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- FDFIXW4W - FrontDoor Fix for Windows for Workgroups // Absolute Solutions
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- Copyright 1994 Mats Wallin; All rights reserved.
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- Introduction
-
- This utility fixes the problem some people have reported when
- running FrontDoor under Windows for Workgroups. The problem is
- that it takes a long time after the RING before FrontDoor
- displays the CONNECT message, and during this time, the
- user/mailer thinks that your system is down, and disconnects.
-
- This TSR, 224 bytes in size when loaded, fixes this problem.
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- How to use it
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- This TSR program (FDFIXW4W.COM) should be loaded in the same
- window in which FrontDoor is running. It should be loaded
- after your FOSSIL driver, but before FrontDoor.
-
- Do not use any of the /FORCE switches that can be used with
- FrontDoor, especially not the /FORCEINT28 or /FORCEDPMI. None
- of these switches are necessary, and if used, will prevent
- this TSR from doing anything useful.
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- It will also fail if you load this TSR before your FOSSIL
- driver, so make sure you load it after the FOSSIL.
-
- When loading it, just run FDFIXW4W without any parameters. It
- will automatically detect if it's already loaded, and in that
- case, not do anything.
-
- If you would like to unload the TSR due to any reason, this
- can be done by running FDFIXW4W, and specifying U as a
- parameter.
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- How it works
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- When using FDFIXW4W, FrontDoor believes that it is running
- under DESQview 9.99. when FrontDoor is loaded, it will display
- that it is running under this version of DESQview.
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- When FrontDoor doesn't have anything to do, it will normally
- give up it's reminding time slice to Windows. When FDFIXW4W is
- loaded, FrontDoor will instead give up it's time slices to
- DESQview, which will be detected by FDFIXW4W.
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- When this happens, FDFIXW4W will do a few checks, and either
- give up the reminding time slice to Windows, or it will reject
- FrontDoor's request to give up the reminding time slice, and
- just return to FrontDoor, which then can continue it's normal
- processing.
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- Example
-
- This is a small example of how you could use this TSR in your
- BAT file that runs FrontDoor.
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-
- ECHO OFF
- X00
- .
- .
- .
-
- :LOOP
- .
- FDFIXW4W
- FD
- IF ERRORLEVEL ...
- .
- .
- .
- .
- .
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- Legal notice
-
- FDFIXW4W is provided to you as is, without warranty of any
- kind. In no event shall Mats Wallin be liable to you or
- anyone else for any damages or costs arising from the use or
- inability to use this program.
-
- FDFIXW4W is protected by copyright laws, and may not be
- modified, reversed engineered, sold or distributed in any
- way that would involve some sort of trade, without written
- permission from Mats Wallin.
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- FDFIXW4W is free to use for anyone using FrontDoor. If used
- in an environment not using FrontDoor, FDFIXW4W has to be
- registered. The registration fee is 40 USD. Please contact
- Mats Wallin at one of the addresses listed below.
-
- This version of this product is only supported for use with
- FrontDoor 2.12/Shareware and FrontDoor 2.20c/Commercial.
-
- FrontDoor is a registered trademark of Joaquim Homrighausen.
-
- All other brand or product names are trademarks or
- registered trademarks of their respective holder.
-
-
- Contact information
-
- Mats Wallin can be contacted at the following addresses:
-
- FidoNet: 2:270/19
- InterNet: mw@abs.lu
- Fax: +352 316 702
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- If you hav any bug reports, suggestions, or other type of
- comments, please don't hesitate to contact me.
-