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"Device Conflict, Both Programs Are Using COM
DocumentID: 608832
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:33:50 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer is running Windows 3.0 (386 Enhanced Mode) and WordPerfect 5.1. When the customer enters WP from Windows or works on a document within WP, the following error message appears: "Device Conflict, Both Programs Are Using COM2, Which Program Do You Want To Use?" The customer then has a choice; choosing WP takes the customer to DOS; choosing Windows makes WP an icon and in most cases locks the computer. Solutions: The customer should enter the Control Panel, select 386 Enhanced, put a bullet in "Never Warn", select "OK." The Windows manual states that doing this can result in a "garble printed document." However, WP is not doing anything but initializing the port, so there should not be any problems.

Another customer solved this problem by adding the /NC startup switch to the WP.PIF file.

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