lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) (11/07/90)
I have run into a problem with Windows 3.0, and I don't have any idea how to solve this. When I install windows, if I ask it to search the hard disk for applications, the installation process hangs, and I have to reboot the computer, and redo the entire installation process. This is a pain, but I got around it by skipping the install applications step in the main installation. However, my plan was to then use the Windows Setup routine inside of Windows, and just use the 'setup applications' option in the menu. Unfortunately, whenever I select this option, I get an "unrecoverable application error", so I have to add every application manually, using the 'New' option in the Program Manager. I have a 386/33 system, with a 160 Meg Micropolis ESDI hard disk, and Adaptec Controller card with 64k Cache. Does anyone know what is wrong here? Is there a solution? Thanks in advance, Ty Lasky lasky@iris.ucdavis.edu
jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) (11/07/90)
In article <7935@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) writes: >...However, my plan was to then use the Windows Setup routine inside of >Windows, and just use the 'setup applications' option in the menu. >Unfortunately, whenever I select this option, I get an "unrecoverable >application error", so I have to add every application manually, using >the 'New' option in the Program Manager. >... >Does anyone know what is wrong here? Is there a solution? Well, you could try the cliche solution to problems on machines with big disks, the good ol' VirtualHDIRQ=False. But even if you don't get it to work, there is a *much* faster way that using the 'new' option in the Program Manager. Open up the Program Manager and the File Manager simultaneously. Find the executable files in the File Manager, and just drag them over to a window in the Program Manager. This will automagically create an icon for them wherever you dropped it. If you don't like the way it turned out, you can always change it with the "Properties..." menu item. -- Jim Seidman (Drax), the accidental engineer. "It doesn't have to work... they'll be paralyzed just from laughing at me." - Dr. Who, _Shada_ UUCP: ames!vsi1!hsv3!jls INTERNET: hsv3.UUCP!jls@apple.com
mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) (11/08/90)
<In article <7935@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu< lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) writes: <<...However, my plan was to then use the Windows Setup routine inside of <<Windows, and just use the 'setup applications' option in the menu. <<Unfortunately, whenever I select this option, I get an "unrecoverable <<application error", so I have to add every application manually, using <<the 'New' option in the Program Manager. <<... <<Does anyone know what is wrong here? Is there a solution? This happens on my system as well, but NOT when I use HIMEM instead of QEMM. Perhaps that is the problem. (I DO have QEMM 5.1 !!) -- ___Mark S. Lord__________________________________________ | ..uunet!bnrgate!mlord%bmerh724 | Climb Free Or Die (NH) | | MLORD@BNR.CA Ottawa, Ontario | Personal views only. | |________________________________|________________________|
rzi@philpav.tds.philips.se (Roman Zielinski) (11/08/90)
In article <4814@bwdls58.UUCP>, mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) writes: > <In article <7935@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu< lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) writes: > <<...However, my plan was to then use the Windows Setup routine inside of > <<Windows, and just use the 'setup applications' option in the menu. > <<Unfortunately, whenever I select this option, I get an "unrecoverable > <<application error", so I have to add every application manually, using > <<the 'New' option in the Program Manager. > <<... > <<Does anyone know what is wrong here? Is there a solution? > I had seen similar problems when I run setup and have a path > 127 bytes. Roman +-------------------------------------------+ _--~--_ | Roman M. Zielinski | ---- / \ ---- | Philips Tele & Data System AB | ---- ( |^^^| ) ---- | S-115 84 Stockholm, Sweden | ---- \ \ / / --- | tel +46 8 782 1373 | |=====| +-------------------------------------------+ |=====| | NET ADDR: rzi@pav.tds.philips.se | |=====| +-------------------------------------------+ ~~U~~
tporczyk@na.excelan.com (Tony Porczyk) (11/09/90)
In article <5645@hsv3.UUCP> jls@hsv3.UUCP (James Seidman) writes: >In article <7935@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> lasky@iris.ucdavis.EDU (Ty Lasky) writes: >>Windows, and just use the 'setup applications' option in the menu. >>Unfortunately, whenever I select this option, I get an "unrecoverable >>application error", so I have to add every application manually, using > >Open up the Program Manager and the File Manager simultaneously. Find the >executable files in the File Manager, and just drag them over to a window >in the Program Manager. This will automagically create an icon for them Unfortunately, that doesn't give you the benefits that a well written .pif will give you. I would recommend that you do spend some time when you set up your Windows to write .pif's for each of the applications that you will run under Windows 3.0. I assume that you won't run just Windows apps, but also DOS stuff. Time spent fine tuning .pif's will pay off. Tony tporczyk@novell.com --Std.Disclaimer--