Microsoft KB Archive/101263

Windows Not Running in 386 Enhanced Mode After WPS Setup

PSS ID Number: Q101263 Article last modified on 09-09-1996

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WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

When you restart Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode after you install the Microsoft Windows Printing System (WPS) version 1.0, you are returned to an MS-DOS command prompt.

= RESOLUTION =

To correct this problem, modify the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file by either inserting a semicolon at the beginning of any third-party virtual communication driver or at the beginning of the Windows virtual communication driver (VCD.386) as follows:


 * DEVICE=VCD.386

The installation of the Windows Printing System places the line DEVICE=VCD.386 in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. The purpose of this driver is to provide serial bidirectional communication for a Hewlett-Packard (HP) series printer. If the printer requires parallel communication, then the Windows virtual communication driver may not be required.

= MORE INFORMATION =

For more information about the Windows Printing System, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

WPS

KBCategory: kbprint KBSubCategory: Additional reference words: wps 1.00 3rdparty com 3.10 3.11

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