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- DOCUMENT:Q102372 04-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Running Remote Communication Applications with Windows NT
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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-
- Many remote communication applications (such as PC Anywhere and
- Commute) have problems substituting keyboard input with data received
- over the communications port. The following steps provide an example
- of custom setup for these types of applications:
-
- 1. Create a custom CONFIG.NT file by copying the
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT file to the application directory
- and adding DosOnly and EchoConfig. The DosOnly command prevents
- Windows NT from running 32-bit applications from a 16-bit COMMAND.COM
- prompt; this prevents handshaking confusion due to delays in serial
- communications. The EchoConfig command turns on the virtual
- keyboard devices early enough to interact with terminate-and-stay-
- resident (TSR) programs loaded during processing of the AUTOEXEC.NT
- file.
-
- 2. Create a custom AUTOEXEC.NT file by copying the
- \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT file to the application directory
- and adding commands to start the TSR portions of the application.
- For example:
-
- cd \appdir
- app.exe
-
- 3. Using PIF Editor, create a custom program information file (PIF)
- file for the application in the application directory. Fill in the
- appropriate PIF fields according to the needs of the application. For
- example:
-
- - Program FileName: COMMAND.COM (because the applications are TSRs)
- - Allow Fast Paste: disable (clear)
- - Startup Directory: <application directory>
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 host
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: 16ap
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