To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Message-Id: <AAM1a1rC11@insect.ief.spb.su>
Organization: Inst. of Evolutionary Physiology & Biochemistry,
    St.Petersburg
From: pavel AT insect DOT ief DOT spb DOT su (Pavel Ozerski)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 98 10:42:14 +0300
Reply-To: pavel AT insect DOT ief DOT spb DOT su
Subject: SHARE locks (Re: Word6.0 and OD strange problem)
Precedence: bulk

Robert Sears wrote:
>I noticed a strange problem with Word 6.0 and Opendos 7.2. When you are
>using Word 6.0 (Win3.1) under Opendos word will not read or write to a
>floppy disk! If I boot from a M$dos disk Word works fine with floppys. I

A answer to Robert Sears:

This problem can be solved without problems but it is unfortunatly not fully documented.

1. Word 6 for Windows uses the Windows VXD, VSHARE.386. This driver can work under
NW/Open/DR DOS only if SHARE.EXE loaded (unlike MS-/PC-DOS). If SHARE.EXE loaded
WinWord does not need VSHARE more. But only loading SHARE is not enough to succesfully
use Winword!! Because:
2. The default locks count of the DR DOS SHARE is not enough for WinWord. You must
increase it manually. I use SHARE /L:200 in AUTOEXEC and have not problems with disk
writing.

A question to Caldera:

Has MS-DOS SHARE/VSHARE interface to dynamically change locks count or to disable
SHARE if VSHARE loaded? If yes, can you implement this interface into DR DOS? If no,
please describe this problem in DOSBOOK and SETUP.

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