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to: Gary Britt
from: Thees Peereboom
date: 2005-06-27 20:59:36
subject: Re: Win16 subsystem

From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Gary,

This is the app I used in the Desqview days... I'd almost forgotten all
about it. Thanks, I'll give it a try, after all, I'm still a registered
user (even found the manual...)

- Thees Peereboom

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:22:20 -0400, Gary Britt  wrote:

> I don't know if this will help.  My guess would be no, but would be easy
> to
> try.  There is a program called TameDos that can be used to help dos apps
> under windows.  It can also be configured to help win3.1 apps.  Mostly
> this
> program helps tame certain things relating to CPU usage, but it has so
> many
> options it may actually help this problem.  You can try it for free.  I
> use
> it for one dos app I run.  Having it help win3.1 apps isn't turned on by
> default, you'll need to turn it on by editing a text file or moving a
> file
> from one directory into the "active" directory of stuff. 
Something like
> that.
>
> You can get a fully functional 30 day trial at http://www.tamedos.com/
>
> Gary Britt
>
> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> news:opss0oa8062hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> Gary,
>>
>> The latter - a 16-bit app.
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 17:32:25 -0400, Gary Britt 
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Is Zoot a win32 or Win3.1 app??
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>> > "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
>> > news:opsszxg3fx2hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> Geo,
>> >>
>> >> This is what I did earlier but doesn't help. At some random moment,
>> it
>> >> crashes. Sometimes it helps when I close other apps and sometimes
> not...
>> >>
>> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 10:22:51 -0400, Geo
 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Create a shortcut to it and set the memory settings
there, also
>> make
>> > sure
>> >> > it's set to run in it's own process space (that
should be one of
>> the
>> >> > shortcut properties.
>> >> >
>> >> > Geo.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Thees Peereboom"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:opssxcxkt82hvhrx{at}news.barkto.com...
>> >> >> All,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> One of the apps that I have been running for
years and years is
>> >> Zoot, a
>> >> >> sort of PIM. Unfortunately, ever since I changed
to XP it's
>> getting
>> >> >> harder
>> >> >> because about two or three times a day, the apps
ends with a
>> Windows
>> >> >> error
>> >> >> msg that says that there are not enough
resources to support the
>> >> Win16
>> >> >> subsystem or words alike.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I take it that this is because the app is still
16-bit. What can I
> do
>> > to
>> >> >> increase the resources for this Win16 subsystem?
A lack of RAM is
> not
>> >> >> likely, because this machine has 1 Gb.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'd appreciate some guidance.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> TIA,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

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