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["John Sparks" <johncsparks@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Don't know about XP, but I found your suggestion useful on Windows 95,
Thanks.

Using Arachne browser in a DOS window was generally OK with EPPD
dialler but not with LSPPP. Downloading of html data would freeze for
several seconds unless the mouse was continually moved (strange but
true)

The system.ini mod appears to have overcome this problem.

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John J Vanderstel" <j_vanderstel@xxxxxxxx>
To: <survpc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 2:57 AM
Subject: Re: +[SurvPC] Just when you thought it was safe...


> Many had problems in the past running DOS comms programs that
control the
> serial ports under Windows 95 and Windows 98.  I offered a possible
> solution to that problem back then and the feedback I got from those
who
> actually tried it was that it worked great.
>
> I don't know if the same solution will work under Windows XP but go
ahead
> and try it to see if it works. Either way, please let us all know if
it
> works, OK?
>
> In the Windows directory you'll find a file called system.ini.  Be
very
> careful not to change anything in that file except for the
following.
> Look for the "[386Enh] heading.  Insert the following lines after
all of
> the other lines under that heading (I'm assuming that the serial
port you
> want to control is Com2.  If you want to control Com3 then change
"Com2"
> to "Com3" in the following lines.):
>
> ComBoostTime=5
> Com2AutoAssign=2
> Com2FIFO=1
>
> I used this little trick to run a DOS based proprietary network for
two
> old Windows 95 computers and a laptop using network cards.  My
HP200LX
> was also connected to that network via serial connection and it also
was
> an  actual node on that network.  It worked great.  All the backups
for
> each node were automated and they all ran using simple batch files.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John Vander Stel
> Grand Rapids, Michigan



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