Norton's NCACHE.EXE Version 6.0 Disk Cache and Windows 3.0

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q74254
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

According to Symantec technical support, the Norton Cache (NCACHE.EXE) that comes with Norton Utilities version 6.0 is compatible with most versions of DOS, including IBM PC-DOS, Microsoft MS-DOS versions 3.0 through 5.0, and Digital Research DR-DOS 5.0. Symantec also claims compatibility with Windows 3.0 and Desqview versions 2.25 and later. Norton Cache must NOT be installed in a virtual machine, and it also cannot be loaded from within Windows 3.0.

To use Norton Cache with IntelliWrites enabled (under Windows 3.0 in 386 enhanced mode), the following line may need to be added to the [386enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file: 

   VirtualHDIRQ=false
This will ensure that Norton Cache will perform as expected when writing data to disk.

The following is an example of the syntax used in enabling IntelliWrites: 

   Device=c:\norton\ncache.exe /ext=384 c:/+I
In this example, 384K of extended memory will be used and IntelliWrites has been enabled from drive C. There are other ways to enable Intelliwrites; for more information, see "The Norton Utilities User's Guide" for version 6.0.

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KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3rdparty win30 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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