Novell Removal Leaves OVERLAPPEDIO Setting

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q86367

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Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

If Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 is installed for a Novell network, and then MS-DOS-based maintenance mode Setup is run and No Network Installed is selected, then all the Novell components are removed except for the following line in the SYSTEM.INI file's [386enh] section:

   OVERLAPPEDIO=OFF

Having this setting active when you are not running on a Novell network, may reduce system performance.

MORE INFORMATION

If enabled, this switch allows several virtual machines to make read and write requests to a disk before the first request has been completed. If it is disabled, then MS-DOS-based applications cannot issue a request to read or write to a disk until any previous read and write requests have been completed.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 InDOSPolling

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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