>>>Hi ALL;
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>>>This is my first posting, so I hope I'm doing this right.
>>>
>>>Going back to the last century: I'm trying to run a FP Dos 2.5 application on a windows98SE network. The 'server' is also a win98.
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>>>I have some problems with freezups although generally there are no problems.
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>>>I wonder if anyone has an idea regarding how to setup FP dos so it runs reliably on a Win98 network. Things like maybe using different memory settings and DPMI settings for the icon once it's on the desktop...
>>>
>>>Upgrading to VFP is not an option now because there is too much code and it will be very expensive for the customer...
>>>
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>>Limit the PIF file to deliver only EMS memory, not to exceed 15360KB, with no DPMI and no XMS. FPDOS 2.5 does not support DPMI or XMS memory.
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>According to the docs FPD 2.5 does support DPMI memory managers, so it might be a better choice than the (often problematic) EMS memory. I agree that limiting it to 16MB or less is probably a smart move.

The Extended version, maybe (it's been a long time since I used 2.5) but certainly the Standard Edition supported only EMS.