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Text-Screen Enhancement Programs May Not Work

Article ID:135177
Last Review:November 15, 2006
Revision:1.1
This article was previously published under Q135177

SYMPTOMS

Some text-screen enhancement drivers and terminate-and-stay-resident programs (TSRs) may run erratically or not at all in Windows 95. Results may include garbled text output or incorrect screen colors.

Examples of such programs include shareware or third-party Ansi.sys replacements, and the High Screen (Affiche.com) TSR from PC-Soft.

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CAUSE

Some older text-screen enhancement drivers and TSRs may not be completely compatible with the improved text display performance in Windows 95.

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RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
1.Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the Config.sys file.
2.Add the following line to the Config.sys file:
switches=/C
If there is already a "switches=" line, add /C to the end of the line.
3.Save and then close the Config.sys file.
4.Restart your computer.
The /C switch disables the Windows 95 text display optimization, allowing older drivers and TSRs to work correctly.

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 95

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