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Hi Wayne- > I've cut and pasted my reply in below in responding to your latest e-mail. > I'm not sure why it didn't go the first time. If it doesn't come through > this time, I'll attached it as a .doc file. Thanks again Got them this time. > Hi- > > > >> Institution: Jefferson Community College > >> Package Version: InstallAnywhere Installers > >> Operating System: Windows XP > >> Hardware Information: Pentium 4 > >> Inquiry: Hi, > >> > >> I downloaded the IDV installer package (1.2.0) and when I go to run it, a > >> small DOS window comes up for a moment or so and then the screen > >> completely overfills and I can't seem to "click" out of anything. The > >> entire screen freezes. I have a gig of RAM and plenty of harddrive space, > >> but obviously I'm doing somthing wrong. Any ideas that might help would > >> be appreciated. Thanks. > > > > When you say the screen completely overfills, do you mean the DOS window > > ends up spitting out lots of text? > > Me : A small rectangular screen with black background and white text > appears at the top and looks it's going through a couple of DOS prompts, but > it goes too fast to see the exact line except there is a C prompt in the > message line. Then the screen fills completely with a very enlarged windows > imag. Because its so enlarged enlarged only a portion of the standard desk > top is shown and it appears to be at a lower resolution. Then there doesn't > seem to be a way to click out of it or "drag" the edges inward to reduce the > size. I can't even get to the shutdown icon. Also clicking what "standard" > buttons are there doesn't seem to do much to help. Maybe I just got a bad > downlaod and should try it agin. Wow, I'm not sure what's happening here. When you say a very enlarged windows image, what do you mean by that? Is it a Windows icon, or do you think it's part of the IDV? Is it Munch's Scream image? > > What graphics card do you have in your system? You might try updating the > > video driver for your system. You can generally get these from the > > Windows Update facility. > > > Me: I have a G-Force 6800 which is a fairly good graphics card. As I > mentioned I'm running Windows XP and have a Gig of ram and plently of > harddrive sapce so there must be a conflict some where. Maybe I just messed > up the original download. Do you ahve any other suggestions? Thanks again. Did you try updating the driver? > >> W. Smiley > >> > >> P.S.- I tried to follow the instruction in FAQ section regarding changing > >> the image size, but I can't get the any on the "button" to work. I have > >> to turn off the computer manually to get it up and running again. > >> W. Smiley > > > > What resolution are you running your display at? > > ME: The screen resolution is 1280 x 1024 with 32 bit color You can try a re-install. Make sure you use the JVM that comes with the installer, not one that you already have (when prompted). > > Don Murray > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: OOT-328700 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: OOT-328700 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open