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From: 3ZMVZCO@CMUVM.BITNET (Millie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Windows on diskless workstations
Message-ID: <91113.1620383ZMVZCO@CMUVM.BITNET>
Date: 23 Apr 91 20:20:36 GMT
Organization: Central Michigan University
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I've just read with interest the past several days discussion
on the use of swapfiles.

Do some of you folks have suggestions for speeding up our
Windows3.0?  It loads verrrry slooowly, printing takes even
longer, and Toolbook is excruciating.  With just 2MB memory,
do I dare use a RAM "drive" for temp stuff?

Please word your suggestions simply and completely.  (Before
starting to setup and maintain our netware, I used mainly mainframes
--never heard of stuff like CONFIG.SYS, RAM "drive", extended
memory, etc.  I'm learning, but there are still lots of gaps.)

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Here's the current setup.  (Yes I know stations need more memory and
diskspace, but our chances are zero - no money.)

NETWORK SERVER (dedicated):
   Zenith Z386 with 80MB hard disk
   Advanced Netware 286, v2.15c
   Windows3.0 with Excel, Winword, Toolbook
   students can NOT write on the server disk
NETWORK PRINTERS:
   2 of HPLASER II, both take from same queue
40 STUDENT WORKSTATIONS:
   Zenith Z386-SX with 2MB memory (extended)
   remote boot DOS 3.3+ from server
   no hard drive
   high density 3 1/2 inch diskette drive (1.4 MB)
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REMOTE BOOT FILES:
   CONFIG.SYS
     device = himem.sys      * Netware max is 1000 files, we have 40
     device = mouse.sys /Y   * stations, not safe to have files>30.
     files = 30              * Before we changed netware max to 1000
     buffers = 30            * only a few stations at once could
     stacks = 0,0            * login and run windows.
   SHELL.CFG
     show dots = on
   AUTOEXEC.BAT
     ipx                     * Shell version 3.01d from DSWIN*.EXE
     xmsnet3                 * -- but public utilities are v2.15c --
     verify on               * -- and supervisor uses 2.15 shell --
     set comspec=sys:dirname

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WINDOWS.BAT                  * uses DISKETTE for SWAPPING!!!
   find/create A:\TEMP directory, test that can write there
   DEL A:\TEMP\*.*           * erase old tempfiles
   MAP several               * With v2.15c, no MAP ROOT
   CAPTURE etc.              * Not same for windows as for normal
   SET TEMP=A:\TEMP          *
   SET TMP=A:\TEMP           * Toolbook manual says do this also
   PATH etc.                 *
   WIN /S		     * Enhanced ran, standard runs better

WIN.INI
  load=printman.exe          * Run printmgr from start (else when need
      ...                    * sometimes cannot load).  Without
      ...                    * this we had major printing problems
  [Microsoft Word]           *
  Novellnet=Yes              * Word manual (or READ file) said add this

SYSTEM.INI
  [386Enh]                   * Enlarged emmexclude to cover LAN buffer
                             * Omitted device=*pageswap
                             * Did NOT do  MaxPagingFileSize=0