Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sunybcs!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Real Mode Windows under 386 Enhanced Mode and SHARE Summary: I get Sharing Violation when starting Real Mode under 386 Mode Keywords: Real Mode, Enhanced Mode, Share Message-ID: Date: 11 Jul 90 17:24:25 GMT Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 35 I think I seen reference to this before, but I can't remember how it got resolved... I'm trying to run some Win 2 apps under Win 3. I have a 386 running DOS 4.01 and SHARE.EXE is loaded in CONFIG.SYS. I want to be able to run Real Mode Windows as a window under Enhanced Mode. This works fine on my home PC. It uses Compaq DOS 3.31, so I don't use SHARE. When I go to load Real Mode on my DOS 4 machine, the Windows logo comes up, then I get: Sharing violation reading drive C Abort, Retry, Fail I looked in the manual to see how to do it, but it doesn't mention running Real Mode as a window under Enhanced Mode. It says to start Windows in Real Mode. Right... My ear just isn't up to 30 minutes on hold to talk to a rep, so I'm coming to all you brilliant netters out there. Is the solution to avoid loading SHARE? Do I really need SHARE? BTW, I have a 300 MByte disk in a single partition. TIA, Marshall -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Engineer VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future