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From: connolly@me.msu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: re: Filespecs for Notepad
Date: 19 Nov 92 17:52:12 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University

In article <1992Nov18.071223.9086@mailhost.ocs.mq.edu.au> johnh@macadam.mpce.mq.edu.au (John Haddy) writes:
>If notepad is called by some other portion of windows, the filespec displayed
>when one goes to OPEN a file reflects the appropriate extensions (e.g. *.TXT or
>*.CFG etc.)
>
>How can I call Notepad and set this myself? For example, if I execute Notepad
>from my cross-assemblers group I want a default of *.asm, rather than having to
>either wade through an ALL FILES (*.*) list or explicitly set *.ASM after
>starting Notepad.
>
>JohnH
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Create an empty (or not) file with a .asm (or any other) extension, and drag it from
the file manager to the cross-assemblers (or whatever) group.  Now youll have a 
handy way to start notepad with the right extension in the file list box.  By the
way, be sure to associate .asm with notepad, or else edit the program item 
properties box corresponding to the empty file to read  command line "notepad empty.asm".

Steve Connolly		connolly@me.msu.edu
From: tn10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Tony Niderost)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Opinions wanted: Diamond SpeedStar 24x
Date: 17 Nov 92 06:50:36 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.4f2G=Qi00WB7FOaHZn
Organization: Masters student, Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

I have a Speedstar 24x and it IS a pretty fast card for the money.
However, there are other cards, such as the Paradise Windows Accel that
is pretty much identical for a few bucks less. The 24x currently has a
bug in its 256 color drivers that makes Winword 2.0 crash when accessing
the Tools|Options menu. Their tech support staff was worthless, and they
never returned my frequent voice-mail help requests. They are working on
a fix for the driver, but no news yet (does anyone have any news?)
From: 92marsh@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: non-windows apps won't run
Date: 17 Nov 92 11:35:33 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

         Cheers,
           Whenever I run a non-windows application I get an error
         message that looks like this:

         		Cannot find the file WINOLDAP.GRB.
         	!
         		Make sure that the file is in the path defined by
         		'286grabber=' value in SYSTEM.INI.

         I generally do not use windows, but I think it would help on
         a few applications.  I have it on my computer because it came
         with Windows.

           I searched the entire hard drive and the only file with a
         .grb extension was a ms-dos file.  My 286grabber= line reads:

         286grabber=vgacolor.gr2

         My 386grabber line is blank, probably because I have a 286
         machine.  A friend of mine, with a 386, has a similar
         286grabber line as mine.

           Any help would be appreciated.  E-mail responses preferred,
         but I'll take what I can get.  I really wish I could fathom
         the manuals to solve this myself.

         Charles Marsh
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
Subject: Re: Can't get Win 3.1 into Enhanced mode.
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 19:02:54 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.230734.45018@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> god@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>I've just switched over to a 386-20DX MB from a 286 board.  The MB has
>two meg of memory, and I have a bocaram AT board with another two meg
>configured as extenede memory, yet Windows 3.1 is not running in 386
>enhanced mode.  Is there something I need to do to manually
>reconfigure Windows?  What's the deal here?

If you switched to the new machine by just copying your software files
then you don't have the parts of Windows which are necessary for enchanted
mode operation.  To conserve scarce disk space on the user's system the
Windows installer does not load the parts of Windows which require a
386 if the hardware has only a 286.

The safest thing to do is to re-install Windows from scratch.

Joe Morris / MITRE
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (John P. Mechalas)
Subject: Re: Clicking sound with monitor
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 03:40:15 GMT

In article <13619@operator> oliver@Software.Mitel.COM (Oliver Postlethwaite) writes:
>Hello,
>
>I recently loaded the SVGA drivers for Windows 3.1 for my 
>MicroScan monitor. Everytime I load windows or exit, my monitor
>makes a clicking sound. Is this normal?

Yes, it is normal.  The clicking sound that you hear is the monitor switching
to a higher frequency so that it can display the high-resolution modes.

-- 
John Mechalas                                          "I'm not an actor, but
mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu                                 I play one on TV."
Aero Engineering, Purdue University                     #include disclaimer.h
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: dutko@sysmgt.enet.dec.com (Nestor Dutko)
Subject: Orchid Fahrenheit opinions / information requested
Reply-To: dutko@sysmgt.enet.dec.com (Nestor Dutko)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:21:46 GMT


Does anyone have any opinions with regard to the Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 card? 
I'm also looking for the refresh rates at various resolutions (ok, primarily
at 1280x1024).

Does anyone have comparison figures to the ATI Ultra?

Thanks in advance,
-- Nestor

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: dagjo@ifi.uio.no (Dag Espolin Johnson)
Subject: Re: SYSTEM.INI IN ANOTHER DIRECTORY THAN WIN.INI                                    
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:39:17 GMT
Originator: dagjo@maud.ifi.uio.no


> how can I tell WINDOWS to read SYSTEM.INI from another location than
> the other .INI files?

Copy WIN.COM in that directory as well as all the .INI and .GRP files. If you
remember to include the 'real' windowsdirectory in the Path, everything should
work fine.

Dag Espolin Johnson  -  dagjo@ifi.uio.no
From: god@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Can't get Win 3.1 into Enhanced mode.
Date: 21 Nov 92 23:07:33 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I've just switched over to a 386-20DX MB from a 286 board.  The MB has
two meg of memory, and I have a bocaram AT board with another two meg
configured as extenede memory, yet Windows 3.1 is not running in 386
enhanced mode.  Is there something I need to do to manually
reconfigure Windows?  What's the deal here?

John D. Altevogt                                  Altevogt@UKANVM
Department of Sociology                    God@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
University of Kansas                        (913) 542-2096 (home)
Lawrence, KS 66045                           (913) 864-4111 (off)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Custom icons? how?
From: zool175@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:34:24 GMT
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Yeah, Gidday,

I have recently installed windows on my machine (386dx-40, 4MB ram, 80MB hdd,
sVGA) and it automatically put my applications into their correct window (i.e
wordperfect etc.)

The problem came when I tried to setup the game window.

I can get the game set up (in this case PGA Golf) but I can't figure out how to
create a custom icon.

I've looked in the manual (pages 512-513) but I can't get it to work.

I'm drawing the new icon using paintbrush and using Object packager to try to
bring the new icon and the program together.

I'm obviously doing something wrong but I don't know what.

Can anybody help a new user?

Thanks in advance to anybody who replies.

Mark.

p.s. email replies would be best as I don't regularly read the news.


Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: MSUORANTA@FINABO.ABO.FI (Mika Suoranta Tkkk)
Subject: Windows finds no mice in COM3 or COM4 ??
Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:43:07 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24

 
        MY WINDOWS DOES NOT FIND MY MOUSE!
                
        OK, I know running Windows software doesn't make much
        sense if one has 12KHz AT with 1meg of RAM... However,
        I do need to run some programs every now and then.
 
        I used to have my serial mouse in com-port 1, but it had
        to be moved to com-port 3 as I added some new devices
        which _need_ to be in ports 1 and 2 ( they don't "know"
        any other ). 
 
        Then I re-install Windows, both from the very beginning
        and with saved configuration - but no mice anywhere! Back
        to ms-dos, and the mouse is present and ready to go.
 
        My com-ports are:
 
        COM 1 address 3F8, irq 4   an extra printer, has to be in
                                   com 1 or 2
        COM 2         2F8  irq 3   modem, must be in com 1 or 2
        COM 3         3E8  irq 4   mouse
        COM 4         2E8  irq 3   ham radio packet modem
 
        Printer and modem are so oldfashioned they must be in ports
        1 and 2, but howcome Windows cannot find mice in 3 or 4?
 
        Any suggestions what to do to modify windows.ini and system.ini,
        or whatever is needed.
 
                thanks in advance, 
                                        Mika OH1NZQ



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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: dwj@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Daniel W. James)
Subject: Re: Applications in Background
Reply-To: ccpoabt!dan@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US
Organization: CCPOA Benefit Trust Fund
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 16:51:46 GMT

todd@valinor.mythical.com (Todd Lawrence) writes:

:)troyb@stat.ufl.edu (Troy Bleeker) writes:

:)> I'm using MS-Windows 3.1 and would like for my applications to run when
:)> they're in the background or in icon form. Is there anyway to do this?
:)> 

:)                                                     --->     If you are 
:)attempting to have a NON-windows application run in the background you 
:)will have to configure a .PIF file for each non-windows application 
:)(utilizing windows PIF EDITOR, included with the windows package), you 
:)will be prompted as to wether you want your application to "Run in the 
:)background.." during the creation of the pif file, along with several 

I'm now beginning to wonder if the background option under "settings" which
is in the control menu of a DOS window overrides the pif setting.  I would
think so, however I often run PCPLUS in a window while I execute a query on
the mini here at work.  I click the control menu, select settings, make
sure that I have Background checked (Exclusive is not, but then it
shouldn't matter if this app is running in the background).

This should work right?  Wrong!  My query runs fine on the remote system,
but I get no output whatsoever in the window.  I'd rather not have
background checked in the PIF file because then (even with a background to
foreground ratio of 100:1000) all of my other applications are slowed more
than I like them to be.
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From: rdempste@unpcs1.cs.unp.ac.za (Rob Dempster)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Disk cache for Novell network drives?????
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 07:20:16 GMT
Organization: Dept. Computer Science, UNP
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: pc089.cc.unp.ac.za
Keywords: disk cache network drive

I am currently in the process of considering migrating to Windows 3.1
I am running Windows 3.1 on a 25Mhz 80486SX with 8 MB of RAM and a 40 MB hard
disk. I have a 2 MB SMARTDRV disk cache running and this makes the software
that I run from the hard drive very snappy. Unfortunately I also have to pull
some applications of a Novell LAN server and this really slows things down.
I have tried some fixes such as putting my Borland C include files on the
local hard drive. I would have put the library files there as well but don't 
have the space. So at the moment it seems that I will have to get a larger 
drive or find a driver similar to SMARTDRV that works with Novell file 
server drives? I would be most interested to hear whether such a driver 
exists or alternatively any other advice that would be useful.
Please email any hints/advice to the address given below. Thanks!!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
rdempste@unpcs1.cs.unp.ac.za          department of computer science
dempster@unpsun1.cc.unp.ac.za         university of natal
                                      p o box 375
fax : +27 331 955599                  3200 pietermaritzburg
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: Win31 and Adaptec SCSI host - nothing but trouble...
Keywords: SCSI, Bus Master DMA
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:21:27 GMT

In <1992Nov18.033044.7634@nas.nasa.gov> tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) writes:

>In article <1992Nov18.002225.3397@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>>In <1992Nov17.183627.22224@nas.nasa.gov> tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) writes:
>>
>>>I have a 486 EISA machine
>>>with an Adaptec 1740.  I couldn't get Windows 3.1 to work in enhanced
>>>mode without enabling Windows double buffering until I got Adaptec's
>>>latest fixed version of aspi4dos.sys.
>>
>>Well, you just confused the hell out of me.  The documentation with my
>>card says that you don't use ASPI4DOS.SYS when you're trying to run
>>the AHA-1740 in Enhanced Mode.  The driver you should be using is
>>called ASPIEDOS.SYS.  The ASPI4DOS.SYS is for AHA-154x boards and for
>>the AHA-174x cards running in Standard mode.
>>

>I didn't say I wanted to run my 1740 in Enhanced Mode, I said I wanted
>to run Windows 3.1 in enhanced mode (i.e. 386 enhanced mode, as
>defined on page 7 of the Windows User's Guide).  I use aspi4dos.sys
>because I want to run the 1740 in Standard Mode (for reasons of Jolitz
>Unix compatibility).

Hmmm, rereading, it wasn't real clear just WHAT you were talking about
running in enhanced mode.  

>Just a reminder - the "latest fixed version of aspi4dos.sys" is 3.0a
>(that was the point of my original posting).

Still curious.  When this new version loads, does it identify itself
as version 3.0 or as version 3.0a?  Mine identifies itself as being
Version 3.0 and works fine with Window Enhanced Mode and unbuffered.
Do they tell you what else the (a) changed?

-- 
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
 in the real world."   -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten)
Subject: Re: Win31 and Adaptec SCSI host - nothing but trouble...
Keywords: SCSI, Bus Master DMA
Organization: NAS Systems Division, NASA Ames
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 03:30:44 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.002225.3397@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>In <1992Nov17.183627.22224@nas.nasa.gov> tweten@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Dave Tweten) writes:
>
>>I have a 486 EISA machine
>>with an Adaptec 1740.  I couldn't get Windows 3.1 to work in enhanced
>>mode without enabling Windows double buffering until I got Adaptec's
>>latest fixed version of aspi4dos.sys.
>
>Well, you just confused the hell out of me.  The documentation with my
>card says that you don't use ASPI4DOS.SYS when you're trying to run
>the AHA-1740 in Enhanced Mode.  The driver you should be using is
>called ASPIEDOS.SYS.  The ASPI4DOS.SYS is for AHA-154x boards and for
>the AHA-174x cards running in Standard mode.
>

I didn't say I wanted to run my 1740 in Enhanced Mode, I said I wanted
to run Windows 3.1 in enhanced mode (i.e. 386 enhanced mode, as
defined on page 7 of the Windows User's Guide).  I use aspi4dos.sys
because I want to run the 1740 in Standard Mode (for reasons of Jolitz
Unix compatibility).

Just a reminder - the "latest fixed version of aspi4dos.sys" is 3.0a
(that was the point of my original posting).
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: pbraun84@ursa.calvin.edu (Peter Braunius)
Subject: Gemini 10x printer driver needed for Win3.1
Keywords: Gemini 10x, Star Micronics
Organization: Calvin College
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 03:22:34 GMT

	My brother has a Star Micronics Gemini 10x printer that he would
love to get working with Windows 3.1, especially to take the load off
his HP Deskjet 500's expensive print cartridges, and also to print
banners for his school.
	Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a driver for it.  I got the
batch of Star Micronics drivers off of ftp.cica.indiana.edu but there
aren't any driver there for the Gemini 10x.  
	Does anybody know where to get the *correct* driver? (or which
one to use?)

	Thanks in advance.
--
| Peter Braunius          |   Calvin College     | 
| pbraun84@calvin.edu     |  Grand Rapids, MI    | 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (John P. Mechalas)
Subject: QEMM and Windows 3.0
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 16:19:58 GMT

I never bothered to upgrade from QEMM 5.1x and Windows 3.0 to the newest and
latest versions, so I relaize these are outdated questions, but....

   When I first installed QEMM many moons ago, I couldn't get it to work
properly with Windows 3.0 ...  Windows would load and run in 386 enhanced
mode okay, but trying to run a DOS application, full creen *or* windowed
would end up in a "Violating System Integrity" error.  At the time, I 
didn't want to mess with it, so I created two config.sys files, and booted
the appropriate one to load Windows (without QEMM) when necessary.
   Well, now I want to run QEMM all the time, as I get tired of re-booting
constantly, and want to stick with one config.sys file.  So, I dragged out
some of the tech. refs. from the win3 directories at cica, looked in some
books, and various other sources, to try and congifure QEMM correctly.  I
have done everything the books and tech support have told me to do...the
proper EMMExcludes, NOSHAD NOSORT etc... switches, the RAM switch...  and
no dice...I keep getting the "Violating System Integrity" when I run a DOS
app under QEMM...
   Can somebody help me out?  Anyone manage to get this to work?  Here is my
config.sys:

            device=c:\qemm\qemm386.sys ram nosort nofill
            device=c:\qemm\loadhi.sys /r:1 virus\virstop.exe
            device=c:\qemm\loadhi.sys /r:2 \bin\zansi.sys
            device=c:\qemm\loadhi.sys /r:1 dmdrvr.bin
            files= 30
            buffers=1
            stacks=0,0
            device=c:\qemm\loadhi.sys /r:1 c:\windows\smartdrv.sys 1024
            DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\STACKER\STACKER.COM
                      C:\STACVOL.000 D:\STACVOL.001

And my autoexec.bat:

            echo off
            PATH= etc...
            c:\qemm\loadhi /r:1 c:\qemm\buffers=15
            prompt $P$G
            c:\qemm\loadhi /r:1 mouse

The system is a 386/25 with 5MB RAM running QEMM 5.1x and Stacker 1.x.
The mouse driver is for a Logitech BUS Mouse, version 3.42 (I have 6.x
if it makes a difference).  Remember this is still Windows 3.0, and not
Windows 3.1.

   PLEASE do not tell me to upgrade!  I *know* I can upgrade.  I just can't
afford to do that right now.

   Thank you in advance....

-- 
John Mechalas                                          "I'm not an actor, but
mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu                                 I play one on TV."
Aero Engineering, Purdue University                     #include disclaimer.h
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: QEMM and Windows 3.0
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 21:40:20 GMT

mechalas@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (John P. Mechalas) writes:
>I never bothered to upgrade from QEMM 5.1x and Windows 3.0 to the newest and
>latest versions, so I relaize these are outdated questions, but....

>   PLEASE do not tell me to upgrade!  I *know* I can upgrade.  I just can't
>afford to do that right now.
*----
Upgrade.  The upgrade for QEMM is only $ 35.  If you really can't afford
that, then you'd better not try running QEMM and Windows.  Isn't your
work worth more than $ 35?
--
	Mike Berger
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
From: carter@cemvax.cem.msu.edu (Tom Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: re: I did a silly thing...Made a little boo boo..
Date: 17 Nov 92 18:17:27 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University, Chemistry Dept., E. Lansing, MI

In article <BxM03I.EBA@cen.ex.ac.uk> PVossler@cen.ex.ac.uk (P.J.Vossler) writes:
>
>I tried to setup windows for a different video card, Hee hee, I made a boo 
>boo. The driver I chose doesn't work and now I can't get windows to work at
>all.
>
>Can anyone tell me which parameters specify the video driver in the *.ini 
>files ? I wish to return to using the standard vga driver but I refuse to 
>reinstall windows (which is what setup seems to insist that I do). There
>must be a parameter that has changed that I can edit back using a text editor.
>
>Any help much appreciated...
>--
>	
>
>===============================================================================
>P.J.Vossler, Dept of Physics,	|	Email:p.j.vossler@ex.ac.uk 
>University of Exeter		|	Tel  : +44-392-264100
>Exeter, Devon, England EX4 4QL  | 	Fax  : +44-392-264111
>===============================================================================

At the DOS prompt:

	Navigate to the WINDOWS directory
	type SETUP
	choose a VGA video driver
	Follow the setup program's prompts for the Windows disks
	EXIT setup
	type WIN
All done!

HTH

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