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Q93003: FIX: CVW3.EXE Displays No Text Cursor on Some Mono Video Cards

Article: Q93003
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): 3.07
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 26-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft CodeView for Windows, version 3.07 
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SYMPTOMS
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Using the CodeView for Windows debugger (CVW3.EXE) version 3.07 provided with
version 3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK), no text
cursor is displayed.

CAUSE
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The system has one of the following video cards installed:

  IBM Printer Card with MGA output
  Hercules Plus

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in CodeView for Windows, version
3.07. This problem was corrected in CodeView for Windows, version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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When the CodeView screen appears, the mouse cursor appears normally while the
text cursor is displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen. However,
the CodeView application works correctly.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbCodeView kbCodeView307
Version           : :3.07
Solution Type     : kbfix

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