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From: Stephen.M.Smith@sunbrk.FidoNet.Org (Stephen M Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview
Subject: Re: Why must Windows be loaded first under DV?  (Problem solved)
Message-ID: <675518012.9@sunbrk.FidoNet>
Date: 28 May 91 01:08:20 GMT
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I wrote:

>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'.

The problem was solved when I changed my 'files=20' to 'files=30'
in my config.sys file.  For some reason Windows must grab all those
first 20 for itself leaving Desqview with no more room for finding
any files (??).

Thanks to Charlie Kestner (chaz@chinet.chi.il.us) for his help.

SS

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