Windows 3.0 SYSTEM.INI [nonwindowsapp] Section

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58343
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 SYSINI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

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[NONWINDOWSAPP] SECTION

The [NonWindowsApp] section contains settings that affect the performance of non-Windows applications.

The [NonWindowsApp] section can contain the following settings:

ScreenLines=<number> Default: 25 Purpose: Specifies the number of lines per screen that will be 

         displayed when a non-Windows application is run. An
         application that specifies a different screen mode can
         override this setting.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. SwapDisk=<drive-colon-directory> Default: (the Windows directory) Purpose: Provides the name of the disk drive and directory to which 
         Windows sends temporary files for applications in standard
         mode.
To change: Use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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