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Q107372: Windows for Workgroups: 32-Bit File Access Is Slow with MSIPX

Article: Q107372
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 15-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you are running Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MSIPX, you may experience a
five-second delay when you start applications from the Windows graphical user
interface (GUI). This delay occurs only if you have 32-bit file access enabled
on a hard disk drive controlled by the real mode mapper (RMM.D32). In this
situation, Windows may also load more slowly. This delay does not occur when you
start MS-DOS applications from an MS-DOS virtual machine (VM).

Real mode mapper controlled drives include drives that are incompatible with
32-bit disk access and drives that have been compressed with a disk- compression
program, such as MS-DOS 6.2 DoubleSpace or STAC Electronics' Stacker. (MS-DOS
6.0 DoubleSpace is incompatible with 32-bit file access).

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:

- Upgrade MSIPX to Novell ODI drivers. This is recommended for Windows for
  Workgroups 3.11/Novell NetWare users. ODI should provide faster access to
  NetWare servers and improve Windows for Workgroups performance.

  -or-

- Disable 32-bit file access.

For more information, please query on the following words in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  32-bit file access and ne2000 and odi

Additional query words: dblspace 3.11 hangs locks hesitates double- click start launch 3rdparty

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.11

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