Microsoft KB Archive/130533

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Using Previous Windows Communications Switches in Windows 95

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Q130533

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
This article lists COM port switches that are used in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file for previous versions of Windows and how those switches can be used in Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the COM port switches, valid values for those switches, and where the switches can be used in Windows 95:

  Switch           Value                Windows 95 Location COMxAutoAssign  Number or seconds    SYSTEM.INI COMxBase        I/O address          Registry ComxBuffer      number of characters SYSTEM.INI COMMDrv30       True or false        Registry COMxFIFO        True or false        SYSTEM.INI COMxIRQ         IRQ number           Registry COMIRQSharing   True or false        Registry COMxProtocol    XOFF or blank        SYSTEM.INI

If the Windows 95 location in the table above is SYSTEM.INI, you can use the setting in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file in Windows 95. The setting will affect only MS-DOS-based programs.

If the Windows 95 location in the table above is Registry, the setting can be modified using the Windows 95 graphical user interface (GUI). The setting will affect only Windows-based programs. If you place the setting in the SYSTEM.INI file it will be ignored.

Keywords : win95

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Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95