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INSTALLING VOSSNET ONLINE FOR USE WITH 32-BIT WINSOCK APPS
In order to use 32-bit Winsock applications through Voss Net, such as Netscape
for Windows 95, the wsock32.dll file that is installed with Voss Net must be
in your windows\system directory. We have provided a program that will do that
for you called the '32-bit Winsock Switcher'. To enable 32bit applications just
run that from the 'Voss Net Online' icon group. If you have more than one Internet
service provider and you use Windows'95 dialup networking to connect to them you
can also use this program to switch between the two connections.
When you run the 32-bit Winsock Switcher, you will see a message that shows
you which 32-bit Winsock you are currently using, and you will have the
option to choose the original Winsock or the Pipeline (Voss Net Online) Winsock.
IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE: "The Wsock32.dll is in memory."
This means that one or more applications are accessing the file. You will
need to temporarily exit from all open 32-bit Winsock apps, then run the
Switcher again. Also, there are some programs that access the wsock32.dll
file that wouldn't normally be considered Winsock applications. Norton
Undo and Norton Taskbar are two examples. Please let us know if you run
across any others.
If you close all those apps and still get the message that the file is in
memory (or if you are not able to close one or more of them), you will need
to restart Windows. Some apps might not properly release the file from
memory. But first, check your StartUp group to see if there are any apps
in there that might be using the file. If there are, you will need to
remove them, then restart Windows. If you will be using the Switcher
often, it would be best to permanently remove those apps from StartUp, and
always run them manually after running the Switcher. If you will only be
using the Switcher occasionally, just create a temporary icon group for
those apps, then move them back into the Startup group after running the
Switcher. Also, there are some applications that run automatically but
don't have icons in StartUp. Instead of removing them from StartUp, you
would have to set their options menu to not have them run automatically.
Again, Norton Undo and Taskbar are two examples where you will have to turn
off the auto-run option, temporarily or permanently, depending on how often
you need to switch. If you tend to switch between Internet service
providers often, it may just be easier for you to not use 32-bit apps with
Voss Net, and wait for the next version which should provide a permanent
solution that won't require switching the wsock32.dll file.
NOTE TO WIN32S USERS
32-bit Winsock apps running through Win32s do not use wsock32.dll. They
use winsock.dll. Therefore, it is not necessary to use the 32bit Winsock
Switcher.