README.TXT: Running Specific Windows Applications

 Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q76777
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0 README.TXT file. The Setup program copies this file to the Windows with Multimedia Extensions directory.

This information does not apply to later versions of Windows.

RUNNING SPECIFIC WINDOWS APPLICATIONS

This section describes some problems you might have running some Windows applications.

Control Panel

If you are running Windows 3.0 in real mode and using expanded memory, a new desktop wallpaper selection will not take effect immediately. You must quit and then restart Windows to see the new selection.

Print Manager and Network Printers

The availability of several features in Print Manager depends on the support provided by your Network software. The NETWORKS.TXT on-line document contains important information about the networks you can use with Windows and which features are available in Print Manager for each network type. See NETWORKS.TXT for more information.

Using Terminal from the OS/2 DOS Compatibility Box

If you want Terminal to communicate through COM ports from the OS/2 DOS compatibility box, you must set the port before you start Windows. To do so, you can run the SETCOM command from the DOS prompt or you can include the initialization in your CONFIG.SYS file.

To set the COM port from the DOS prompt, type the following before you start Windows: 

   SETCOM40 COMx=ON
For example, if you want to use COM1, you would type the following command: 

   SETCOM40 COM1=ON
To set the COM port automatically, you can add a line in your CONFIG.SYS file. See your OS/2 documentation for instructions.

Paintbrush

You can print color images from Paintbrush only if you are using a color POSTSCRIPT printer or an HP PaintJet printer. These are the only printers that currently recognize Device Independent Bitmaps (DIBs), the color file format Paintbrush uses.

In addition, when running Windows in real mode, you might receive out-of-memory messages when you try to print. If so, try one of the following:

  • Close all other applications and try printing again.
  • Save the Paintbrush file and exit Windows. Start Windows again in standard mode or 386 enhanced mode, and then print the Paintbrush file.
  • If you can run only in real mode, you can convert the color image and save it to a black and white format, then open the converted file, and print the monochrome bitmap.

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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