TIGA May Hang with Window Border Width Equal to 1

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q82454

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Systems using the Texas Instruments Graphics Adapter (TIGA) display drivers may stop responding (hang) after setting the Window Border Width to 1 in the Control Panel Desktop dialog box. A system reboot is required.

RESOLUTION

To correct this, use Notepad or Write to manually edit the WIN.INI file in the Windows directory. Change the border width to a value greater than 1.

The border width setting in WIN.INI appears as follows:

   [windows]
   :
   BorderWidth=1
   :

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior also only seems to occur with dithered border colors.

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KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbenv
KBSubcategory: win31 windrvr
Additional reference words: 3.10 TIGA border width 3.1

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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