Kristin A. Ruhle
> Anybody an expert on DOS/Windows systems programming? Do you know what
> kind of wierd software or hardware conflicts could cause a PC to behave as
> if the ALT key was stuck down? (And no, it's not in Sticky Keys, I
> checked.) THe ony cure is to reboot. It happens when the (custom developed
> and that's all I know; ties to Oracle db server and filenet) software I do
> my work on is running, and (in the background) I try to run protected mode
> version Nethack 3.2 (the game), unde rfullscreen DOS, and sometimes when I
I am not familiar with this game, but from your description it sounds like a
16 bit or (gasp) an 8 bit game. Sometimes these games can make your
computers do very funky things. Since you are connecting to an Oracle
database, I would assume that you are running Windows 9x,NT or possibly
2000. Memory issues run rampant as most 16 bit apps do not completely unload
from memory.
There is a small utility called MaxMem from AnalogX that cal free up
cluttered memory. It is a free download and cal be found at:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/maxmem.htm
Good luck,
Gary
