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Date: Wednesday, 16 December 1992 18:58:38 PDT
X-Mailer: TMail version 1.13
From: "Steven K. Wilder" <swilder@infoserv.com>
Organization: Private
Subject: Re: Windows WIN386.swp file
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Distribution: world

In <1992Dec15.192553.6258@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com>, scottb@sun1x.actc.res.utc.com (Scottb)  wrote:
> 
> I haven't noticed my swap file getting bigger and bigger.  But then again,
> I consider all space on my hard drive "precious", so, I do not use a
> permanent swap file.  I use a temporary swap file.  This way when I exit
> windows, it goes away and when I go into windows, a new one is created.
> Granted, a temp swap file is not as fast as a permanent, but for me, I  
> feel that the tradeoff is worth it.  Perhaps you might want to try a 
> temp swap file - it would at least solve the "getting bigger and bigger"
> problem.
> -- 
Not true! Not true! Permanent swap files are of FIXED size. They don't
grow unless you tell them to by going into the virtual mode settings
dialog under the 386 Enhanced mode item in the Control Panel.

Permanent swap files are a disk space user, but for heavy Windows
users, it's an investment with a good return. Microsoft actually 
does a pretty good job of explaining the difference between permanent
and temporary swap files in the Windows manual. If you haven't read
the section, I would suggest it.

On a mostly-full hard disk, I think swap files are even more important
than on a disk with elbow room, because it's the only way to effectively
guarantee contiguous disk space will exist for virtual memory page swaps
of the magnitude Windows needs to perform when switching between 
large applications.

Permanent swap files are faster because Windows can handle them like RAM.
Since the space on the drive is contiguous the virtual memory manager 
can manage the space like a hunk of RAM, and not worry about having to
consult the DOS file allocation table to see where the next page of 
memory is stored.


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From: graham@cs.utexas.edu (Ralph Arnold Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: LOTUS 123 for Windows, Server edition ver 1.1
Date: 15 Dec 1992 18:35:19 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelady.cs.utexas.edu
Keywords: LOTUS SERVER

We are upgrading to Windows from plain DOS in our office and ordered
Lotus 123 for Windows (ver 1.1) Server version and several node licenses.
(We had been using 123 for DOS, Server version).
The problem is, I need to install 123 for Windows on a couple of notebooks, but
the only package that came with software was the server package.  That
requires installation on the server (from the floppies) and then nodes are
installed via the Node Installation program that is installed on the server.
The notebook is not on the network.

I completed the installation as if it were a server itself, and then installed
a node (as per the instructions), also setting the license count to 1.
However, when I try to run it, I get the message:
	"License directory not found"
I tried everything imaginable, but to no avail.  I finally called Lotus
tech support.  The person did not seem all that knowledgeable.  The license
directory *must* be "123w.v10" and the manual *suggests* that directory be a
subdirectory of "lotshare" (so all Lotus products' license directories will
be neatly organized).  I opted *not* to do that.  Her first helpful tidbit was
to read the same manual in front of my nose and tell me that she believed the
path *had* to be :  <drive>:\lotshare\123w.v10    even though the manual
states differently.  So I made this directory, etc. and it still gave the same
error.  Then she said the manual stated the license directory should be on
a network drive and not a local one (which is the only way it would work if
it were truly a network), so therefore it *would not work* on a local drive.
Her only suggestion was that I drop $500 and buy a standard Windows edition.

I think there must be a way to accomplish this.  Can anyone help?



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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: rkl@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (kevin.laux)
Subject: Re: Videoblaster only works in Low Resolutions
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:04:56 GMT

In article <rccarm00.724439597@mik.uky.edu>, rccarm00@nx19.mik.uky.edu (ron c carman) writes:
>    So, as long as system RAM is *less* than 15MB, this program should 
> perform fine?  Is there really no minimum RAM requirement?

	Of course there is.  It's the minimum RAM necessary to run Windows and
the Video Blaster apps.  Probably at least 2MB.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: lawson%ssdvax.decnet@lbgwy.mdc.com (Jim Lawson)
Subject: Norton Smartcan switches ?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 03:50:09 GMT
Organization: MDSSC-SSD
Reply-To: Lawson%ssdvax.decnet@lbgwy.mdc.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Thanks to Gerry who emailed me the tip to do a smartcan /? I found 
this information out:

/status		display smartcan status
/on		enable smartcan
/off		disable smartcan
/uninstall	uninstall smartcan (same as /off)
/skiphigh	do not load into high memory
/convert	search for and convert erase protect trashcans

I agree with Gerry that skiphigh seems a stupid default and
I wish they would have used a couple of manual pages to describe
these switches.

Thanks for the help :-))

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		Alt:	Lawson@netsun.mdc.com or Lawson@bbs.ug.eds.com

Opinions/Comments expressed here are my own and no one elses !!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: fokd@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Derek S. Fok - The one and only.)
Subject: Re: Reply to WinQVTnet 3.0
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Distribution: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 17:51:39 GMT


I have had the problem with the "Packet recieved for invalid port -- reset
sent" messages in the WinQVTnet 3.03 console window.  I also use NCSA telnet
for DOS and recieved similar messages.  NCSA telnet gave the invalid port
number (25, which is the mail server port) and the ip address that the packet
was coming from.  It seems that the e-mail that I had sent using the POP3
client put my machine address as the return address.  Unfortunately my 
computer does not have a mail server to recieve port 25 calls.

After consulting with a local newsgroup, <rpi.talk.dormnet> I figured out
what the problem was.  The only solution that they could give me was to put 
the line:  Reply-to: fokd@rpi.edu  at the top of the e-mail so that it would
be forwarded to the right mail server.

I would like to know if there is a way to edit the header that WinQVT puts
on the e-mails to add the Reply-to line so that I don't have to manually edit
the headers...

Thanks.  Reply to fokd@rpi.edu.


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From: mtrachsel@csghsg5a.bitnet
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Memory cleanup?
Date: 19 Dec 92 23:16:02 GMT
Organization: University of St.Gallen, Switzerland

I am looking for a program that is doing something
like memory clean up. I am tired of restarting windows
every hour because of low mem and resource. I 
would like to get a program that cleans the memory
of my pc so that all nonused dll's, and memoryblocks
get released again. If someone knows about that
i would be very interested in it. 

Thank you  for your help

Markus 
From: mike-b@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Michael Bishop)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:59:31 GMT
Subject: Re: MS Word problem with Diamond Speedstar 24X
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps

Just to followup:  I called Diamond Computers and they suggested I
remove a jumper from the Speedstar 24X board.  The jumper (which I think
was JP4) controls the wait state of the card, and is documented in the
manual.  This change had no effect on the "ghosting" problem that I saw
in Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b, described earlier in this note
string.  However, I noticed that there is a set of DIP switches on the
card that control the vertical refresh rate at the 800x600 and 1024x768
resolutions.  I adjusted these switches so that I was driving my monitor
(the HP clone of the Viewsonic 7) at 72 Hz for 800x600, and 70 Hz for
1024x768 (non-interlaced).  This change made the MS Word problem go away
for those resolutions!

However, I still have the MS Word problem at 1280x1024 - and the DIP
switches on the back of the Speedstar 24X do not adjust for that
resolution.  :-(

If anyone has any insight as to why a higher vertical refresh frequency
would make the cursor in MS Word behave better and not leave "ghost"
images of itself, I'd be very interested in hearing your explanation.

Thanx.

Michael Bishop
Hewlett-Packard Company
Internet: mike-b@fc.hp.com
From: gavin.adams@lso.mts.dec.com (Gavin Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Windows for Workgroups & 3COM TCP/IP
Date: 17 Dec 92 22:12:41 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7564793F902BA16@godzilla.jdola.lanl.gov>
X-Xxdate: Thu, 17 Dec 92 15:04:51 GMT
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d13

I'm currently running Windows 3.1 and PATHWORKS 4.1 (with 3COM's TCP/IP
protocol stack) on my PC.  I went ahead and installed WfW on my machine, and
cannot for the life of me get it to work with the TCPLITE protocol.

Microsoft FAXed me the pages from the WfW resource kit on how to implement
*their* TCP/IP into WfW.  Unfortunately, the protocol stack they use (which
I understand is an older 3COM implemetation), TCPTSR, supports the LANABASE
option in the PROTOCOL.INI file.  3COM's TCPLITE (supposedly the most
current version of their protocol stack) doesn't support this line.  When I
load the TCPLITE.EXE file, I get an error: Unknown option LANABASE,
skipped... or something like that.

At this point, if I load my BASIC redirector, DOS based TCP services such as
FTP and TELNET work fine, but trying to run WfW returns a Control Panel
error of unknown protocol.  If I don't load the redirector, the NetBEUI
protocol works fine from within WfW, but I cannot connect to any LAN Manager
services via TCP/IP.

Has anyone successfully combined WfW and 3COM's TCP/IP protocol stack?  If
so, could you post or mail me your CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, STARTNET.BAT
(or the bat file to load the network), and most importantly, your
PROTOCOL.INI file?

I'll summarize and post my results -- if it ever works :(

--- Gavin
Visualize Whirled Peas!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: eng10056@nusunix1.nus.sg (LAU YIN CHENG)
Subject: Re: W4W problems - saving files
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 15:19:16 GMT

I fixed the problem already.

I found out that it was the cutting/copying and pasting of graphics
between documents that caused the problem.

What I did was to split the document into a few parts.  Then I created a
master document to link the parts - using the <include> field.  

As for those graphics objects, I had to delete them and redo them all
over again, sigh....


Well, at least I fixed it.
Thanks to all those who tried to help.

Happy Holidays to all!!!
From: twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: WordPerfect for Win 5.1 (4/30/92 release)
Date: 19 Dec 1992 22:44:51 GMT
Organization: Department of Redundancy Department
Reply-To: TWChan@lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.12.117

bleys@infopls.chi.il.us (Bleys Ahrens) writes:
  +
  +Twice in the last two months I have installed WordPerfect for Windows
  +5.1 (4/30/92) on new corporate LAN's at the request of various
  +departments.  Twice now, I have had so many General Protection Faults in
  +the product that I have removed it and replaced it with Microsoft Word
  +for Windows 2.0a (my own preference).  
 
  [Details deleted] 
  
  +Any thoughts or similar experiences???

Odd.  We have about 20 copies of WordPerfect 5.1 for Windows
running over a PC-NFS network with no problems.  Some folks
with slow machines use WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS and edit the
same files and we've never had those problems.

Terry Chan
--
Energy and Environment Division   | Internet:  TWChan@lbl.gov
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory      | 
Berkeley, California  USA  94720  | Carpe Per Diem
From: bleys@infopls.chi.il.us (Bleys Ahrens)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: WordPerfect for Win 5.1 (4/30/92 release)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 20:11:13 CST
Organization: INFOPLUS support, Wheeling, IL


Twice in the last two months I have installed WordPerfect for Windows
5.1 (4/30/92) on new corporate LAN's at the request of various
departments.  Twice now, I have had so many General Protection Faults in
the product that I have removed it and replaced it with Microsoft Word
for Windows 2.0a (my own preference).  

In both cases, the Dr. Watson logs indicated the program was not
conflicting with memory addresses in use by other programs, but rather
was writing over memory areas in use by itself. (i.e. wpwinfil.exe)

This was not a minor annoyance, this was utterly unusable.  I have had
no success resolving this with WordPerfect technical support.  

I have always had excellent results with Microsoft Word for Windows
2.0a, but WordPerfect for DOS has been our corporate standard for years
and many users would prefer to migrate to their windows product.

The nature of the error is such that it doesn't seem to be a
configuration issue, but rather bugs in the program.  There are no
unusual TSRs being loaded from DOS or other programs running in Windows
3.1.

Any thoughts or similar experiences???

Bleys Ahrens


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bleys@infopls.chi.il.us (Bleys Ahrens)
Infoplus BBS, +1 708 537 0247, v32bis. Home of Infoplus.
From: ianbjor@argon.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Ian D. Bjorhovde)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: GIF viewers
Date: 18 Dec 92 00:04:28 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson

In article <BzF5Bs.C4n@news.cso.uiuc.edu> mheniff@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (mike) writes:
>
>OK.  Since I've been looking around for GIF/BMP programs recently I've 
>decided to post what I've found (and compare them).

I should make a few corrections - there are many errors here.

>DOS GIF viewers
>CSHOW  the most common.  I'm not sure where to download it from but its ok.
>Its speed is good but it only opens GIF files.

Cshow (version 8.44a) supports these file types:

GIF		RLE
MacPaint	PCX
PIC		Dr. Halo
RIX		Targa (TGA)
BMP		TIFF
GEM/IMG

>I'd recommend CSHOW for viewing and GWS for transforming.
>
>WINDOWS GIF viewers
>WINGIF>ZIP from cica.  Good.  About as fast a PSP10 but doesn't convert.
>Opens both GIF and BMP.

WinGif 1.4  reads  BMP, RLE, GIF (and one other) as well as CONVERTING
from one type to another.  You can also play with gamma, color
"correction" and a few other things. (however if you want to do some
good _quality_ image editing, look into commercial software, such as
Aldus PhotoStyler)



--Ian D. Bjorhovde
  ianbjor@gas.uug.arizona.edu
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  The University of Arizona
From: zimm@condor.navsses.navy.mil
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Re: Diamond Speedstar 24x
Date: 14 Dec 92 14:08:38 GMT
Organization: NSWCCD, Naval Ship Systems Eng Sta, Phila PA

I also have some problems with my new Diamond 24x.  I'm wondering if
anyone has any idea what the problem is....

First, DOS apps.  Sometimes when I start a DOS window, the whole desktop
goes boom.  Instead of a box, I get lines all across the screen.  It looks
like the same kind of trash you see when you overdrive a monitor.  The only
solution is to completely exit from Windows and restart.  

Second, scrolling windows.  Often, if a window is scrolling rapidly, I
see lines disappear.  Instead of scrolling, the next line is written on
top of the previous line.  I've seen this in WPWin and ProcommPlus for
Windows.  Especially in Procomm.  The lines aren't gone from memory.
If you scroll back you can see them.  But it's irritating....

I'm using a Zeos 486-33, and the machine works like a champ except for 
this.  If anyone has any ideas, please let me (and the net) know.
   
   Thanks!
   
   Dave Zimmerman
   (Insert standard disclaimer here....)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: dmsilev@athena.mit.edu (Daniel M Silevitch)
Subject: Re: More buttons on WfW toolbar?
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 12:31:50 GMT

In article <1ge1pvINN590@agate.berkeley.edu>, alsu@ocf.berkeley.edu (Alan Su) writes:
|> I'm using a hardware driver to run Windows in 1024 X 768 mode and this
|> leaves me with a lot of space on my WinWord toolbar.  I was wondering if
|> there is any way for me to add buttons to my toolbar.  I don't mean changing
|> the "[space]" entries to buttons but acutally *adding* entries.  Thanks.
|> --
|> -alan su
|> -alsu@ocf.berkeley.edu
|> -- 

I'd also like to know this. So much unused space, and nothing to put there. It's
almost enough to make me want to switch to Ami Pro :)

Daniel Silevitch                               dmsilev@athena.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: ludirdja@cehp10 (Darmawan Ludirdja)
Subject: Windows and NCSA telnet....
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:17:21 GMT

Is there any way for NCSA telnet to work under Windows 3.1?

Darmawan
From: hewitt@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Winword 2.0b Equation Editor
Date: 17 Dec 92 09:47:12 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

I have just installed WinWord 2.0b and tested the Equation Editor.  After the
usual problems with getting the special symbols (integrals, etc.) to display -
solved by restarting Windows - I found a new problem (feature ?).

In 2.0a integral and summation signs automatically adjusted in size to fit
multiline formulae.  It seems that now they are all fixed size.  They can be
adjusted in an individual equation but they no longer automatically adjust.

Does anyone know how to make the new improved version (it is certainly much
better in terms of line spacing) work as well as the old version in this 
respect?

David Hewitt
Chemistry Department
Monash University
From: vince.maiocco@satalink.com (Vince Maiocco) 
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: ProAudio Spectrum 16 Mach
Date: 17 Dec 92 06:08:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: vince.maiocco@satalink.com (Vince Maiocco) 

GM>   I just tried to install a ProAudio Spectrum 16 sound card
GM>in my Gateway2000 486/25C machine.  Installation program ind-
GM>icates the card is defective.  When plugged in, the card also
GM>disables my ATC2400etc modem.  Is there a chance of card-machine
GM>incompatability?

Sounds like a possibility that the sound card and modem(com port)
might both be trying to use the same interrupt.  Talk to themfr
of the sound card.
L8r.


--- WinQwk 2.0 a#0
From: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: More questions about 'Access'
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:43:54 GMT
Reply-To: mcglob@usissc.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Brian.McGloin)
Organization: DaytonOH.NCR.COM

I had heard that the original release of Access had a WfW bug and a LanMan
bug.  The bug fix for LanMan was on Disk 7.  

Does anyone know if the WfW bug is fixed (or ever existed) or if the LanMan
bug was fixed in the original code so we wouldn't have to "hotfix" it?

Thanks!


-- 
Brian T. McGloin	| Lift your glasses, friend, with mine 
NCR Corp.		| And raise your hand with me 
USG/ISS-OLS		| I'm England stole, I'm Ireland spent 
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: noah@iat.holonet.net (Duane "Noah" Pennebaker)
Subject: AfterDark ftp site(s)?
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 13:50:36 GMT

 
  Does anyone know of a source where I can find additional AfterDark
screen saver files (other than the ones that come with AfterDark
itself, of course) or have some he/she could send me?
  Thanks in advance!

                                   Duane P.

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From: jessea@u013.me.vp.com (Jesse W. Asher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
Subject: Disadvantages of Peer-To-Peer? (was WfW in UNIX environment)
Date: 14 Dec 92 19:38:02 GMT
Organization: Varco-Pruden Buildings

In article <1992Dec8.151836.1239@unipalm.co.uk>, johnt@unipalm.co.uk (John Taylor) wrote the following:
>tclark@med.unc.edu (Thomas B. Clark III) writes:
>
>This solution does not have any of the drawbacks of the peer-to-peer
>proprietory protocols imposed by Windows for Workgroups.

What kind of disadvantages are there in this type of arrangement?  Not
only in relation to them being proprietary, but also peer-to-peer.
What kind of disadvantages are there in a peer-to-peer environment?

-- 
      Jesse W. Asher                                          (901)762-6000
                             Varco-Pruden Buildings
                 6000 Poplar Ave., Suite 400, Memphis, TN  38119
    Internet: jessea@vpbuild.vp.com                   UUCP: vpbuild!jessea
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps
From: werner@cs.sun.ac.za (Werner Fouche)
Subject: Supporting Multple Window Systems.
Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 10:28:16 GMT


I am looking for a C++ toolkit for multiple window systems. The toolkit
should at least provide a common interface to MS-Windows, OS/2 PM and X11.
The only product that I know of that provide this level of functionality
is "CommonView" by Glockenspiel. What other products are available and
where can I find information about them?

Thank you very much.

Werner Fouche' (Student)
Department of Computer Science
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, 7600
Republic of South Africa
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.msdos.apps