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Q39248: QB.EXE 4.x Doesn’t Save Screen Settings on Hercules Adapter

Article: Q39248
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 4.00 4.00b 4.50
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist4.00 buglist4.00b buglist4.50 B_BasicCom SR# S881129- | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 9-MAR-1990

Changes made to the QB.EXE Versions 4.00, 4.00b, or 4.50 environment
are not saved if a Hercules or compatible adapter is used. After
changing the editor color options and exiting the environment,
QuickBASIC always restarts with the default-color attributes. The
QB.INI file is not correctly updated. Display attributes must be
reselected every time QuickBASIC is started.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft QuickBASIC
Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, and in the QB.EXE environment that
comes with Microsoft BASIC Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS
(buglist6.00, buglist6.00b). This problem was corrected in the QBX.EXE
(QuickBASIC Extended) environment that comes with Microsoft BASIC
Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 (fixlist7.00).

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