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From: cummings@hammer.Prime.COM (Kevin Cummings)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: SMARTDRV and PKZIP problem
Message-ID: <1991Jan15.110928@hammer.Prime.COM>
Date: 15 Jan 91 16:09:28 GMT
References: <54268@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> <1991Jan13.210101.9414@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: cummings@hammer.Prime.COM (Kevin Cummings)
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In article <1991Jan13.210101.9414@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>,
dlg6627@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Darmawan  Ludirdja) writes:
|> v105mahs@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Peter P Donohue) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> >   This question isn't about Windows per se, but about a few of the
drivers
|> >that came with MS Windows 3.0.  The problem I am having is with
SMARTDRV 
|>                                                                 
^^^^^^^^
|> >(which came with Windows) and PKZIP (the archive program by Phil
Katz).
|>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> >   I was going through trying to improve the performance of my
machine by
|> >installing the disk cache program that came with Windows.  I
installed it as:
|> >	DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 2048 512
|> >   When I add that line to my CONFIG.SYS and leave everything else
the same,
|> >it causes PKZIP to freeze.  Everything else seems to run fine, even
PKUNZIP.
|> >I have tried using a fresh copy of PKZIP, but to no avail.  I have
also 
|> >tried allocating smaller cache sizes for SMARTDRV. 
|> >   My machine is a 386 with 4 meg of memory (high memory is
extended, not 
|> >EMS).  The only drivers and TSRs that I install are DMDRVR.BIN (the
driver
|>                                                     
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> >that comes with Segate disk controllers), HIMEM.SYS (comes with
Windows), and
|>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|> >my mouse driver.
|> 
|>  It is very likely that the problem is conflict with this driver!.
|>  I had experience before that I couldn't use Shell from BASICA, Lotus
and some
|>  other popular software when I format the HD (seagate 251-1) with
Ontrack
|>  disk manager (using DMDRVR.bin)
|> 
|> >   Any ideas?  I would really like to be able to use a disk cache
program.  
|> >Please reply by mail.  I will post a summary if people desire it. 
Thanks 
|> >in advance for any info.
|> 
|>  Back up your HD and reformat. Don't use Ontrack disk manager!.
|>  
|>  
|> >						Pete
|> 
|>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
|> >Peter P. Donohue - University at Buffalo, Graduate School of
Management
|> >bitnet:   V105MAHS@UBVMS                  .  "Education is a
journey
|> >internet: V105MAHS@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU   .    not a
destination..."
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>  Good luck
|> 
|>  Darmawan 
|>  dlg6627@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

I use all of the above (and then some!).  SMARTDRV, DMDRVR, HIMEM,
MSMOUSE, EGA (Thank-you Microsoft), EGA2RAM, and a CLOCKFIX of my
own creation.  I have no problems using PKZIP (via SHEZ).  I'm not
saying Darmawan is wrong, I'm just saying it all works for me.
Obviously your mileage may vary.

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