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"Device Conflict" Running WP From Windows |
The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 6.0 for DOS
Problem
Symptoms: Error "Device conflict, these applications (Windows and WordPerfect) both tried to use the COM1 device. Only one of them may use it at a time" occurs trying to run WordPerfect Dos 6.0 from Windows. It then asks you to choose which application should be using the COM1 device. Choosing WordPerfect caused the computer to lock. Choosing Windows allowed WordPerfect to start but the mouse was inactive. Solutions: The base address and IRQ were set to "default" under Control Panel|Ports|Com1|Advanced. Selecting the exact base address and IRQ corrected the problem (in this case it was base 03F8, IRQ 4). This is most likely a hardware problem or perhaps, Windows. The base address and IRQ settings normally work when set to default in Windows. |
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