Microsoft KB Archive/78612

= The ANSI /S Switch =

Article ID: 78612

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q78612



SUMMARY
Some ROM BIOS video controllers do not fully support the PC standard specification for the number of lines in the display. When ANSI.SYS loads, it checks the PC standard location 40:84H to determine the number of rows active on the display. On displays that don't support this standard, garbage values may be at 40:84H. When this happens, ANSI.SYS will use this number to set the display, resulting in a distorted display.

If you are experiencing a distorted display with ANSI.SYS (or other programs), load ANSI.SYS with the /S switch. This switch causes ANSI.SYS to ignore the value at 40:84H and use 25 for the number of rows.



MORE INFORMATION
Loading ANSI.SYS with the /S switch can be used to remedy other programs that experience similar problems with the non-standard display.

Additional query words: lockup 5.00

Keywords: KB78612

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