Using Grapevine LAN with Windows 3.0 and 3.1

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q89108
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

This article discusses running Grapevine LAN with Microsoft Windows. The following topics are included in this article:

  • SYSTEM.INI settings
  • Disable SMARTDrive version 4.0's write cache
  • Beeping network software

MORE INFORMATION

SYSTEM.INI Settings

The Grapevine LAN versions 3.1b and 4.1 may stop or hang when running Windows in 386 enhanced mode if the following two entries are not in the SYSTEM.INI's [386enh] section 

   EMMEXCLUDE=xxxx-xxxx
where xxxx-xxxx is the UMA range the network card is using. If you are using a UMA/UMB provider such as EMM386.EXE, then exclude this range in its command line. 

   ALLVMSEXCLUSIVE=YES
When this is added to the SYSTEM.INI, it precludes running MS-DOS-based applications in the background or in a window.

Disable SMARTDrive Version 4.0's Write Cache

When running Grapevine LAN version 1.x, then disable SMARTDrive's Write cache by supplying drive letters at the end of the command line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: 

   C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.SYS C D
This disables Write cache on hard drive C and D. As a workaround, you could also use the SMARTDrive that came with Windows 3.0 or MS-DOS 5.0

Beeping Network Software

When running version 1.4g of Grapevine LAN, you may hear tones when accessing some options inside of Windows, such as the Virtual Memory button.

Grapevine LAN sends a series of descending tones as a warning that a drive specified in the Make Directories Available To Network section of the Define Drives menu is offline. This warning is not received when running in the menu mode. For more information, contact Grapevine technical support.

The Grapevine product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kb3rdparty kbusage
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: windows 3.10 3.11 3.00 3.00a hang lockup up
lock freeze crash umb 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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