Microsoft KB Archive/59669

Known Problems with Solitaire in Windows 3.0 PSS ID Number: Q59669 Article last modified on 07-15-1993 PSS database name: W_Win3

3.00 3.00a

WINDOWS

Summary:

This article discusses the following known problems with Microsoft Windows Solitaire version 3.0.


 * No Cards Are Displayed in Solitaire
 * Two Instances of Solitaire Cause Screen Redraw Problem
 * Icon Truncated When Solitaire Is Loaded with the LOAD= Option

More Information:

No Cards Are Displayed in Solitaire
If you start Solitaire (SOL.EXE) minimized, no cards are displayed when you restore the window. This problem occurs if you have Solitaire on the WIN.INI LOAD= line or if you run Solitaire from the Program Manager with the SHIFT key pressed.

To start a new game, choose Deal from the Game menu.

Two Instances of Solitaire Cause Screen Redraw Problem
If you run two games of Solitaire and then close the first game, the second game has screen redraw problems when you restore or maximize it.

The green background displays only where the cards can be placed, and a white background displays everywhere else. This is a cosmetic problem only; you can work around it by dealing the cards again. This works until Solitaire is again minimized and then restored or maximized. If you run only one game of Solitaire, this problem does not occur.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows Solitaire version 3.0 and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

Icon Truncated When Solitaire Is Loaded with the LOAD= Option
The Microsoft Windows Solitaire icon is either truncated or nonexistent if you use the LOAD= line in the WIN.INI file to load Solitaire. This problem only occurs if SOL.EXE is the first program on the LOAD= line.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows Solitaire version 3.0 and 3.0a. This problem does not occur in later versions of Windows.

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