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- From: eng10205@nusunix1.nus.sg (LING SIEW WEE)
- Subject: Re: loading win3.1 into two differnt directories on same computer.
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.113052.22654@nuscc.nus.sg>
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- Organization: National University of Singapore
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 11:30:52 GMT
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- Chaim Manaster (manaster@yu1.yu.edu) wrote:
- : Can I load Win3.1 into two different directories, each within its
- : own setup, as though the other directory containing the other Win
- : setup doesn't exist? Or will there be some conflict, but with
- : proper care one can attend to these conflicts by choice of
- : judicious settings in .ini files etc. Or it just can't be done , or
- : is toooooo much trouble.
- :
- : I have a beta of a newer version of a program that I now run under
- : win3.1. I don't want to load the beta in place of the older stable
- : version of the program because I need it for regular production
- : work. But I do want to run the beta as well. So I want to create
- : another Win3.1 setup in another directory just to run this beta
- : application and so it does not mess up my regular win3.1 directory
- : etc.
- :
- : Thank you very much for the help.
- :
- : Henry Manaster
- :
- What I know is that there maybe a conflict if you are using virtual
- memory (or swap memory). Do be very careful when you are handling
- modifications to the swap memory (as in your case installing another
- setup). Also, if the swap memory gets corrupted, and you are unlucky,
- you will find that your Windows can never run in protected mode anymore.
- It happens to me and I had to call the company which I bought the
- computer from to repair it.
-
- Anyway, what's wrong installing the beta version? Although you might
- have a similar s/w installed before, you can still install the beta
- version of the s/w on another directory.
-
- Wilfred Ling
-
-