>>Joe,
>>Have you tried private data sessions?
>>My Gaming application comprises 20+ executables and clerks usually have several open at a time without any of them hanging.
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>I am not sure what Private Datasessions would have to do with separate apps...and of the A, B, and C apps I mentioned, two of them do use Private Datasessions, and we can cause the apps to hang against each other.
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>Yes, we can also run 2, 4, or a dozen apps all at once, but only on our NT machines. The Windows 95 machines will stall when more than once is open and the most complex screens are showing. Something tells me there is an issue with file handles, but I havn't seen problems like that since my Fox 2.6 days.
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>Any other ideas? Thanks for your response!
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>JoeK

Go to your Config.Sys file and add FILES = 199.

See if this gives these machines a boost.

Tommy