Re: Help! Installing WIN32S

In article <3qsf30$amn_at_ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>, JUSUNG YANG (j_yang_at_ix.netcom.com) writes:
>I tried to install WIN32S on my PC (486, 8m RAM, 1m video card memory).
>Everything seemed O.K.. But when I tried to play the game 'FREECELL'
>that comes with the file, the screen froze, I had to reboot my P.C..
>
>Does anyone know what happened? Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>Please E-MAIL me at J_YANG_at_IX.NETCOM.COM
> J. YANG
Hi Jusung,

I have installed and re-insatlled PO7 about 6 times, on various machines and combinations, most times it worked flawlessly, one one said it installed Win32s, but Freecell would not load or play, saying it had no WIn32s installed and another installation was a dog!!!

I don't know why, to this day. However I will repeat to you the advice I was given.

1. Strip your config.sys & autoexec.bat of everything not *absolutely* essential. No TSR, etc.
2. Make sure you have optimized memory management, at 8M you would sailing pretty close to the wind, at least for the installation. Orcale seems to need more memory to install than it will need to run.

If you are still having trouble, archive your current Windows instalation, and re-install Windows, once again with the absolute minimum that you can get away with.

In the end, I had to re-install Windows and I was able to install PO7, when I reinstated the old Windows from tape, it still refused to run PO7, even though I copied across all drivers, etc. and modified the .INI files. And it behaved perfectly in every other aspect.

I hope that helps in some way, maybe others will be able to help you in a more positive manner, or with a definite answer.

Regards,
Alex Long

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