Windows for Workgroups: 32-Bit File Access Is Slow with MSIPX (107372)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11
This article was previously published under Q107372 SYMPTOMS
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
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
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/15/1999 |
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| Keywords: | KB107372 |
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