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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.