Microsoft KB Archive/173086

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How to Use Mkcompat.exe for Windows 3.1-Based Programs

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Q173086

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the Mkcompat.exe tool included with Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
The Mkcompat.exe tool was developed to provide a common Windows 95 interface for troubleshooting problems running Windows 3.1-based programs in Windows 95. To use the Mkcompat.exe too, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type mkcompat.exe in the Open box,, and then click OK.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Choose Program, click the program you want to use, and then click Open.
 * 3) Click the options that apply, and then click Save on the File menu.

The available options are:

  Don't spool to enhanced meta files Give application more stack space Lie about printer device mode size Lie about Window's version number Win 3.1 style controls For additional options, click Advanced Options on the File menu. The advanced options are:

  30 average width metrics Always send NC_Paint Disable 16 color brush cache and 55ms timer Disable EMF spooling Disable font associations Don't attach input thread when journaling, SetActiveWindow == SetForeGroundWind Don't enum device fonts Don't send calcsize WM_MOVE Don't Shutdown/Ignore certain faults/dequote commandline Enable 3.x UI features Enum Helv and Times Roman fonts Force extra windows words Force printer text to new band Force TT fonts to graphics band Force Win31 printer dev mode size Global hooks only called for Win16 apps Igone discardable segment attributes Ignore raster fonts Ignore topmost windows Increase stack size Lie about device caps/no SetDIBits validation Lie about windows version Mirror fonts in Win.Ini Module specific hack No HRGN 1 One graphic band and use print escapes Subtract clip siblings Support multiple printing bands TT fonts are device fonts Unused3 Windows 3.1 palette behavior Keywords : win95 appscomp

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95