Re: Arrrrrg!

[Tom Droege <tdroege@veriomail.com>]

OK, success.  I could not get Windows 98 to run the camera.  So I loaded 
Windows 95.  It would not run until I restored the CMOS to the default 
values.  Does Windows muck around with the BIOS?  Sigh!  In any case the 
new computer can now talk to a camera so I can get back to taking 
data.  BTW, I found the uninstal.exe on the boot disk, but I note that it 
does not get rid of everything.  Perhaps the only way is to format c: and 
then restore the BIOS to the default values??

Tom Droege

At 10:06 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Sigh!  Everything works running in DOS mode from a boot disk.  I have to 
>make the patches that sort out the CR inserted by one version.  So it is 
>the combination of Windows 98 and the new computer.  I will now try to 
>load Windows 95.   Is there a good way to get rid of Windows other than 
>format c: ?
>
>Tom Droege
>
>At 07:42 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>OK, the real problem of the day is that I cannot get the serial port to 
>>work.  The manual says "The serial port is identified to the system as 
>>COM1/3".  What the heck does this mean?  Looking in the system stuff it 
>>seems to be COM1.  That is what I am trying to use with my QBX 
>>program.  This is a 5 day old computer.  Is there something new with COM 
>>ports?  The program gets past the write instruction but hangs on the 
>>read.  Anyone know what I might do?  Note that I have run with possibly 
>>10 different computers to date which work.  Note that I have looked in 
>>the system stuff and the configuration is just like a system that 
>>works.  Besides, the QBasic sets up the port.  We have looked for jumpers 
>>on the mother board and don't see any.
>>
>>Any help?
>>
>>Tom Droege
>>
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