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1-18-94 Software Conflicts
In your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT there are commands and device
drivers that load when you boot your computer, If you get unpredictable
results, or out of memory messages (etc) then you can re-configure your
computer. To test if a device or TSR (resident) program is causing this,
you can put REM in front of the line in either of the above files. You use
an ASCII (plain text) editor or your wordprocessor in plain text mode.
an EXAMPLE......
REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
This is only an EXAMPLE, because ANSI.SYS is always OK to have in
there. The most likely to cause problems are Windows (anything), and
drivers for mice etc.
>>>Another IMPORTANT thing to check is that BUFFERS= and FILES= are
35 or higher.<<<
**Using the Dos MODE to direct to COM1 (from say LPT1) ALWAYS locks
Epressfax. Also NAV (Norton Ani-Virus) must be put at the END of your
Config.sys file. Some other Anti-virus will always stop an incoming fax.
Another problem is many screen-savers.
MEMORY
If you have Dos-6.x, I suggest running Memmaker before and after you
install the modem/fax software. Memory is not a straightforward computer
feature. Normal memory, where computer programs run, where the OS
(operating system) and (many) device drivers reside, is limited to 640K.
The extra 2meg or 4 meg is used BY certain programs, which are running in
conventional (640K) memory. They have special features which can load large
blocks of data into that (extended/expanded) memory. Then as the program
works on the data, it switches 'pages' of memory (16K blocks) from that
memory into conventional memory while it works on that section of data.
When that section isn't needed it swaps that back, and gets another peice
to work on. This lets you have HUGE spreadsheets or databases running yet
only have 640K to run the program(s). The more programs (& TSRs and device
drivers) you load, the less room there is in conventional memory to
operate. Somewhere along the line the system will lock or crash if you keep
adding programs into 640K.
Don Hinds - Zoom Tech
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