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- TROUBLESHOOTING WINPROOF
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- If you have a problem or a question, please read this section before
- contacting Intellect Systems.
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- WHEN I RUN WINPROOF ON MY LAPTOP, THE SENTENCE ERROR IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED.
- CAN THE COLORS BE CHANGED?
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- If you are using an LCD or monochrome screen, you can use a black and
- white screen color set by selecting 'Use LCD color set' under the
- 'Options' menu.
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- I CANNOT RUN WINPROOF. WHEN I TRY TO START WINPROOF, IT HANGS MY MACHINE.
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- Check if you have a good copy of WinProof. If you downloaded WinProof
- from a BBS, check that your copy of WinProof is the same size as the
- one listed on the BBS. Try to load WinProof on another machine. Go to
- a computer store if you don't have access to another computer. If you
- can't get WinProof to run on any machine, then your copy of WinProof is
- defective. Get another copy of WinProof and try again. If WinProof
- won't work on just your machine, then you may be using an incompatible
- utility or driver. If WinProof still won't work, then boot your
- machine from a plain DOS disk (no autoexec.bat or config.sys file). If
- WinProof runs, then one of the programs in your startup files is
- incompatible with WinProof. Eliminate programs from your autoexec.bat
- and config.sys files one at a time, until you find the incompatible
- program. Please report any incompatible programs and drivers to
- Intellect Systems.
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- THE PROGRAM SAYS THAT I NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER USER TO QUIT
- USING WINPROOF. WHAT IS HAPPENING?
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- WinProof will only allow a limited number of users to access the
- program at the same time. If you get this message, if means that
- someone else is using WinProof. You can increase the number of users
- by calling Intellect Systems and requesting additional network user
- licenses. If you are certain that no one else is currently using
- WinProof and you are still getting this message, then the network
- tracking files need resetting. To reset WinProof, run the batch file
- RESET.BAT, which is included with the program. You should make sure
- that everyone who uses WinProof, quits the program normally. If
- someone quits WinProof by just turning off their machine or if their
- machine crashes, this will cause the network tracking files to become
- unsycronized.
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- WHERE ARE MY CONFIGURATION FILES BEING WRITTEN TO? HOW DO I
- USE THE SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILES.
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- It is important to remember that when you use the "Save Options"
- command, your new configuration file is normally saved in the same
- directory that you started WinProof in. For example, if you started
- WinProof from your C:\USR\MIKE directory, your new configuration file
- will be stored in this directory. If you use "Retrieve Options", only
- the configurations files in C:\USR\MIKE will be displayed. If you want
- to use the sample configuration files, you will need to type in the
- directory where WinProof is installed. For example, you could type
- C:\WINPROOF in the Retrieve Options dialog box. The configuration
- files found in C:\WINPROOF will then be displayed. If all else fails,
- you can reset your configuration by deleting the file WINPROOF.FIL from
- your personal directories. You can also install the program from the
- original disks.
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- THE CHANGES I MADE IN THE DOCUMENT DON'T SHOW UP WHEN I LOOK
- AT THE FILE? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CHANGES?
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- First, you can only modify your original file if you are using either a
- WordPerfect, PC-Write or a pure ASCII file. PC-Write users must set
- the "Use PC-Write or extended ASCII files" option in order to modify
- their original files. If you are using any other file format, your
- changes will not be written to the original file. If you are using a
- WordPerfect or ASCII file, then you should check if there are duplicate
- file names. It is very easy to lose track of which file you are
- working on if you have the same filename in different directories.
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- WHEN I RUN WINPROOF, I GET A MESSAGE THAT SOME FILES ARE MISSING. WHAT
- HAPPENED?
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- If you get this message, it means that WinProof has not been correctly
- installed or files have been accidentally erased. All of the files,
- including the documentation files, must be present for WinProof to
- run properly. Try to re-install the program and retry WinProof.
- WinProof is distributed as a single self-installing file. Always
- install from this single file.
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- I GET A DISK ACCESS ERROR WHILE USING WINPROOF. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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- This usually means that you cannot write to the disk that you are
- using. Check if you have ample disk space. Check if other programs
- work. If the problem persists, your hard disk may be defective.
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- HOW CAN I RUN WINPROOF FROM ANY DIRECTORY?
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- You can run WinProof from any directory by including the WinProof
- installation directory in your DOS Path statement. See your DOS manual
- for more information.
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- WINPROOF IS NOT WORKING. IT IS CRASHING. WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING?
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- First check if your other applications still work. If they also don't
- work then you may be experiencing a hardware failure. Another
- possibility is that a computer virus has infected your system. Check
- your hardware and scan for computer viruses. Another possibility is
- that the copy of WinProof on your disk has faded or been corrupted.
- Try to re-install the program. Try to run WinProof on another machine.
- If it works, then WinProof is not compatible with your machine. Please
- notify Intellect Systems of any incompatibilities. Check if you are
- using Microsoft Windows 3.1. WinProof has not been designed to work
- with Windows 3.0 or lower. If you find that the program crashes or
- behaves in an unusual manner when you go through a particular sequence
- of events, then you may have detected a defect in the program. Please
- report any program defects to Intellect Systems. The first person to
- report a defect will be eligible to receive a registered copy of
- WinProof with the correction.
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- If you cannot resolve the problem, write to:
- Intellect Systems, P.O. Box 58213, Renton, WA 98058
- Send EMAIL to: CompuServe 72630,3457, Internet 72630.3457@compuserve.com
- If you cannot wait for a written reply, call (206) 226-0429 M-F 10AM-4PM PST
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