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From: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu (Charles Shopsis)
Subject: Re: True Type fonts & Word Perfect
Reply-To: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:03:38 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.191102.27957@athena.cs.uga.edu>, kendall@castor (ROB KENDALL) writes:
>Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
>Subject: Word Perfect for Windows
>Summary: problem adding True Type fonts 
>Expires: 
>Sender: 
>Followup-To: 
>Distribution: 
>Organization: University of Georgia
>Keywords: 
>
>
>It only lets me add a certain # of TT fonts before giving
>me a divide overflow error while trying to update the printer
>driver... then gives me a 'helpful' little popup suggesting
>that I don't have enough memory (8MB) or disk space (PUH-lenty!).
>
>Anyone else have this problem or have ANY suggestions on how
>I can fix it??  
>
>Oh, and just so you W4W users can snicker, W4W has had NO problem
>with using ALL of the TT fonts I've been able to collect :)

How many did you try to add??  I've got about 85 loaded with no problem.




Charles Shopsis                         Internet: shopsis@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Department of Chemistry, Adelphi Univ.            (516) 877-4140
Garden City, New York 11530
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Subject: Re: Windows backup program
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:27:30 GMT

In <1992Oct2.235037.17869@smsc.sony.com> dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) writes:

>I'm looking for a backup program for my Windows system.
>
>I am looking for the following features:
>
>1. Must be able to backup to a file on another disk (I want to back up
>   to a PC-NFS volume).
>
>2. Must run from Windows 3.1 (I don't care if it's a DOS program, but
>   I don't want to exit Windows to run it).
>
>3. Must be able to be run without any user interaction, even if it
>   fails (including PC-NFS read/write failures).  I want to run it
>   as a WinTools scheduled tool.
>
>4. Must be able to backup multiple hard disks.  It would be nice if
>   each could be backed up to a separate backup file.
>
>5. Must be able to do both full and incremental backups.  It would be
>   nice if it remembered deletions.

Good luck.

Under DOS, I think there are several such programs that would fill the bill.
Central Point Backup (the very latest version) is described as having all the
capabilities you list above, but I wouldn't bet $0.02 that it will work
flawlessly in a rigorous situation.  Others have described the problems it
has had in previous versions; I have the latest version, and while I am
semi-satisfied that it is working fine for me, I am only backing up a
handful of files, and then manually.

PS Fastback for DOS definitely works over PC-NFS -- I back up my stuff that
way.  Don't know if it has the automatic backup capabilities, though -- I've
never tried that.

                           "Just roll me under the table and let me sleep it
                            off."
                                           -- George Bush
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Problem installing Excel/Word on LAN
From: sherriff@wronz.org.nz
Date: 28 Sep 92 17:52:36 +1200

Hello, 

Has anybody out there had any trouble installing Word for Windows v2 or
Excel 4 on a network as a server installation ? The problem we have is that
the system won't prompt for a Server installation as indicated in the
NETWORK.TXT readme files with these products. If you can tell me why,
I would appreciate your comments. We are installing on a pathworks lan (have
had the same trouble with Novell). PC is a Compaq Prolinea 386/25zs with
4MB RAM, MS DOS 5, etc. We have tried everything.

Thanks in advance...

-- 
John Sherriff                    Internet:  SHERRIFF@WRONZ.ORG.NZ
Computer Manager                      PSI:  (05301)30000047::SHERRIFF
Wool Research Organisation
Christchurch                    Telephone:  (+64) (+3) 325 2421
New Zealand                           Fax:  (+64) (+3) 325 2717
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lwwald@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (LARRY WALD)
Subject: Problems with MS Powerpoint 3.0
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: usa
Date: 30 Sep 1992 07:18 EST  


I have had one major and recurrent problem with PP 3.0; it will totally 
lock up the machine.  I must re-boot the PC and start W31 all over.  I am 
using a Tangent 486/33, 8 MB, 200 MB, no stacker, NDW 2.0, and a ATI 
Graphics Vantage Card w 1 MB of ram.

I have a hunch that there is a video compatibility problem with the drivers 
for the video card; I do not have any problems with any of the other 
applications that I run, just PP 3.0.

I'd appreciate any suggestions or solutions (other than running Persuasion 
2.1, which I have already thought of!!).  Thanks
From: pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Peter A. Schott)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Macro to print odd and even pages in WFW 2.0a
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:07:16 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York


	I know that somebody posted this before, but I got a new hard
drive in the meantime and lost the macro while re-loading my programs on the
new drive.  Could somebody please either post this macro or mail it to me.
Thanks in advance, Pete Schott

-- 
Pete Schott                    pact_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu

This .sig still being tested.  Report all problems to your
local sysop.  Thank you for your support.
From: line@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Edward H Lin )
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: UWWin
Summary: New version of UW for Windows?
Keywords: UW, windows, terminal, UNIX
Date: 30 Sep 92 08:35:54 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Does anyone have any information on a possible new version of UW/Win?  I
have the version that does now allow for Uploading or Downloading in the
background while another window is open.  Actually, I can't make any 
transfers whatsoever.  If there is a new version avaliable that supports
this function, I'd be glad to hear about it.

Eddie
Line@gas.uug.arizona.edu
From: per.ytterberg@neurofys.uu.se (Per Ytterberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: A PD notepad replacement for >64K files?
Date: 30 Sep 1992 14:09:52 GMT
Organization: University Hospital, Uppsala Sweden
NNTP-Posting-Host: per.neurofys.uu.se

I am using WinEdit from Wilson WindowWare, Inc. But it is not PD. It's a 
$59.95 shareware. I think it's rather good. It will handle 16MB files. 
That's what they say but I have not tested it :-).

Their address:

Wilson WinodwWare
2701 California Ave SW #212
Seattle, WA 98116

(800) 762-8383
(206) 935-7129 (fax)

---------------------------------------------------------------
Per Ytterberg        email:        per.ytterberg@neurofys.uu.se

Avd. f. Klin. Neurofys.            Dep. of Clin. NeuroPhys.
Akademiska Sjukhuset               University Hospital
751 85 Uppsala                     S-751 85 Uppsala
                                   Sweden
---------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: stevesi@microsoft.com (Steven Sinofsky)
Subject: Re: device AUX
Date: 29 Sep 92 02:06:11 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Keywords: crashes, device, AUX

This happens when you have an application that calls OutputDebugString
or are running the Windows 3.1 Debug kernel AND do not have a device
connected to the con device (com1).  Even if you have just a NULL modem
cable this will work.

However, you will probably want to see the messages that Windows is
trying to output.  If you do not have a dumb terminal, or do not wish
to run your application under the debugger, then use the Windows SDK
sample application DBWIN.EXE (the executable is in \windev\bin, or
\c700\bin).

This has nothing to do with the compiler or environment variable
settings.


In article <gkb1.53.717678737@chempc1.york.ac.uk> gkb1@chempc1.york.ac.uk (Graham Barlow) writes:
>>
>>box:
>>			System Error
>>
>>		Cannot read from device AUX
>>
>>		OK			RETRY
>>
>>
>>After this message shows up, you can forget it. The only way with the prerelease
>>3.1 was to hit ALT+CNTRL+DEL (second time window crashes). Yes I thought Beta
>>copy, ya!. Ok Remouve everything, start again, install official Deutche Version.
>>
>>Clock was working. But still some application get this message generated.
>>
>>i.e. DDE sample, server/client, open client start transaction, do a query: bang!
>>
>>Same on some other app. when quiting or oppenning.
>>
>>Machine: 386 33MHz, dos5.0, win31, max386, C700, sdk ....
>>
>>With the german version you have to hit ALT+CNTRL+DEL quite a few times to get
>>out of there.
>>
>>Dr.Watson is no help (nothing in the log file). Nor are any other debug apps.
>>
>>The message is not random, the problems are recreatable every time.
>>Just the apps seems to.
>>
>>vincent@datmuc.dat.de
>>
>
>You are not alone with this... I have seen it many times, with just one
>applications (written I think in Microsoft C)  It seems to be related to
>a lack of free space on the device to which temporary files are written,
>ie the TMP= and TEMP= assignments in MSDOS and WIN.INI.  I had them 
>pointing to a RAM disk (RAMDRIVE), when I increased the size of the 
>ram disk then the error went away!  if I fill up the RAM drive they come
>back!!
>
>Graham


-- 
Steven Sinofsky
stevesi@microsoft.com
Disclaimer: I don't speak for Microsoft, BillG does that.
From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu (K. M. A. Rahman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: editor questions (repost)
Date: 3 Oct 92 13:53:05 GMT
Reply-To: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

|>1.  Does anyone know of a piece of shareware/PD/cheap software that will
|>    convert .WRI files produced by the editor that comes with Windows (if
|>    I remember correctly it's called WRITE) to .BMP, .PCX, or some other
|>    graphics/bitmap format?
>
	WinFAX can do this, although for a different purpose. However,
	you can save the output in a file and use with other programs.

|>2.  Does anyone know what graphics/bitmap formats Word for Windows will
|>    allow you to produce?  BMP?  PCX?  TIFF?

	If you mean that 'would W4W allow one to save file in one of
	those formats?', the answer is 'no'. But again, if you have
	WinFAX, that can be used for any windows application, including
	W4W.

|>3.  What editors do you know of that will allow you to save your documents
|>    in formats like BMP, PCX, TIFF, GIF, etc?

	I think your best bet IS WinFAX!

	-Anis.

|>Reply to this newsgroup or email me at   wgerlt@atl.ge.com
|>
|>Thanks,
|>
|>Bill
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: derry@fraser.sfu.ca (Andrew Derry)
Subject: Re: telnet for windows?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:28:20 GMT

ins272u@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Geoff Green) writes:


>Is there one out there?
>it would be nice.

There is one called qvtnet, which does telnet, and is supposed to to
FTP as well, but I haven't had much luck getting it to ftp properly...
keeps crashing windows, or itself..  

If anybody knows of a better FTP program (or even a better Telnet
program), please let me know.

Thanks
From: dreger@perry.berkeley.edu (Doug Dreger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Is *anyone* using dvimswin??
Date: 30 Sep 1992 18:23:38 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: brkseis11.berkeley.edu

In article <carol.717395256@ee.uts.EDU.AU> carol@ee.uts.edu.au (Carol Gibson) writes:
>I would be most grateful to hear from anyone who has attempted to
>run dvimswin with windows 3.1 - even if it didn't work. Ta
>
>	Carol Gibson
>

I have been using dvimswin successfully on a 386-25MHz laptop.  I set
the program up according to the instructions that were included with
the package.  There is one problem that I have noticed.  Sometimes when
I attempt to make dvimswin the active application the system will hang.
I have narrowed it down to not closing the .dvi file in dvimswin prior
to creating an update .dvi file.  The error says something about not
being able to read the drive.  When I close the file and then reopen
after the changes I have not experienced any problems.

Doug

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: curzon@trooa.enet.dec.com (Richard Curzon)
Subject: Works for Windows OLE?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 14:10:38 GMT

Works for Windows -- is there any information about next release -- will
it support OLE.  Current version apparently doesn't...

thanks...


                                Richard Curzon, Digital Equipment of Canada
				Toronto
   (from INTERNET)     curzon@trooa.ENET.dec.com 
   (from COMPUSERVE)   71371,2521  OR  >INTERNET:curzon@trooa.ENET.dec.com

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: PRAETHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Ethan Evan Prater)
Subject: Re: Winword -- changin licensed to name
Organization: Yale University
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 09:07:05 EDT

In article <1992Oct05.230350.1677497@locus.com>
jpaul@locus.com (James Hensley) writes:
 
>I installed winword 2.0 on a machine here in the office.  I put the name
>of our last office manager for the 'licensed to' name.  He's now left, and
>the new guy doesn't want the old guy's name on it any more.  I called
>gateway tech support (it came bundled with some 486s), and they didn't
>know how to do this.  I can't find it in any manual, either.  I am posing
>the question here before I call the microsoft 900 number.  Any clues
>
>Thanks.
>James
 
This question was posted a few months ago--I answered it this way then and
haven't heard anything to the contrary, but please correct me if I'm wrong,
anyone who knows better.
 
Word for Windows 2.0x modifies the program diskettes upon installation to
include as part of their heart and soul the name of the user. This is not
changeable in any way other than to reinstall the program from a set of disks
that have never been used for installation. An easy way to illustrate this
situation is to write-protect your disks before installation--Word will not
let you install. Also, if you ever reinstall from a set of disks you
previously used, Install won't ask you your name or company. The one from
before will just show up in the Help-About box.
 
So if you made copies of the original program disks, do so again and reinstall
to change the name. If not, you might have no recourse. I guess this is some
sly copy-protection thing Microsoft has implemented. I for one don't like an
install program modifying the disks, but there's not a whole lot I can do
except install from copies.
 
Again, this is all conjecture based on personal experience. If anyone can
verify it or refute it, please do so. I'm interested in hearing what other
people think of this aspect of WinWord.
 
--Ethan
 
--praethe@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu
From: lebowitz@krypton.Mankato.MSUS.EDU (Robert J. Lebowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Paradox for Windows
Date: 4 Oct 92 00:23:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: krypton.LEBOWITZ.92Oct3172346
Distribution: comp
Organization: Mankato State University

Anyone heard any good rumors about when the Paradox for Windows package will 
finally be released?  I've seen the video demos for th e package, and it looks
like a great program.

Rob
--
Robert J. Lebowitz           Internet         lebowitz@krypton.mankato.msus.edu
Mankato State University     VOX              (507) 389-2540
Mankato MN 56002-8400
From: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu (K. M. A. Rahman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Winword -- changin licensed to name
Date: 6 Oct 1992 15:00:38 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 5916rahmank@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsd.csd.mu.edu

In article <16878803B.PRAETHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu>, PRAETHE@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Ethan Evan Prater) writes:
|>In article <1992Oct05.230350.1677497@locus.com>
|>jpaul@locus.com (James Hensley) writes:
|> 
|>>I installed winword 2.0 on a machine here in the office.  I put the name
|>>of our last office manager for the 'licensed to' name.  He's now left, and
|>>the new guy doesn't want the old guy's name on it any more.  I called
|>>gateway tech support (it came bundled with some 486s), and they didn't
|>>know how to do this.  I can't find it in any manual, either.  I am posing
|>>the question here before I call the microsoft 900 number.  Any clues
|>>
|>>Thanks.
|>>James
|> 
|>This question was posted a few months ago--I answered it this way then and
|>haven't heard anything to the contrary, but please correct me if I'm wrong,
|>anyone who knows better.
|> 
|>Word for Windows 2.0x modifies the program diskettes upon installation to
|>include as part of their heart and soul the name of the user. This is not
|>changeable in any way other than to reinstall the program from a set of disks
|>that have never been used for installation. An easy way to illustrate this
|>situation is to write-protect your disks before installation--Word will not
|>let you install. Also, if you ever reinstall from a set of disks you
|>previously used, Install won't ask you your name or company. The one from
|>before will just show up in the Help-About box.
|> 
|>So if you made copies of the original program disks, do so again and reinstall
|>to change the name. If not, you might have no recourse. I guess this is some
|>sly copy-protection thing Microsoft has implemented. I for one don't like an
|>install program modifying the disks, but there's not a whole lot I can do
|>except install from copies.
|> 
|>Again, this is all conjecture based on personal experience. If anyone can
|>verify it or refute it, please do so. I'm interested in hearing what other
|>people think of this aspect of WinWord.
|> 
|>--Ethan
|> 
|>--praethe@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu


	I'll describe the way I did it.  First, make sure all the disks
	are write protected. Begin installation.  Setup program will
	complain about the write protection. At this point take disk #1
	out and put an unprotected empty disk (must be formatted). Setup
	will continue and ask for the appropriate disk.

	Going back to the original question, I agree with the fact that
	there is no way of changing the name once the setup program has
	written on the original disk. Even NU can't find where this
	info is stored!

	However, any registered user can always call the Microsoft and
	ask for the update (which is free for w4w 2.0 owners) or in case
	your original disks caught some error, you can ask for a
	replacement.

	-Anis.
From: dreger@perry.berkeley.edu (Doug Dreger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Communications package?
Date: 30 Sep 1992 18:44:19 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: brkseis11.berkeley.edu


>>      I am looking for advice on a communications package.  I am currently
>>      using Kermit v 3.11 and am looking for something a little more

I am also using Kermit for its emulation of a tektronics 4010 terminal.
I am also interested in finding something that is a little more
sophisticated or can take advantage of windows.  Unfortunately all
of the commercial communication software that I have looked at,
while boasting of many emulations, none emulate a tektronics.  I use
my PC to communicate with a workstation, hense the need.  I am also
interested in running X applications remotely on my PC.
Any ideas?

Doug
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: bnc@portia.si.macsch.com (Brian Casey)
Subject: Re: WinWord 2 - how to change default indent for bullets?
Organization: The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 17:42:19 GMT

In article <hadgraft.221.717985600@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au> hadgraft@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (Roger Hadgraft, Civil staff, ext 4983) writes:
>Does anyone know how to change the default indent (0.63 cm or 1/4") for 
>bullets and numbered paragraphs. I thought that MS might have created a 
>Style for these 2 things as they did for everything else, but they haven't. 
>Any ideas? I can quite happily change it, but I have to keep changing it for 
>every new set of paragraphs and new documents.
>
>--
>Roger Hadgraft, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
>Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 3168.
>phone: 03 565 4983  fax: 03 565 4944 or 3409 intnl: +61 3 565 ....
>e-mail: roger.hadgraft@eng.monash.edu.au

I've noticed that when you pick the Numbered List icon on the toolbar, the
initial indent varies based on the number of characters in the largest
number.  If your list goes from 1-5, you almost always get a 1/4" indent,
but if you have any two digit numbers in the list, it goes to 3/8".  This
doesn't seem to be related to font size, as far as I can tell.
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: PCPLUS/WIN: Garbage on Screen
From: lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu)
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:12:59 GMT
Organization: GCS Limited, Wellington, New Zealand

In article <1992Sep26.224023.2098@nmsu.edu> ahall@nmsu.edu (HALL) writes:
>James L. Waletzky (umwaletz@ccu.umanitoba.ca) wrote:
>: I am having this problem with Procomm Plus for Windows 1.01
>
>This is a change of subject, but I am a registered user of PCPLUS/WIN 1.00.
>When did v1.01 come out?  Is it a bug fix?  I wish that being registered
>for a product meant that you would be notified of updates.
>A. Hall
>

I don't know if it's an announced release, but Datastorm have released a 
fix packet for Procom/Win. It updates your version to 1.01 I think.
Look for maint1.exe (or zip) at cica - sorry can't remember what
directory but probably pub/pc/win3/apps?

Laurence Chiu

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: gco5031@tamuts.tamu.edu (Guilherme Co. Oliveira)
Subject: Test
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 22:29:49 GMT

Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lw2c@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Levi  Wallach)
Subject: Windows & Telnet/News/FTP from remote
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:53:28 GMT

I've noted several messages concerning applications for telneting,
ftp'ing, et al from a Windows terminal.  I was curious to try this
but after downloading qvtnet, it seems only to be for terminals that
are directly connected to a host, and not for ones like my own which
are dial-in connections.  Is there an application (or a way to use
qvtnet) for a remotely connected Windows terminal?


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|Levi Wallach                           lw2c@faraday.clas.virginia.edu|
|University of Virginia                                               |
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