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Re: Problems w/ Win 3 and communications

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From: Jim Mansell
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 1991 09:48
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In article <1990Dec29.000307.4305@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca>, hfreedman@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
> In article <1990Dec28.223625.4303@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca>, hfreedman@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
>> I am having a problem using any communications package within
>> Windows 3. Same or similar problems occur with Procomm Plus,
>> PC Anywhere, and even Windows Terminal.  I cannot seem to
>> configure these to use COMM 4 where my external modem resides.
>> No problem using these in DOS. Error messages upon Windows
>> configuration refer to Comm Port assigned to a DOS application. Mouse
>> also hangs.
>> 
> 
> 
> 
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>> Thanks
>> 
> 
> 
> details of system included in original posting.
> 
> 
> After trying various possible solutions, I managed to communicate
> using Terminal in Windows real mode. This was also after a change
> to WIN.INI to include under [TERMINAL] an indication that port is
> COMM 4. This does not seem to help in 386 enhanced mode, and DOS
> communications programs still do not work.  
> 
> Hope that the foregoing assists some others and further help
> would still be appreciated. Thanks again
> 
> [sorry for no signature - have not gotten to figure that out yet]
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From: spr003%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Jim Mansell)
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Subject: Re: Problems w/ Win 3 and communications
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Date: 2 Jan 91 09:48:04 GMT
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