On 12/2/2005 at 10:10 PM Jim Leonard wrote:
 Fred Cisin wrote:
 DEBUG (the most useful program to ever come from
Microsoft) is STILL
included in Windoze, even XP. 
Yep, I get funny looks from others when I use debug to determine what
video
chipset is in unknown machines so I know what updated drivers to download. 
 (Seriously -- in XP, do start->run->cmd then
type debug then type "d
c000:0000"
enter then enter again.) 
 Hmmm, I must have the DEC OMPILATION chipset, 'cause c800:0 has:
 DEC
 OMPILATION OR DI
 SASSEMBLY PROHIB
 ITED
 Who'da guessed that DEC (somewhere, somehow) is still making chips?
 Actually, it's an Intel 82815, but I got that from Settings->Control
 Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Display Adapters.
 I could have also found out by right-clicking the desktop and selecting
 Properties->Settings->Advanced->Adapter (that is, if I had the right
 display driver installed).
 Or I could have checked the registry... 
Except, when I check using debug, the video card model isn't at c800:0.
  It's at  c000:0180.
Peace...  Sridhar