Full-screen DOS Window Is Split with Some Number 9 Video Cards (197538)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q197538 SYMPTOMS
Starting a full-screen command prompt on some Number Nine video adapters
may result in a split-screen doubling of the full screen.
CAUSE
Vga.sys needs to set the character cell height for the MS-DOS mode.
Character cell height is held in the lower 5 bits of the VGA register CR9.
However, Vga.sys destroys the upper 3 bits of CR9 when writing the
character cell height into the lower 5 bits of the register. The state of
one of those upper three bits is required by the flat-panel MS-DOS mode.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
If obtaining the service pack at this time is not a viable alternative, you
can contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a
complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the
World Wide Web:
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Date Time Size File Name Platform
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10/27/98 11:08a 14,704 Vga.sys (x86)
10/27/98 11:08a 22,832 Vga.sys (Alpha)
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/29/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB197538 |
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