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From: smsmith@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M Smith)
Subject: Why must Windows be loaded first under DV?
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Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 23:27:28 GMT
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In order to start up DOS applications after I have opened
Windows under DV, I have to open Windows first.  If I open
some other application and THEN open Windows I cannot open
further applications because DV cannot find my -pif.dvp files.
It comes up with the error message 'Missing (or bad) DESQview 
file:  NB-PIF.DVP'.

My .dvp files are in c:\dv.  I tried putting one in the directory
where its application resided but DV still couldn't find it.
I tried changing directories to c:\dv before I entered 'dv' to
start up DV, but that made no difference.  I also tried a few
other things like reading through my win.ini file for clues and
removing smartdrv from my config.sys.

I'm sure there's a simple answer to this!

System info:

386 w/4 Megs
DOS 4.01
DV 2.31
QEMM 5.11
Windows 3.0 Standard Mode (it does the same thing in Real Mode too)

Here's my config.sys file:

DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM NRH FR=C800
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS 256/A
DEVICE=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.SYS /R:2 C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS
INSTALL=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.COM /TSR /R:2 C:\UTILS\SCRENUTL\PCKSCRN.COM
INSTALL=C:\QEMM\LOADHI.COM /TSR /R:2 C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE
BUFFERS=20/x
FILES=20
STACKS=0,0
BREAK=ON

and my autoexec.bat file:

@ECHO OFF
SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET SOUND=C:\SB
PATH C:\;C:\QEMM;C:\DV;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\UTILS
PROMPT $P$G
mode con: rate=32 delay=1

Thanks in advance for any help!

Stephen M. Smith  \  +  / 
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