Microsoft KB Archive/126677

= Writer/Artist: Limitation on Number of Users =

Article ID: 126677

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Creative Writer 1.1a for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Fine Artist 1.1 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q126677



SUMMARY
The number of people using the CD-ROM version of Creative Writer or Fine Artist is limited to approximately 227 users, or approximately 64K of disk space.

There is no limit on the number of users in Creative Writer and Fine Artist, version 1.0, on floppy disk.

There is no known workaround at this time.



MORE INFORMATION
The 64K limitation exists in version 1.1 and 1.1a because the list of users is kept in a Windows initialization (.INI) file for task switching. Windows maintains a limitation of 64K on all .INI files. Although the limit is stated as 64K, functionally it is often between 59-62K. The Macintosh version has the same limitation, although not for the same reason.

The floppy disk version of Creative Writer and Fine Artist, version 1.0, has no limit on the number of users, other than the physical size of the hard drive.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Creative Writer and Fine Artist version 1.1 and 1.1a for Windows and for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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