PRB: FoxPro Defaults to Monochrome on Color VGA COMPAQ

Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
Article ID: Q113474

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b

SYMPTOMS

In FoxPro for MS-DOS, the following code causes the colors to default to monochrome and blink on a COMPAQ computer with a VGA color monitor:

   SET BLINK OFF
   SET COLOR TO N/W*
   @ 1,1 SAY "Test"

RESOLUTION

You can obtain a patch by calling Compaq. FINDVGA.SYS forces a VGA color monitor to be acknowledged even though the monitor failed the BIOS recognition test. This patch applies to COMPAQ VGA (stand-alone or onboard), Zenith 1490, or any monitor failing detection. This is a short- term fix from Compaq. According to Compaq, future ROM revisions will take care of this problem.

The COMPAQ and Zenith products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b colour
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory:

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: February 16, 1996
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.