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- [WINDOWS] SECTION
-
- The [windows] section contains settings that affect the
- following parts of your Windows environment:
-
- * Applications that start when you start Windows
- * Warning beep
- * Printing
- * Window border width
- * Keyboard speed
- * Mouse settings
- * Definition of files as documents or programs
-
- The [windows] section can contain the following settings:
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Beep=<yes-or-no>
- Default: yes
- Purpose: If this setting is enabled, Windows sounds a
- warning beep when you attempt to do something
- that is not allowed.
- To change: Choose the Sound icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- BorderWidth=<number>
- Default: 3
- Purpose: Sets the width of the borders around all the
- windows on your desktop except those (such as
- Control Panel) that have a fixed size. The
- allowed range is 1 (narrowest) to 49 (widest).
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- CursorBlinkRate=<milliseconds>
- Default: 530
- Purpose: Indicates how many milliseconds elapse between
- each blink of the selection cursor.
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Device=<output-device-name>, <device-driver>,
- <port-connection>
- Default: none
- Purpose: Defines the default printer. The
- <output-device-name> value can be any device name
- given in the [devices] section. An explicit port
- and driver must be assigned to the device. The
- <device-driver> value is the filename (without
- the extension) of the device-driver file. The
- <port-connection> value is any portname given in
- the [ports] section.
- To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- DeviceNotSelectedTimeout=<seconds>
- Default: 15
- Purpose: Specifies the default number of seconds for
- Windows to wait for a device to be switched on. A
- value is saved for each printer listed in the
- [PrinterPorts] section. If the device is not
- switched on during this time, Windows won't print
- to the device. Note that for some devices,
- Windows immediately posts an error message if the
- device is not already switched on.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file. This
- setting serves only as the system default value.
- To change the value for a particular printer,
- choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel
- window. Using Control Panel changes the
- corresponding value only in the [PrinterPorts]
- section.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Documents=<extensions>
- Default: none
- Purpose: Defines files that are to be considered
- "documents" by Windows. Files with the extensions
- listed in the [extensions] section of WIN.INI are
- automatically considered documents. Use this
- setting to define only document file extensions
- that are not in the [extensions] section. The
- extensions listed here are not associated with
- any application. Separate extension names with a
- space, and do not include the preceding periods.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- DoubleClickSpeed=<milliseconds>
- Default: 452
- Purpose: Establishes the maximum amount of time between
- clicks of the mouse button that the system
- will permit for one double-click. The lower the
- value, the less time you have to click twice in
- order to effect a double-click.
- To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- KeyboardSpeed=<milliseconds>
- Default: 31
- Purpose: Establishes how much time elapses between
- repetitions of a character on the display when
- you hold down a keyboard key. This setting does
- not work for all keyboards. If you delete this
- setting from WIN.INI, Windows Setup will not set
- this speed, but the speed will still be set if
- you choose the Keyboard icon in Control Panel
- (even if you cancel out of it).
- To change: Choose the Keyboard icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Load=<filename(s)>
- Default: none
- Purpose: Specifies one or more applications that are to be
- run as icons when Windows is started. This
- value is a list of one or more filenames of
- applications, or documents that are associated
- with an application, each separated by a space.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- MouseSpeed=<0-or-1-or-2>
- Default: 1
- Purpose: Establishes the relationship between mouse
- movement and cursor movement when the value of
- either MouseThreshold1 or MouseThreshold2 is
- exceeded. When this occurs, Windows causes cursor
- movement to accelerate according to the value of
- MouseSpeed. If it is 0, there is no acceleration.
- If it is 1, the cursor is moved twice the normal
- speed when mouse movement exceeds the value of
- MouseThreshold1. If it is 2, the cursor is moved
- twice the normal speed when mouse movement
- exceeds the value of MouseThreshold1 or four
- times the normal speed if mouse movement exceeds
- MouseThreshold2.
- To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- MouseThreshold1=<pixels>
- Default: 5
- Purpose: Establishes the maximum number of pixels that
- the mouse can move between mouse interrupts
- before Windows alters the relationship between
- mouse movement and cursor movement. If the mouse
- movement exceeds this threshold and MouseSpeed is
- greater than zero, Windows moves the cursor at
- twice the normal speed.
- To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- MouseThreshold2=<pixels>
- Default: 10
- Purpose: Establishes the maximum number of pixels that
- the mouse can move between mouse interrupts
- before Windows alters the relationship between
- mouse movement and cursor movement. If the mouse
- movement exceeds this threshold and MouseSpeed is
- equal to 2, Windows moves the cursor at four
- times the normal speed.
- To change: Choose the Mouse icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NetWarn=<0-or-1>
- Default: 1
- Purpose: Specifies whether Windows should display a
- warning message if your system is configured to
- run a network and the network is not running or
- the wrong network is running. All Windows
- network-related options will be disabled if the
- network is disabled or incorrect. Setting this
- value to 0 will disable the warning message.
- To change: Choose the Network icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NullPort=<string>
- Default: "None"
- Purpose: Specifies the name used for a null port. This
- name appears in the Printers-Configure dialog box
- in Control Panel when a device is installed (that
- is, the device driver is present) but is not
- connected to any port. This value also appears
- for such a device in the [devices] section of
- WIN.INI.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Programs=<extensions>
- Default: com exe bat pif
- Purpose: Defines which files Windows regards as
- applications. Extension names are separated by a
- space and do not include the preceding periods.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Run=<filename(s)>
- Default: none
- Purpose: Tells Windows to run one or more specified
- applications when Windows is started. The value
- is a list of one or more filenames of
- applications, or documents associated with
- applications, each separated by a space.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Spooler=<yes-or-no>
- Default: yes
- Purpose: Specifies whether output to the printer is to be
- sent through Print Manager. Changing this value
- to no disables Print Manager.
- To change: Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- TransmissionRetryTimeout=<seconds>
- Default: 45
- Purpose: Specifies the default amount of time to give
- Windows for attempted transmission retries. A
- value is saved for each printer in the
- [PrinterPorts] section. If a successful
- transmission does not occur during this time,
- Windows posts a message box stating that the
- printer is not receiving characters.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file. This
- setting serves only as the system default value.
- To change the value for a particular printer,
- choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel
- window. Using Control Panel changes the
- corresponding value only in the [PrinterPorts]
- section.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- [DESKTOP] SECTION
-
- The [desktop] section contains optional settings that
- control the appearance of the screen background (desktop)
- and the positioning of windows and icons on the screen.
-
- The [desktop] section can contain the following settings:
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- GridGranularity=<number>
- Default: 0
- Purpose: Specifies the size (in units of eight pixels)
- of the grid that Windows uses to position
- windows on the screen. The allowed range is 0
- through 49.
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- IconSpacing=<pixels>
- Default: 77
- Purpose: Specifies the number of pixels that will appear
- between icons. Increasing this number increases
- the amount of space between icons.
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Pattern=<b1 b2 b3 b4 b5 b6 b7 b8>
- Default: "(None)" (This string appears when no pattern
- is specified)
- Purpose: Specifies a pattern that is used to paint the
- screen background. The eight numeric values
- define a bitmap eight pixels wide and eight
- pixels high. Each decimal value represents a
- byte, and each byte represents a row of eight
- pixels. The following shows the effect of setting
- a bit:
-
- Setting Effect
- ------- ------
- 0 Sets the corresponding pixel to the
- background color (specified by the
- Background setting in the [colors]
- section).
-
- 1 Sets the corresponding pixel to the
- foreground color (specified by the
- WindowText setting in the [colors]
- section).
-
- For example, if you set the <b1> value to the
- decimal value 175, the top row of pixels in the
- bitmap will appear as the binary equivalent
- (10101111) according to the preceding table.
-
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- TileWallpaper=<0-or-1>
- Default: 0
- Purpose: Specifies whether to tile the desktop wallpaper
- across the screen (set this value to 0) or to
- center it (set this value to 1).
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- Wallpaper=<bitmap-filename>
- Default: "(None)" (This string appears when no pattern
- is specified)
- Purpose: Supplies the name of a bitmap file. This bitmap
- appears on the screen background. You need to
- include the full pathname of the file if it is
- not in the Windows or system directory.
- To change: Choose the Desktop icon from the Control Panel
- window.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- WallpaperOriginX=<x-coordinate>
- Default: 0
- Purpose: Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper.
- The x-origin (default value) is the left side
- of the screen.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- WallpaperOriginY=<y-coordinate>
- Default: 0
- Purpose: Adjusts the initial offset of a tiled wallpaper.
- The y-origin (default value) is the top of the
- screen.
- To change: Use Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- [EXTENSIONS] SECTION
-
- The [extensions] section contains settings that link groups
- of document files with an application so that opening one of
- the document files automatically starts the application.
-
- The [extensions] section can contain settings of the
- following type:
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- <extension>=<command-line>
-
- Purpose: Contains a list of filename extensions that
- identify documents, and corresponding command
- lines that are invoked when you choose a file
- that has the associated extensions.
-
- The <extension> keyname is an extension of one to
- three characters. The <command-line> value is an
- ordinary DOS command line. The command line
- always begins with an application filename (with
- the .EXE extension). This can be followed by any
- command parameters the application needs, usually
- including the document filename. The caret (^)
- character can be used when the original document
- filename is needed in the command line; the caret
- is replaced by the document filename without any
- extension. The most typical <extension> entries
- simply list the application name and the document
- name; for example:
-
- CAL=CALENDAR.EXE ^.CAL
-
- If you run a file called MYFILE.CAL after this
- association has been made, the Calendar progam
- will start and automatically open the file named
- MYFILE.
-
- To change: Choose Associate from the File menu in File
- Manager.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE: See the WININI2.TXT file for the [intl], [ports],
- [fonts], [PrinterPorts], [devices], and [colors]
- section listings.
-