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to: BALOG PAL
from: RAJESH DHAWAN
date: 1997-07-20 19:32:00
subject: Reset

Hi::
  Balog Pal,
  In a message on 10 July, to Rafa Velilla, wrote :
BP> int 19h is a big No-No to reboot the computer. It doesn't do all the work
BP> and as most important, it doesn't restore the interrupt vector table. If 
BP> installed any tsr's you probably end up in a lockup or even worse things
BP> could happen.
Well, the MSDOS programmer's technical reference says that DOS will
restore the IVT upon a call to int 19h. TSR's might be a problem though.
BTW, someone who wants to experiment with such stuff must be prepared
for the 'worst things' anyway...
Bye
Rajesh  
...
 * ATP/Linux 1.42 * The hole and the patch should be commensurate.
--- Maximus/2 3.01
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