Release Notes 5/31/94
(Known Problems in Chicago Beta 1)
Contents:
Introduction
Installing the SDK
Accessibility
Applets - File Viewers
Applets - HyperTerminal
Applets - International Control Panel (Regional Settings)
Applets - MSPaint
Applets - Miscellaneous
Applets - WinPad
Applets - WordPad
Application Compatibility
Communications - SDK\DDK
Devices, Drivers & Controllers
Disk Defragmenter
Display Drivers - SDK\DDK
Doublespace
Error Messages
General System Issues
Help
Image Color Matching - SDK\DDK
International Character Support
Mail
Mail - MAPI
Mail - Compuserve Connections
Microsoft at Work - FAX
Modems & COM Ports
Mouse
Mouse Drivers - SDK\DDK
Modems - SDK\DDK
Multilingual Content Support
Multimedia - Retail
Multimedia - SDK\DDK
Networks: Setup
Networks: Clients
Networks: General
Networks: Briefcase
Networks: Remote Access and Modems
OLE 2.0 - Object Linking and Embedding
Online Registration
Pen Services API
Plug and Play
Power Management
Printing
ScanDisk
Setup
Shell
TAPI - Telephony API
Video - Display Adapters & Monitors
Visual C++
Windows Shells
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Introduction
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These Release Notes for Chicago Beta 1 document known problems in the Operating System, the included applications (applets), and system utilites. Please read these notes carefully to help you use and test this Chicago Beta as completely as possible. When submitting bug reports, please check these release notes first. You do not need to submit bug reports on the problems already documented in these release notes.
These notes are organized alphabetically by functional area.
SDK/DDK release notes are displayed in blue.
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Installing the SDK
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If you would like to use the MSVC++ tools with the Chicago SDK, please use this installation sequence:
1. Install the Chicago Beta operating system from the Chicago CD
2. Install MSVC++ from the MSVC++ CD, run SETUP from the MSVC20 directory
3. Install the Chicago SDK from the Chicago CD, run SETUP from the SDK directory
If you are not using the MSVC++ tools:
1. Install the Chicago Beta operating system from the Chicago CD
2. Install the Chicago SDK from the Chicago CD, run SETUP from the SDK directory
To install the MAPI SDK:
Follow the instructions below in the MAIL - MAPI notes.
To install Win32s:
Run INSTALL.BAT from the Win32s directory.
Installing the SDK or DDK on Windows NT 3.5.
The SDK and DDK setup programs will not run on Windows NT 3.5. The SDK and DDK files come uncompressed on the CD. If you need to install the SDK or DDK on Windows NT3.5 simply treecopy the files from the CD to your hard disk.
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Accessibility
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High Contrast Mode hotkey not working
The High Contrast Mode Hotkey (left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINTSCREEN) does not adjust all system colors, with the result that some portions of the Chicago user interface will not be legible. Color schemes can be adjusted manually using the Display property sheet.
SerialKeys feature not working
The SerialKeys feature does not work correctly in this release. Please do not use it at this time; updated files will be made available on CompuServe which correct the problem.
Help not yet available
When you press an emergency hotkey to activate an accessibility feature a confirmation dialog is displayed. The Help for these dialogs is not yet available. In future versions the Help button will take you to a help topic which briefly describes the feature and in turn provides a pathway to the property sheet where the feature can be adjusted (including turning off the hotkey).
Features incompatible with third-party mouse and keyboard drivers
The accessibility features are not compatible with some third-party mouse and keyboard drivers. If you install a virtual mouse device designed for Windows 3.1, you will not be able to use the MouseKeys feature. If you install a virtual keyboard device designed for Windows 3.1, you will not be able to use any of the keyboard-related accessibility features. For this reason the features will not be available if you install Microsoft Mouse version 9.01 software.
MouseKeys loses ENTER keys in menus
When MouseKeys is on, you may have to press ENTER twice to activate a highlighted menu item.
FilterKeys does not work with editing keypad
When the SlowKeys, BouceKeys or RepeatKeys features are turned on, pressing any key on the editing keypad will simply beep but not otherwise function. The editing keypad is located between the normal alphabetic keys and the numeric keypad on Enhanced 101- or 102-key keyboards.
Cannot drag sliders in Access Utility
The Access Utility (ACCESS.EXE) supplied as a testing tool with this beta release of Chicago has several dialog boxes with slider controls. These controls cannot be adjusted by dragging the slider with the mouse, but they can be adjusted using the keyboard or by clicking in the scrollbar regions or the scroll areas.
Hotkey combinations support right-side keys
Several emergency hotkey combinations used to activate or deactivate accessibility features currently trigger when you use the modifier keys on the right-hand side of the keyboard. In the final version these will only trigger when the left-hand modifier keys are used. For example, MouseKeys should be activated by left Alt + left Shift + Numlock, but in this release it is also triggered by right Alt + right Shift + Numlock. In addition, the hotkeys will trigger even if the Ctrl key is down, but in the final version they will not.
Incorrect error message strings
Some of the error messages generated by the accessibility features are incomplete or reference incorrect filenames.
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Applets - File Viewers
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Determining if a Format can be Viewed
For this release, the file extension is used to determine if the file can be viewed. If you want to view a particular file, ensure the extension is the default for that file type. The default extensions for the file types supported in this release are listed below:
.ASC="ASCII file"
.BAT="MS DOS batch file"
.BMP="Windows Bitmap Graphics file"
.CDR="Corel Draw up to v 4.0 files"
.DLL="Dynamic Link Librarie files"
.DOC="ANY of a number of document formats, including WinWord x, WordPad"
.DRW="Micrographix Draw files, all versions"
.EPS="Encapsulated PostScript files"
.EXE="Executable files"
.GIF="Compuserve GIF file"
.INF="files used by the setup program"
.INI="configuration files"
.MOD="Multiplan v 3, 4.0, 4.1 file"
.PRE="Freelance for Windows v 2.0"
.RLE="Bitmap files (RunLengthEncoding)"
.RTF="Rich Text Format file"
.SAM="AMI and AMI Pro up to 3.0 files"
.TIF="Tiff file (includes "
.TXT="Text file"
.WB1="Quattro Pro for Windows v 5 file"
.WDB="Works v. 3 Database files"
.WK1="Lotus 1-2-3 v 1'n'2 files"
.WK3="Lotus 1-2-3 v 3 file"
.WK4="Lotus 1-2-3 v 4 file"
.WKS="Lotus 1-2-3 file or MS Works v 3 Spreadsheet file"
.WMF="Windows Metafile"
.WPD="WordPerfect v 5.x for MS-DOS and WordPerfect for Win v 6 Document files"
.WPS="Works v. 3 Word Processing files"
.WQ1="Quattro Pro v 1-4 for MS-DOS file"
.WQ2="Quattro Pro v 5 for MS-DOS file"
.WRI="Windows 3.x WRITE files"
.XLC="Excel 4 Chart file"
.XLS="Excel 4 and 5 Spreadsheet file"
Note, If you have a problem viewing a particular file, be sure and include both the file you are trying to view and the version of the application used to create the file.
Graphics and OLE Objects Not Shown
When viewing a word processing or spreadsheet file, graphics and OLE objects in the file are not shown. This is a limitation in the file viewers.
Font Style not Applied
When viewing a word processing or spreadsheet file, the View/Fonts dialog will show font styles in the middle list box, i.e. normal, bold, italic, etc. These styles are NOT applied to the document by design and this middle list box will be removed in a future release.
Excel 5 Charts not Supported
Excel 4.0 Charts can be viewed but support for Excel 5.0 Charts will be added in a future release.
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Applets - HyperTerminal
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Installing a Modem First
If you have not installed a modem using the control panel applet, HyperTerminal will ask you if you would like to and then give an error message. The work around is to install a modem using the control panel applet before running HyperTerminal.
Must Specify a Location
You must specify a location and set this up with area code, any required dial out prefix, etc. using the control panel telephony applet before using HyperTerminal.
Your Location = Default Location
When using the configuration dialogs in HyperTerminal, Your Location can not be edited and always equals the Default Location. This will be corrected in a future release. You can edit your Default Location parameters using the control panel telephony applet.
Incorrect Display on VGA Monitors
Dialogs may have to be repositioned when using HyperTerminal on VGA monitors.
Must Clear Screen Buffer
If the screen buffer is full and then a current connection is terminated and a new connection is established, characters from the new connection will overwrite the screen buffer. To avoid this, clear the screen buffer before establishing a new connection by stopping and then restarting HyperTerminal. These problems will be addressed in a later release.
Some Area Codes in Foreign Countries Do Not Work
Some area codes in foreign countries do not work correctly in this release. This will be addressed in a future release.
Previous HyperTerminal Connections from Build 99
If you received build 99, any connections that you saved using HyperTerminal will not work. You will need to recreate these connections.
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Applets - International Control Panel (Regional Settings)
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Changing the Default Locale
In this beta, changing the default locale is not supported.
Locale Names
The list that will be shown for this beta will be in HEX format. These will be actual names before the final release.
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Applets - MSPaint
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Custom Colors Cause Problems
If you use custom colors, either by creating one or capturing a screen or opening a bitmap which uses one, copy, paste, redraw, and many other operations will not work correctly.
Text Input Issues
-- If the text tool is used to open a text box, text is typed into the box and then some of the text is highlighted, the highlighted text will not be visible or the highlighting will not be drawn correctly.
-- if the toolbar is over the text box when the text is placed, the intersection of the text and the overlapping toolbar image is placed on the picture
-- if text is typed into a text box beyond the right border, the text will wrap, but the last character typed on the previous line is lost.
Image Editing Issues
-- Skewing with an angle over 45 degrees does not work correctly
-- Stretching does not work
-- Rotate by 90 degrees doesn't erase previous image (selected area).
-- Rotate by 90 degrees doesn't work for whole image.
-- Rotate by 270 degrees and rotate by 180 degrees (selected or whole image) doesn’t work correctly.
Set As Wallpaper
Set As Wallpaper (Center) works as tiled.
No OLE Drag and Drop
OLE drag and drop operations do not work in this release.
F1 for Help Doesn’t Work
F1 for Help doesn’t work correctly now. Work around is to use the Help, Help Contents... command to access help.
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Applets - Miscellaneous
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Calculator and Clock
We will be adjusting the user interface of these applets to conform to the Chicago UI style guidelines for our next beta milestone. Please do not submit any bugs against these two applets.
Calendar and Cardfile
These two applets have been replaced by the WinPad applet.
Notepad and Write
These two applets have been replaced by the WordPad applet.
Phone Dialer
There are known crashing bugs using the Dialer utility when hanging up. Please do not submit bug reports about this problem. However, do submit reports for problems unrelated to hanging up.
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Applets - WinPad
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WINPAD CALENDAR APPLICATION
Error When Switching Calendar Orientation
The Calendar application sometimes generates a "subscript out of range" error after numerous switches between portrait mode and landscape mode. This occurs only when the vertical scroll bar in the Day view is at the bottom of the screen. If you continue switching between modes, a GP fault may result. If you see this error, close the Calendar application and then tap or click its application button to reopen the Calendar.
WINPAD TO DO APPLICATION
Delay in Updating After Date Change
In some scenarios, the To Do application does not immediately update the display when a date change is processed by Control Panel's Date/Time applet. Accessing another tab and then returning to the Day view usually causes the date display to be updated correctly. This problem will be fixed in later versions of the product.
Check Boxes in Properties Dialog Not Available
In some cases, choosing Properties from a to-do item's icon menu brings up a dialog box with the check box items not available. The check boxes will be enabled if you enter or change other to-do item options and then return to the Properties dialog box. This problem will be fixed in later versions of the product.
HIDING AND SHOWING PRIVATE ITEMS
Erratic Behavior When Processing Private Items
In some WinPad applications, private items are not processed correctly. This may result in items not being hidden when specified as private, or items being removed from the display even though the item is not marked as private. This problem will be fixed in later versions of the product.
PICK TIME DIALOG
"Type Mismatch" Error Generated
A "Type mismatch" error occasionally results from changing the time in the Pick Time dialog and then choosing the OK button. This only occurs when the text of the hours, minutes, or AM/PM indicator is selected and then deleted. This problem will be fixed in later versions of the product.
FEATURES NOT YET IMPLEMENTED
Keyboard Support
Keyboard support is not fully implemented in this release. Therefore, some buttons (such as the OK button) must be clicked with the mouse or pen.
WINPAD DATA FILES
WINPAD.DAT and WINPAD.IDX
WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WINPAD.DAT and WINPAD.IDX are data files that store information entered in any of the WinPad applications as well as WinPad's online Help. Deleting these files removes all stored information as well as online Help.
Compatibility with Other WinPad Releases
The WINPAD.DAT file provided in future releases of this product may not maintain compatibility with the current release of this file.
Reinstalling Chicago
If you need to reinstall this release of the Chicago beta, follow these steps to restore the existing data from your previous WINPAD.DAT file:
1. Copy WINPAD.BAK to WINPAD.DAT
2. Delete WINPAD.IDX
EXITING WINPAD AND CHICAGO
Order of Operations Important
Exiting Chicago before you exit WinPad can cause your system to hang. Therefore, always close WinPad before closing Chicago. This problem will be fixed in later versions of the product.
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Applets - WordPad
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Not Long File Name Aware
This release of WordPad is not long file name aware.
Characters Truncated when Printing
In some situations, when the margins are moved using the handles on the ruler or with Format/Paragraph so that the printed area is different than the File/Page Setup margins, characters will be truncated from the ends of lines and the lines will break in different places on the printout vs. the screen. To avoid this, use the Page Setup margins to set margin widths.
Inserting OLE Objects
Inserting some types of OLE objects into an un-saved WordPad document will fail. Trying to exit WordPad without saving a new document with an OLE object will also fail.
Not OLE Drag and Drop Enabled
This release of WordPad is not OLE drag and drop enabled.
WordPad Faults on Chicago Shutdown
If a document is open in WordPad when Chicago is shut down, WordPad faults.
WinWord 2.0 Documents Not Displayed Correctly
The native file format of WordPad is the WinWord 6.0 file format. Currently, WordPad will try to read in a WinWord 2.0 file but the display is not correct. Future versions will give an error message if a WinWord 2.0 file is used in a File Open operation.
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Application Compatibility
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Re-installing Applications
If you upgrade your existing Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups directory to Chicago then you do not need to re-install your applications. Please let us know about any application that does not continue to function after the upgrade.
If you install Chicago to a new directory then you must re-install all of your Windows-based applications. Hand copying files from your Windows 3.1 directory to Chicago is not sufficient. Many applications rely on INI and registry settings that are created during setup. Without these settings they may not function correctly. Please take the time to re-install and you will have a much better experience with Chicago. If you decide not to re-install your applications please do not report bugs on the problems you encounter while running them. However, if the application setup fails on Chicago then we definitely want you to report the problem.
SuperStore compression not supported in Beta 1
You may be able to get SuperStore compression working with Beta 1 of Chicago, but we do not believe that we have resolved all of the compatibility issues and therefore do not recommend that you run Chicago with SuperStore for this release. We plan to have SuperStore compression supported in Beta 2.
F4 function with Stacker Ver2.0 & 3.0 and other compression software that are not autoloaded.
When you use F4 to boot into MS-DOS, WINBOOT.SYS loads just far enough to be able to find IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS on the boot drive, then renames CONFIG, AUTOEXEC, COMMAND and DBLSPACE as appropriate, and then loads and executes IO.SYS. The original CONFIG and AUTOEXEC never get executed during the F4 boot, so the *compressed* boot drive image never gets mounted. This means that we are unable to rename the mirrored files on the *compressed* drive. So when MS-DOS 5 or 6 finally boots and *does* mount the compressed drive, Stacker complains about CONFIG and AUTOEXEC mismatches (since the copies on the *compressed* drive are still Chicago's). COMMAND.COM on the compressed drive is also Chicago's, and that's what MS-DOS will try to load (and fail).
This means that on any system with a compressed boot drive using non-pre-load compression software (eg, not DBLSPACE or Stacker 3.1 or 4.0) would not work with our multi-boot. The only work-around in M6 is to manually rename the files on the *compressed* drive yourself immediately prior to rebooting with F4.
eg, REN C:CONFIG.SYS C:CONFIG.W40
REN C:CONFIG.DOS C:CONFIG.SYS
AD-DOS.COM in AUTOEXEC.BAT prevents Windows from loading
After Dark TSR ad-dos.com stops Winboot.sys from calling Win.com. User can type Win at the command prompt to continue executing Chicago.
Quick Time for Windows causes GPF
MYST causes GPF
Quick Time for Windows will cause a general protection fault that will hang the system. A workaround is to add the below settings to QTW.INI
[video]
Optimize=RAW
Embedded TrueType Fonts Not Displayed
Microsoft PowerPoint can embed TrueType fonts in a saved document so that your presentation can use those fonts even if they are not installed on the another system.
Applications look for MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS
Chicago renames your old MS-DOS files ad MSDOS.DOS and IO.DOS. Because of this, compression utilities such as DBLSPACE, Stacker and SuperStor will not install after Chicago is installed. If any other application installation fails looking for these boot files, please submit a bug report.
The work around it to create zero length IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS files in the root. Alternatively you can copy WINBOOT.SYS to IO.SYS and WINBOOT.SYS to MSDOS.SYS. The long file names on your system could also pose problems. Please use LFNBK to save your copy of long file names before installing these real mode compression utilities.
MS-DOS-based application settings
This release of Chicago does not have a complete list of settings for MS-DOS-based application. When running an application you may be presented with a dialog asking if you want to create a PIF. Go ahead and answer yes to the question. In future releases this process will be invisible to the user.
Disk Utilities
Direct disk writes using Int 26h or Int 13h will fail under Chicago. This is necessary in a multi-tasking environment to prevent disk corruption from multiple utilities running simultaneously.
There are a few cases where Int 26h and Int 13h will not be failed.
1) A Chicago-aware application can take an exclusive lock on a particular volume. See the Chicago SDK for more information.
2) If no other application has locked a floppy volume then direct disk writes will be allowed.
3) A user can use the "LOCK" command at the DOS prompt to take an exclusive lock on a particular volume. The LOCK command will only succeed if there are no open files on the volume. After the LOCK command succeeds, any MS-DOS-based application that is run in that VM will be able to perform direct disk writes to the locked volume. The syntax of the LOCK command is "LOCK [Drive Letter]:". After you are finished with the volume you should UNLOCK it. The UNLOCK syntax is identical to the LOCK command.
NOTE: Existing disk utilities are not aware of the FAT long file name structure in Chicago. Many utilities will truncate long file names down to an 8.3 name. Some utilities may even cause you to lose data. You should be careful in how you use the LOCK command.
Fix System Files
Chicago protects against errant applications which attempt to overwrite system files even though the Chicago files are newer versions than the ones an application will install. Chicago will present the following dialog:
System File Error
The following system files have been replaced with older versions by a
program you recently ran. Windows may not run correctly with these
files installed.
If an application overwrites a system file and you do not get this message, submit a bug report.
Adobe Acrobat 1.0
Acrobat 1.0 is not functioning correctly on this Chicago release. The problems are understood.
CrossTalk 2.0
Crosstalk 2.0 will not function correctly under Chicago. You should upgrade to version 2.1.
Word 6.0a Mail Merge Problems Adding Data
There is a known problem where Word 6.0a crashes when adding a new data record to a form letter document. The workaround is to create your data document separately from your mail merge document.
Symantec C++ version 6.1 Profession Will Not Run Under Chicago
Symantec Norton Utilities version 8.0 Will Not Run Under Chicago
These applications will refuse to run under any version of Windows except for 3.1.
Flight Simulator Unable to Lock XMS Memory with SoundBlaster
Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0 crashes with a message "Unable to lock XMS memory-fatal error" if you try to run it with a SoundBlaster Pro card. To workaround, check "Lock Extended Memory" under the memory tab of program properties.
Flight Simulator Hangs when Changing Speaker Settings
If you change your PC speaker settings after you set up Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.0, you will hang your system. Set up Flight Simulator to use the PC speaker during the setup of the application.
Minimized Clock in Startup Group Runs Maximized
If you had CLOCK.EXE in your Windows 3.1 Startup group set to start minimized, Chicago will start it maximized. This is a known problem.
Colorado Backup for Windows Not Supported to Tape
This release of Chicago does not support the Colorado Backup for Windows when using a tape drive for backups.
Aldus PageMaker 5.0 hangs at Chicago Shutdown
If you shutdown Chicago with Aldus PageMaker 5.0 still active, your machine will hang. Exit PageMaker before your shutdown Chicago.
AmiPro 3.0 Tutorial Unusable in High Resolutions
AmiPro 3.0 tutorial is unusable in high display resolutions. Run the AmiPro tutorial in VGA mode.
Microsoft Publisher - Changes to a text frame
Currently, changes to text in a text frame (font, font size, bold, etc) does not occur until the mouse is clicked. As long as the mouse click occurs in the 'document design area' (ie. not on a menu or button bar), changes will take place.
WordPerfect 5.2 overwrites Chicago's DDEML.DLL
If you are installing this application over the top of your Chicago installation, and re-start your machine, you will be informed that DDEML.DLL has been overwritten, and asked if you would like to restore the original. However, on this release, the DLL will not be updated. You must do this manually by copying this file from the Chicago "SYSBCKUP" directory (i.e. C:\WINDOWS\SYSBCKUP\DDEML.DLL). After doing so, you need to re-start your system.
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Communications - SDK\DDK
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Win32 Modem Support
Chicago communications applications should use Win32 Comm API and TAPI to dial, answer, and configure modems. For more information, see the Communications overview in the Win32 documentation, and the TAPI documentation and release notes in the \TAPI directory. At present, the best sample application to refer to is DIALER.EXE, the Chicago Phone Dialer applet. DIALER demonstrates how to use the TAPI functions to make calls and use address translation features, but does not show how to get a Win32 comm handle from TAPI. However, this technique is explained in the TAPI release notes.
New VCOMM Contention Service
The new VCOMM_GetContentionHandler service should be used by VxDs which need direct access to COM and LPT ports, e.g. protected mode drivers for parallel SCSI, disk, dongle, network, sound adapters, etc. This is especially important for support of "passthrough printing" ports on these devices.
Plug and Play COM Enumerator
The \COMPNP directory in the DDK contains a preliminary version of COMENUM.VXD, the Plug and Play COM enumerator. This should be used by manufacturers of serial devices to test new Plug and Play serial devices. The current Plug and Play COM Device specification is also included. See README.TXT in \COMPNP for more details.
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Devices, Drivers & Controllers
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VSERVER Error 6251: the file server cannot be loaded with your disk driver.
If you see this error, your performance will be suboptimal and file and print sharing is not supported. File sharing is not supported when your system is using real mode to access the swapfile. If you see this error, please submit a bug report immediately.
Sony CDU31A, 33A slow, hangs system, returns corrupted data
The Sony CDU31A and versions of the 33A shipped with Gateway machines are not reliably supported under Chicago. The workaround is to use the real mode drivers and MSCDEX. To remove the protect mode drivers (and use the real mode drivers for the CD-ROM), choose the Device Manager tab in the System Control Panel to remove the device. If this is not possible, remove the file WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS\SLCD32.MPD directory and reboot your machine.
DPT SCSI controllers with more than one device attached
Systems using DPT PM2XXX SCSI controllers with on board cache may have problems using more than one device on the SCSI chain. DPT is currently working on the problem. The workaround use the real mode drivers for the card.
To remove the protect mode drivers (and use the real mode drivers for the card), choose the Device Manager tab in the System Control Panel to remove the device. If this is not possible, remove the file WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS\DPTSCSI.MPD directory and reboot your machine.
Future Domain TMC-16xx
A problem has been found with the older BIOS firmware in Future Domain TMC-16XX series SCSI controllers. If the only device connected to the SCSI controller is a internal CDROM, in some cases, the system will hang. To get around this problem, load the Future Domain ASPI drivers in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for the adapter and make sure that DCAM1800.EXE is also loaded in CONFIG.SYS. Do not load any FASTDISK drivers since they do not work with Chicago. As a long range fix, get the latest BIOS from Future Domain for the particular adapter.
NCR MicroChannel SCSI Adapters Not Detected
NCR MCA SCSI adapters are not detected by Chicago. The miniports must be loaded using the New Device icon in the control panel. While in New Device Manager, tell the Wizard that the card is not in the system, so detection will not be attempted.
CD-ROM drives that are handled by a real mode driver and MSCDEX cannot be shared.
Only CD-ROMs with protect mode drivers can be shared at this time. This will be fixed in the next Beta release.
BusLogic Adapters
If you are using Buslogic adapters, You should remove the real mode Buslogic drivers from your config.sys.
Mode Switches can cause DOS VM color problems
Changing screen modes for a DOS VM can cause color distortion problems in Beta 1. We are working on a solution for Beta 2.
ASPI2DOS.SYS causes Chicago to hang during boot on Compaq machines
You should remove the ASPI2DOS.SYS entry from CONFIG.SYS if it is causing your machine to hang under Beta 1.
Incorrect PIF Setting
If a DOS VM is forced to run in exclusive mode because of low memory, the PIF will be permanently modified to run in exclusive mode. For Beta 1 you must bring up the application's properties and turn exclusive mode back off.
Device Manager prevents Windows apps from launching
When the Chicago device manager is active, no Windows-based applications can be launched from an MS-DOS VM command prompt. For Beta 1 you must close the device manager first.
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Disk Defragmenter
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The Disk Defragmenter is not included with this version of Chicago
It will be included in a subsequent release.
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Display Drivers - SDK\DDK
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Mini-VDDs
Minivdds are new for this release. These are smaller, easier to write, and more reliable VxDs for save/restore/virtualize of graphics controller states. There are several minivdd source examples, including XGA, Tseng ET4000, and S3.
New Driver Features
The XGA.DRV and FRAMEBUF.DRV minidriver samples demonstrate the following driver features new in this release:
VDD initialization
Software cursor support in the DIB engine
ValidateMode() function
800x600 support for 512K adapters
Correct FatalExit() behavior
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Doublespace
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DBLSPACE.EXE from MS-DOS 6.x will destroy Long File Names on Chicago
If you are using DoubleSpace on your system, you can install Chicago and still access your compressed drive(s). However, you will not be able to run the DBLSPACE.EXE manager program to perform operations such as resizing or uncompressing your drive(s), or to create additional compressed drives. If you "dual-boot" to MS-DOS 6.x in order to run DBLSPACE, once you have installed Chicago, many compression operations will cause your drive to be defragmented, resulting in the loss of some or all Chicago long file names. One possible work around is to use the LFNBK utility posted on CompuServe to save your long file names before running DBLSPACE.EXE, running DBLSPACE and then using LFNBK to restore your long file names.
DBLSPACE automount not supported
The automounting of compressed floppies and other removable media is not supported by Chicago.
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Error Messages
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Can not find XXXXXXX.EXE
This error message may also indicate that a .dll or other component associated with an .exe can not be found.
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General System Issues
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Error 6251: File and Print Services cannot load
If you see the message:
Error 6251: In this beta release, file and print sharing services cannot load because
of the disk driver you are using for virtual memory.
this indicates your system is using real mode to access the swapfile. Your performance will be suboptimal and file and print sharing is not supported. If you see this error, please submit a bug report immediately.
Windows 3.1 running in a VM
Chicago can run Windows 3.1 on a separate screen, if you wish. Note that the applications will have to be installed separately for Windows 3.1 and Chicago in this case.
You should only run Windows 3.1 in VGA mode (640 x 480, 16 color). The reason for this is that many Windows 3.1 video drivers require the presence of a separate Windows 3.1 VDD. The VGA driver does not have this requirement and so it functions correctly on the Chicago VDD. The ability to run on other drivers depends on their requirements. It may or may not succeed.
To run Windows 3.1 under Chicago
1. Copy the file WIN31.EXE from your \CHICAGO\SYSTEM directory to your Windows 3.1 directory (usually C:\WINDOWS).
2. Edit the following lines in the file SYSTEM.INI in your Windows 3.1 directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI):
Change To
COMM.DRV=COMM.DRV COMM.DRV=C:\CHICAGO\SYSTEM\DUALCOMM.DRV
MOUSE.DRV=MOUSE.DRV MOUSE.DRV=C:\CHICAGO\SYSTEM\DUALMOUS.DRV
Do this only if the original lines accessed the COMM.DRV and MOUSE.DRV files (the right side of the "=" sign).
3. Set the Command Line and Working Directory in the WIN31.PIF file to reference your Windows 3.1 directory, if it is something other than C:\WINDOWS. To access these properties:
a. Right click on the file C:\CHICAGO\SYSTEM\WIN31.PIF
b. Choose Properties from the context menu
c. Choose the Program Property Sheet
d. Make sure that the Command Line entry starts with your Windows 3.1 directory. Make sure that the Working Directory entry is your Windows 3.1 directory.
4. In your Chicago Main group, create a link to the file \CHICAGO\SYSTEM\WIN31.PIF.
To access Windows 3.1, double-click the icon you just created. Please do not perform Control Panel-related operations from Windows 3.1. However, you can run any application from the Windows 3.1 screen and it will run in a Windows 3.1 environment. To return to Chicago, click on the Chicago icon that will be visible on your Windows 3.1 screen.
Cannot LOCK Drive Where Chicago is installed
Chicago's LOCK command attempts to lock a volume for low-level disk writes. It will fail if any files are open on the drive including the swapfile, loaded .DLLs, running programs, etc. If you are unable to lock a drive while running an MS-DOS prompt under Chicago, try running in single MS-DOS-based application mode.
Fail Safe Boot
Fail Safe boot provides you with access to the Chicago GUI when Chicago fails to boot normally. You should make whatever configuration changes are necessary and then reboot. Fail Safe boot is initiated by pressing F5 right after the "Starting Windows" message appears. There are a few known problems with fail safe boot in this release.
If your registry has been deleted or badly corrupted then fail-safe boot will not start automatically. Since the registry regeneration code runs from inside Windows this is a problem. The work-around for this release is to copy IFSHLP.SYS & HIMEM.SYS from the Chicago directory into the root directory. Use F5 to signal a fail safe boot. The boot sequence will stop because WIN.COM will not be found. Change directories to the \Chicago directory and type "WIN /D:M". This will cause the fail safe boot to continue. This should only be necessary with a very badly damaged registry.
Fail Safe boot may not finish booting with the debug Windows kernel loaded. This will be fixed in a later release. The problem relates to handling Int 3 without a debugger loaded.
During fail safe boot a dialog will notify you that the network was not loaded. This is by design.
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Help
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MCI commands
The help compiler places an MCI file (AVI, WAV, etc.) into the help file, but WinHelp still reads the file from the disk rather then from the help file. This means the MCI command will only work if the MCI file is in the same location as it was when the help file was compiled.
Context-Sensitive help for labels
Context-sensitive help from the question mark on the title bar does not work on controls with an id value of-1 (typically text labels) or disabled controls. Right-click help does work on these controls.
Drag and Drop
If you select text and drag it from WinHelp to WordPad, first WinHelp will GPF, then WordPad. You can drag text from help to Word 6.
F1 help
If you press F1 in a dialog that has been enabled for context-sensitive help, the popup will display relative to the mouse position rather then to the control that help is being displayed for.
Dismissing context-sensitive help
You must click inside the popup to dismiss it if the popup has been called from a 32-bit application. The focus will not return to the caller's window until you either click on the caller, or 10 seconds elapse with no activity.
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Image Color Matching - SDK\DDK
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Documentation
The Image Color Matching (ICM) APIs are now documented in the Win32 helpfile under "Graphics Device Interface". A more detailed overview is located in ICMSPEC.DOC in the \DOCS directory. ICM32.DLL and device profiles (*.PF) are built into the retail Chicago release, and installed by Setup into the Chicago \SYSTEM directory. See the ICMTEST.EXE sample application source code in the SDK \SAMPLES\WIN32 directory to see an example of how to use the ICM functions.
Printer Device Profiles
This release includes 5 printer profiles, installed in the WIN.INI [DeviceColorChars] section:
HP PaintJet XL 300 HPX3PC02.PF
HP PaintJet XL300 PostScript HPX3PS02.PF
Tektronix Phaser 200I(4 ) PH200I02.PF
Tektronix Phaser III PXi TPIIIC02.PF
QMS ColorScript 100 Model 30/30i QMS30I02.PF
Although using these profiles in this release will cause incorrect color output when ICM is enabled, they can still be used to test usage of the ICM functions.
Monitor Device Profiles
This release includes eight generic color profiles for monitors, described in the table below. If you don't know which values are correct for your monitor, you can try various profiles to see which works best. To set a monitor profile for ICM to use, copy one of the files below over P22.PF. NOTE: Do not change the "Monitor=" line under [DeviceColorChars] in WIN.INI, it should be "Monitor=P22.PF" in this release (this is a bug that will be fixed in the next release).
Filename Phosphor Type Gamma
B22G1502.PF B-22 1.5
B22G1802.PF B-22 1.8
B22G2102.PF B-22 2.1
EBUG1502.PF EBU 1.5
EBUG1802.PF EBU 1.8
EBUG2102.PF EBU 2.1
P22G1802.PF P-22 1.8
P22G2102.PF P-22 2.1
Scanner Device Profile
Chicago includes a profile for the HP ScanJet IIc. To use this, refer to ICMDOC.DOC.
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International Character Support
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MS-DOS File Names
MS-DOS Box Character Casing Tables are Consistent With Windows NT. This behavior differs slightly from previous versions of MS-DOS in the case of characters which do not have an uppercase equivalent in the OEM codepage. On MS-DOS 6.x and previous, extended characters without uppercase equivalents were converted to unaccented uppercase characters. On Chicago, these characters are stored as accented uppercase characters, but when these cannot be displayed in the OEM code page they are displayed as default characters (underscores.) Chicago's behavior is consistent with the behavior of FAT on Windows NT. The Chicago development team is interested in reports of any compatibility problems that this change may cause.
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Mail
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INFO CENTER
How to Use the Info Center
The Info Center enables you to exchange messages with other users in your group. Using the Info Center requires that you have access to an existing Microsoft Mail version 3.0, version 3.2, or Workgroup postoffice. If you are currently using Microsoft Mail, then you already have a postoffice. If you do not know if you have access to a postoffice, ask your network administrator. If you do not have an existing Microsoft Mail postoffice, you can install a Workgroup postoffice (as outlined in the following section "Installing a Workgroup Postoffice").
Once you have obtained access to an existing Microsoft Mail version 3.0, version 3.2, or Workgroup postoffice, from the Explorer, map a drive (preferably drive m:) to the postoffice.
Start the Info Center by double-clicking it. The first dialog box that appears asks you to specify which profile you want to use. Right now you only have one profile, so just choose the OK button. Three dialog boxes appear, one after the other.
The first dialog box, titled "MS Mail 3.2 Logon," is used to access your postoffice. In the server path, type m:\ and in the mailbox field, type your mailbox name (if you don't know what it is, contact your network administrator). In the password field, type your postoffice password. Select the Remember Password check box, and choose the OK button.
The next dialog box, titled "Create/Open Personal Address Book," asks you to locate your PAB. The PAB (personal address book) is a file that contains mail addresses of people that you commonly send messages to. You won't have a PAB, so you need to create a new one by typing in a filename (we recommend MSMAIL.PAB) and choosing the OK button.
The last dialog box, titled "Create/Open Personal Information Store," asks you to locate your PST. The PST (personal information store) is a file that contains all the messages that people send you. You won't yet have an PST, so you need to create a new one by typing in a filename (we recommend MSMAIL.PST) and choosing the OK button.
You should now see four folders (Deleted Items, Inbox, Outbox, Sent Mail). To see new messages that other people in your group have sent you, click your Inbox. To send a message to another person in your group, choose New Message from the Compose menu.
Installing a Workgroup Postoffice
The Workgroup postoffice installation and administration component is not included with this release. To install a Workgroup postoffice, you need Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 or Windows NT version 3.1 or 3.5.
From Windows for Workgroups or Windows NT, run the mail program. It asks you if you want to (a) connect to an existing postoffice or (b) create a new postoffice. Choose the Create A New Postoffice option. Put this new postoffice on a network server that Chicago machines can access. Next, a dialog box appears asking you to identify the administrator's account. Type Administrator into the user name field and admin into the mailbox field.
When this has been completed, choose Postoffice Manager from the Tools menu; doing so starts the Workgroup postoffice administration component, which enables you to add users to and remove them from the postoffice. Users connecting to the Workgroup postoffice need the following information: the location of the postoffice on the network server, their mailbox name, and their password.
More information on creating a Workgroup postoffice is contained in the Windows for Workgroups Resource Kit and the Windows NT Resource Kit.
Info Center Has Not Implemented the New Window Command on the View Menu
The New Window command on the View menu is not yet implemented.
Cannot Run Simple MAPI 16-Bit Applications on Chicago
You cannot use Simple MAPI from 16-bit applications on this beta release of Chicago. Support for 16-bit applications using Simple MAPI will be available when Chicago ships. You cannot run the 16-bit version of Info Center on Chicago. You cannot run the 16-bit version of the Windows Messaging Subsystem on Chicago.
Info Center Doesn't Save Window State
Info Center doesn't save window positions or layout between sessions.
Info Center Spell Checking not yet implemented
Info Center spell checking has not yet been implemented. This feature will not work in this release.
Remote Usage Is Not Yet Implemented
Shared Folders Are Not Yet Implemented
Users of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks have access to Shared Folders and Private Folders. The current release of Info Center does not provide access to Shared Folders, but does provide access to Personal Folders.
Next and Previous Are Not Yet Implemented in Info Center
The Next and Previous buttons and menu commands are not yet implemented. Furthermore, Info Center does not currently open the next or previous message following a move or delete operation on an open message.
Drag and Drop Is Not Fully Supported in Info Center
The drag and drop functionality is not completely implemented. The workaround is to use the menu buttons or menu commands to move and copy messages.
Can't Insert Objects or Links in Info Center
Embedding objects or links is not yet implemented in the Chicago version of Info Center.
Not All Changes to a User's Profile Are Updated Dynamically
Some changes to the profile (for example, removing a transport provider) are not updated in the current session. For changes to take effect, the user may have to log off and log back onto the same profile.
Compaction Does Not Work on PST in Info Center
The PST (personal information store) has a configuration setting for compaction; this feature is not yet implemented. This means the PST file will never get smaller, even if you delete all your messages from that message store. One workaround is to create a new PST and move messages into the new PST from the old PST.
Cannot Stop a Message from Being Sent Once It Is in the Outbox Folder
When the user sends a message, it is moved into the Outbox folder prior to actually being sent (uploaded). In most cases, the user cannot block the transmission of the message once it has been placed in the Outbox folder.
Cannot Copy Folders Between PSTs in Info Center
Currently, there is no direct way to copy a folder and contents from one PST to another. The workaround is to create a new folder in the target PST and move the messages (using the Move button or the Move command on the File menu). It will be possible to copy a folder between PSTs in the release version.
Address Book Default Settings May Be Incorrect for Mail Version 3.x Users
Address book default settings may be incorrect for Mail version 3.x users. To change the address book default settings: Open the Messaging Profiles Control Panel application. Select the My Profile option, and choose the Edit button. Choose the Profile Settings button in the Edit Profile dialog box. Select the Addressing property sheet page. Mail version 3.x users should set the default address book to Global Address List and add the Global Address List to the Address Book Search Order list.
Can't Reply to Schedule+ Version 1.0 Meeting Requests
Schedule+ version 1.0 meeting requests that are sent can be opened but cannot be replied to.
Temporary Directories in \CHICAGO\MSREMOTE.SFS Directory
Each time a new profile is created, a temporary directory is installed in the \CHICAGO\ MSREMOTE.SFS directory. These temporary directories are not removed when a profile is removed. These temporary directories can be deleted, even if they were created by a profile that has not yet been removed.
Minimum System Requirements
To run the Info Center on the current release of Chicago requires a minimum of a 386/33 processor with 8MB RAM, and 30MB of swap space.
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Mail - MAPI
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Installing the MAPI SDK
The MAPI SDK (Messaging Application Programming Interface Software Development Kit) is not installed as part of the Chicago SDK. Installing the MAPI SDK on Chicago is a three-step process. First, install the Windows Messaging Subsystem (this must be done from the Chicago Setup program). Second, install the Chicago SDK to get the required development tools. Third, run the MAPI SETUP.EXE program to install the development files. Note that the MAPI SDK supports development on three platforms (Chicago, Windows NT, and 16-bit Windows), so there are three different setup programs; which one you use depends on your preferred development environment. The document you are currently reading concentrates on the Chicago implementation. For more information, and for information on installing to or for other platforms see the README.WRI file in the MAPI directory of the Chicago SDK.
To install the MAPI SDK: From the CD, run \MAPI\CHI\SETUP.EXE. If you have not installed the Windows Messaging Subsystem prior to running the above program, you will be instructed to do so. The MAPI SDK setup program installs all the necessary files, documentation, sample code, libraries, headers, source code, and so on to develop MAPI applications and providers. For information on MAPI, see the online Help file or see the documentation in the MAPI\MANUALS directory of the CD.
Cannot Run Simple MAPI 16-Bit Applications on Chicago
You cannot use Simple MAPI from 16-bit applications on this beta release of Chicago. Support for 16-bit applications using Simple MAPI will be available when Chicago ships. You cannot run the 16-bit version of Info Center on Chicago. You cannot run the 16-bit version of the Windows Messaging Subsystem on Chicago.
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Mail - Compuserve Connections
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Modem Scripts
If you do not currently have a CompuServe product such as DOSCIM, WINCIM, or CSNAV that has the CompuServe connect scripts, you may obtain the script files by running the self-extracting PKZip file CSERVE.EXE with the -D parameter in the directory where you wish to install the script files. If you choose to run the program in the C:\CSERVE directory, you will obtain a directory tree structure that looks like this:
C:\CSERVE
|- SUPPORT
|- SCRIPTS
Be sure to run CSERVE -D to extract the files into the subdirectory tree structure shown above.
If you chose a directory other than C:\CSERVE to install script files, add the following line under the [CompuServe Mail] section in your MSMAIL.INI:
CompuServe-Parent-Dir=X:\MYDIR\
where X:\MYDIR\ stands for the path to the CompuServe parent directory you are using.
NOTE: Be sure to include the ending backslash.
Configuring the CompuServe Provider
The MAPI services necessary to reach CompuServe are:
CompuServe MAPI Services
MS Personal Information Store
MS Personal Address Book
By default, when you create a new mail profile, you will obtain the MS Personal Information Store, MS Mail version 3.x for PC Networks, and the MS Personal Address Book as a part of that profile. Remove the MS Mail version 3.x for PC Networks service provider and the CompuServe service provider, called CompuServe MAPI Services.
When asked to supply the location of the Microsoft private address book data file and the Microsoft local message store file, you may not have these files on your machine if this is the very first time that you have run MS Mail. If that is the case, use the dialog box presented to create the files by supplying the filename and path of your choice.
Configuring the CompuServe Address Book
Using the Messaging Profiles option in Chicago's Control Panel, configure the provider such that you use the CompuServe address book data file named ADDRBOOK.DAT, usually found in C:\CSERVE\SUPPORT\ADDRBOOK.DAT.
NOTE: To configure the CompuServe MAPI Services, choose the Profile Settings button, not the Edit button.
The CSERVE.EXE self-extracting zip file contains a pre-seeded address book containing one address.
CIS.INI File
If you do not have an existing CompuServe settings file (CIS.INI) file present in your CompuServe parent directory, you are prompted to enter communications settings when you first run the Info Center. To answer any questions regarding the proper use of the communications settings dialog box as you enter information into it, use Help.
To access driver functions, click the CompuServe icon. (This icon is found in the toolbar if you are using Chicago.)
Active Session
When you first run the Info Center with the CompuServe profile, you are prompted to choose an active session to connect to CompuServe. Depending on your system, the window in which you do this may initially be covered by the Info Center window.
If you wish always to use the active session, you may do so by editing the file MSMAIL.INI, located in the Windows parent directory. Under the section called [CompuServe Mail], add the following line:
Use-Active-Session=1
Other Useful Tips for using the CompuServe Provider
-- The address type of the CompuServe provider is: CompuServe
If you enter new address entries into the private address book, make sure you specify the address type above.
-- By default, the driver is set up to delete retrieved mail from the host computer. If this is not the desired behavior, you may easily change the behavior by accessing the Settings item from the CompuServe MAPI driver window.
-- If you are unable to dial your modem or establish a connection, follow this checklist to make settings are correct:
1. Make sure connect scripts (*.SCR files) are present and located in the C:\CSERVE\SCRIPTS directory.
2. Check that the communications settings dialog box contains the proper information for baud rate, comm port, phone number, and so on.
3. Check that the modem initialization string matches your modem hardware's requirements. (For more information, refer to your modem owner's manual.)
4. Make sure the CompuServe parent directory points to the proper location so that the above files are found.
5. Make sure the phone number supplied supports the baud rate supplied.
6. Make sure the setting Show Progress Window is turned on.
-- Currently, the driver places outgoing messages into the Sent Mail folder prior to the CompuServe uploading process. Doing so is the intended functionality. Note that the mail is not uploaded until the connection time settings dictate or an immediate send operation is performed. This functionality will be modified in a future release to file the message into the Sent Mail folder after actual transmission.
-- Currently, the MAPI form of nondelivery reports (NDRs) is not generated. Instead, if you want to modify a message's contents and resend it, use the copy of the outgoing message filed in the Sent Mail folder. MAPI NDRs are slated for a future release.
-- The current implementation of the CompuServe address book services is designed to access a existing ADDRBOOK.DAT file in read-only mode. This implementation is useful for developers who already have such a file from either DOSCIM, WINCIM, or CSNAV products. If you do not already have an ADDRBOOK.DAT file, the CSERVE.EXE self-extracting file contains an example one with a single address. Future versions of the implementation are planned to enable both read and write access.
-- A typical map of the installed CompuServe Files looks like this:
c:\cserve (CIS.INI)
|- support (ADDRBOOK.DAT)
|- scripts (*.SCR, MODEM.DB)
c:\chicago
|- system (CSMAP*.DLL, MAPIABM.DLL,CCT200.DLL,CSMAIL.HLP)
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Microsoft at Work - FAX
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The Microsoft at Work FAX application is not included with this version of Chicago
It will be included in subsequent releases. In addition, the Microsoft At Work FAX group intends to provide this feature for download from CompuServe.
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Modems & COM Ports
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Adding Internal Modems & COM Ports
Chicago displays a "New Device Found: Communications Port" dialog when it detects a new internal modem or COM port adapter in your computer. Click the "Use Default Driver" button when this dialog appears. If the new adapter is a modem, use the Modems icon in the Control Panel to specify its make and model (see additional info, below).
On some PCs, Chicago may not automatically detect a new adapter configured as COM3 or COM4. If this happens, install it manually using the New Device Installation Wizard in the Control Panel. When prompted, select hardware type "Ports". The wizard will detect the new adapter as a "Communications Port". You may be instructed to adjust the adapter's interrupt and I/O port address settings in the System control panel.
Using Non-Standard COM Port Interrupt Request Lines (IRQs)
Use the Device Manager in the System control panel to change Chicago's default IRQ setting for a COM port or internal modem. Also, you must add the following line to the SYSTEM.INI [386enh] section, specifying the correct COM port and IRQ for your hardware: COM3Irq=5
The Modems Control Panel
You must specify your modem make and model in the "Modems" control panel in order to use it with the Chicago Remote Access folder, HyperTerminal, and Dialer. If the control panel cannot detect your modem correctly, check for its make and model in the selection list. If the exact model is not listed, then try these tips to find a compatible model:
* A comparable model name by the same manufacturer will usually work, e.g. a "Practical PM9600FX" modem may work fine specified as a "Practical PM9600HC II".
* OEM modems supplied by PC manufacturers are often compatible with Hayes, Microcom, or US Robotics modems. The manual for your modem may indicate compatible models.
* Try one of the "Hayes Compatible" types listed for manufacturer "Hayes".
* Try one of the basic types listed under manufacturer "(Generic)".
Problems with COM3 or COM4
If you encounter problems accessing a COM3 or COM4 port/modem, try the following tips:
* Check that the port is installed in the Device Manager in the System control panel. If it is not, install it using the New Device control panel (see more details about how to do this in this section).
* Check that the port's Input-Output Range and Interrupt Request line is specified correctly in its properties dialog, Resources page.
* Add the appropriate lines below to your SYSTEM.INI file [386enh] section, specifying COM port, base address, and IRQ settings which are correct for the port:
COM3Base=3E8
COM3Irq=3
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Mouse
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Mouse Trails
This feature is only supported at 640x480 and 800x600, 16 colors. It will be extended to all modes in the next release.
J-Mouse
This Chicago release does not include drivers for the "J" key mouse used on some portable computers. As a workaround, use an external Microsoft or Logitech(R) compatible mouse. Or, edit SYSTEM.INI to install the Windows 3.1 J-Mouse drivers into Chicago. You must change the following SYSTEM.INI lines as they appear in Windows 3.1:
[boot]
mouse.drv=JMMSE.DRV
keyboard.drv=JMKBD.DRV
[386enh]
mouse=JMVMD.386
keyboard=JMVKD.386
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Mouse Drivers - SDK\DDK
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VMOUSE driver interfaces have been extended for Plug and Play support. The \SERMOU minidriver sample demonstrates the new interfaces.
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Modems - SDK\DDK
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Modem manufacturers should read MDK.DOC in the DDK \MODEMS directory. This explains how to use the new "Modem Development Kit" to write and test INF files for use with the Chicago Universal Modem Driver.
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Multilingual Content Support
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GetCharacterPlacement() and GetTextCharsetInfo() are not working
In this beta, these two API's can't be used because the header file wingdi.h is
incorrect. The definition for GetCharacterPlacement() is missing flags
definitions and GetTextCharsetInfo() is missing the "WINAPI" name.
The updated WINGDI.H file can be downloaded from the WINDEV CompuServe forum if you need these APIs.
Not Possible to Mix and Match Languages and Layouts
In the Language page of the Keyboard control panel, it is not possible to associate an arbitrary layout with an input language. For this beta, to use the French layout, for example, the user must select the French (Standard) input language. The Latin American layout can be found under the Spanish (Modern Sort) locale. This means that it is not currently possible to use layouts which are not the default for any locale (US-Dvorak and US-International).
Extra Languages Listed in Add Language Dialog
In this beta, selecting some of the languages available in the Keyboard control panel, Language page, Add Language dialog will result in an incorrect error message upon closing the control panel. The affected language will not be added to the loaded list.
The following locales are presently supported directly:
Danish, Dutch (Standard), English (American), English (British), Finnish, French (Belgian), French (Canadian), French (Standard), French (Swiss), German (Standard), German (Swiss), Icelandic, Italian (Standard), Norwegian (Bokmal), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Modern Sort), Spanish (Traditional Sort), Swedish.
In addition, the following languages and layouts are supported when corresponding fonts are installed as described below:
Russian, Greek, Hebrew.
Existing Applications Enumerate Only Latin-1 Fonts
The fonts in this beta support only the languages of Western Europe. To use multilingual functionality you can install the Cyrillic and Greek fonts which shipped with localized Windows 3.1 in these markets. (Use Settings:Fonts from the Start menu)
Language Switching Hotkey Not Documented
The hotkeys for switching the input language of the active application are Alt+LeftShift and Alt+RightShift. In this beta, this is the only way to switch input language. (Note that you must release the Alt key between consecutive uses of this hotkey.)
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Multimedia - Retail
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Control Panel Property Sheet
The Sound Events property sheet will not play sounds asynchronously for this beta. This means you will not be able to stop them from playing once started.
Saving with Long File Names Not Supported for Multimedia Applications
Media Player and Sound Recorder and other multimedia applications will be unable to save files with the new long file names.
Media Vision Thunder Board
Auto detection of a Media Vision (r) Thunder Board ® may crash the system if you have a second audio card installed. The work around is to remove the 2nd card during the installation and manually change the IRQ address as appropriate.
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum
MIDI does not play when using Media Vision's Pro Audio Spectrum audio card.
MusicQuest MQX-32M MIDI Card needs to be manually configured
Users of MusicQuest's MQX-32M cards need to use the device manager to properly configure the card.
MCI ViSCA driver is not working properly
Repeated use of the MCI VIsCA driver will cause the driver to crash. An updated driver will be available on computer shortly.
Panasonic CDROM drives
Panasonic CDROMs may behave inconsistently while playing audio CDs. For example pause or auto-repeat may not work or the driver may hang for long periods of time when accessed.
Reboot Following Media Device Detection
When a new multimedia device has been detected, you must reboot your Windows session. Failing to do so will prevent the new device from working.
Indeo Codec Crashes when compressing files in 32 bit mode
A fixed version of the codec will be available in the Chicago Beta Forum on CompuServe.
Sound Recorder Application
Sound Recorder crashes when run on a system with no sound card.
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Multimedia - SDK\DDK
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32 Bit Capture
32 Bit Capture is not supported in this release of Chicago. Please use 16 Bit Capture.
32 Bit CallBacks Functions are Asynchronous
Therefor when using any 32 Bit multimedia callback functions, you must then issue a yield or sleep.
32 Bit Draw Handlers
32 Bit Draw Handlers are not supported in this release of Chicago.
MCIPuzzl (Sample Application)
32 Bit MCIPuzzl will not run because 32 Bit Draw Handlers are not supported.
timeSetEvent
timeSetEvent always returns failure from 32 Bit.
VxDs
When writing VxDs you must preserve EBX. Previous releases of the Chicago DDK, did not properly save EBX in the Remove_Config handler processing. Please update your code immediately.
In order to compile the multimedia sample VxDs you need to use the C8 compiler and Link386 that came with the PDK2 release.
New multimedia VxD makefiles that are compatible with the C9 compiler in the Beta release will be available in the Chicago Beta Forum on CompuServe.
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Networks: Setup
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NETWORK SETUP: GENERAL
Closing network control panel incurs long delay
After clicking close or cancel to the network control panel, the computer may not respond for several seconds while your changes are saved. No hourglass is displayed.
Setup incorrectly asks you if you want to overwrite existing files with “older” files from CD
Setup sometimes incorrectly decides that files on the distribution CD are older than the ones on your hard disk. Click “Yes” to All button to overwrite all files.
Cancelling the install of a new component doesn’t remove that component.
If you click the cancel button while setup is copying files for a new net component, the component will still appear in the network control panel, even though it is not fully installed. If you do not want the component, go to the network control panel and remove it.
Changing settings in system.ini will not affect your configuration
The settings in the [network] and [network drivers] sections of system.ini are not used in Chicago. Setup does not delete these settings. Changing these settings will not affect the configuration of Chicago.
No help available in the network control panel or custom network setup work.
This is a known problem and will be fixed in the next beta. For help on network configuration, see the following:
· Release Notes
· Installation Guide
· The network.doc file
· Alpha Resource Kit (available on CompuServe)
Error 6251 (Vserver does not load) may appear when booting
Please see this note in the “Microsoft network file and print sharing” section.
Error 6251 (NWServer does not load) may appear when booting
Please see this note in the “Microsoft file and print sharing services for NetWare” section.
Fail-safe boot puts up a message saying that network functionality is not available.
Fail-safe boot does not support networking. If you fail safe boot, and see this message, you should click OK. When you boot normally your network should start.
Switching back to Novell NetWare from Microsoft client services for NetWare servers
If you let setup automatically install the Microsoft client services for NetWare and wish to go back to using Novell NetWare, see the installation document for instructions on how to do this.
Cannot see any NetWare servers because setup may have incorrectly detected frame type
When upgrading from Novell NetWare, setup may detect a different frame type than was being used. You can check this in the network control panel by looking at the properties of the IPX/SPX-compatible protocol. The frame type setting is in the Advanced tab.
NETWORK SETUP: NETWORK ADAPTERS
Network Adapter Drivers
Protect mode (NDIS 3.0 format) netcard drivers that worked with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 will not work under Chicago without changes. Additionally, for this release of Chicago, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and earlier format of setup .inf files will not work correctly. At this point, there are no workarounds. You need to either have a real mode driver (NDIS 2.0 format), an ODI driver or an updated protect mode (NDIS 3.0 format) driver for your netcard, plus a Chicago style .inf file. There are many real mode drivers, updated protect mode drivers and supporting .inf files included in this release.
Setting the I/O address of the IBM 4/16 token ring adapter.
To set the I/O address of this adapter, select either primary or secondary in the Advanced property page for the adapter. The I/O settings in the Resource page will be ignored.
Setup incorrectly detects the IRQ of the Intel EtherExpress 16
Setup may incorrectly detect that this card is running on IRQ 3. To change the IRQ setting while installing Chicago, follow these steps:
1. From the main setup dialog, click the Customize... button to go to custom setup,
2. Click the network button.
3. Go to the properties of the adapter by double click on the Intel EtherExpress 16.
4. Go to the Resources page and select configuration 0.
5. Choose the correct IRQ in the Interrupt (IRQ) field.
6. Click OK for the adapter properties, and again for the network dialog.
7. Click Begin Setup
To change the IRQ setting inside Chicago, follow these steps:
1. Open the network icon in the Control Panel.
2. Go to the properties of the adapter by double clicking on the Intel EtherExpress 16.
3. Go to the Resources page and select configuration 0.
4. Choose the correct IRQ in the Interrupt (IRQ) field.
5. Click OK for the adapter properties, and again for the network dialog.
6. Reboot the computer.
Changine 3Com Etherlink III (3c509) settings in the network control panel does not change adapter settings
The network control panel does not reprogram the Etherlink III adapter. To change the adapter settings, follow these 3 steps: (1) Use the 3Com configuration disk that came with your adapter to repogram it. (2) Notes the settings just entered. (3) Go to the network control panel and change the settings to the ones you noted. (4) Reboot.
Setup does not configure Chicago for two network adapters properly.
Chicago does not completely support having more than one network adapter in this release. You can add a second adapter in the network control panel. The additional adapters will work in protected mode, but only the first network adapter will work in Single MS-DOS-based application mode.
Your network adapter is not listed in the Select network adapter dialog.
If you know that your net card is compatible with another (i.e. Novell/Anthem NE2000), try choosing the compatible driver. The Chicago beta 1 release supports only a fixed set of network adapters. If your adapter or its compatible driver are not listed, you will not be able to set up the network using that adapter. Chicago beta 1 does not support OEMSETUP.INF files from previous versions of Windows.
Net setup does not detect the tranceiver setting (i.e. whether it is twisted pair, thin net, thick net).
To set the tranceiver setting for those network adapters that support it, follow these steps:
1. Open the network icon in the Control Panel.
2. Open the properites for the net adapter by doubleclicking it.
3. Go to the Advanced property page.
4. In the list box on the left, select the tranceiver setting.
5. On the left, select the proper setting for your tranceiver.
6. Click the “OK” button on this property sheet and then the “OK” button on the net control panel.
7. Reboot the machine.
NETWORK SETUP: UPGRADING WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS
Setup does not detect Computer Name and Workgroup
Under some circumstances, setup will not detect the Computer Name and Workgroup for the computer. Setup will prompt you to enter these settings if it does not detect them.
Net0111 error after upgrading from Windows for Workgroups with TCP/IP.
The network will still function, but net setup does not remove the old version of TCP/IP. To remove the old version of TCP/IP, remove the following lines from autoexec.bat:
· tcptsr
· tinyrfc
· nmtsr.exe
· emsbrf.exe
· sockets.exe
· USER=C:\machine
· INIT=C:\machine
Setup does not preserve the default protocol.
Chicago setup always sets the IPX/SPX-compatible protocol to be the default protocol. If you want another protocol to be the default protocol, follow these steps:
1. Open the network icon in the Control Panel, or duing Custom setup, click on the Network Options button.
2. Click the “Protocol...” button.
3. Select the protocol you want to be the default protocol.
4. Click the “Set as default” button.
5. Click the Close button and then the OK button on the net control panel to save the settings.
Persistent connections are not preserved.
In Windows for Workgroups, users can create network connections that always exist, even when they reboot. Chicago setup does not preserve these network connections. Users will have to create the connections again.
Setup does not migrate the protocols that were running in Windows for Workgroups.
You may have to go to the network control panel and add the protocols again.
NETWORK SETUP: FILE AND PRINT SHARING FOR NETWARE
Configuring Workgroup or SAP browsing
By default, file and print sharing is configured so that computers appear in workgroups as do Windows NT-based servers and computers running Microsoft Network file and print sharing. You can select whether or not a particular machine can maintain the list of machines in a workgroup using the Browse Master setting. If you prefer to use NetWare SAP browsing and have computers appear in the Bindary, change the SAP Browsing parameter to Enabled. When SAP browsing is enabled, the Browse Master setting is not used.
“The pass-through server has not been specified”
If you see the error “The pass-through server has not been specified.” message appears each time the computer boots, then you must take one more step to configure file and print sharing. File and print sharing for NetWare grants access to printers and folders on a per-user basis. It requires the name of the server to retrieve the names of users on a network. To set the name of this server, follow these steps:
1. Open the network icon in the Control Panel.
2. Go to the Security page.
3. In the text field titled, “Obtain list of users and groups from”, enter the name of a Novell NetWare server that maintains user accounts.
4. Click OK.
5. Reboot the computer.
NETWORK SETUP: INSTALLING NOVELL NETWARE
When booting, LSL reports that it has already been loaded.
If you configure Chicago to use a Novell NetWare Workstation shell with the Microsoft Network client and manually set the driver type to ODI, setup adds lines to netstart.bat to start the ODI drivers. But, it doesn’t remove the same lines in the startnet.bat that the Novell NetWare installer created. This causes LSL to report that it is already loaded. The network should function completely. You can remove the command lines for LSL.COM and your ODI driver if you wish.
NETBIOS SUPPORT
Running Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes requires users to enter the LANA number that Notes will use. As described below, LANA numbers are assigned dynamically. To configure Chicago to use Lotus Notes, set the protocol you want to run Notes on using the procedure described in the “Assignment of LANA numbers section”, then configure Notes to use LANA 0.
Assignment of LANA numbers
In Chicago, NetBIOS LANA numbers are assigned dynamically starting at 7 and working downward. This was done to accomodate dynamic Plug and Play events like removing a network adapter while the computer is running. If you are running in such a dynamic environment, Chicago does not garuntee that the a given protocol will receive the same LANA number on each boot. If the computer’s network hardware never changes, the LANA numbers may not change at each boot.
As in Windows for Workgroups, you can force a particular protocol to always occupy LANA 0 by selecting it as the default protocol. You will have to do this if you run Lotus Notes. To select a default protocol, follow these steps:
1. Open the network icon in the control panel
2. Click the “Protocol...” button.
3. Select the protocol you wish to be default, and click the “Set as default...” button.
4. Click “Close” and then “OK” to the network control panel.
5. Reboot the computer.
NETWORK PROTOCOLS
To use LMHosts, enable DNS
To use an existing LMHosts file, enable DNS by using the DNS Configuration property sheet for TCP/IP, in the network control panel. This will create a registry entry to enable LMHosts name resolution as well. By default, Chicago will look in the Windows directory for the LMHosts file.
Enabling DNS enables name resolution for both Sockets and NetBIOS
Enabling DNS will enable DNS name resolution for both Windows Sockets and the TCP/IP NetBIOS transport (NBT). If you wish to disable DNS name resolution for only NBT, manually change the integer value from 1 to 0 in the registry under
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP "EnableDNS"
If you wish to disable DNS name resolution for only Windows Sockets, change the value of the "DNSEnableWINS" entry in the [DNS] section of SYSTEM.INI from 1 to 0.
THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS: GENERAL
See network.doc for more information on setting up third-party networks
TCS 10-Net, Artisoft Lantastic, Beame and Whiteside BW-NFS 3.0: must be only network
In this beta release, you cannot run any of these three networks along with a second network. With other supported third-party networks, you can run any Chicago 32-bit networking components at the same time.
Printing to network printer
Setting up for a printer that is shared via a 3rd party server will fail. The workaround is to redirect lpt1: through an MS-DOS VM to the 3rd party share, then use printer setup for lpt1. For example, if a network printer is connected to lpt: type:
“net use lpt1: \\servername\sharename” at an MS-DOS command prompt (this command depends on the network you are using; please consult the product documentation to find out how to redirect a LPT port). Then use printer setup in the Control Panel.
Setup uses winboot directory for “net” commands
In general, setup may attempt to modify autoexec.bat so that any line containing the command 'net' is directed to the c:\winboot directory. This will create problems if the 'net' line is from a 3rd party network. Check your autoexec.bat file after setup and ensure all commands point to the correct directory.
BANYAN VINES SETUP
To complete setup, you must edit autoexec.bat
After setting up Chicago, you need to use SHIFT-F5 so Windows isn't loaded and edit autoexec.bat to ensure the necessary lines for starting the Banyan network come immediately after the “c:\winboot\net init /dynamic” line. Ensure also that the "net start" line has a full path to the c:\winboot directory and is between the REDIRALL and ARSWAIT lines.
Installing over an existing VINES client
When doing a clean Chicago install over an existing Banyan VINES client, a Banyan dialog will appear when VINES.DRV loads. You need to:
Check the box for keeping files on the network.
Click INSTALL.
Chicago will then exit and restart.
The Banyan dialog will reappear.
Check the box for keeping files on the network.
Click CANCEL.
This will allow the VINES client to run correctly.
PC-NFS SETUP
Setup may not copy files
Ensure the following files are copied to the c:\winboot directory, as setup may not copy them:
sockdrv.sys, pcnfs.sys, nfs-ndis.sys
LANTASTIC SETUP
Lantastic server cannot be running during setup
The Lantastic server cannot be run when Chicago is setting up.
TCS 10-NET SETUP
Invalid Drive Specification error message
If you are running TCS 10Net, and you encounter an error message from MS-DOS "Invalid Drive Specification...", you need to use MS-DOS's SETVER command on the file 10NET.COM. (Type SETVER /? at an MS-DOS command prompt for help regarding this command).
NETWORK BROWSING (Network Neighborhood & Mapping Drives)
Empty window opens on network resource even if resource is not there
If you try and connect to a network resource and it isn't available or you don't have access privileges on the resource, Windows doesn't put up an error message or give any feedback of the problem. It just opens up an empty window.
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Networks: Clients
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USING THE MICROSOFT NETWORK CLIENT
System appears to hang when attempting to browse a workgroup
When attempting to browse a workgroup in which the browsemaster or backup fail to respond correctly, the system may appear to be hung, when in fact the browse attempt will timeout.
Captured NetWare printers are enumerated twice in the UI
LPT ports captured by the NetWare shell will appear twice. This is only a UI issue and does not affect the captured printer.
Cannot view print queue on down-level server
You may be unable to view the print queue on some older Microsoft-compatible servers with the new 32-bit client.
USING MICROSOFT NETWORK FILE AND PRINT SHARING
File and print sharing (VServer) fails to load (error number 6251)
VServer can fail to load for several reasons; the system pages through MS-DOS due to an incompatible disk driver, a compressed drive exists for which there is no protect mode driver, or an unknown or incompatible TSR has loaded before IOS.SYS. Certain viruses may also cause it not to load. Check for the existence of the file "IOS.LOG" which may help you to determine why the sever failed to load and remove any unneeded TSR if applicable. If the problem is due to an incompatible disk driver, the only way to run file and print sharing on this computer is to replace the drive with another type of drive (i.e. replace the IBM PS/2 model 70 EDSI controller with a SCSI controller). If you see this message, please file a bug report so that we can track and fix this problem.
Down level clients can't use shared LFN folders
Older Microsoft or Microsoft-compatible clients (ie., Lan Manager, Workgroup Connection, Windows for Workgroups, etc.) may have problems connecting to and using a shared directory with a long file name as the directory name. Having a short share name does not correct this problem
Auditing does not work
This feature does not currently function.
USING THE MICROSOFT CLIENT FOR NETWARE
Login.exe not supported
Login.exe (command-line login in the login directory of the NetWare server) is not supported by the Microsoft client services for NetWare. You can use the cabinet to log into a server. If the MS Client for NetWare is your default client, you can log into the first NetWare server via the login prompt that appears when you start Chicago.
First Drive behavior is different from NETX or VLM
The Microsoft client for NetWare does not map the first network driver to the preferred server. However, it does make a connection to the preferred server, so that this server shows up in your Network Neighborhood.
Login scripts are not processed
In this beta release, login scripts are not executed when running the Microsoft client for NetWare.
Cannot create long file names on NetWare server through the Cabinet
To create a directory or file with a long name on a NetWare server, you must do this from an MS-DOS command prompt (an MS-DOS window). It will not work if you attempt to do this from the graphical user interface.
Creating a long file name on server returns error if OS/2 namespace is not loaded on server
In order to create files or directories on a NetWare server that have long names, you must have the OS/2 namespace loaded at the server. (Note: this is by design) To load the OS/2 namespace on a NetWare server, consult a NetWare manual.
NetWare Utilities
All utilities that reside on a NetWare server can be executed (except for login); you must run them from an MS-DOS command prompt (an MS-DOS window). You may find that PURGE takes a long time to complete, but does work. VOLINFO Version 2.15 may not work. SETPASS may give an error message, but does work. The NetWare 4.X administrative utilities are not supported in this beta release.
Attaching to a server you're already logged into
If you are logged into a server and you use the command-line to attach to that same server (with a differet username, for example), you may see the error message "CDR 100: Unknown error". The attachment will not be completed.
NWPopup
The NWPopUp messaging utility is not currently supported by the Microsoft Client for NetWare.
NOVELL NETX AND VLM CLIENTS
NWPopup does not work
NWPopop does not currently work in Chicago with Novell’s NETX or VLM client.
MICROSOFT FILE AND PRINT SHARING FOR NETWARE (see also Setup Notes above)
File and print sharing (NWServer) fails to load (error number 6251)
NWServer can fail to load for several reasons; the system pages through MS-DOS due to an incompatible disk driver, a compressed drive exists for which there is no protect mode driver, or an unknown or incompatible TSR has loaded before IOS.SYS. Certain viruses may also cause it not to load. Check for the existance of the file "IOS.LOG" which may help you to determine why the sever failed to load and remove any unneeded TSR if applicable. If the problem is due to an incompatible disk driver, the only way to run file and print sharing on this computer is to replace the drive with another type of drive (i.e. replace the IBM PS/2 model 70 EDSI controller with a SCSI controller). If you see this message, please file a bug report so that we can track and fix this problem.
Microsoft Client for NetWare required
Setup allows you to install MS file and print sharing for NetWare without installing the Microsoft Client for NetWare. However, you must install the Microsoft Client for NetWare (via the network control panel) in order for MS file and print sharing for NetWare to work.
NetWare server used to provide user list must have an account named Chicago
To run MS file and print sharing for NetWare, you must enter the name of a NetWare server on your network that will provide a user list and user authentication. (This is entered in the Network Control Panel, Security tab - see setup notes above). You must create an account named Chicago on that NetWare server. This account must not have a password, and does not need any permissions.
NetWatcher does not work remotely
In this beta release, you cannot remotely administer (i.e. run NetWatcher against) a Chicago computer with MS file and print sharing for NetWare.
Must be configured for SAP for NETX and VLM clients to access
In order for NETX and VLM clients to see and connect to Chicago computers running MS file and print sharing for NetWare, the Chicago computer must be configured to use SAP (see previous note). Chicago computers running the Microsoft Client for NetWare can connect to computers running either the SAP Browsing or the Workgroup browsing.
NETX and VLM clients cannot capture shared printer on Chicago
NETX and VLM clients cannot connect to a shared printer on a Chicago computer running MS file and print sharing for NetWare.
Only able to give permissions to “The World”
When you enter the name of the NetWare server that provides the userlist for user-level security (in network control panel, security tab), it will not check to see if this is a valid server. If it is not, you will not be informed, but when you go to the Sharing tab on a directory, and attempt to add permissions, you will only be able to give access to “The World”.
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Networks: General
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NETWORK PRINTING
Error message when dragging net printer to local printers folder
When installing a network printer by dragging a shared printer object from a network server to the printers folder on a local machine, you may see the message "Printer Setup - Invalid Network Path" . If you are confident that the printer path is valid, select "Use this Path" and continue on with the installation.
Point and Print and user-level security
To allow point and print on a machine with user level security, it is necessary to add read-only permissions to the printer driver directory (usually \windows\system) as well as adding permissions to the printer itself.
Microsoft Print Services for NetWare in Chicago
When running the Microsoft Print Services for NetWare, you cannot be logged into the same NetWare server as both a user and as print services.
NETWORK SECURITY
Permissions not enforced if a directory with a long file name is accessed via MS-DOS name
With user-level security, if you share a folder that has a long file name, the permissions will not be enforced if the folder is accessed via the MS-DOS (8.3) name.
Sharing icon not updated automatically
When a folder is shared or unshared, the icon for the folder does not update until you explicitly refresh.
User level sharing with extended characters
Trying to add user permissions for folders with extended characters causes and error message and fails.
Unsharing a folder gives bogus message
Under user-level security, if a shared folder is un-shared and user permissions deleted, a dialog appears prompting to share the folder.
Bringing up Choose User dialog takes a long time
The user-level security Choose User dialog (when adding permissions to a resource) may take several seconds to come up. This list is populated from server lists so it takes a while to populate.
User-level security for Microsoft network file and print sharing requires Windows NT domain name, NOT Windows NT Advanced Server name
In the previous alpha release of Chicago, user-level security required the name of a Windows NT Advanced Server in order to work. In this beta release, a Windows NT domain is required in order for user-level security to work with Microsoft network file and print sharing.
SECURITY CONTROL PANEL
Master Key only controls system logon password and Windows NT domain password
In this beta release, the only passwords that are controlled by the Master Key are the system logon password and Microsoft network passwords.
APPLETS
Chat & Hearts over remote access
Currently Chat and Hearts do not work over a remote access connection.
WinChat & incoming calls
Winchat will not respond to an incoming call until it has been started once. If you open, then immediately close Winchat, it will answer all incoming calls after that.
WinPopUp - cannot send messages to a workgroup
You cannot send WinPopUp messages to a workgroup.
NETWATCHER
NetWatcher does not run remotely against Chicago file and print sharing for NetWare
NetWatcher can remotely monitor file sharing on a Chicago computer running Microsoft Network File and Print sharing. However, NetWatcher cannot remotely monitor file sharing on a Chicago computer running Microsoft File and Print Sharing for NetWare.
Error message viewing a printer share property sheet
When viewing a printer’s sharing property sheet from withing NetWatcher, you may see an incorrect error message which you should ignore: “Illegal path name. Please choose another path."
Admin must have same user-level security Windows NT domain as user in order to share a directory on the user’s machine
This applies only under user-level security. If an admin is running NetWatcher on a remote user machine, and the admin wishes to share one of the user’s directories, the admin and the user must use have user-level security configured to use the same Windows NT domain as the user list provider
Establishing persistent shares remotely
Currently, if you create a share on a remote machine, you cannot make that share persistent. Instead, Chicago will attempt to make the share persistent on the local machine.
SYSTEM POLICIES EDITOR
Policies file has system, hidden, and read-only attributes
Upon booting the the System Policies downloader sets the “policy.dat” file to be given system, hidden and read-only attributes. Admins have to change the attributes back to write to chaange policies.
Logon expiration policy does not work
The System Policies Editor includes a policy for logon expiration; this policy does not work in this beta release.
Cannot copy user/workstation policies from one user/machine to another
In the System Policies Editor, you cannot copy the policies of one user or workstation to another user or workstation.
Allows duplicate user or workstation names.
System Policies illegally permits addition of multiple users/workstations with the same name.
Policies that cannot be disabled
The following policies, once set, currently cannot be disabled via the policy editor. To disable, delete the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies.
-minimum password length
-require alphanumeric password
SNMP AGENT
Must add setting to registry for SNMP console to see Chicago SNMP Agent
In order to allow an SNMP management console to contact a Chicago SNMP Agent, you must add a setting to the Chicago registry. Using the “regedit” utility, locate the key HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\snmp\Parameters\PermittedManagers. Add a value whose name is 1 and value is the IP address of the management console.
NETWORK BACKUP AGENTS
Arcada agent requires updated NLMs from Arcada Software
In order to use the Arcada backup agent, you must (1) have Arcada’s BackupExec for NetWare (single server or enterprise edition), and (2) have two updated Arcada NLMs. Please contact Arcada Software to obtain the NLMs.
Cheyenne agent requires updated NLMs from Cheyenne Software
In order to use the Cheyenne backup agent, you must (1) have Cheyenne’s ARCserve for NetWare product, and (2) have two updated Cheyenne NLMs. Please contact Cheyenne Software to obtain the NLMs.
Cheyenne agent: user interface doesn’t update correctly
The user interface for the Cheyenne ARCserve backup agent is supposed to display status information, but this does not work in this beta release. You do not need to input any information in order for this to work.
Arcada agent publisher: choose “file new” to display all drives
The publisher displays the drives and directories that are to be backed up. It should automatically display all of your hard drives, but in this beta release you must choose “New” from the File menu for this to work.
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Networks: Briefcase
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Updating Files
When updating files, the "thermometer" gauge fills up too rapidly so the Briefcase may still be updating files even when the gauge says the update is done.
Choosing “Update All” when Briefcase is empty corrupts database
If you choose Update All and there are no files in the briefcase, the Briefcase database will be corrupted. You must restart the system to use the Briefcase after this (you will be notified that you must reboot). It is OK to delete the corrupt database when prompted.
Editing Open Briefcases
Do NOT try and rename, delete, or move a Briefcase that has an open Cabinet window. The database is locked and cannot be deleted when the Briefcase is open. Put the focus on another folder and then do whatever you want.
Icons in Update Status
The update status doesn't display the application specific icons like other parts of the cabinet. A file can be identified by its name.
Sorting in Details View
The details view buttons (name, sync copy in, status) don't sort the files like the details buttons in other folders.
All files in the Briefcase become orphans if database is corrupted
The Briefcase database can get damaged. The files will all be intact but their relationship to files outside the Briefcase will be destroyed. As a result, all the files will become orphans. You must re-add all files to the Briefcase.
Update Status doesn't change
When you change a file in the Briefcase, the status column in the Details view doesn't change to reflect the new update status of the file ("Needs Updating") until you close the Briefcase and reopen it.
“Find Original”
The “Find Original” command does not work across network drives.
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Networks: Remote Access and Modems
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Must have a network driver loaded in order to open Remote Access folder
You must have at least one network driver loaded in order to open the remote access folder. Otherwise, you will be repeatedly prompted to logon to the network when you open the folder. The problem can be fixed by installing the Microsoft Point to Point Protocol Driver using the
Network Control Panel
Do not install modem using the “New Device” control panel
Do not use the "New Device" Control Panel to install a modem. Use the modem control panel.
Do not install PCMCIA modem in modem control panel
Do not install a PCMCIA modem using the modem control panel if you are using Chicago's 32 bit card services. When you insert a PCMCIA modem you will automatically be prompted to install the modem.
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OLE 2.0 - Object Linking and Embedding
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SDK Sample Apps assume MSVC2.0 Beta Toolkit
The OLE sample apps located in the \sdk\samples\win32\ole2 directory of the Chicago SDK assume the use of the MSVC20 beta toolkit. In order to get these OLE samples to build properly, you must make sure that the MSVC component directories preceed the Chicago SDK component directories for the INCLUDE and LIB paths. For example:
set INCLUDE=c:\msvc20\include;c:\msvc20\mfc\include;c:\sdk\inc32;...
set LIB=c:\msvc20\lib;c:\msvc20\mfc\lib;c:\sdk\lib32;...
If you have and are using the Win32 SDK, please note that the OLE samples provided with that SDK build with the headers and libraries included with that SDK as is; no special handling of the INCLUDE and LIB paths are required.
32-bit OLE Common Dialogs
- 32 bit OLE common dialog for Insert Object, Paste Special, Convert, Links and Object Properties will be in a future release.
- a new 32 bit common dialog for page setup will be in a future release
OLE 2 Documentation
Please refer to the documentation on the SDK CD for more information on OLE 2 and Chicago.
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Online Registration
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Online Registration does not remember computer usage information.
If Online Registration is run more than one time, address and user information is remembered, but the usage information (what software is used and where the computer is used) is not. The information has to be re-entered.
Fatal errors are generated on debug terminals while running Online Registration.
If you are running Chicago with a debugging terminal attached, you will see fatal errors on your debug terminal. You can ignore these for this beta release; they have no effect on the performance of Online Registration or Chicago.
Online Registration does not work outside the United States.
While online components of Chicago will work worldwide in future versions, the beta software will always dial an "800" toll-free number which is not accessible outside the United States.
Dates must be entered in mm/dd/yy format.
Dates entered in any other format are not accepted in this beta release.
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Pen Services API
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Boxed-Edit (BEdit control)
The new implementation of the Boxed Edit control is not currently backwards compatible with the old one. It now also supports the Chicago look and feel, which may slightly reduce the number of boxes that can be displayed.
HEdit control
All applications that are marked as Chicago applications are automatically made pen aware. All edit controls will be converted into HEdit controls, and a lens button (a button that provides one-tap access to a writing window) appears under certain conditions, reducing some of the available client area.
RichEdit control
There is no pen functionality available in this release for the 32-bit RichEdit control. This version of Writepad, however, uses a 16-bit RichEdit implementation that provides Windows for Pens 1.0 level of functionality.
Gesture Manager
The gesture manager app from Windows for Pens 1.0 has been discontinued.
Trainer
This beta release includes a handwriting trainer application (btrain.exe) for rapidly training the recognizer on your handwriting style
32-Bit support
PENWIN32.DLL and PKPD32.DLL, the 32-bit versions of PENWIN.DLL and PKPD.DLL are not yet available for this release.
On-screen Keyboard
The onscreen keyboard provided in this release will be redesigned and reimplemented.
Registry
This release of pen services does not yet use the Registry. If you need to change a setting, you can do this in PENWIN.INI.
Debug Pen Driver
If you are running the debug version of the pen services and see the mouse pointer moving randomly across the screen, try switching to the retail version of these components: PENWIN.DLL, PKPD.DLL, PENC.DRV, and VPEND.386.
Setup
If you already have Windows for Pens installed in a Windows 3.1 installation and you use Chicago setup to upgrade your Windows installation, you may crash. You should either setup Chicago in a new directory, or by removing Pen Windows from your Windows 3.1 setup before upgrading.
You can remove Pen Windows from your Windows 3.1 setup by removing "penwindows" from the "drivers=" line in the "[boot]" section of SYSTEM.INI (be sure to leave the rest of that line intact) and by removing the "penwindows=<path to penwin.dll>" in the [drivers] section.
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Plug and Play
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Setup crashes during hardware detection:
If you encounter problems when setting up Chicago from the distribution disk(s), please refer to the following steps:
If your machine stops during the "Analyzing System"/Hardware detection process:
1. Ensure that at least 3 minutes have passed with neither disk nor screen activity (moving magnifying glass). Some detection routines are lengthy and the machine may appear to stop temporarily while they are running.
2. If the machine has truly stopped, try pressing F3 or the exit button. If the system responds to the exit button, choose "No" to continue the setup process.
3. If the machine does not respond to the exit button, reboot your machine, first by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del, then by using the machine's power button or reset switch if the first method fails.
4. Once the machine has restarted, re-run the SETUP program.
5. SETUP should ask you whether you want to attempt to recover the "failed install." Choose Yes. A second dialog is shown which only has one choice, OK. After pressing OK, the system detection will run but skip the portion which caused the initial failure. Note that in some systems you might encounter additional failures during the hardware detection process.
6. If the system stops again during the hardware detection process, go back to step 2 and repeat the process until the hardware detection portion of setup completes successfully. It is very important that you NOT delete any system files between installation attempts.
Once setup is complete and Chicago is running, please file a bug report with Microsoft. In addition to the standard files collected by the bug reporting tool you will need to send us the following files:
• C:\SETUPLOG.TXT
• C:\SYSTEM.DAT
• C:\DETLOG.TXT
In order to copy SYSTEM.DAT you will need to use the ATTRIB command at an MS-DOS prompt to make the file non-system and non-hidden. Once you have copied the file, use the ATTRIB command again to reset the file attributes to their original state.
If you encounter problems during the "Copying Files" portion of SETUP:
1. Exit the Setup program.
2. Reboot your machine
3. Rerun the setup program
4. Choose "Yes" when asked if you want to recover the failed install.
The file copying process should complete at this point. However, you should file a bug report with Microsoft and send us the files mentioned above so we can determine if one of the detection routines has caused the failure during the copy process.
I want to use Chicago's 32 Bit PCMCIA support
You can either have Chicago's setup automatically install the PCMCIA support or you can enable it yourself after installing Chicago. If you're currently using real-mode Card and Socket Services drivers or device enablers, you will need to disable the real-mode drivers. The preferred method is to comment out the relevant lines in your CONFIG.SYS file. This will allow you to restore your previous drivers if needed. Example:
rem DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\SS365.EXE
rem DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\CS.EXE
After disabling your real-mode drivers remove the PCMCIA cards from your system and reboot. If you have not already done so, initiate the Chicago setup process. If you are using a PCMCIA network card, it is recommended that you leave the real-mode Card and Socket Services drivers and do not enable the Chicago protect mode drivers if a Chicago protect mode driver is not available for your card.
Drivers for Intel compatible and Databook PCMCIA controllers are always copied to the Chicago directory if these controllers are detected on your machine. During the first boot, a dialog will be displayed allowing you to enable the drivers. If you choose not to enable the Chicago PCMCIA software, these drivers will be left dormant on your system. You can enable PCMCIA later by accessing the "General" property sheet for the PCMCIA controller in the Device Manager and resetting the "Disable Device" check-box.
The Chicago PCMCIA software can be disabled by accessing the "General" property sheet for the PCMCIA controller in the Device Manager and setting the "Disable Device" check-box.
After enabling the Chicago PCMCIA support, inserting a PCMCIA card for the first time will trigger the automatic device installation process. The current beta includes support for certain fax/modems, hard drives, memory, and SCSI cards. If your card is supported Chicago will suggest to install a matching driver for it. If the card is not directly supported, Chicago may suggest a default driver. At the end of the installation process the card is initialized and ready to go. When you insert a card that has already been installed you will hear a short beep confirming the card has been recognized and configured by Chicago.
Removing the registry (System.dat)
If for any reason you need to remove the Chicago registry you should do the following.
1. Reboot your system
2. Press the F8 key when the message “Starting Windows” appears
3. Respond Y to all prompts except the Win prompt to which you should respond N
4. Logon to the network if you need to
5. do the following attrib command on the registry
attrib -r -h -s system.*
6. ren system.* oldreg.*
7. Rerun Chicago setup (Without rebooting)
Installing Chicago on a MicroChannel machine
The Beta release of Chicago may install some MicroChannel devices a second time if you re-install Chicago with a previous registry file intact. This may cause some devices to crash at Chicago startup. The NCR 810 SCSI host adapter is an example of such a device. Follow the instructions above for removing the registry and reinstalling Chicago.
Display resolution does not automatically change when I dock or undock
The beta release of Chicago has not implemented this feature yet. You should run your
machines in VGA mode. This feature will be implemented for the next beta release.
Chicago warns about running setup with Qemm or 386Max
In the Chicago beta, hardware detection may fail to identify all devices in your system if you are using these 386 memory managers. Chicago displays a beta message to warn you of the danger. You may choose to continue however Chicago may not be able to detect all the hardware in your system. If this happens to you, simply install the drivers using the New Device control panel wizard. A second workaround is to remove the 386 memory manager and restart setup.
Microsoft Windows Sound System plays the same sound forever
The Microsoft Windows Sound System is a software configurable device which favors IRQ 7. On some computers which allow the user to disable parallel ports, the Windows Sound System will start play a sound continuously. If you experience this problem, you should check and see if your BIOS setup utility will allow you to enable/disable your parallel ports. If it does ensure your ports are enabled and then register that port with Chicago by running the new device control panel applet.
Intel EtherExpress 16 is disabled after installing Chicago on an NEC Versa
This is an intermittent problem in build 108. We are investigating this but at present, there is no way to avoid this problem. If this happens to you, install your network using the Network control panel.
Registry restore does not restore the USER.DAT file.
User.dat is backed up during normal registry maintenance, but it is never restored. If you experience corruption in your user.dat file you will need to manually copy the backup.
PC hangs or net connections are lost when resuming from a suspend.
For the Chicago beta, we recommend you not suspend your machine if you have an active network connection. This problem should be fixed in the next Beta release.
Redetect Dialog appears when no new hardware has been added
There are some software configurable devices like the Intel EtherExpress 16 and the Sound Blaster Pro which can cause Chicago to believe it has seen a new piece of hardware when the driver returns an error. This can happen for a variety of reasons and the only symptom is the dialog which will want to redetect your hardware. Normally, this dialog should only appear when you power on in a docked or undocked state for the first time. If you are certain you have not just docked or undocked, you can choose to detect or not. If you experience problems with the device, you can set a configuration by selecting properties for this device and setting resources manually.
Chicago won't remove a configuration once it has been set.
In the Chicago beta release, the automatic selection is not functional. There will be no way to remove a forced config from the Device Manager. This problem will be resolved in the next beta release.
NCR 810 SCSI Host adapter on a PCI Machine with Phoenix BIOS
We have had reports of some machines where the NCR810 is hardwired to IRQ 15. Attempting to set this device to any other resource will appear to work but in fact will not. This will cause the driver to fail leaving your SCSI bus disabled.
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Power Management
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Suspend/resume features do not work with net cards.
In this release, (and in all prior versions of Windows) network adapters do not prepare correctly when portable computers attempt to enter their suspend mode. Symptoms range from losing net connections upon resume to complete system crash on resume. For M6, we recommend against using suspend/resume features while attached to a network.
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Printing
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Enhanced Metafile Spooling
How to enable/disable Enhanced Metafile Spooling
Many changes to Chicago affect printing. The most noticeable of these is that all non-PostScript printers spool enhanced metafiles instead of raw printer data as they currently do in Windows 3.1. When you direct an application to print, it will print more quickly (as much as twice as fast) and enable you to resume work much more quickly. If you have problems printing, you might want to disable enhanced metafile spooling to determine if it is causing the problem. Please see the list of known problems with certain applications and enhanced metafile spooling below. Enhanced metafile spooling is enabled by default for all non-PostScript printers. Note that while Enhanced Metafile spooling is displayed as being available for PostScript devices, it is actually not available. This problem with incorrectly displaying EMF spooling being available for PostScript devices will be corrected in the next release. To disable metafile spooling, carry out the following procedure.
To disable metafile spooling:
1. From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Printers. The Printer folder will be displayed.
2. Right-click the icon for the printer you wish to disable metafile spooling for. A menu appears.
3. Choose Properties. Several Property sheet “tabs” will be shown, choose “Details” by single clicking on the tab.
4. On the Details property sheet page, Click on the button labeled “Spool Settings...”. A dialog box will be displayed.
5. Look for the drop down listbox labeled “Spool Data Format”.
6. Press the down arrow on the right side of the “Spool Data Format” listbox, and select “RAW” instead of “EMF”.
7. Choose OK from this dialog, and OK from the bottom of the property sheet page.
Please use Enhanced Metafile spooling as much as possible, and be sure to report all problems.
Printing from AmiPro 3.0 with Enhanced Metafile Spooling
There are some known problems with printing documents containing bitmaps from AmiPro 3.0 with Enhanced Metafile Spooling enabled. Please disable Enhanced Metafile Spooling when using AmiPro 3.0 under this release.
Printing from WordPerfect for Windows 6.0 with Enhanced Metafile Spooling
There are some known problems with printing documents containing large bitmaps from WordPerfect for Windows 6.0 with Enhanced Metafile Spooling enabled. Please disable Enhanced Metafile Spooling when using WordPerfect for Windows 6.0 under this release if you encounter problems printing documents with large bitmaps.
Printing rotated Truetype fonts on 9 pin dot matrix printers with Enhanced Metafile Spooling
There are some known problems with printing documents containing Truetype fonts rotated at non-orthogonal angles (rotated to any degree other than 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees) to 9 pin dot matrix printers with Enhanced Metafile Spooling enabled. Please disable Enhanced Metafile Spooling when using such documents with 9 pin dot matrix printers under this release.
Printing from Encarta on non-PostScript printers with Enhanced Metafile Spooling
There are some known problems with printing text from Microsoft Encarta to non-PostScript printers with Enhanced Metafile Spooling enabled. Please disable Enhanced Metafile Spooling when using Encarta with non-PostScript printers under this release.
Printing & Paper Bin selection from AmiPro 3.0
There are some known problems with paper bin selection in this release of Chicago. This will be corrected in the next release.
PostScript Printers
VM tracking
The PostScript printer driver in Chicago will now track PostScript virtual memory availability in the printer, allowing you to print more complex documents than you could with Windows 3.1. However, if you encounter problems where the printer prints a message about being unable to print due to available virtual memory in the printer, please first report the problem, and then you can work around this problem by changing the PostScript options settings from “Optimize for Speed” to “Optimize for Portability” as described under the next section.
Using Lotus 123 R4 with PostScript printers under Chicago
When using Lotus 123 R4 for Windows, you may encounter problems with error messages being printed on PostScript printer instead of the expected output. This is a known problem which will be corrected next release. To work around this problem, you should change the PostScript options settings from “Optimize for Speed” to “Optimize for Portability”. To do this, perform the following:
To change PostScript driver to “Optimize for Portability”
1. From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Printers. The Printer folder will be displayed.
2. Right-click the icon for the PostScript printer you wish to change settings for. A menu appears.
3. Choose Properties. Several Property sheet “tabs” will be shown, choose “PostScript” by single clicking on the tab.
4. Look for the listbox labeled “PostScript Output Format”.
5. Select “PostScript (Optimize for Portability - ADSC)” instead of “PostScript (Optimize for Speed)” in the listbox.
6. Choose OK from the bottom of the property sheet page.
Using Ventura Publisher 4.1 with PostScript printers under Chicago
Ventura Publisher version 4.1 has some known problems and can not be used under this version of Chicago. This will be fixed in the next release.
Support for WPD files for PostScript printers in Chicago
WPD files (used by the PostScript printer driver in Windows 3.1x) are not supported by the PostScript driver in this release of Chicago. This will be fixed in the next release.
Type 42 printing not supported
Printing of TrueType fonts as “Type 42” fonts in this release of the PostScript printer is not supported.
Plug and Play support for printers
Plug and Play for the HP LaserJet 4L and IBM 4039 LaserPrinter
There are known problems with plug & play detection of the HP LaserJet 4L and IBM 4039 LaserPrinter in this release of Chicago. This will be fixed in the next release. The IBM 4039 LaserPrinter Plus and HP LaserJet 4ML, 4P, 4MP, and 4Si are the plug and play printers supported in this release.
Windows Printing System
Using the Windows Printing System under Chicago
In order to use the Windows Printing System with this release of Chicago, you must have installed the Windows Printing System under Windows 3.1x, and upgrade Chicago over it. Installing the Windows Printing System directly under Chicago is not supported in this release. This will be addressed in the next release of Chicago.
Using Header, Trailer, or test pages from the Windows Printing System under Chicago
There is a known problem with using the header, trailer and test pages from the Windows Printing System driver under Chicago which causes a GP fault. The test page will be fixed, header and trailer will be removed in the next release. Please use the Chicago separator pages instead of the Windows Printing System header and trailer pages.
Using a Texas Instruments microLaser Pro 600 printer
“Out of Paper” error messages when using TI microLaser Pro 600
There are known problems with plug & play detection leaving the TI microLaser Pro 600 in a state where it reports an “Out of Paper” error message back to Chicago. To work around this, you must reset (power cycle) the TI microLaser Pro 600 after starting Chicago each time. This problem will be corrected in the next release.
Serial Printer Communication Settings
Problems using printers/plotters attached to a Serial (COMx) port after upgrading from Windows 3.1x
If you are using a printer or plotter attached to a serial port, and have upgraded from Windows 3.1x, there are known problems with the handshaking protocol not being set correctly. This will be corrected in the next release. To solve this problem, you must re-specify the handshake setting (Hardware, XON/XOFF, etc.). To do this, follow the directions below for setting serial communication values, which also include handshake settings.
Using printer attached to a Serial (COMx) port
If you are using a printer attached to a serial port, you may want to check the serial communications settings. Follow the instructions below to do this.
To change Serial communications settings for a printer:
1. From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Printers. The Printer folder will be displayed.
2. Right-click the icon for the printer you wish to change settings for. A menu appears.
3. Choose Properties. Several Property sheet “tabs” will be shown, choose “Details” by single clicking on the tab.
4. Choose the “Port Settings” button.
5. A dialog displaying the current serial communications settings will be displayed. Verify & correct the settings as needed.
6. Choose OK to close the dialog box, and then choose OK from the bottom of the property sheet page.
Transmission Retry/Device Not Ready time-out values
Setting “Transmission Retry” & “Device Not Ready” time-out values
Under this release of Chicago, there is not yet a user interface to set Transmission retry or device not ready time-out values. This will be corrected in the next release. To change these settings under this release of Chicago, follow the instructions below.
To change Transmission Retry and/or Device Not Ready time-out values:
1. Start Wordpad, and request to use a “Text File” vs. A “Formatted file”. Load the file name WIN.INI from the directory containing Chicago (which will be named \WINDOWS by default).
2. Move to the bottom of this file & look for the [PrinterPorts] section.
3. You will see several lines below that which look like (one for each installed printer):
HP LaserJet 4P=HPPCL5MS,LPT1:,15,45
4. The value of 15 (seconds) is the default value for “Device Not Ready”, the value of 45 (seconds) is the default value for “Transmission Retry”. Changes these values as desired.
5. Choose “File” and then “Save” from Wordpad to save these changes.
6. You must exit & restart Chicago for these changes to take effect.
Installing support for network printers
General issues
There are several ways in which you can install support for printers not directly attached to your computer. If the printer is being shared from another computer running Chicago, or from a computer running a Novell NetWare print queue that has been configured appropriately (see the Networking section in the M6 release notes for information on how to configure a NetWare print queue), you can take advantage of “Point and Print” for easy printer installation. See the printing section under “What’s New” in the on-line help for more information. If you are installing support for a printer attached directly to the network that is not shared from another computer, please see the section below on “Installing Net Attached Printer Support”.
Using Point and Print with User level security
If you have established user level security, instead of share level security, there are some additional steps you must take to enable Point and Print support. In order to enable point & print support from a computer running Chicago, need to do the following:
To enable Point and Print with User level security:
1. Use the Explorer to locate your SYSTEM directory for Chicago.
2. Right click on the SYSTEM directory icon & choose “Properties”.
3. In the sharing properties for your SYSTEM directory, add all users who are supposed to be able to access your printer(s) with read-only access. It is not necessary to share the directory, just add the permissions.
4. After choosing OK, It will offer to share the directory after you add the permissions. Just say no..
Redirecting Printer ports over a network
The M6 release of Chicago does not provide a user interface for establishing a network redirection for parallel ports. This will be corrected in the next release. In the M6 release, you will need make a physical network redirection via the appropriate command line syntax for your network environment (ex: type “NET USE LPT1”, or “SET PRINT”, or “CAPTURE LPT1:”).
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) support
Using Extended Capabilities Ports (ECP) under Chicago
Support for Extended Capabilities Ports (as described by IEEE 1284 specification) is NOT installed by default in this release of Chicago. However, you may install support manually if you wish. Please report any problems you experience with the P1284 driver that do not occur with the standard parallel port driver.
To enable ECP support in Chicago M6 release:
1. Consult your computer (or add in card) manual to determine the IRQ and DMA settings selected for each of the ECP ports you wish to use. You must have this information to enable ECP support.
2. Copy the file LPT1284.INF from the \DRIVERS\LPT1284 directory on the M6 CD to your \WINDOWS\INF directory.
3. Copy the files LPT1284.VXD and LPT1284.SYM from the \DRIVERS\LPT1284 directory on the M6 CD to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
4. From the tray, choose “Settings...,” and then Choose “Control Panel...”.
5. Double click on the “System” icon in the control panel.
6. Click on the “Device Manager” property sheet tab in the dialog shown.
7. Double click on the “Ports” entry shown in the list, and then select the “Extended Capabilities Port” entry. (Note that you will only see this entry if an Extended Capabilities port has been detected in your computer. If you have multiple ECP ports, will have to repeat steps 7 and 11 to configure each ports DMA and IRQ values.)
8. Select the “Properties” button from the dialog box.
9. Under the “general” property sheet page, select the “Change Driver” button in the “driver Information” groupbox.
10. A dialog will then be displayed that allow you to choose from “Printer Port” and “ECP Parallel Port”. (Note that you will only see this entry if an Extended Capabilities port has been detected in your computer, you must choose “Show All devices” to see both entries otherwise.) Choose “ECP Parallel Port” & then choose OK from the “Select Device” dialog.
11. Choose the “Resources“ property sheet tab. From the “resources” property sheet page, select the “Manual based on” radio button in the “New Settings” groupbox. You will now see control for Interrupt Request (IRQ) and Direct Memory access (DMA) settings. Enter the values you noted during step 1 of these instructions.
12. Choose “OK” to close the dialog, and then choose “Current” when prompted if you wish to use new or Current files.
13. Restart Chicago when prompted. After restarting, you should be able to take advantage of the ECP specific capabilities of the port.
Font Installers
Using the soft font installers for LaserJet compatible or Lexmark printers in M6
There are known problems with installing soft fonts (downloadable fonts) to LaserJet compatible printers and to Lexmark printers in this release of Chicago. These problems will be corrected in the next release.
Using DEC PrintServer printers
Using DEC PrintServer printers with Chicago
For this release of Chicago, you must follow the directions below to install support for net attached DEC PrintServers.
To install net attached DEC PrintServer support in Chicago M6 release:
1. You must have TCP/IP network protocol support installed and working before performing any of the steps listed below.
2. From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Printers. The Printer folder will be displayed. Double click on the new printer icon. Choose the “Next” button from the first dialog, and choose “Local Printer” and then the “Next” button from the second dialog.
3. In the next dialog box, choose “DEC” from the list of manufacturers. After that, select the specific PrintServer model you wish to install support for & then choose the “Next” button.
4. From the Ports dialog box, choose the “Next” button (Note: The actual port chosen is not important at this point, you will have to change this later).
5. Enter the friendly name you wish to refer to the printer as & then choose the “Next” button.
6. Do not attempt to print the self test page when prompted, choose the “Skip Test” button.
7. From the tray, choose “Run...”, and then type “DECPORTS” into the edit box. A dialog box labeled “Digital PrintServer Printer Ports” will appear. Enter the name you wish to use for the port in the “Name” edit box, and enter the TCP/IP address of the printer in the ‘Address” listbox. Choose OK to close the dialog.
8. You will then need to restart your system for these changes to take effect.
9. After restarting Chicago, From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Printers. Select the DEC printer you just installed support for and right click on it & choose “Properties”.
10. Choose the “Details” property sheet page. Press the small arrow pointing downward in the dropdown list box labeled “Print To”. You should see the name of the port you created in step #7. Select that port & choose the OK button at the lower left side of the dialog box.
11. You should now be able to print to the PrintServer at the TCP/IP address you provided.
Using network attached HP LaserJet printers
Using network attached HP LaserJets with Chicago
If you have a HP LaserJet printer that is directly attached to the network (usually referred to as using a “JetAdmin” card), you may designate one computer running Chicago as the server which will “share” the printer and maintain the print queue for it. Other Chicago users may use the printer after it has been shared, just like any other shared printer.
To install net attached HP LaserJet support in Chicago M6 release:
1. First, you must have the following Novel Netware files available in order to use the HP JetAdmin utility with Chicago: NWCALLS.DLL, NWIPXSPX.DLL, NWLOCALE.DLL, NWNET.DLL, and NWPSRV.DLL.
2. From the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Control Panel. Double click on the Network icon. Choose the “Service...” button located on the lower right side of the dialog.
3. In the next dialog box, choose “Add”, and then choose “Hewlett Packard” from the “Manufacturers” listbox in the next dialog. You will then see “HP Network Printer service” in the “Models” listbox, select it & then choose OK.
4. Choose “Close” from the “Network Services” dialog.
5. Choose OK from the “Network” dialog box, and provide the Novell Netware files listed in step #1 when prompted. After all of the files have been copied, restart Chicago when prompted.
6. After restarting Chicago, from the tray, choose “Settings...”, and then choose Control Panel. Double click on the “HP JetAdmin” icon.
7. Use the “HP JetAdmin” utility to configure the printer appropriately.
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ScanDisk
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ScanDisk detects, but cannot repair, damaged Long File Names
The version of ScanDisk which is included in Chicago detects damaged long file names, but it cannot repair them. A forthcoming beta release of Chicago will include a tool which can repair damaged long file names. If you would like to turn off long file name checking, edit your SCANDISK.INI file (in the COMMAND subdirectory of the directory in which Chicago is installed) and in the [ENVIRONMENT] section, change the LfnCheck=On entry to LfnCheck=Off.
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Setup
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CORRETIONS/UPDATES to "Chicago Installation Notes and Quick Reference"
Do Not run Setup from inside Windows NT or Daytona
Chicago Setup will not run under Windows NT. You will need to multi-boot to MS-DOS and run setup from Windows 3.x or MS-DOS.
Microsoft At Work FAX is not in Beta 1 (M6)
page 2 - the Microsoft At Work Fax software is not included in this beta release. The Microsoft Information Center (integrated mail client) is included and may be selected for installation using the Customize Option in Setup. Please see the release notes section on the Mail: Information Center for more information. The Microsoft At Work FAX group plans to provide an update for this on CompuServe.
Problems Multi-booting between Windows NT and Chicago
There may be problems if you are using the Window NT multiboot and the Chicago dualboot together. If you are having problems using F4 to start MS-DOS, there may be 0-byte io.sys and msdos.sys hidden files in the root of your boot drive. To work around the problem, delete 0-byte io.sys and msdos.sys files.
Setup may fail when 386MAX is installed (Error: "Incorrect MS-DOS version. MS-DOS 3.1 or greater required")
Under certain configurations, Setup may not be able to run when 386MAX is installed. If you receive this error, you will need to disable 386MAX and re-run Setup.
Installing New Devices, Printers, etc. from Chicago May Prompt for Multiple Disks
If you installed from floppy disks, when adding a new device such as a printer, network card, etc. from Chicago, you may be prompted for multiple disks. This is a known problem that will be fixed in later releases.
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Shell
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MISSING FUNCTIONALITY
Properties Command
"Properties" command doesn't do anything on My Computer, Network Neighborhood, and Computers & Workgroups inside Net Neighborhood.
OLE 2.0 Drag and Drop
OLE 2.0 drag & drop is not yet supported.
Explorer
The Explorer does not yet support status bar info.
32-bit Common Dialogs
File open is not yet customizable, new Print, Print Setup, and Page Setup dialogs are not available in this beta.
Shortcuts (Links)
Shortcuts do not track movement of the target file in this beta.
UI for File Associations/Types is not yet complete
Please do not open bugs or complaints against the current implementation (including lack of ability to change the extension/type of a file).
KNOWN BUGS
Shortcut Icons do not refresh properly
Desktop: Changing a shortcut icon on the desktop will sometimes not refresh properly. Try clicking on the desktop and hitting F5.
Files & Icons that won’t delete
Desktop: In some circumstances, it is possible to get more than one icon for files, or icons that may not be "deleteable"
Taskbar Right-Click on “depressed” button
Taskbar: Right-clicking a depressed taskbar button will sometimes not produce a context menu correctly because the button is not in a happy state. Click on empty desktop space to un-press the button, or try right-clicking on only the non-depressed buttons..
Dragging Taskbar with AutoHide
Taskbar: doesn't pop-up when you're dragging to it with AutoHide turned on.
Maximized Application goes behind taskbar
Taskbar: some rogue apps still maximize behind the taskbar
Creating New Documents
Folders/Explorer: "New" command sometimes creates documents that cannot be edited with their creator applications.
Changing Drive Label
Folders/Explorer: changing the drive label won't update in My Computer or Explorer
File Open Dialog
New File Open dialog: flashing between folder changes and performance problems have not been fixed. Also, this dialog is not yet customizable.
Locale Control Panel
Control Panel- Locale: not complete
Confirmation dialogs
Confirmation dialogs show file extensions, and sometimes get the order of the source/target switched.
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TAPI - Telephony API
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Telephony API (TAPI) Sample AT Service Provider Problems
When installing the sample AT command set modem service provider using the Telephony Control Panel, you may notice that the service provider does not appear in the list of installed service providers (after configuring the AT modem service provider). To work around this problem, install that AT modem service provider a *second* time, but press 'Cancel' instead of 'OK' at the "ATSP Configuration" dialog. You should then see the AT modem service provider in the list of installed service providers.
The sample AT modem service provider in \SDK\TAPI\SAMPLES\WIN16\ATSP may cause your system to crash or hang if the TAPI client application (such as Dialer) makes more than one telephone call in succession. A fix will be supplied as soon as it is available.
More Info
For more information on how Chicago applications can access the Telephony API, see the TAPI documentation and release notes in the \TAPI directory. At present, the best sample application to refer to is DIALER.EXE, the Chicago Phone Dialer applet. DIALER demonstrates how to use the TAPI functions to make calls and use address translation features.
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Video - Display Adapters & Monitors
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Unsupported Display Adapters
Chicago does not yet include drivers for the following popular graphics accelerators. Watch the WINBTU CompuServe forum for future driver uploads. In the meantime, use the Windows 3.1 drivers that came with these adapters.
Weitek Power 9000 adapters, e.g. Diamond Viper
Matrox MGA adapters, e.g. Matrox Ultima
Using Windows 3.1 Display Drivers
If you are installing Chicago from within a previous version of Windows (3.1, WfW 3.1, WfW 3.11) and you are using a display adapter which Chicago does not directly support, Chicago will only allow you to select the VGA driver at system-configuration time. Proceeding with the VGA driver will cause another dialog to come up later on saying the display you have chosen is invalid and you need to choose another display. Here, you can select your current driver from the list provided.
You can also install Windows 3.1 version display drivers from the Display control panel. Go to the Settings page, click "Change Display Type", click "Change" next to Adapter Type, then click "Have Disk". Enter the path to the disk or directory containing the Windows 3.1 drivers you wish to use. Select the correct driver to use from the list that appears, and click OK to install. Old drivers will appear in the Select Device dialog under manufacturer type "Windows 3.x Drivers" when "Show All Devices" is selected.
Monitor Type
You should specify your monitor type in Chicago Setup and the Display control panel. However, the list of models in the beta release is very short (Generic, NEC, and Sony). See README.TXT in \Drivers\Display\Monitor on the Chicago CD-ROM for instructions how to select from a much larger list.
In this release, monitor type sets the maximum screen resolution you can select. In the next release, it will cause Chicago display drivers to run at the best refresh rate possible. Until then, you must follow the instructions that came with your display adapter or PC to specify your monitor type.
Changing Your Display Adapter
If you need to change your display adapter, turn off your computer, remove the old adapter, and install the new adapter. If your previous display driver does not work with the new adapter, Chicago will start up in VGA mode (640x480, 16 colors) and report a problem with the display settings. Click "Change Display Type" on the Display control panel Settings page to set the new display type correctly. NOTE: Do not attempt to add a new display adapter using the New Device control panel. This is not supported in this release.
8514/A
If you have an 8514/A display adapter, the Chicago Setup program will leave your Windows 3.1 display driver installed when upgrading. However, an error may occur at the end of the setup process, when the "Welcome to Chicago" screen is displayed. If this happens, restart Chicago and continue normally. An updated 8514/A driver is included in \Drivers\Display\8514 on the Chicago CD-ROM. See README.TXT in that directory for installation instructions.
ATI Display Adapters
ATI Graphics Pro/Plus (Mach 32) display adapters will not work correctly unless your monitor type is programmed into their EEPROM. To do this, follow the instructions for the INSTALL.EXE program that came with your ATI display adapter. If your ATI adapter came with a PC, follow the instructions provided by the PC manufacturer.
ATI Ultra Turbo (Mach 64) adapters are incorrectly detected as "ATI VGA Wonder" by Chicago Setup. To workaround this, set your display type to "Standard Graphics Adapter (VGA)". Then, use the Display control panel to install preliminary drivers for the ATI Ultra Turbo (Mach 64) located in the \Drivers\Display\Mach64 directory on the Chicago CD-ROM. See README.TXT in that directory for installation instructions.
Compaq QVision
If you have 32Mb of system memory and have problems using your QVision with Chicago, add the line "HighAddress=On,64" to the [cpqdrv] section of the COMPAQ.INI file, located in the main Chicago directory.
This release of the Chicago QVision driver requires your monitor type to be set in its COMPAQ.INI file. To do this, locate your monitor type in the CPQMON.INI file, specify its section name on the "Monitor=" line in the [CpqDrv] section of the COMPAQ.INI file, and restart Chicago.
Chicago will correctly install its Compaq QVision driver when Setup runs the first time. However, a known problem may occur if you attempt to setup again over an existing Chicago directory. To work around this, select "Standard Graphics Adapter (VGA)" in Setup, and change back to "Compaq QVision" in the Display control panel when Setup completes.
Diamond Viper Adapters
Although this release does not contain a Chicago version driver for Viper, you should install the updated Windows 3.1 driver files from the \Drivers\Display\Viper directory on the Chicago CD-ROM. This corrects known GP fault problems with this release of Chicago.
You may see black bars on the screen using the 16 bit per pixel Diamond drivers. Use 256 color drivers instead if this happens.
Do not use the "Custom Font Dialog" with Diamond Viper drivers for Windows 3.1.
S3 Display Adapters
65,000 color modes do not work on some S3 based display adapters. The next release of Chicago will fully support 65k color modes.
On some PCI systems with S3 adapters, the cursor "hot spot" is misaligned. Add "SWCursor=1" to the SYSTEM.INI [display] section to fix.
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Visual C++
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Enabling new dialog styles in Chicago
Visual C++ 2.0 has added very limited support for a few of the new Chicago controls in the dialog editor. The controls that are available include the Up/Down, Track Bar, Progress, and Hot Key controls. This support is limited to the dialog editor and does not have corresponding ClassWizard and MFC support. Full support will be available in a future release.
To enable the Chicago controls, you need to use the REGEDIT program to add a binary value called "ChicagoControls" set to "01 00 00 00" in the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Visual C++ 2.0\ Dialog Editor".
Building VxDs using the DDK
As we have mentioned in previous releases of the Chicago DDK, we are phasing out LINK386.EXE. The linker in Visual C ++ 2.0 now has LE' support. So you can compile and link your VxDs with Visual C++ 2.00. This release of the DDK does include LINK386.EXE but it will not be distributed in the final version of the DDK. LINK386 requires an OMF object and Visual C++ 2.00 only emits COFF output, therefore you cannot build an object with the VC compiler and link it with LINK386. If you find that you need to use Link386 you need to go back to the C832 linker that was provided with the last Chicago release or use the retail version of the Visual C++ 1.0 or 1.5 compiler to generate an OMF object.
Using new Chicago features
To make full use of the new features of Chicago applications must be marked 4.0. VC++2.0 does not mark applications with version 4.0
To change the Windows version mark for your application, add the switch
/SUBSYSTEM:Windows,x.y
to the linker command line on the Link tab of the Project Settings dialog box. For example, you might use the following switch for this purpose:
/SUBSYSTEM:Windows,4.0
Applications marked 4.0 will run on Chicago and Windows NT 3.5. To run an application on Windows NT 3.1 the application must be marked 3.10.
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Windows Shells
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Shell Replacements
Windows shell replacements are closely tied to the version of the operating system they were designed for. Because they are so tightly bound to the OS version, shell replacements will need to be updated for Chicago. Most features will function if the shell replacement is run as an application, but there are problems when they try to replace the 32 bit shell. Please only run shell replacements that were designed for Chicago. All other shell replacements should be run as applications.
Compaq Tab Works(r)
You should either disable the Tab Works(r) File Tracking feature while installing Chicago, or set Program Manager as your default shell.
-- To disable File Tracking, choose Options.File Tracking and uncheck the Track File Creation box. You can also do this whenever prompted to create an icon, using the Options button, if you have already started setup.
-- To set Program Manager as the shell, use Options.Set Shell, and reboot.
Compaq Control Center
The Computer Setup button in the Compaq Control Center may not work on some systems. An alternative way to access these settings is through Compaq BIOS setup by pressing <F10> at boot, when the cursor is in the upper right corner of the screen.
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