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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:45:00 LCL
From:         "Betker, Capt Bruce" <BETKER.TIC@COMMLAN.SAFB.AF.MIL>
Subject:      Windows in the Standard Mode

I'm forwarding a message from my WP4W group.  Could you help?  I didn't
know the answer.

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Hi,
This is not directly related to WP, but I thought having working with
Windows some of you might have encountered the following problem:
When I try to run a Windows application using Windows 3.1 in standard
mode
(I don't know if it has anything to do with the mode), I sometimes get
application error messages. For example, when I try to enter the file
manager, I get, more often than not, the message:
         |---------------------------------------------|
         |                Application Error            |
         |                                             |
         |Winfile caused a General Protection Fault in |
         |module USER.EXE at 0008:08D9                 |
         |                                             |
         |                 |-----|                     |
         |                 |close|                     |
         |                 |-----|                     |
         |---------------------------------------------|

Another example is when I run "After Dark" (a screen saver). It gives the
same message, this time for module COMM.DRV at 0002:03EB. However, in
this
case it waits 10-15 seconds after running the program before it halts.
Most of the time I just click on the "close" box and continue working
(giving up the program I wanted to run); sometimes it just locks the
whole
system.
Any suggestions?
I'd appreciate replies to my address: <KPUAV at HUJIVM1.BITNET>.
Thanks!
Avishai Antonovsky
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Date:         Sat, 26 Dec 1992 18:46:13 PST
From:         "Vance M. Gloster" <gloster@INFERENCE.COM>
Subject:      Sound Blaster 16
              26 Dec 1992 21:22:00 EST
              <9212270221.AA20531@fourier.inference.com>

  >No.  The WaveBlaster does not add any sampling capabilities beyond
  >what the SB16 already has.  The MultiSound has a digital signal
  >processor on-board, but the SB16 does not even with the WaveBlaster
  >added.  The MultiSound is more than just a "Proteus on an IBM card"
  >which is what the WaveBlaster is.  If you are a serious MIDI maniac
  >get the MultiSound.
  >
  So what you are saying is the the WaveBlaster uses a Proteus/1 XR
  instead of the Yamaha OLP3 stereo synthisizer chip?

The SB16 uses the Yamaha chip set.  The WaveBlaster, which must be
added to an SB16 card and cannot be used by itself, uses the Proteus
chip set.  This provides a system with both chip sets.  Presumably you
will be able to select which MIDI channels are used by the Yamaha
chips and which are used by the Proteus chips, though I suspect the
Yamaha chips will not get much use after a WaveBlaster is installed.

For those of you who have not heard the difference it is remarkable!
The Yamaha chips sound "pretty good for a computer", but the Proteus
sounds like the real thing because it uses stored digital recordings
of the real thing in ROM.  Drums, bass, violins, cellos, trumpets,
saxes, and even guitars are amazingly real.  The Proteus chip set is
derived from the Emu Proteus synthesizer which many top recording
artists use on their records.

-Vance Gloster
 gloster@inference.com
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:24:12 EST
From:         "Joseph Y. Sheng (IMD-PB)" <jsheng@PICA.ARMY.MIL>
Subject:      PC performance

Does anyone know any software or suggestions that I can use to collect
performance data of any PC that are on Novell network.

We had tried collecting data on the server, but it yields the server's
performance on the number of users access the server and the workload
of the server at any time.

Thanks in advance.

Joseph Sheng
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:48:48 +0200
From:         Yossi Oren <LIOREN1@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
Subject:      Static static

Hello Y'all!
I am a new programmer in Windows, and I just now found out how to use
SetWindowText to set a caption.  I was so excited, I decided to put a
TBStatic object in my window to represent the current mouse position, that will
be updated every WM_MOUSEMOVE.

The thing is, sometimes (ALWAYS), I move the mouse too fast, and the static
updates before it manages to redraw.  This causes an annoying flicker in the
control, which is similar to what happens on a fast computer when you run
the old PRINT "YOSSI IS #1":GOTO 10.
  What do I do?
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From: law30129@nusunix1.nus.sg (GNANASIHAMANI KANNAN)
Subject: Re: TSR's and Windows
Organization: National University of Singapore
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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:30:37 GMT

Louis Jezsik (jezsik@PX2.STFX.CA) wrote:
: OK, so I'm reading the messages about using the various memory
: manager (Not very carefully, mind you, I'm not having any problems.)
: and I keep noticing people pointing out '... if you want to load
: your TSR's high ...'  and I think to myself 'WHY?'  Hey, I'm using
: Windows, I don't NEED TSR's!  Am I missing something here?  Unless
: you are still mucking about with some archaic DOS programs, why
: the heck would anyone want a TSR?   ... or am I missing something.
: Louis

  Yup.  You are missing something.  Your mouse driver is a TSR and so
  is your screen blanker for DOS sessions (if you have one).  If you're
  running EMM - guess what ... its TSR too.  So's SMARTDRV for that 
  matter.  
  Just thought I'd point that out
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From: gordon@tramp.Colorado.EDU (GORDON ALLEN R)
Subject: Re: QvtNet 2.6
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: 28 Dec 92 15:38:27 GMT

B_FERHAT@TRHUN.BITNET writes:

>The README.WRI file tells that PKTINT handles vector 80h, which I
>entered into QVT_TCP.RC, where it is said that the vector should be in
>the range [60h-7Fh]!

You need to enter the interrupt number of your ethernet card and driver.  That
is when you load the driver, one of the parameters is the interrupt number.
This is what qvt_tcp.rc wants.

-- 
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Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 14:25:48 WST
From:         mfreid@HKUXA.HKU.HK
Subject:      Calling winhelp with keywords

I'm calling winhelp (from Micro-Emacs for Windows, but that's not
really very relevant) with an optional keyword which puts me directly
into the help topic. This works OK, but only if the keyword is matched
exactly, so if "authors" exists as a keyword, "author" just gives me
an "invalid keyword" message.

Is it possible to tell winhelp to behave as if I typed in the keyword
from the search menu?  What I would like is to get to the Search
pop-up box, with the first match highlighted.

Sorry if this is in the programming guides somewhere. I have figured
out how to create winhelp files, but have stayed away from
programming, apart from the interface of meWin.

--
Mike Reid
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Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Rd, HONG KONG
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From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Restarting Windows !
Organization: Foxes 'R' Us - Seven locations to serve you
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 05:46:11 GMT

Wael KHALIL <WKHALIL@VRIT01.EG> writes:

>I was wondering if anyone out there who knows a way to
>restart Windows, we know that it can be done as control
>Panel does it, I need to find a Free/Share utility, also
>any help with Windows API would be appreciated !

STATLINE, a cool little sit-in-the-corner-and-do-everything kind of
program has a feature that lets you easily restart Windows.  I was quite
impressed with the program when I evaluated it.  It is well worth the
shareware fee.

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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 09:23:07 EDT
From:         brainer@DMAT.UFPE.BR
Subject: Re: running a dos app. in a window

> good day for every one.
> i want to know how to run a dos application inside a window.
> thanks

What ??

If you are running in Enhanced Mode (!!), run the Dos Prompt and press Alt-Enter
   .

                                                    The Brainer
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Date:         Tue, 22 Dec 1992 10:48:48 -0500
From:         William.C.Boyd@CYBER.WIDENER.EDU
Subject:      Reply to Restarting Windows !

In reply to Wael's request, there's a sharewhare program that will restart
windows. I just picked it up from ftp.cica.indiana.edu. It's called winstrt.zip
in the desktop or utilities directory. It is a VBASIC program and get's
the job done!

~Chris Boyd
william.c.boyd@cyber.widener.edu
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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 22:33:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Bill Diamond <billdi@diamond.win.net>
From:         Bill Diamond <billdi@DIAMOND.WIN.NET>
Subject:      Re: Gartner Group report

Gartner Group is an influential think-tank type
organization that has a pretty good track record
in their analysis of PC directions and futures.
Not that they're gospel, but they're not at all
bad, and sometimes very good.

Any way we can get that report posted?
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From: swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi (Sten Westerback, Nokia Telecommunications, FINLAND)
Subject: Re: Slow SCSI disk in Windows 3.1 Enh mode
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 07:30:58 GMT

In article <66@nola.win.net>,         "Conrad J. Sabatier" <csabatier@NOLA.WIN.NET> writes:
>> >Date:  19 December 1992 08:38 est
>> >From:  NATHAN BRINDLE <NBRINDLE%INDYCMS.BITNET at PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU>
>> >Subject:  Re: Slow SCSI disk in Windows 3.1 Enh mode
>>
> If I may add my voice to this, in browsing through the Microsoft
You may, and you are welcome! :)

> Windows Resource Kit manual today, I found the explanation for
> this.  According to the book, the line:
> 
> device=smartdrv.exe /double_buffer
> 
> in CONFIG.SYS, installs ONLY the double buffer driver, not the
> cache. The cache must be installed in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
> 
That's obvious if you think about it. The smartdrv.exe loaded in autoexec.bat
is an TSR whereas the device=smartdrv.exe -line loads the driver part of
the "EXE"-file. BTW. How can the driver header and the EXE-header coexist?
Does anyone know how to communicate with smartdrv. I called MS and they told
me that the API is a secret. Has anyone hackered the driver and found out 
something? What controls when the write cache is to be written to disk?

Can someone tell us how Windows interacts with smartdrv? Someone once noted 
that smartdrv seems to have to reload a program into the buffer after an 
"start program X, exit program X, start program X" sequence. Does Windows 
tell smartdrv to empty it's buffer when the application exits. 
I do know that most unusual thing to do with windows is to exit and restart
instead of switching. But possibly if you are short of memory :)

Sten
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   Note that i am working, but not speaking for Nokia Telecommunications!
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From: SJBUSH@LIFE.UAMS.EDU
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Subject: Re: Help! Bizarre System Error!
Date: 28 Dec 92 14:12:54 GMT
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The problem you are having is this:

When you boot your pc, it load the autoexec.bat and config.sys before
it loads ipx and netx.  So you are asking it to set a temp drive that
does not exist yet.  After ipx and netx are loaded, is the point that
drive J exists.

Sarah Bush
System Consultant, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
SJBUSH@life.uams.edu
SJBUSH@life.bitnet

Not now,  There's a disturbance in the Force......
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Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 10:54:53 -0500
From:         Louis Jezsik <jezsik@PX3.STFX.CA>
Subject:      MicroSoft upgrades

Taken from Chaos Corner:
--------------------------------------------------

New releases of Excel and Word for Windows



Without a lot of fanfare, Microsoft has released some fixed versions of

W4W and Excel.  If you haven't received your fresh copies from Microsoft

in November/December 1992, you're backlevel.  The current version of

W4W is 2.0c --- Excel is probably 4.0a, but Dr. Chaos hasn't had time to

get it loaded to check.  Call your Microsoft support number for the free

update.


Louis
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Date:         Sun, 3 Jan 1993 22:21:48 -0500
From:         "EDWARD J. GOMEZ" <12666106V@SERVAX.FIU.EDU>
Subject:      Emulating VAX keys with Procomm 4 Windows

Can anyone help me remap the keys in Procomm to simulate the Vax gold keys. I
have tried everything. Has anybody tried/done this. It is pretty tedious trying
to program without the use of the gold keys for editing. I appreciate any help.
Thanks!
Eddie..
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Date:         Wed, 30 Dec 1992 17:54:49 +0200
From:         Yossi Oren <LIOREN1@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL>
Subject:      Re: running a dos app. in a window

On Wed, 30 Dec 1992 14:08:09 SAT bil said:

>good day for every one.
>i want to know how to run a dos application inside a window.
>thanks
( I hope this isn't a joke)
When the app is running full screen and you are in 386enh. mode, you press
ALT+ENTER to put the app in a window.  You can then copy & paste with it,
and even use a mouse if you have a DOS mouse driver loaded.
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Date:         Mon, 28 Dec 1992 13:41:22 EST
From:         "Thomas L. Blaskovics" <U2347@WVNVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Landmark

Happy Holidaze!
 The other day I load LANDMARK on my machine and ran it off of a diskette
and out of its own directory.  I found that I got two different readings
on the FPU.  This is what I got:

             Directory                  Diskette
   CPU:       180.20                      180.20
   FPU        406.99                      424.88
   VIDEO      4681.0                     4681.0

  My system is a 486DX 50Mh with 16M of RAM, ATI Ultra and 256K Cache. The
rest is relatively unremarkable.
  I am curious what I got the two different readings.

 Thanks,
 Tom Blaskovics
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Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 1992 23:59:02 -0600
Reply-To:     "Dennis G. Winter [red D]" <dgwdgw@reddpgming.win.net>
From:         "Dennis G. Winter [red D]" <dgwdgw@REDDPGMING.WIN.NET>
Subject:      Re: Virus?? HELP

>Hi evryone!
>
>I have just installed Windows 3.1 on my machine (a PC), and it starts
>just allright, but the light for the hard drive keeps blinking all the
>time, and it is VERY slow. It takes over a minute to load windows,
>and almost as much to load word. I have a 386 with 16 megahertz.
>Have I got a virus? Is there a virus remover for windows?
>
>Please help!!!!!
>

You don't have a virus, what you have is a 386/16. How much memory
do you have, and are you running a disk cache?


D.
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From: swesterback@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi (Sten Westerback, Nokia Telecommunications, FINLAND)
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Subject: Re: running a dos app. in a window
Date: 30 Dec 92 15:56:14 GMT
Organization: Nokia Telecommunications.

In article <01GSX74RV6MA000WXT@KINGSTON.ARPC.ALCAN.CA>, PIZZINATO%XANADU@KINGSTON.ARPC.ALCAN.CA (Mark Pizzinato) writes:
> If you hit ALT-ENTER it will change your dos application to one in a windows
> unless the application is graphical.  Such programs as Lotus in wysiwyg will
> not work in a windows but programs such as your communications package will.

You will also need an 386 or higher and enough memory to enter Enhanced mode.
If you can do that then you should also make an PIF-file for you DOS-apps 
where you tell Windows to display it in a window by default. You can always
use Alt-Enter to switch anyway. If you also have a Win 3.1 video driver
and mouse driver you will also be able to use the mouse in a DOS window!

BTW. Some graphical DOS apps (CGA modes?) can be run in a window. But you 
will have to wait a few minutes for the screen redraws. So you will need
a very fast computer. 

Sten
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Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1992 12:13:18 +0200
From:         LIOREN1@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL
Subject:      Re: TSR's and Windows
              30 Dec 1992 18:18:35 -0500 from <jezsik@PX2.STFX.CA>

On Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:18:35 -0500 Louis Jezsik said:
>I keep noticing people pointing out '... if you want to load
>your TSR's high ...'  and I think to myself 'WHY?'  Hey, I'm using
>Windows, I don't NEED TSR's!  Am I missing something here?  Unless
>you are still mucking about with some archaic DOS programs, why
>the heck would anyone want a TSR?   ... or am I missing something.
Your attitude is all wrong.  Even if you DON'T need TRSs, if you can
load them high, WHY WORRY?
Also, there are some TSRs you can't do without. Stacker, SmartDrive, Defender
and 800(a FDD bios enhancer which gives me 820K on 360K disks) are a few TSRs
which are vital for my system.  If I load them high, I get 620K of RAM free
for my DOS computing needs, more memory for DOS boxes, and, incidentally,
smoother windows crank-ups.  If I don't, I have to live with 511Ks and slower
everythings.  In short, you always have TSRs, and you always need more RAM.
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