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Subject: [TRLog] My computer won't run DOS
From: jimsmith@home.com (Jim Smith)
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 14:44:07 -0700
Here it is, 2 hrs and 40 min until start of CQ WW, tried to set up
TR and computer doesn't want to run DOS any more.

If I double click on command.com instead of getting a DOS prompt I
get a DOS box with white background saying, "This program cannot
run in a window because of the way it uses the display.  Press
ALT+ENTER to run the program in a full screen."

When I do that I get a dialogue box from MS-DOS Prompt saying,
"You cannot switch to a full screen while text is selected or the
Scroll command is active.  Before switching to a full screen,
press ESC to cancel your selection or cancel scrolling."

Well, I didn't select any text and I have no idea what the Scroll
command is let alone how to cancel it.

I have been unable to switch the box to full screen mode and have
been unable to close the box without crashing the computer.

Any ideas of what I should try?

In the meantime, I guess I'll be finding out how good WriteLog is
in a phone contest.

73 de Jim Smith VE7FO

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