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From: levenson@romulus.rutgers.edu (Joel Levenson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: True Type fonts and Ventura 4.0.1
Date: 11 Sep 92 05:43:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Mass Spectroscopy Support Facility @ CAFT

byoung@bcars300.UUCP (Blair Young) writes:

>A few days ago there was a mention of someone having troubles with
>true type fonts and Ventura on Windows 3.1.  I have a similar problem
>where Ventura crashes on startup but only sometimes.  With no true type
>fonts at all it never crashes but it has a 50/50 chance when a bunch of
>true type fonts are installed.  Because the behaviour is erratic, I can
>assume that either Ventura does not handle any true type fonts well
>or that some fonts are bad for ventura and depending on the time of day,
>phase of the moon, etc., it will either start up with them or not.  If
>it does choose to become operational, ALL of the true type fonts are
>usable.

>Because of this behaviour, it is very difficult to weed out the fonts that
>Ventura gets upset about.  I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has
>a list of tried and proven fonts that always work.  Also, if anyone else is
>having this problem or has a solution (short of getting rid of the true type
>fonts).  I can be reached at byoung@bnr.ca.

>Thanks... Blair

I had posted originally about Vetura and the TrueType fonts and I
finally got Ventura to boot consistently, but it took a lot of time
since I had to remove all of the TrueType fonts and reinstall them a
few at a time.  Fortunately, the fonts that I had to remove were among
the the few that I did not use all of the time, but there were a few
exceptions.  Ventura will use the TrueTypes, but it appears to be a
bit more discerning when it comes to the quality of the font.  I
haven't really used the program however, since I was only installing
it for my father at his office, but the few things that I did do with
it seemed to work.

Joel
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: byoung@bcars300.UUCP (Blair Young)
Subject: True Type fonts and Ventura 4.0.1
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:23:41 GMT

A few days ago there was a mention of someone having troubles with
true type fonts and Ventura on Windows 3.1.  I have a similar problem
where Ventura crashes on startup but only sometimes.  With no true type
fonts at all it never crashes but it has a 50/50 chance when a bunch of
true type fonts are installed.  Because the behaviour is erratic, I can
assume that either Ventura does not handle any true type fonts well
or that some fonts are bad for ventura and depending on the time of day,
phase of the moon, etc., it will either start up with them or not.  If
it does choose to become operational, ALL of the true type fonts are
usable.

Because of this behaviour, it is very difficult to weed out the fonts that
Ventura gets upset about.  I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has
a list of tried and proven fonts that always work.  Also, if anyone else is
having this problem or has a solution (short of getting rid of the true type
fonts).  I can be reached at byoung@bnr.ca.

Thanks... Blair
From: elee969@elroy.uh.edu (Brown, William J.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: More questions on WinQVT/net
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:54:00 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Thanks to all who responded to my earlier post about the config file for
WinQVT.  I have another question.  The news option in the services menu is not
available.  I have the news server listed in the config file.  Is there anything
else I need to do?

bill
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: bigal@wpi.WPI.EDU (Nathan Charles Crowell)
Subject: Logitech Mouse Woes
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 15:12:29 GMT


I have a question which may or may not be a new one.

I recently installed version 6.00 of the Logitech 
serial mouse drivers both for DOS and Windows.
I can run Logibuttons fine under windows, and my mouse
appears to function normally in all of my Windows apps.

The only problem is, when I start Windows, I get a dialog
box that says "This version of pointer options requires
MOUSE.DRV version 8.20 or later". Why does this occur?
I am using LMOUSE.DRV and the virtual mouse driver Logitech
supplies for use with 386-enhanced mode.

My environment:

      Gateway 200 486DX/33Mhz
      4 MB RAM
      200MB Western Digital HD
      Windows 3.1, MS-DOS 5.00
      7 MB permanent swap file
      I also use Smartdrv and EMM386


If this topic is old or not widely sought after,
please respond by e-mail.

Nate
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Nathan C. Crowell, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering/ACRL

Worcester Polytechnic Institute     E-mail: bigal@wpi.wpi.edu

"We have just enough religion to hate, but not to love
 one another." - Jonathan Swift
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: moore@ug.cs.dal.ca (Heath Ernest Moore)
Subject: FTP Sites
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 17:16:13 GMT

Does anyone know of any good FTP sites that have lots of Windows software?
From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: MSdos icon drops me out o
Date: 12 Sep 92 19:22:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.will@satalink.com (John Will)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

MS.Press "ALT SPACE" to get it to run as a window under windows.
  .I get a DOS window and everything looks cool.
  .I move the mouse and Windows goes bye bye.
  .
  .Anyone who knows how to solve this problem... please oh please help.

Don't move the mouse? :-)
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From: stefan@olson.acme.gen.nz (Stefan Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: How to make Win 3.1 File Manager not be an icon (2nd plea)
Date: 8 Sep 92 17:19:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: olson.u6zsqAVJBh104h

In <sqyNqB2w165w@netlink.cts.com> trekkie@netlink.cts.com (Bryce Newall) writes:
>I use File Manager as my primary shell in Windows 3.1 (i.e. I have the 
>line "SHELL=WINFILE.EXE" in my SYSTEM.INI file).  Every time Windows 
>starts up, File Manager appears as an icon.  I then have to double-click 
>it to bring it up to a window.  When I exit Windows, it's in a window.  

Do you have anything in the run line of the win.ini file??
If so remove it and that should solve your problem...

...Stefan

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From: tww40334@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tom Wentworth)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: mouse problems
Summary: mouse problems w/ 3.1
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:24:45 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

I use a logitech compatible mouse with win 3.1 and everytime I run my 
communications program (com-it) in a window my mouse just dies.

Anybody have any suggestions ...


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
Subject: Re: Help reading Mac Disk
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:06:46 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.182416.7034@draco.macsch.com> bnc@portia.si.macsch.com (Brian Casey) writes:
>Apple just started marketing a package called PC Exchange that lets Mac's
>use DOS diskette just like MacOS diskettes.  If you insert a DOS diskette
>into the Mac, the DOS directories become folders, and you can drag files
>to and from the diskette, just like it's a Mac disk.  There have also been
>variations on this theme from other companies - I know my local Egghead
>sells a couple of them.  The Apple package is $69 from MacConnection.

Theres been something called Access PC out for a couple years 
now that does the same thing.




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From: xmas@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Mark A. Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: More questions on WinQVT/net
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:44:31 GMT
Organization: Educational Computing Network

In article <14SEP199217320831@elroy.uh.edu> elee969@elroy.uh.edu (Brown, William J.) writes:
>Ok, I'm zeroing in for the kill on WinQVT, however I still have a few more
>questions.  Basically, is there any fine-tuning I need to do to the config
>file that will speed up things a bit?  For instance, I've noticed that when
>I ftp something off of the pc, the transfer time seems extremely long compared
>to ftp'ing from say a vax or unix box, not to mention the fact that the pc
>slows to a crawl during the transfer.  Could it be a problem with the ethernet
>connection, since we've noticed that a Next hooked up to the same ethernet line
>seems a bit sluggish at times also.  Or is this just symptomatic of trying to
>ftp off of a dos box?  Your help is appreciated.

I've used WinQVT/Net with ethernet and token ring.  It's FTP transfer
rate is slower than say Clarkson's CUTCP/CUTE FTP transfer rate.  The
probable (IMHO) main difference is Windows.  Though it is possible
WinQVT/Net is not as efficient as it could be.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: user specific environments
From: Michel.Davidoff@sonoma.edu (Michel Davidoff)
Date: 14 Sep 92 10:52:17 PDT
Organization: Sonoma state university

In article <1992Sep12.173424.3594@pentagon-gw.army.mil> grant@pentagon-gw.army.mil (Pete Grant) writes:
>Subject: Re: user specific environments
>From: grant@pentagon-gw.army.mil (Pete Grant)
>Date: 12 Sep 92 17:34:24 GMT
>In article <1992Sep2.140759.25848@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> malaka@i11s10.ira.uka.de (Rainer Malaka) writes:
>>hi dos/windows wizards,
>>
>>is there a pd-solution to switch all .ini-files, autoexec.bat, and config.sys ?
>>
>I'm not a whiz, but had a similar need back in my office.  Solution:  I wrote
>a C program that copied files for the individual whose name was passed
>as a parameter (or default files if name was not found) from a special
>\SYS directory into c:\config.sys and c:\autoexec.bat.  It would have
>been a simple matter to add the windows.ini file to the process.
>
>Pete.
You can do thesame with a bacth file.
From: ken@minster.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for a good application bar
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:26:32 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Brett D. Watson (brettw@matt.ksu.ksu.edu) wrote:
: clangst@iastate.edu (Chris Langston) writes:
: 
: >In <1685CDB24.B249236@vmtecqro.qro.itesm.mx> B249236@vmtecqro.qro.itesm.mx (Elite of the NetWork) writes:
: 
: >>    Im looking for a NeXT-like application bar for windows 3.1,  I have tested
: >>some shareware and freeware:  NeXT 3.2, AppBar 3.30 and IcoBar 1.5
: 
:   What is the NeXT 3.2 app bar?  Is this the same one as is on CICA?
: I've tried all of them and found them lacking.  I'd really like one to
: replace Program Manager but haven't found one.

What's wrong with using Dropper (in the uploads directory of cica)? It
allows apps to be dropped anywhere on the desktop instead of just a strip
along the edge of the desktop. I'm using it extensively, to the point where
I never use the program manager.


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From: jewell@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Larry Jewell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: FTP sites other than ftp.cica.indiana.edu
Date: 10 Sep 92 10:55:17 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University

In article <BuCnAF.1M0@news.cso.uiuc.edu> davidric@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (david ricardo) writes:
>Anyone know another good ftp site other than the indiana one for
>windows shareware.
>
>Specifically I am looking for Sabdu 1.6 (version number is important)
>
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Host aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de   (134.95.80.1)
Last updated 14:59  4 Sep 1992

    Location: /.disk1/msdos/mswindows3/diskutils
      FILE      rw-rw-r--    157255  Apr  5 00:00   sabdu160.zip

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>
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>| University of Illinois          ...keep them mowing        |
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Enjoy,
Larry J
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: sybesma@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Eric Sybesma)
Subject: Terminal program
Summary: Terminal program gives funny characters 
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor, MI
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 14:38:11 GMT

OK, it's like this.  I used the  Windows terminal program at
my undergrad inst.  I just dialed in and I could do file
transfers with kermit and everything.

Now I have moved and am using a different system.  I connect
with Crosstalk in DOS at 9600, 2400 baud and there are no 
problems.

However, when I use the terminal program (which is the only
software that I own that does kermit) the characters are
all goofy.  That is, the W looks like a D of sorts, the c looks
like an "o" with 2 dots over it.  It is nearly impossible
to read.  Why is this happening?

	Please E-mail with suggestions to
sybesma@quip.eecs.umich.edu
thanks
From: ccavers@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Cam Cavers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: TSENG 32k color upgrade...
Date: 9 Sep 92 23:11:41 GMT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #3, Edmonton, AB, Canada

This is more of a hardware question, but it does involve Windows... I was
looking amy Tseng ET4000 drivers for Windows, and I noticed that I have drivers
for 32000 color modes.

Now, I know that the colors are controlled by the RAMDAC, whatever that stands
for, and I know that Edsun and a company called something like Sierra both make
32000 color RAMDAC chips. Would it be possible for me to replace my current
RAMDAC with a 32000 color one? How much would the chip cost by itself, if this
is possible? And which would I need, the Edsun or Sierra chip, or are they
compatible?

Any info would be appreciated...

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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
From: rjhoffma@iastate.edu (Richard J. Hoffmann)
Subject: Re: Weird problem with PC-SPEAKER...
Keywords: pc-speaker
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:18:29 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.092028.22042@odin.diku.dk> ballerup@diku.dk (Per Goetterup) writes:
>Being the owner of a PC without a sound board, I had almost accepted
>to live without sound in Windows - but then I heard of the PC-SPEAKER
>driver on ftp.cica.indiana.edu, I fetched it, installed it and hit the
>test button. SOUND!. Wow!. I then proceeded to assign sounds to
>various events - all of them actually.
>
>Now on to the problem.
>
>I get my tada sound when starting windows and my chime sound when
>exiting windows - otherwise nothing!. As I understand it, I should get
>my assigned sound (chord) when for instance a dialog box appears with
>an exclamation mark in it, but nothing happens. Am I misunderstanding
>something fundamental or what?
>
>Help please!
>
>Reply via e-mail if possible... otherwise please post.

*****I'd appreciate a posting on this subject.********


>
>	Thanks in advance!!!!
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: stefan@olson.acme.gen.nz (Stefan Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: Pass protect DOS icon
Keywords: Password, DOS icon
Date: 3 Sep 92 02:07:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: olson.HG9qqA+MBh104h

In <mcleod.715803963@sfu.ca> mcleod@fraser.sfu.ca (D'Arcy Dean McLeod) writes:

>How can I add password protection to the MS-DOS icon, or any icon for
>that matter?

Buy the Norton Desktop for Windows!  It will slove your problem...

...Stefan

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From: asher@qtp.ufl.edu (Robert L. Asher)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: FileManager Horror Story
Date: 10 Sep 92 15:47:13 GMT
Organization: Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida


	A friend of mine was using Windows 3.1 File Manager.  He had some files
which in his WINDOWS directory which he was deleting (they were extranious
files created by Borland C++ which doesn't direct files to the directory where
the original c/c++ code is located without changing the settings to correct
directory.)  All of a sudden he got memory errors and FM shut down then nothing
on the desktop would open.  So he reboots.  Windows won't restart.  OK he must
of deleted some important files you're saying.  Well, he runs both Norton
Undelete and PC tools Undelete and there is no windows directory or any files.
The Windows directory had been completely wiped.  No sign that any files had
ever been there.

The approximate actions which caused this to happen were:
1)  In file manager SEARCH for *.exe to find the file to delete
2)  In a seperate window the *.exe's came up.
3)  Minimized that window.
4)  Went into the WINDOWS directory.
5)  Selected and deleted a single file.
6)  Pandamonium, Panic and Dispair.

	Has anyone else had something similar to this happen.  I didn't know
there was a wipe for FM, and if there is there should certainly be some kind of
warning.... HEY IDIOT YOU'RE TRYING TO WIPE THE HARD DRIVE or something.

Thanks in advance.

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From: dww2@po.CWRU.Edu (David W. Woodward)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: NDW and PC-Kwik
Date: 5 Sep 1992 03:10:51 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: dww2@po.CWRU.Edu (David W. Woodward)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


A friend of mine told me something that I don't quite believe.  I would
like to bounce it off of all of you and see what ideas I get back in
return.

The basic question: is it possible for a program (Windows programs
specifically) to interact directly with a cache, and cause performance
differences? 

This friend had PC-Kwik installed, along with NDW 2.0.  He used NDW's SI,
and it told him the cache was SmartDrv.  So, he uninstalled NDW, and
noticed a huge speedup.  He thinks that Windows links with the cache, and
somehow plain-vanilla Windows can talk to PC-Kwik, while NDW would not be
able to.

Takers?

My ideas--NDW DOES slow things down--in certain circumstances.  I am
willing to pay that price for the incredible increases in ease of use and
inherant power it offers.

Another idea--plain vanilla Windows should not do a better job
"interacting" with a cache--if anything, it should be worse!  As much as I
know, the only thing it KNOWS how to deal with is SmartDrv. 

What do you think?  Do any of you know anything about this?

Just curious!  Thanks!

Dave
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 11:05:07 EDT
From: Technology Classroom Committee <DLB@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Subject: Re: X-Window comm program?

See the reply to a similar question in the ms-windows.apps group.