Microsoft KB Archive/50446

Works 2.00: NEC Prospeed 286 and 386 Screen Corruption

PSS ID Number: Q50446 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

When you have installed Works version 2.00 for an IBM VGA or compatible, and are running on an NEC Prospeed 286 or 386 laptop with a VGA adapter, you may experience screen corruption in the Works program modules and Learning Works. This is due to the fact that, by default, these NEC laptops boot in monochrome mode.

To configure the computer in the correct mode for use with Works 2.00, when installed for a VGA, you need to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to contain the following line:

MODE CO80

This modification to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file will take effect each time your computer system is restarted.

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