PRWIN9105003: FatalExit() Interacts Through Terminal Only

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.