--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00005 Date: 02/12/98 From: PETE GRANZEAU Time: 06:48pm \/To: PAUL LOPEZ (Read 3 times) Subj: Windows and BBS On 11 Feb 98 07:49:15, a Gin and Tonic at the Angler's Rest overheard Paul Lopez say to Jerry Schwartz: JS> programs. WFXCOMM is a free replacement for the former which allo JS> tuning the FIFO settings, CHCOMB is the free replacement for the JS> latter which allows DOS programs to use the FIFO. PL>How about cybercomm? Is that just as good as WFXCOMM? I have been told it was preferable. But ISPs will tell you anything (and switching to it didn't improve my connectablity problems with the ISP, either). Regards, PHG phg@exis.net ... Origin: 3701'48"N 7625'38"W (UTM unavailable) * Wave Rider 1.33 # 92 * --- * Origin: Little America BBS, Williamsburg VA (1:271/140) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00006 Date: 02/13/98 From: BILL DAWSON Time: 02:44am \/To: ROSS NAPIER (Read 3 times) Subj: command.com -=> Quoting Francois Thunus to Ross Napier <=- RN> I bought my system preloaded, and I've just discovered there are RN> 3 different command.com's on it. Could someone please tell me RN> what version is the command.com with date and time and size: Pay no attention to this (silly, vandalous, or plain ignorant) idea from France: FT> if you have windows 95, you can erase them all. Command.com is a dos FT> thing, and according to Microsoft, Win95 is a complete OS, no longer a FT> GUI sitting on the top of dos. The Intel 80x86 processor family, including all Pentiums, is unable to start up in its "enhanced" 32-Bit mode without a software loader and needs some of what once was DOS to get running. Command.Com is the command processor when you drop to a DOS window, run a DOS program, etc. It has a 7-11-95 date for the original upgrade version and will be found in at least two places on a normal setup. Bill D ... A dry sense of humor is better'n slobbering everywhere! --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00007 Date: 02/13/98 From: BILL DAWSON Time: 02:51am \/To: FRANCOIS THUNUS (Read 3 times) Subj: command.com -=> Quoting Francois Thunus to Ross Napier <=- RN> 3 different command.com's on it. FT> if you have windows 95, you can erase them all. Command.com is a dos FT> thing, and according to Microsoft, Win95 is a complete OS, no longer a FT> GUI sitting on the top of dos. Please don't throw around such wild and erronneous foolishness. It may have been your idea of a lovely joke if some gullible beginner paid attention to it. I would consider it in very bad taste and not at all funny. The following is my warning to Ross: Pay no attention to this (silly, vandalous, or plain ignorant) idea from France. The Intel 80x86 processor family, including all Pentiums, is unable to start up in its "enhanced" 32-Bit mode without a software loader and needs some of what once was DOS to get running. Command.Com is the command processor when you drop to a DOS window, run a DOS program, etc. It has a 7-11-95 date for the original upgrade version and will be found in at least two places on a normal setup. Bill D ... Being ignorant isn't a character fault. STAYING ignorant *IS*... --- RemoteAccess 2.50+ * Origin: Northern Lights! * San Antonio * 210-499-6299 V34/VFC (1:387/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00008 Date: 02/13/98 From: SUSAN AND GEOFF Time: 02:59pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: Re: *.DLL Files Question From: Susan and Geoff Subject: Re: *.DLL Files Question Bruce Wilson wrote: : I recently acquired a couple of inexpensive full page color scanners : -- one for the office and one for home (Info Peripherals ImageReader : ISA). Following software installation at work, I discovered that my : previously installed HPLJ Series II printer driver didn't work. Any : attempt to do anything with it resulted in an "incompatible" message. : (Both systems use Windows 3.1.) : To make a very long story short, I discovered the problem was that : the ImageReader software had replaced the unidrv.dll file and the We had the same problem. Info Peripherals did respond to our email and eventually to or voice mail messages. In the meantime we had figured out the .dll problems. It affected MS Word, MS Works, Netscape, and our DeskJet printer drivers, making them inoperable until we replaced the culprit .dlls with other versions off our laptop. If you visit their web site they claim that it's a Microsoft problem (easy for them to say) and send you to a tech support page. Anyway, all is working normally now and the scanner ain't bad either. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \\ Geoff Sullivan sunfish@gis.net \\ ....;;;;;;;;;;o. _ \\ FidoNet: 1:101/337 )):;;;;;;;;;;;;;(;;;( (~~~` geoffs@world.std.com // '' // http://www.gis.net/~sunfish --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- * Origin: (1:132/152.4) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00009 Date: 02/10/98 From: ANTHONY MICHAUD Time: 04:19pm \/To: ALL (Read 3 times) Subj: FAQ For Optimising WIN 311/WFWG and 95 Greetings all, anyone know of a GOOD FAQ file for optimising 3.11/WFWG and/or 95?? i _think_ i've got 95 down pat, but haven't used WFWG for a while and lost all the relevant tweaks =-]. Basically i've got the BBS running on the WFWG machine, and would like to tweak it up a lil, esp for the baud rates... ideas? Anthony ... Press any key to continue or any other key to quit --- EzyBlueWave/2 V1.49b2 00F90034 * Origin: Afraid of the competition? We ARE the Competition! (3:639/104) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00010 Date: 02/13/98 From: PAUL LOPEZ Time: 09:54pm \/To: PETE GRANZEAU (Read 3 times) Subj: Windows and BBS -=> Quoting Pete Granzeau to Paul Lopez <=- PL>How about cybercomm? Is that just as good as WFXCOMM? PG> I have been told it was preferable. But ISPs will tell you anything PG> (and switching to it didn't improve my connectablity problems with the PG> ISP, either). It wasn't connectability problems. My problems were data transfer (CRC) errors receiving files with my mailer. That problem was solved when I gave the mailer exclusive resources. Paul ... Documentation - The worst part of programming. --- FastEcho 1.46+/Telegard BBS * Origin: LOPEZVILLE BBS (410) 592-5447 (1:261/1371) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00011 Date: 02/13/98 From: JERRY SCHWARTZ Time: 06:46pm \/To: ROSS NAPIER (Read 3 times) Subj: command.com * Original from Francois Thunus at 2:270/25 [Feb 12, 98 - 12:38] Francois Thunus of 2:270/25 wrote to Ross Napier: FT> Hello Ross! FT> 05 Feb 98 23:24, Ross Napier wrote to All: RN>> I bought my system preloaded, and I've just discovered there are RN>> 3 different command.com's on it. Could someone please tell me RN>> what version is the command.com with date and time and size: FT> if you have windows 95, you can erase them all. Command.com is a dos thing, FT> and according to Microsoft, Win95 is a complete OS, no longer a GUI sitting FT> on the top of dos. It still needs a command interpreter, however, so you'd better keep one. I have one in the root of my C: drive and one in my Windows directory (same file, two copies). Jerry Schwartz --- Msged/386 4.00 * Origin: Write by Night (1:142/928) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 118 WINDOWS Ref: F2K00012 Date: 02/13/98 From: JERRY SCHWARTZ Time: 06:47pm \/To: DAVID DA COSTA (Read 3 times) Subj: System.1st [Feb 10, 98 - 19:55] David Da Costa of 3:640/384 wrote to Dacha Vukotic: DV>> What function has file SYSTEM.1ST in root of hard disk ? DV>> On my system,it's about 1.5 Mb,but on my friend's it's only DV>> 400 Kb ! I am using Windows 95 :) DDC> It is Part of the install of win95 thats all it can be safely deleted DDC> I currently have Io.sys, Msdos.sys, Config.sys and Command.com in my DDC> root and everything is running fine... It is there for emergency recovery, since it is a known good registry that never gets changed. Jerry Schwartz --- Msged/386 4.00 * Origin: Write by Night (1:142/928)