Microsoft KB Archive/113395

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Norton Desktop for Windows Running in Windows NT

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Q113395

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

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SUMMARY
This article helps you make the most of Norton Desktop for Windows (NDW) when you run it under Windows NT. NDW was not designed as a Windows NT application, so proceed with CAUTION if you decide to run it that way.

Symantec's Technical Support takes customer calls and questions (numbers are below), but this article contains all the information they can provide on NDW under Windows NT.

MORE INFORMATION
NDW is supported under Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.x, but not under other versions of Windows, including Windows NT.

You can run many NDW utilities as 16-bit applications under Windows NT, but NDW cannot run as the Windows NT shell, because Windows NT cannot substitute a 16-bit alternative shell for Program Manager.

Installation Guidelines
Note: You don't have to follow these instructions if you installed NDW before you upgraded to Windows NT.

The installation program for NDW will not run in Windows NT. Here is how to install NDW manually:

 Run the MS-DOS command prompt. Create a directory for NDW by typing: MD C:\NDW Copy contents of all NDW disks (including Fix-It) to the directory. Use a utility to extract the copied files. From the command prompt, type: COPY NDW.INI C:\WINDOWS Exit from the MS-DOS command prompt. Create a group in Program Manager called Norton Desktop Applications.  Create icons in the Norton Desktop Applications group for:

<pre class="FIXEDTEXT">  Filename         Program Item Name -  NDW.EXE          Norton Desktop DESKEDIT.EXE    Desktop editor SLEEPER.EXE     Sleeper SCHEDULE.EXE    Scheduler NVIEWER.EXE     Norton Viewer SFIND.EXE       SuperFind ICONEDIT.EXE    Icon editor SIW.EXE         SysInfo DESKEDIT.EXE /b Script maker FINCALC.EXE     Financial calculator SICALC.EXE      Scientific calculator TAPECALC.EXE    Tape calculator KEYFIND.EXE     KeyFinder DAYPLAN.EXE     Day planner CFGNDW.EXE      Control center </li> In the NDW.INI file, change Int21hHook=1 to Int21hHook=0.</li></ol>

Program Information
If the main NDW program is launched after Windows NT is started (that is, by running the NDW.EXE program), you can use some of NDW's shell features such as its file management and Quick Access. Some operations do not perform as originally designed, however, and some features are unavailable.

<pre class="FIXEDTEXT">  Unreliable/Unavailable features ---  - Tool Icons, Drive Icons, and NButtons do not appear on the Desktop. - Launch list does not operate reliably. - Accelerator and "Hot" keys do not operate reliably. - You cannot reliably activate Quick Access by double-clicking the right mouse button. - Icons for items inside of Quick Access groups do not appear reliably, but item titles are displayed and can be used to start programs. - You cannot move icons inside of Quick Access groups. - Drag and drop to 16-bit applications does not work reliably. - Drag and drop to 32-bit applications does not work at all.

Some utilities included in NDW may work and some may not work due to differences between the 16-bit and 32-bit hardware abstraction layer.

<pre class="FIXEDTEXT">  Utilities that Appear to Work -  - Calculators - Desktop editor - Norton Viewer - Scheduler - Key finder - Icon Editor (except for 32-bit EXE and DLL files) - Superfind (works only with valid MS-DOS files/directories) - Sysinfo (some information may be incorrect) - Sleeper/screen saver (may not be reliable) - Day planner - ScriptMaker (some functions have not been fully tested) - Control center

Utilities that Do Not Work --  - Norton Backup for Windows - Format disk - Disk copy - Smart erase - UnErase for Windows - Norton Desktop Un-Install - Disk Doctor for Windows - Norton AntiVirus for Windows - Norton AntiVirus for MS-DOS - Norton AntiVirus TSR (NAVTSR.EXE and NAVTSRW.EXE) - SMARTCAN.EXE (TSR) - NDD.EXE (from the Fix-It Disk #1) - SPEEDISK.EXE (from the Fix-It Disk #1) - UNERASE.EXE (from the Fix-It Disk #1) - UNFORMAT.EXE (from the Fix-It Disk #1) - File assist - Compression

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