stuffing up?
also, i know this sounds silly, but does the shift key work properly at other times? it isnt being held down by anything? your keyboard works fine other than that?
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Response Number 4
Name: Greg Date: October 23, 2003 at 18:36:54 Pacific
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no the shift key works fine everywhere in windows just not in the cmd prompt text editing programs. and i did install several new software programs but i did not notice the change until they had already been on the computer for a while.
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