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From: raedgari@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert Allen Edgar II)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: 4DOS 3.03 AND WINDOWS 3.0 PROBLEMS
Summary: Two problems.
Message-ID: <1991Apr20.071328.22065@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 20 Apr 91 07:13:28 GMT
Sender: raedgari@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert Allen Edgar II)
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma
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     I have a couple of problems with 4dos 3.03 and windows 3.0.
     I have a 386SX with 4dos 3.03, dos 4.01, and windows 3.0.
     My config.sys file contains the line :

          SHELL=C:\4DOS.COM /P /E:512

     My autoexec.bat file contains the line :

          SET COMSPEC=C:\4DOS.COM

     4dos.com is in my root directory, all other 4dos files are in a
     directory named 4dos.

     Both the SHELL... and SET COMSPEC... lines that where originally
     in these files where made into remark statements to be overlooked
     when the file is executed.
          

1.  While running a communications program which is minimized I get a
    warning when I try to run a non-windows application at the same
    time.
    It says something to the effect that something is using the comm port,
    which it is, and that I may loose characters if I run the application
    now.  It also gives me a choice, that is yes run it or no don't.  Is 
    this a problem I should worry about?  Can it be fixed?  Should I 
    just live with it?  

2.  The other problem is that it seems I can't run a non-windows app. in
    a window as I could before installing 4dos.  Alt+Enter doesn't seem
    to do anything when 4dos is initialized before windows.  Is there
    a parameter that needs to be set in my config.sys or autoexec.bat
    files that is not already set.

Reply by E-mail to address below or post if these are common problems.

Thanks in advance,

Bob

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