Microsoft KB Archive/44814

Word 5.00: Text Disappears with EGA and Monochrome Monitor

PSS ID Number: Q44814 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Text formatted for anything other than normal, uppercase, or bold disappears when highlighted if Word is run on a system with an EGA and a monochrome monitor.

The following steps will resolve this problem. It is assumed that you have access to the DOS Debug program, DEBUG.COM.

  Make a backup copy of your original Word Program disk. Copy the WORD.EXE file on the backup disk to another name, such as WORD.XXX.   Insert the backup program disk in Drive A for a hard-disk system, or Drive B for a dual-floppy system.   At the DOS prompt, type the following: debug a:word.xxx On a dual-floppy system, type the following: debug b:word.xxx   The debug prompt “-” will appear. At this prompt, type the following: e 6282 Press ENTER.   The following will appear: xxxx:6282 07.0 Note: xxxx is some hexadecimal number. Type in 00 (two zeros) after the decimal point. Then press ENTER.   At the debug prompt, type the following: e 6c53 Press ENTER.   The following will appear: xxxx:6C53 04.0 Type in 00 (two zeros), then press ENTER.   At the debug prompt, type the following: e b8af Press ENTER. </li>  The following will appear: xxxx:B8AF 40.0 Type in 00 (two zeros), then press ENTER. </li>  At the debug prompt, type the following: e d94f Press ENTER. </li>  The following will appear: xxxx:D94F 40.0 Type in 00 (two zeros), then press ENTER. </li>  At the debug prompt, type “w” (without the quotation marks), then press ENTER. The “WRITING 35CCCC bytes” message will appear, then your DOS prompt will reappear. You now have a patched WORD.XXX file. </li>  Rename WORD.XXX to WORD.EXE and rerun Word 5.00’s Setup program to install a new copy of Word 5.00 on your system. During the Setup process, you only need to select the “W” option on the install menu. </li></ol>

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