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You were correct when you said xvesa was still there.  the "startx" file had 
been edited where all the commands were commented except for one line that is 
not present in the regular 20 meg. versions of the FS.IMG.  This odd line was 
"xint -- -bpp 16".  I edited "startx" to match the regular version.  It 
worked, the ICEWM screen came up OK.  Now however the mouse pointer is stuck 
in the exact middle of the screen and won't move.  When I entered "startx" on 
the command line it did not ask me what screen resolution I wanted, what kind 
of mouse I am using or how many buttons there are.  Is there something I need 
to change to get it to let me reset the mouse info?
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> > I downloaded the 50 meg. DOS loop file from the AUSREG.com 
> > website. What I found is that ICEWM is installed and also 
> > apparently a XSERVER has been installed. Whatever XSERVER 
> > is on there will not work with my PC. 
> 
> I am unfamiliar with exactly what is on that 50mb 
> loop file; however, I suspect Xvesa is still there. 
> Try executing this from the commandline: 
> ----- 
> Xvesa 
> ----- 
> Did that give you a grey screen with a black X 
> in the middle? If so, press CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE 
> to return to the commandline. 
> 
> If Xvesa is still there, you should be able to 
> edit /usr/X11R6/bin/startx to restore the original 
> commands. Hopefully, the original is still in that 
> file (with # at the start of each line to stop them 
> from executing). Simply remove the # from the lines 
> you wish to execute and put a # at the start of the 
> lines you don't want to execute. 
> 
> If Xvesa and/or the original startx aren't there, 
> you can probably copy them from your old loop file. 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Steven 
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