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Q104721: Oak VGA Prostar Excelerator May Cause Distortion in Shell

Article: Q104721
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.x,6.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

3.10 3.11 | 5.x 6.00
WINDOWS   | MS-DOS
kbhw kbdisplay kbgraphic kb3rdparty

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The video display for the MS-DOS Shell is distorted after you run Windows 3.1.

CAUSE
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This problem can occur when you use an Oak VGA ProStar Excelerator video card
with video BIOS version 1.01 and Oak Technologies display drivers for Microsoft
Windows 3.1. This problem occurs only if you run an MS-DOS-based application
under Windows.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, install the Microsoft VGA driver that ships with
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 (VGA.DRV).


MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, contact Oak Technologies Technical Support

The products included here are manufactured by Oak Technologies, a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 6.00 blue white lines vertical third-party 5.00 5.00a ms-dos

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600 kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.x,6.0; WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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