ID Number: Q72497
3.00
WINDOWS
buglist3.00
Summary:
PROBLEM ID: WIN9105003
SYMPTOMS
Under the debugging version of Windows, when a debugger is not in
use and the FatalExit() function interacts with the user, the
interaction is through a terminal connected to the AUX port and not
through the console keyboard and a secondary monitor if one is
installed.
STATUS
In versions of Windows earlier than version 3.0, and in Windows 3.0
real mode, the device driver OX.SYS can be installed to redirect
information from FatalExit() to a secondary monitor and the console
keyboard. Under Windows 3.0 standard and enhanced modes, OX.SYS can
be used to redirect output; however, it will not process input from
the console keyboard. After a FatalExit() call has occurred, the
computer must be rebooted to regain control.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a limitation of the Windows
Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.0. We are researching this
problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.