MIDI Mapper Cannot Be Configured for Individual Workstation

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

If Windows is set up with a network install (using the SETUP /N command), you cannot configure an individual copy of MIDI mapper for each workstation. Instead, if you run MIDI mapper, it will always default to the share directory on the network (W:\WINSHARE).

WORKAROUND

The only possible workaround is to set up Windows on each workstation. This way each user will have his or her own copy of MIDI mapper.

MORE INFORMATION

MIDI mapper is an application that allows you to set up information such as key maps, patch maps, and channel mappings for a MIDI device. Because it is possible for different workstations on a network to have different sound cards, each workstation should be able to be configured independently. Windows, through a network installation, does not allow you to do this. It will always look to the shared directory to find the files MIDIMAP.DRV and MIDIMAP.CFG. Even if these files are copied to each individual's user directory, MIDI mapper will still look to the shared directory for its information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.