Winconnect and Windows 3.0 (75753)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.0a
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q75753

SUMMARY

Winconnect is a file transfer Windows application from Traveling Software, Inc. and hDC that allows you to connect a laptop (or any type of MS-DOS computer) to a desktop computer. One computer (usually the laptop) is designated as the server and the other (desktop) is the client. The client runs Windows and can access all drives on the server. The server runs a memory resident program from MS-DOS and sends and receives files as requested by the client.

MORE INFORMATION

Before Installing Winconnect

No other applications ("microapps") manufactured by hDC should be running when attempting to install Winconnect. Such applications must be unloaded for Winconnect to modify the HDCLIB.DLL file. This file contains information used by all hDC microapps.

Executing Winconnect Server Program in a Window

The server program (WCS.EXE) should not be run from Windows. It should be run from DOS.

Piping(|) and Redirection(>)

Piping and redirections are incompatible with the Winconnect TSR (WC.EXE).

Port Problems upon Quitting Windows

If ports are changed and settings are saved during a Winconnect session, after quitting Windows, the computer may not recognize the port previously selected. To solve problem, reboot the computer.

Disabling Winconnect

  1. Remove WC.EXE from AUTOEXEC.BAT.
  2. Remove MICROMAN.EXE from the LOAD= line in WIN.INI.
  3. Reboot the system.
  4. Start Windows 3.0.
(WC.EXE is the memory resident program used to set up the computer as the client and establish contact with the server.)

Winconnect Technical Support

Contact Traveling Software.

If you are using GEnie, do the following:

  1. Type:

    LAPTOPS

  2. Join the Laptops bulletin board.
  3. Type the following for the Traveling Software Technical Support:

    SET 3

The product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

"Winconnect User's Guide"

Winconnect READMEWC.TXT file.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/7/2005
Keywords:KB75753
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