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FDFIXW4W - FrontDoor Fix for Windows for Workgroups // Absolute Solutions
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Copyright 1994 Mats Wallin; All rights reserved.
Introduction
This utility fixes the problem some people have reported when
running FrontDoor under Windows for Workgroups. The problem is
that it takes a long time after the RING before FrontDoor
displays the CONNECT message, and during this time, the
user/mailer thinks that your system is down, and disconnects.
This TSR, 224 bytes in size when loaded, fixes this problem.
How to use it
This TSR program (FDFIXW4W.COM) should be loaded in the same
window in which FrontDoor is running. It should be loaded
after your FOSSIL driver, but before FrontDoor.
Do not use any of the /FORCE switches that can be used with
FrontDoor, especially not the /FORCEINT28 or /FORCEDPMI. None
of these switches are necessary, and if used, will prevent
this TSR from doing anything useful.
It will also fail if you load this TSR before your FOSSIL
driver, so make sure you load it after the FOSSIL.
When loading it, just run FDFIXW4W without any parameters. It
will automatically detect if it's already loaded, and in that
case, not do anything.
If you would like to unload the TSR due to any reason, this
can be done by running FDFIXW4W, and specifying U as a
parameter.
How it works
When using FDFIXW4W, FrontDoor believes that it is running
under DESQview 9.99. when FrontDoor is loaded, it will display
that it is running under this version of DESQview.
When FrontDoor doesn't have anything to do, it will normally
give up it's reminding time slice to Windows. When FDFIXW4W is
loaded, FrontDoor will instead give up it's time slices to
DESQview, which will be detected by FDFIXW4W.
When this happens, FDFIXW4W will do a few checks, and either
give up the reminding time slice to Windows, or it will reject
FrontDoor's request to give up the reminding time slice, and
just return to FrontDoor, which then can continue it's normal
processing.
Example
This is a small example of how you could use this TSR in your
BAT file that runs FrontDoor.
ECHO OFF
X00
.
.
.
:LOOP
.
FDFIXW4W
FD
IF ERRORLEVEL ...
.
.
.
.
.
Legal notice
FDFIXW4W is provided to you as is, without warranty of any
kind. In no event shall Mats Wallin be liable to you or
anyone else for any damages or costs arising from the use or
inability to use this program.
FDFIXW4W is protected by copyright laws, and may not be
modified, reversed engineered, sold or distributed in any
way that would involve some sort of trade, without written
permission from Mats Wallin.
FDFIXW4W is free to use for anyone using FrontDoor. If used
in an environment not using FrontDoor, FDFIXW4W has to be
registered. The registration fee is 40 USD. Please contact
Mats Wallin at one of the addresses listed below.
This version of this product is only supported for use with
FrontDoor 2.12/Shareware and FrontDoor 2.20c/Commercial.
FrontDoor is a registered trademark of Joaquim Homrighausen.
All other brand or product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holder.
Contact information
Mats Wallin can be contacted at the following addresses:
FidoNet: 2:270/19
InterNet: mw@abs.lu
Fax: +352 316 702
If you hav any bug reports, suggestions, or other type of
comments, please don't hesitate to contact me.