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- INSTALLING PIPELINE FOR USE WITH 32-BIT WINSOCK APPS
-
- In order to use 32-bit Winsock apps through Pipeline, the wsock32.dll file
- that is installed with Pipeline must be in your windows/system directory.
- When you install Pipeline, it will ask the following question:
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- "Will you be using 32-bit apps with Pipeline?"
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- Answer "yes", and it will automatically copy Pipeline's wsock32.dll file
- into your windows/system directory. If the Windows 95 version exists,
- Pipeline will create a backup in the same directory, naming it wsock32.ms.
- It also creates a file in your Pipeline directory called wsock32.d, but
- don't delete that file, as it is used for the Winsock Switcher (see below).
-
-
- If you are using Windows 95, you probably want to answer "yes". Even if
- you aren't using 32-bit apps now, you most likely will in the future. On
- the other hand, if you are using Pipeline on a LAN with a direct Internet
- connection, or if you plan to always connect to Pipeline through another
- Internet service provider via Dial-up Networking, it's best to choose "no",
- since you would not need the Pipeline wsock32.dll.
-
- If you choose "yes" and wsock32.dll is already in memory, you will need to
- remove it from memory (see the section below about this error), then you'll
- need to run the "Pipeline 32bit Winsock Switcher" (located in your Pipeline
- icon folder).
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- RUNNING THE 32-BIT WINSOCK SWITCHER
-
- The 32-bit Winsock Switcher (located in your Pipeline icon folder) is
- provided for Windows 95 users who use Dial-up Networking to connect to an
- alternate service provider.
-
- When you run the 32-bit Winsock Switcher, you will see a message that shows
- you which 32-bit Winsock you are currently using, and you will have the
- option to choose the original Winsock or the Pipeline Winsock.
-
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- IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE: "The Wsock32.dll is in memory."
-
- This means that one or more applications are accessing the file. You will
- need to temporarily exit from all open 32-bit Winsock apps, then run the
- Switcher again. Also, there are some programs that access the wsock32.dll
- file that wouldn't normally be considered Winsock applications. Norton
- Undo and Norton Taskbar are two examples. Please let us know if you run
- across any others.
-
- If you close all those apps and still get the message that the file is in
- memory (or if you are not able to close one or more of them), you will need
- to restart Windows. Some apps might not properly release the file from
- memory. But first, check your StartUp group to see if there are any apps
- in there that might be using the file. If there are, you will need to
- remove them, then restart Windows. If you will be using the Switcher
- often, it would be best to permanently remove those apps from StartUp, and
- always run them manually after running the Switcher. If you will only be
- using the Switcher occasionally, just create a temporary icon group for
- those apps, then move them back into the Startup group after running the
- Switcher. Also, there are some applications that run automatically but
- don't have icons in StartUp. Instead of removing them from StartUp, you
- would have to set their options menu to not have them run automatically.
- Again, Norton Undo and Taskbar are two examples where you will have to turn
- off the auto-run option, temporarily or permanently, depending on how often
- you need to switch. If you tend to switch between Internet service
- providers often, it may just be easier for you to not use 32-bit apps with
- Pipeline, and wait for the next version which should provide a permanent
- solution that won't require switching the wsock32.dll file.
-
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- NOTE TO WIN32S USERS
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- 32-bit Winsock apps running through Win32s do not use wsock32.dll. They
- use winsock.dll. Therefore, it is not necessary to use the Pipeline 32bit
- Winsock Switcher.