Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sample.eng.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven.umd.edu!uflorida!travis!hardy!dana From: dana@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com (Dan Aksel) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: ---Catch-All for Windows Problems--- Keywords: memory problems enhanced mode Message-ID: <3463@travis.csd.harris.com> Date: 22 May 91 19:01:45 GMT References: Sender: news@travis.csd.harris.com Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Lines: 20 In article colfelt@tramp.Colorado.EDU writes: > >Don't worry about Buffers=10 and no FASTOPEN; SmartDrv is SMART! :-) > I haven't had success with SmartDrv. I was having trouble with W4W hanging when I clicked FILE and PageMaker 4.0 returning me to a DOS prompt frequently. Removing SMARTDRV solved the problem. On a recent phone call with MS Support: "Don't run SMARTDRV unless you absolutely have to, it has caused some mysterious problems in the past." I use 386MAX 5.0 as a high memory manager. It loads the network and mouse software into the 640-1000K region. When I installed it, it kept hanging. The tech support person said, "Is SMARTDRV running. I said "No" and he said "Good" Its not a real cache anyway." He then went on to say I should use a cache similar to PC-Tools or the one that Qualitas offers. (Qualitas distributes 386MAX). I have 4MB RAM on this box and would definitely agree: Windows with less than two meg isn't worth installing. --- Dan Aksel