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Wongck at 14:40, 24 March 2012

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Wongck at 14:39, 24 March 2012

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Wongck at 14:37, 24 March 2012

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Wongck at 15:55, 11 October 2011

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Wongck at 15:59, 29 August 2011

2011-08-29T15:59:21Z

Desty: TOS 1.06 desktop resolution bug

2009-01-23T14:24:59Z

TOS 1.06 desktop resolution bug

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*STe TOS 1.06 won't-boot-in-medium-res bug: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?). See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.

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 #The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.
-#*Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?).<br> See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.
+#*Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?).<br> See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.<br><br>
-#STE TOS 1.62 has an irritating bug which means that double clicking .PRG program files brings up the 'Show' ,'Print','Cancel' Dialogue instead of running the program. <br>Choosing 'Cancel' and trying again usually resolves this. It has been rumoured that this may be caused depending on whether the mouse x/y position is odd or even!
+#STE TOS 1.62 has an irritating bug which means that double clicking .PRG program files brings up the 'Show' ,'Print','Cancel' Dialogue instead of running the program. <br>Choosing 'Cancel' and trying again usually resolves this. It has been rumoured that this may be caused depending on whether the mouse x/y position is odd or even!<br><br>
 #Key press sounds on boot-up.<br>This is normally caused by having a joystick plugged it & autofire set to the on position. Make sure you turn autofire off before a reboot!
 [[Category: How To]]

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-*The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.
+#The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.
-**Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?).<br> See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.
+#*Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?).<br> See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.
+#STE TOS 1.62 has an irritating bug which means that double clicking .PRG program files brings up the 'Show' ,'Print','Cancel' Dialogue instead of running the program. <br>Choosing 'Cancel' and trying again usually resolves this. It has been rumoured that this may be caused depending on whether the mouse x/y position is odd or even!
+#Key press sounds on boot-up.<br>This is normally caused by having a joystick plugged it & autofire set to the on position. Make sure you turn autofire off before a reboot!
 [[Category: How To]]

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	*The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.		*The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.
−	**Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?). See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.	+	**Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?).<br> See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.

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−	*STe TOS 1.06 ~~won't-boot-~~in-medium~~-res bug~~: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?). See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.	+	*The first STe TOS (version 1.06) has a problem where the machine always boots in low resolution, even after switching to medium resolution and saving the DESKTOP.INF.
		+	**Workaround: edit DESKTOP.INF and change startup resolution to high-res - replace "#E 18 12" with "#E 18 13" (first byte might be D8?). See [[TOS DESKTOP SURVIVAL KIT]] for details on DESKTOP.INF structure.
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		+	STE TOS 1.62 has an irritating bug which means that double clicking .PRG program files brings up the 'Show' ,'Print','Cancel' Dialogue instead of running the program. Choosing 'Cancel' and trying again usually resolves this. It has been rumoured that this may be caused depending on whether the mouse x/y position is odd or even!
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		+	key press sounds on boot-up. This is normally caused by having a joystick plugged it & autofire set to the on position. Make sure you turn autofire off before a reboot!

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