SYSINI.WRI from Windows for Workgroups Version 3.1 (Part A)

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1

SUMMARY

The following information was taken from the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.1 SYSINI.WRI file. This article contains the first half of the SYSINI.WRI file.

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SYSTEM.INI File Settings

Windows initialization files contain information that defines your Windows environment. Windows for Workgroups and Windows-based applications can use the information stored in these files to configure themselves to meet your needs and preferences.

There are two standard Windows initialization files:

• WIN.INI, which primarily contains settings that Windows for Workgroups maintains to customize your Windows for Workgroups environment according to your preferences.
• SYSTEM.INI, which primarily contains settings that customize Windows for Workgroups to meet your system's hardware needs.

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Format of the SYSTEM.INI File

The SYSTEM.INI file contains several sections, each of which consists of a group of related settings. The sections and settings are listed in the SYSTEM.INI file in the following format:

   [section name]
   SettingName=value

The SettingName=value statement defines the value of each setting. A setting name consists of any combination of letters and digits in uppercase or lowercase, and it must be followed immediately by an equal sign (=). The value of the setting can be an integer, a letter, a Boolean value, a string, or a quoted string, depending on the setting. There are multiple settings in most sections.

You can include comments in initialization files. You must begin each line of a comment with a semicolon (;).

How to Read the Listings in This Document

In this document, settings in SYSTEM.INI are listed alphabetically within sections. However, the settings do not appear alphabetically in the SYSTEM.INI file. To change a setting, you need to search for it in the appropriate section.

The syntax, default value, and purpose appear in the following format.

SettingName=<value>

Default: The Windows for Workgroups default value for this setting or

         the value that is used if the setting is not present in your
         SYSTEM.INI file.

<value> indicates whether the value should be an integer, a letter, a range of numbers, a Boolean value, or something else. If you want to enable a Boolean setting, you can set the value to: True, Yes, On, or 1. If you want to disable the Boolean setting, you can set the value to: False, No, Off, or 0.

Changing Settings

When the Setup program creates the SYSTEM.INI file, it assigns default values to many of the settings. Other settings have values that correspond to the type of hardware you are using.

Some settings listed in this document do not usually appear in your SYSTEM.INI file. Most of these settings have a built-in default value that is present whether or not the setting appears in SYSTEM.INI. You might need to change one or more of these values to improve the performance of Windows for Workgroups or applications with your system.

To change the values of the settings described in "[Network] Section Settings" in this document, use the Network option in Control Panel. For more information about changing your network settings, see Help for Control Panel and Chapter 9, "Customizing Windows for Workgroups," in the "Microsoft Windows for Workgroups User's Guide."

To change the values of the rest of the settings described in this document, open the SYSTEM.INI file and edit it by using a text editor, such as Notepad. Do not use a formatting editor, such as Write or a word processor in document mode; it can corrupt your SYSTEM.INI file. For more information on how to use Notepad, see Help for Notepad.

Any changes you make to SYSTEM.INI settings do not take effect until you restart Windows for Workgroups.

Caution: Do not change any settings that are not described in this document. If you need to change additional settings, refer to the Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit. Always back up your SYSTEM.INI file before you change any of its settings. That way, you can restore the original file if you make incorrect changes. Be careful when making changes to the SYSTEM.INI file. Your system will not work properly if you edit this file incorrectly.

[boot] Section Settings

All settings in this section, except for CachedFileHandles, are required. If you modify or delete one of these settings, Windows for Workgroups might not work properly. There are no specific default values for these settings; Setup assigns values based on your system configuration.

If you want to run a different application when you start Windows for Workgroups, change the following setting.

shell=<filename>

Default: None (Setup initializes this value as PROGMAN.EXE.)

Purpose: Specifies the application that runs when you start Windows for Workgroups. Unless you change this setting, Program Manager runs when you start Windows for Workgroups. For example, if you want to run File Manager instead of Program Manager, you could change this setting as follows:

   shell=winfile.exe

[Network] Section Settings

The [Network] section contains settings that affect how your computer interacts with the network. You can change most of these settings by using the Network option in Control Panel. However, to change some settings, you must edit the SYSTEM.INI file. It is recommended that you use Control Panel whenever possible to change the settings. For more information about customizing how your computer interacts with the network, see Chapter 9, "Customizing Windows for Workgroups," in the "Microsoft Windows for Workgroups User's Guide" and Help for Control Panel.

The [Network] section can contain the following settings:

AutoLogon=<boolean>

Default: Yes

Purpose: Specifies whether you will be automatically logged on when you start Windows for Workgroups. If this setting is disabled, you will not be logged on. If this setting is enabled, you will be logged on. If you are using a logon password, the logon dialog box will appear, asking you to supply your password. To log on, you must supply your password.

AutoStart=<full-or-base>

Default: Full (for computers that have an 80286 processor)

Purpose: Specifies the type of redirector support that Windows for Workgroups provides. If the value for this setting is Full, Windows for Workgroups provides the same support as the virtual redirector (VREDIR). If the value for this setting is Base, Windows for Workgroups provides limited redirector support. This setting only applies if you are using a computer that has an 80286 processor. To change this setting, you must use Notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

CacheThisPassword=<boolean>

Purpose: Determines whether the Save This Password In Your Password List check box in the Enter Password or LAN Manager dialog box is selected the next time the dialog box is displayed. If this setting is enabled, the check box is selected. If this setting is disabled, the check box is not selected. When you select or clear the check box, the value for this setting changes in the SYSTEM.INI file to reflect the current state of the check box.

Comment=<string-of-characters>

Default: None

Purpose: Provides a description of your computer. This description appears next to your computer name in the Connect Network Drive and Connect Network Printer dialog boxes. The comment value cannot contain commas.

ComputerName=<name>

Default: The name you provided for your computer during Setup.

Purpose: Specifies the name of your computer. Your computer name must be unique, can be up to 15 characters long, and can contain letters, numbers, and any of the following characters:

   ! # $ % & (  ) - . @ ^ _ ' { } ~

EnableSharing=<0-or-1>

Default: 1

Purpose: Turns sharing on or off. If this setting is enabled, you can share your resources. If this setting is disabled, you cannot share your resources.

Note: Windows for Workgroups must be running in 386 enhanced mode for you to share your resources.

Exclude=<lana number, lana number>

Default: None

Purpose: Specifies that Windows for Workgroups should not use the protocols represented by the LANA numbers assigned to this setting. This setting overrides the LANAs= setting. If you are using Novell NetWare NetBIOS, you will need to exclude it by using this setting. For more information, see the NETWORKS.WRI online document.

KeepConn=<seconds>

Default: 600

Purpose: Specifies the number of seconds Windows for Workgroups should wait before disconnecting an implicit connection that is no longer being used. This is useful if you are performing several directory searches or lists using an implicit connection, or if you are performing several tasks that involve pipes. If the applications that you are using to perform these tasks run slowly, then increase this value. Otherwise, you should never need to change this setting.

LANAs=<lana number, lana number>

Default: None

Purpose: Overrides the automatic detection of protocols, if you start the network before starting Windows for Workgroups, and specifies that Windows for Workgroups should use only those protocols represented by the LANA numbers assigned to this setting.

LMAnnounce=<yes-or-no>

Default: No

Purpose: Enables or disables LAN Manager compatibility in the browser on your computer. If your workgroup includes computers or servers that are running LAN Manager, set this value to Yes.

LMLogon=<0-or-1>

Default: 0

Purpose: Specifies whether you log on to a LAN Manager domain when you start Windows for Workgroups. If this value is set to 1 and you have stored the domain password in your password list, Windows for Workgroups logs you on to a LAN Manager domain and runs your logon script, if you have one. If the domain password is not in your password list, the LAN Manager Logon dialog box appears so that you can pick the domain you want to log on to and specify the password for that domain. If this value is set to 0, you will not log on to a LAN Manager domain.

LogonDomain=<domain name>

Default: The workgroup your computer belongs to.

Purpose: Specifies the name of the default LAN Manager domain (workgroup) that validates your password, if you choose to log on to a LAN Manager domain when you start Windows for Workgroups.

LogonValidated=<boolean>

Default: No

Purpose: Specifies the value of the LMLogon setting when you last logged on. If you decide to change the LMLogon value by selecting or clearing the Log On To LAN Manager Domain check box in Control Panel while you are still logged on, the LogonValidated setting ensures that you are logged off properly when you end your Windows for Workgroups session, or if you choose to log off by using Control Panel. You should never need to change this setting.

MaintainServerList=<yes-no-auto>

Default: Auto

Purpose: Specifies whether the browser on your computer acts as the browse master or a back-up browse master. If the value for this setting is Auto, the browser on your computer will act as either, as needed. If the value for this setting is No, the browser will never act as a browse master or a back-up browse master. If the value for this setting is Yes, the browser will always act as both. If you are setting up a computer as a dedicated server for a small workgroup of three to four computers, you may want to set this value to Yes on the server and to No on the other computers. Otherwise, you should never need to change this value.

MultiNet=<name>

Default: None

Purpose: Specifies the other networks you have added support for.

PrintBufTime=<seconds>

Default: 45

Purpose: Specifies the number of seconds of idle printing time that Windows for Workgroups should wait before indicating that the end of a print job has been reached when printing from an MS-DOS-based application. When printing to a network printer from an MS-DOS-based application, your documents do not start printing until the application finishes processing the print job. If you are using an MS- DOS-based application that processes print jobs quickly and you want your documents to print sooner, decrease this value. If you are using an MS-DOS-based application that takes longer to process print jobs or if your documents are not printing continuously, increase this value. The time during which an MS-DOS-based application is suspended is not counted.

Priority=<number>

Default: 80

Purpose: Specifies the priority given to running your applications and sharing your resources. The lower the number, the faster your applications run. The higher the number, the faster your resources are shared.

Reconnect=<boolean>

Purpose: Determines whether the Reconnect At Startup check box in the Connect Network Drive or Connect Network Printer dialog box is selected the next time the dialog box is displayed. If this setting is enabled, the check box is selected. If this setting is disabled, the check box is not selected. When you select or clear the check box, the value for this setting changes in the SYSTEM.INI file to reflect its current state.

Reshare=<boolean>

Purpose: Determines whether the Reshare At Startup check box in the Share Directory or Share Printer dialog box is selected the next time the dialog box is displayed. If this setting is enabled, the check box is selected. If this setting disabled, the check box is not selected. When you select or clear the check box, the value for this setting changes in the SYSTEM.INI file to reflect its current state.

Username=<name>

Default: Your computer name until you log on for the first time. Then the default value becomes the logon name you specify in the Welcome To Windows For Workgroups dialog box.

Purpose: Specifies the default logon name used to log on to Windows for Workgroups. The value for this setting changes to the logon name you specify when you log on to Windows for Workgroups for the first time.

WorkGroup=<name>

Default: The workgroup you specified during Setup.

Purpose: Specifies the workgroup your computer belongs to. If this setting is missing from your SYSTEM.INI file, the Windows for Workgroups redirector will not load and you will not have full networking capabilities.

[Password List] Section Settings

The [Password List] section contains settings that specify the location of the password-list files for each user who logs on to your computer. The password-list file contains a list of the passwords you use to connect to password-protected resources.

The [Password List] section can contain one or more occurrences of the following setting:

   <username>=<drive><directory><password-list-filename>

[NonWindowsApp] Section Settings

The [NonWindowsApp] section contains settings that affect the performance of MS-DOS-based applications:

The [NonWindowsApp] section can contain the following settings:

CommandEnvSize=<bytes>

Default: 0 for MS-DOS versions earlier than 3.2. Otherwise, the default is the value for the /e: option in the shell= command line in the CONFIG.SYS file.

Purpose: Specifies the size of the COMMAND.COM environment. Note that running batch files with the extension .BAT starts COMMAND.COM, so this setting also applies to batch files. The value for this setting must be either 0 or between 160 and 32768. A value of 0 disables this setting. If the value is too small or too large, it will be rounded up to 160 or down to 32768. If the value is less than the current size of the actual environment, this setting will be disabled, as if it were set to 0. If you have specified the environment size in a PIF file for COMMAND.COM, the PIF-file setting overrides this setting.

DisablePositionSave=<0-or-1>

Default: 0

Purpose: When this setting is disabled, the position and fonts used by an MS-DOS-based application are saved in the DOSAPP.INI file when you quit the application. If this setting is enabled, the position and fonts used by an MS-DOS-based application whose settings have not been previously saved in the DOSAPP.INI file will not be saved. If enabled, the setting can be overridden for each MS-DOS-based application by selecting the Save Settings On Exit check box in the Font Selection dialog box in the application.

FontChangeEnable=<0-or-1>

Default: 1 on systems that use Windows version 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups grabbers. 0 on systems that use Windows version 3.0 grabbers.

Purpose: Provides the ability to change fonts when running an MS-DOS- based application in a window on a system that uses version 3.0 grabbers (usually used in 3.0 display drivers). Windows version 3.1 video grabbers (used in 3.1 display drivers) include built-in support for changing fonts when running an MS-DOS-based application in a window. If you are using a 3.0 grabber that has not been updated to include the ability to change fonts and you want to use this feature, enable this setting. However, with this setting enabled, your screen may lose characters and the cursor may change size and position slightly.

LocalTSRs=<list-of-TSR-applications>

Default: DOSEDIT, CED

Purpose: Specifies which terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs work properly if they are copied to each instance of a virtual machine. When you start Windows for Workgroups, it detects any TSR programs that are currently running. If the TSR is on the LocalTSRs list, Windows for Workgroups copies the TSR to each virtual machine you run. Many TSRs will not run properly if they are added to this list. Make sure your TSR is fully compatible with Windows for Workgroups and can be copied to a virtual machine before you add it to the list.

MouseInDosBox=<0-or-1>

Default: 1 if an MS-DOS mouse driver is loaded that has the extension .COM or .SYS and supports the use of a mouse with an MS-DOS-based application. Otherwise, the default is 0.

Purpose: Specifies whether the mouse is supported when running an MS- DOS-based application in a window. Mouse support for an MS-DOS-based application running in a window is automatically available if you are using a Windows version 3.1 grabber. If you are using a Windows version 3.0 grabber and you want mouse support, enable this setting. If you do not want mouse support, disable this setting.

NetAsynchSwitching=<0-or-1>

Default: 0, unless an application is running that supports the use of the Task Switcher UPI by the NetBIOS.

Purpose: Specifies whether you can switch away from an application (running in standard mode) after it has made an asynchronous network BIOS call. If this setting is disabled, you cannot switch away. Switching away from some applications that make these calls might cause your system to fail. After Windows for Workgroups detects an asynchronous NetBIOS call, you cannot switch away from the application, even if no more of these calls are made. Enable this setting only if you are sure that the applications you use will not receive network messages while they are inactive.

ScreenLines=<number>

Default: 25

Purpose: Specifies the number of lines that will be displayed on the screen when you run an MS-DOS-based application. An application that specifies a different screen mode can override this setting.

SwapDisk=<drive:directory>

Default: The directory that the TEMP environment variable points to; if there is no TEMP variable, the default is the root directory of your first hard drive (usually labeled C:). If you do not have a hard disk, the default is the root directory of your first floppy disk drive (usually labeled A:).

Purpose: Provides the name of the disk drive and directory to which Windows for Workgroups running in standard mode swaps MS-DOS-based applications.