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Q81767: System Changes Made by PC Tools 7.1 with Windows 3.0 and 3.1

Article: Q81767
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 13-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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When PC Tools 7.1 is installed on a system running Microsoft Windows or Windows
for Workgroups, PC Tools makes some or all of the following changes to the
SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files.

MORE INFORMATION
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Changes Made to [386ENH] Section of SYSTEM.INI
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  device=*vdmad   is changed to      device=vdmad.386
  device=*vfd     is changed to      device=vfd.386

Changes Made to WIN.INI
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The following three utilities are added to the LOAD= line in the [windows]
section of the WIN.INI file:

  c:\pctools\wnschedl.exe
  c:\pctools\wnlaunch.exe
  c:\pctools\wntsrman.exe

The following line is added to the [EXTENSIONS] section of the WIN.INI file:

     set=wnbackup.exe ^.set

The PC Tools products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these product's
performance or reliability.


Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 disable 3rdparty wfw wfwg

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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