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Q69064: BUG: Brown Screen Color May Change to Yellow After Running PWB

Article: Q69064
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.0,1.1,2.0,2.1.49
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1.49 
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SYMPTOMS
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After running the Programmer's WorkBench (PWB), the brown screen color may
change to yellow until the system is rebooted or the video mode is reset.

For example, if you run PWB and then run the Microsoft (M) Editor, the brown
characters will appear yellow.

To work around this problem, you can create a batch file called PWB.BAT. In this
file, you can start PWB and then reset the video mode. For example:

  pwb.bat
  pwb %1 %2 %3 %4
  mode co80,25

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PWB versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 2.00 2.10.49 buglist1.00 buglist1.10 buglist2.00 buglist2.10.49

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbPWBSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPWB100DOS kbPWB110DOS kbPWB200DOS kbPWB2149DOS
Version           : MS-DOS:1.0,1.1,2.0,2.1.49

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