WW1116: OLE Version 2.03

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11
• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

Microsoft has an Application Note available titled "WW1116: OLE Version 2.03" that contains an updated version of OLE for use with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11. OLE 2.03 includes several improvements that affect other Microsoft applications, such as Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Access.

You can obtain this Application Note from the following sources:

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
• The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server)
• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
• Microsoft Product Support Services

THE TEXT OF WW1116

  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
                       WW1116: OLE VERSION 2.03

                                                   Revision Date: 9/95
                                                       1 Disk Included

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 ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an Application
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 EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
 PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and
 the use of this Application Note. This Application Note may be
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 text must be copied without modification and all pages must be
 included;  2) If software is included, all files on the disk(s)
 must be copied without modification (the MS-DOS(R)  utility
 diskcopy is appropriate for this purpose);  3) All components of
 this Application Note must be distributed together;  and  4) This
 Application Note may not be distributed for profit.

 Copyright (C) 1995 Microsoft Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.
 Microsoft, MS-DOS, Win32s, and Windows are registered trademarks of
 Microsoft Corporation.
 DEC and PATHWORKS are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment
 Corporation.
 UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems Laboratories.

Introduction

The WW1116 disk included with this Application Note contains an updated version of OLE for use with Windows and Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1 and 3.11. OLE version 2.03 includes the following improvements:

• You can unload Microsoft Excel add-in tools.
• Japanese NEC computers do not hang when a running OLE program is called by another program.

• There is no longer a 20-user limit on read-only network files.

  Programs Affected ----------------- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.x and 6.x

• Some incompatibilities between OLE programs and network operating systems (such as DEC(R) PATHWORKS(R) and UNIX(R)) have been removed.

  Programs Affected ----------------- Microsoft Works for Windows, version 3.0

• A general protection (GP) fault using multiple palettes no longer occurs.

  Programs Affected ----------------- Microsoft Access, versions 1.x and 2.0

  NOTE: Microsoft Access users should also order Application Note WX1124.

• A GP fault no longer occurs on computers with Win32s(R) present but not loaded.

Installing OLE Version 2.03

To install OLE version 2.03, follow these steps:

1. If you received a disk with this Application Note, insert the disk in the appropriate floppy disk drive.

   If you downloaded this Application Note from an online service, skip to step 2. This procedure assumes that you have already downloaded and extracted the compressed file.

2. On the Program Manager File menu, click Run. In the Command Line box, type the following line and then press ENTER

         notepad <source>:\license.txt
   

   where <source> is either the letter of the floppy disk drive containing the WW1116 disk or the folder containing the file you downloaded from an online service. For example, if you inserted the floppy disk in drive A, type the following line:

         notepad a:\license.txt
   

   Or, if you downloaded the Ww1116.exe file from an online service to the C:\Download folder, type the following line:

         notepad c:\download\license.txt
   

3. On the Notepad Edit menu, click Word Wrap. Review the licensing agreement, and then quit Notepad.

4. On the Program Manager File menu, click Run. In the Command Line box, type the following line and then press ENTER

         <source>:\setup
   

   where <source> is either the letter of the floppy disk drive containing the WW1116 disk or the folder containing the file you downloaded from an online service. For example, if you inserted the floppy disk in drive A, type the following line:

         a:\setup
   

   Or, if you downloaded the Ww1116.exe file from an online service to the C:\Download folder, type the following line:

         c:\download\setup
   

5. Follow the instructions in the Setup program to finish installing OLE 2.03.

      Original        Size     Filename in     Size
      Filename        (bytes)  Windows\System  (bytes)
                               folder
      ------------------------------------------------
      _mssetup.bat    255      Not applicable  --
      _mssetup.exe    9,813    Not applicable  --
      _mstest.exe     89,504   Not applicable  --
      Compobj.dl_     61,684   Compobj.dll     109,056
      License.txt     9,912    Not applicable  --
      Mscomstf.dll    77,072   Not applicable  --
      Mscuistf.dll    71,424   Not applicable  --
      Msdetstf.dll    25,232   Not applicable  --
      Msinsstf.dll    67,104   Not applicable  --
      Msshlstf.dll    14,400   Not applicable  --
      Msuilstf.dll    6,352    Not applicable  --
      Ole2.dl_        170,995  Ole2.dll        304,640
      Ole2.re_        5,606    Ole2.reg        27,397
      Ole203.inf      1,174    Not applicable  --
      Ole2conv.dl_    35,579   Ole2conv.dll    57,328
      Ole2disp.dl_    88,247   Ole2disp.dll    163,408
      Ole2nls.dl_     73,439   Ole2nls.dll     124,512
      Ole2prox.dl_    24,421   Ole2prox.dll    51,712
      Setup.exe       39,920   Not applicable  --
      Stdole.tl_      2,850    Stdole.tlb      5,472
      Storage.dl_     89,197   Storage.dll     157,696
      Typelib.dl_     108,842  Typelib.dll     177,744
      Ver.dll         9,008    Not applicable  --

TO OBTAIN THIS APPLICATION NOTE

You can find WW1116.EXE (size: 868234 bytes) 
                       , a self-extracting file, on the following

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
        Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
        Enter kbfile WW1116.EXE (size: 868234 bytes) 
                               , and click GO!
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
  
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
        Get WW1116.EXE (size: 868234 bytes) 
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download WW1116.EXE (size: 868234 bytes) 
  

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