Microsoft KB Archive/65737

Word 5.50: WORD.PIF Settings for Windows 3.00

PSS ID Number: Q65737 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

5.00 5.50

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Word version 5.50 includes a Program Information File (PIF) called WORD.PIF for use with Microsoft Windows version 3.00. Because Word 5.50 is a non-Windows application, it is strongly recommended that Word 5.50 be started from WORD.PIF when running Word from Windows 3.00.

To set up Word 5.50 to run from the Windows 3.00 “Non-Windows Applications” group using WORD.PIF, follow these steps:

  From the Window menu of the Windows 3.00 Program Manager choose “Non-Windows Applications” (another group name may be substituted).   From File menu of Program Manager, select New.   Select Program Item, and click OK or press ENTER.   The Program Item Properties screen will appear. Beside the Description field, type “Word 5.50”. The contents of the Description field are optional. The description text that is entered will appear under the icon associated with the Word 5.50 program item. Beside the Command Line field, type the drive and directory path to the location of WORD.PIF (for example, C:.PIF).   Select OK. A new program item icon will appear in the active group (Non-Windows Applications). Word can now be started from Windows by double-clicking the new icon. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

WORD.PIF settings (for use with Windows 3.00) are as follows:

Program Filename: WORD.EXE Window Title: Microsoft Word 5.5 Optional Parameters: None Start-up Directory: None Memory Requirements: KB Required: 384 KB Desired: 640 Display Usage: Full Screen Execution: Exclusive Close Window on Exit: Yes

Note: SETUP.EXE does not modify the WORD.PIF settings to reflect any options selected or specified during installation.

The Windows 3.00 PIF Editor can be used to customize the WORD.PIF included with Word 5.50. Use the Start-Up Directory and Optional Parameters fields to customize the WORD.PIF file. Changing the memory requirements in the KB Required field to a value less than 384 KB (kilobytes) is not recommended.

The following are Advanced Options (available under 386 enhanced mode only):

Multitasking Options: Background Priority: 50 Foreground Priority: 100 Detect Idle Time: Yes Memory Options:

EMS Memory: KB Required: 0 KB Limit: 1024 Locked: No XMS Memory: KB Required: 0 KB Limit: 1024 Locked: No Uses High Memory Area: Yes (checked) Lock Application Memory: No (unchecked) Display Options: Video memory: High Graphics Monitor Ports: Text (checked), Low Graphics (checked) Emulate Text Mode: Yes (checked) Retain Video Memory: Yes (checked)

Note: Word 5.50 can access expanded memory (EMS) that meets the Lotus-Intel-Microsoft (LIM) specification versions 3.20 or later. To allow Word to access expanded memory when running under Windows 386 enhanced mode, indicate a value (other than zero) in the Advance Options, EMS Memory (KB Required) section of the PIF file. Word 5.50 does not use extended memory (XMS).

The following are Other Options:

Allow Fast Paste: No (unchecked) Allow Close When active: No (unchecked) Reserve Shortcut Keys: ALT+TAB: No (unchecked) PRTSC: No (unchecked) ALT+ENTER: No (unchecked) ALT+ESC: No (unchecked) ALT+PRTSC: No (unchecked) CTRL+ESC: No (unchecked) ALT+SPACE: Yes (checked)

Application Shortcut Key: None

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