Microsoft KB Archive/69140

Lotus 1-2-3 3.1 Does Not Run Reliably in a Window PSS ID Number: Q69140 Article last modified on 11-22-1992 PSS database name: W_Win3

3.00 3.00a

WINDOWS

Summary:

The MS-DOS-based version of Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.1 does not run reliably in a window and cannot be started in a window under Windows version 3.0.

When Lotus 1-2-3 starts, it displays a high-resolution logo screen that causes the following error message if you try to start it in a window:

You cannot run this application while other high-resolution applications are running full screen. The application will be suspended until a low-resolution or text application is running full screen. Check the PIF settings to ensure they are correct.

More Information:

Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.1 is a MS-DOS-based application that can run in 386 protected mode under Windows 3.0. This version of Lotus follows the MS-DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) specification that allows it to run in 386 enhanced mode.

Lotus Development Corporation suggests the following possible workaround to run 1-2-3 version 3.1 in a window:


 * 1) Set up Lotus 1-2-3 for CGA resolution (choose CGA for Windows).
 * 2) Start Lotus in full-screen mode and use the ALT+ENTER key combination to place the application in a window after the initial logo screen is displayed.

The following are two disadvantages to the above configuration:


 * You can force Lotus to run in a window only after it has completed the display of its initial logo screen.

-and-


 * You cannot use the Lotus WYSIWYG module regardless of whether or not it is running in a window.

Microsoft has not tested this workaround supplied Lotus Development and therefore cannot guarantee its results.

Lotus 1-2-3 is manufactured by Lotus Development Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product’s performance or reliability.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 123 fullscreen windowed

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1992.