Re: LYNX-DEV lynx 2.7 win 32 starup problem

[Jim Spath (Webmaster Jim)]

On Sat, 17 May 1997, Crystal wrote:
> I am basically a newbie to trying to set up Lynx. I fell in love with
> ...
> I run Windows 95 and have the standard dial up connection that came
> with the operating system. I downloaded  the Lynx 2.7 port for Win32
> ...
> looking up (2) first
> ...
> then it switches to a blue screen within the dos prompt and says:
> Alert! Unable to access document
> Then it switches to a black screen again and quickly flashes something
> unreadable and exits the dos box back to windows very quickly.
> I have pressed every concievable keyboard combination during this
> process hoping to halt it so I could figure out what was wrong. So far
> to no avail. I also looked at the Lynx.CFG in wordpad, trying to
> figure something out. Also, no luck

First question, do you have a PPP or local ethernet connection?  Unable
to access page often means no network is reachable.

Second, can you try to start a local file instead of a remote page?
I forget the syntax, but c:\\dir\page.html might work.  Bringing up
the lynx help pages locally should work, as well.

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Marvin the Paranoid Android says:
You realise this is going to be a complete waste of time don't you?

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