WG0973: RMM.D32 Corrects 5-Second Delay When Starting Apps

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

Microsoft has an Application Note, WG0973: RMM.D32 Corrects Five-Second Delay When Starting Windows-Based Applications.

If you have 32-bit file access enabled and you have an MSIPX or a Novell NE2000.COM ODI driver and IPXODI configuration, you may experience a delay when you start a Windows-based application under Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The RMM.D32 file included with his Application Note may correct the problem.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
• The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
• Microsoft FastTips Technical Library
• Microsoft Product Support Services

THE TEXT OF WG0973

  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
              WG0973: RMM.D32 CORRECTS FIVE-SECOND DELAY
             WHEN STARTING WINDOWS(TM)-BASED APPLICATIONS

                                                   Revision Date: 1/94
                                                         Disk Included

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Introduction

When you start a Windows-based application under Windows for Workgroups 3.11, you may experience a five-second delay before any disk activity occurs and the application begins to load. This delay occurs if you have 32-bit file access enabled and you are using one of the following network configurations:

   MSIPX
   Novell(R) NE2000.COM ODI driver and IPXODI

  NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed this problem occurs with version 1.34
  of the NE2000 multiple link interface device (MLID) driver (dated
  6/3/91) and the versions included in the Novell DOSUP7 and DOSUP8
  client files (dated 1/18/93 and 7/30/93, respectively).

You can work around this delay by disabling 32-bit file access or by installing the updated RMM.D32 file contained on the WG0973 disk included with this Application Note. The updated RMM.D32 file is not hard-coded for a five-second time-out. Instead, it has a one-second default time-out and can be configured using the RMMTimeout= entry in the SYSTEM.INI file.

To install the updated RMM.D32 file

Insert the enclosed WG0973 disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive. Copy RMM.D32 to your Windows SYSTEM subdirectory using the following command

   copy <drive>:\rmm.d32 <destination>

   copy a:\rmm.d32 c:\windows\system

Configuring the RMM.D32 Time-Out Setting

To change the one-second default time-out value for the updated RMM.D32 file, open your SYSTEM.INI file in Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Notepad, locate the [386Enh] section, and add the RMMTimeout= entry setting (which is expressed in milliseconds). For example, to increase the time-out for RMM.D32 to two seconds, add the following entry to the [386Enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file:

   RMMTimeout=2000

   RMMTimeout=500

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE

You can find WG0973.EXE (size: 21923 bytes) 
                       , a self-extracting file, on the following

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
        Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
        Enter kbfile WG0973.EXE (size: 21923 bytes) 
                               , and click GO!
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
  
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
        Get WG0973.EXE (size: 21923 bytes) 
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download WG0973.EXE (size: 21923 bytes) 
  

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