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           ??   ?? ??  ?? ??            by Craig S. Stevenson, SYSOP
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           ??   ?? ??         ??               The Bertha BBS
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From:          The Bertha BBS
               (218)-924-2060
               Public Node 1 - U.S. Robotics Dual-Standard, V.32bis,
                               HST, MNP-5, V.42bis
               18,500+ Files Available (Over 870 Megabytes of storage)
               Specializing in: DESQview, Windows, Novell, LANtastic,
                                Utilities, RBBS-PC, and Christianity
               Home of TIPS!
               FREE - First Call Limited Access!
                  (Upload/Download Byte Ratios Apply)

Date:          July 1, 1992

What is TIPS?  TIPS is a collection of ASCII files containing solutions or
               work-arounds to various hardware and software problems.  I have
               spent two years developing TIPS, and they are being expanded
               and updated on a continual basis.

Distribution:  This file may be uploaded to any Bulletin Board System and
               distributed freely.  Although individual TIPS are not to be
               distributed in any way, this file is free to the general
               public.

               Note:  This file does not contain any TIPS.  It simply contains
                      a listing of the TIPS available on The Bertha BBS.  Each
                      TIP is located in a separate file on The Bertha BBS,
                      allowing users to search for keywords and download only
                      the TIPS they need.  These TIPS may NOT be copied or
                      distributed in any form.  They are intended for the sole
                      use of subscribers to The Bertha BBS.  Non-subscribers
                      may purchase individual TIPS files for a modest fee.

                      TIPS are available exclusively from The Bertha BBS!

Disclaimer:    Use the TIPS at your own risk!  I have tried to be accurate in
               my diagnosis of problems and their solutions.  However, it is
               impossible to know everything about your machine.  These tips
               worked on my machines, they may not work on yours due to some
               unforeseen differences.  Neither I, nor The Bertha BBS will be
               held responsible for damages done by anything you do to your
               machine.

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    ????????????????            TIPS -n- Stuff            ????????????????

    TIPS -n- Stuff, from the author of TIPS, is a quarterly publication
    filled with software reviews, in-depth technical articles, and TIPS!
    Here's a sample of what's in the 28-page premiere issue!

    * QEMM 6.0 and Stealth *  How to use QEMM's Stealth Technology on a
       Zenith 25MHZ 386 Computer with a Z-549 VGA Video Card

    * TIPS Collection #1 *  8 Fantastic TIPS on Windows, Hard Drives,
       Printers, Memory Problems, Environment Space Patches, and More!

    *  Ten Software Reviews and a Preview of DESQview/X!

                 TIPS -n- Stuff is $23.95/year or $7.50/issue
     TIPS -n- Stuff is free to subscribers of The Bertha BBS ($60.00/yr)

    To Subscribe, Call: (218) 924-2050  or  The Bertha BBS: (218) 924-2060

    Or Send a Check or Money Order To:               TIPS -n- Stuff
                                                 108 Second Avenue West
                                                 Bertha, MN 56437-0297

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The following is a list of the hardware used to develop TIPS:

DTC 5280 MFM Disk Controller
DTC 6280 ESDI Disk Controller
DTC 7280 MFM Disk Controller
DTC 7287 RLL Disk Controller
DTK 386-25 Computer (Cached)
Hayes V.42 Modem
IBM Color Printer
IBM Proprinter II
IBM Proprinter XL24
Imprimis 94205-51 Hard Drive
IRWIN IR-445A Tape Backup
LANtastic AE-2 Ethernet Card
LANtastic Voice Card
Maxtor XT-4170E Hard Drive
Maxtor XT-4380E Hard Drive
Microscience HH-1050 Hard Drive
Microscience HH-1090 Hard Drive
NEC Multisync 3D Monitor
NEC P6300 Printer
Panasonic KX-P4455 Postscript Laser Printer
Panasonic KX-P1123 Printer
Panasonic KX-P1124 Printer
Roland DXY-1200 Plotter
Seagate ST-225 Hard Drive
Seagate ST-238 Hard Drive
Seagate ST-251 Hard Drive
Seagate ST-4182E Hard Drive
Seiko Smart Label Printer
Seiko Smart Label Printer Plus
Summasketch MM-1201 Tablet
Toshiba XM-3201B CD-ROM
U.S. Robotics Courier Dual-Standard Modem
U.S. Robotics Courier HST 14400 Modem
Video Seven VRAM 512 Video Card
Zenith Z159-8
Zenith Z286-8
Zenith Z286-12
Zenith Z386-16
Zenith 386-12 Turbosport
Zenith Z386-25
Zenith ZCM-1390 Monitor
Zenith ZCM-1490 Monitor
Zenith ZCM-1492 Monitor


The following is a list of the software used to develop TIPS:

ADCACHE Version 1.20
Ami Pro 1.1B, 2.0
Automenu 4.5, 4.7
CardX 8.3 - 11.0
Check-It
DacEasy Accounting 4.0 - 4.2
DacEasy Payroll 4.0 - 4.2
DESQview 2.25 - 2.42
DESQview/X 1.02
Disk Technician Advanced 6.03
Disk Technician Gold
Doorway 2.05 - 2.21
DR DOS 6.0
DSZ
Flash News 3.0
GEM Artline 1.0
Generic CADD Level 3, CADD 5.0, CADD 6.0
Info Spotter 2.50
LANtastic NOS 3.0, 4.0 Ethernet
Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows 1.0a, 1.1
Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2.2, 3.1
Manifest 1.00 - 1.12
MS-DOS 3.3, 4.0, 5.0
New Print Shop
New Print Shop Companion
Novell Advanced Netware 2.15, 2.2
OS/2 1.3, 2.0
PCTools Deluxe 5.5 - 7.1
PFS:  Professional Write 2.1, 2.21
Publish-It! 1.1 - 2.0
QEMM 4.23 - 6.02
Qmodem 4.1b - 5.0
QuickBASIC 4.5
QuikMenu 1.06, 1.07
QuikMenu III
RBBS-PC 17.3 - 17.4
Reconfig 3.1
Screen Debut 1.41
SHEZ 5.7 - 7.1
SHROOM 1.9C
Smart Label Printer Software
Smart Label Printer Plus Software
Smart Label Printer Plus Software for Windows
Stacker 2.0
Stowaway 1.50 - 1.85
Super PC-Kwik 3.53 - 4.13
TAME 2.41 - 2.61
TeleDisk 2.14
THEDRAW 3.30 - 4.50
Update 2.3
UPDN 6.6C, 6.6D
Visual Basic 1.0
Windows 3.0, 3.1
X00.SYS Version 1.22 - 1.24
ZDOS 3.3+, 4.01, 5.0



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??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    ????????????????            TIPS -n- Stuff            ????????????????

    TIPS -n- Stuff, from the author of TIPS, is a quarterly publication
    filled with software reviews, in-depth technical articles, and TIPS!
    Here's a sample of what's in the 28-page premiere issue!

    * QEMM 6.0 and Stealth *  How to use QEMM's Stealth Technology on a
       Zenith 25MHZ 386 Computer with a Z-549 VGA Video Card

    * TIPS Collection #1 *  8 Fantastic TIPS on Windows, Hard Drives,
       Printers, Memory Problems, Environment Space Patches, and More!

    *  Ten Software Reviews and a Preview of DESQview/X!

                 TIPS -n- Stuff is $23.95/year or $7.50/issue
     TIPS -n- Stuff is free to subscribers of The Bertha BBS ($60.00/yr)

    To Subscribe, Call: (218) 924-2050  or  The Bertha BBS: (218) 924-2060

    Or Send a Check or Money Order To:               TIPS -n- Stuff
                                                 108 Second Avenue West
                                                 Bertha, MN 56437-0297

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  Windows 3.1 screen blanker does not work correctly in combination with
  DOS applications.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  Error message "Out of environment space" appears when attempting to run
  a program.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  When shelled to DOS from within an application, attempting to execute
  another program fails due to insufficient memory.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  There is not as much disk space available as there should be when using
  large hard drive partitions.  How should a large hard drive be
  partitioned to make optimal use of available space?
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  Hard drive transfer rates are extremely slow when using a memory manager,
  such as QEMM, 386MAX, or EMM386.SYS.  This problem occurs frequently on
  20MHZ 386 machines using ESDI hard drives.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  Solid black areas are not uniformly dense when using a Panasonic KX-P4455
  Laser Printer.  The black areas are lighter in the center than at the edges.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  The platen knob on IBM Proprinter series dot-matrix printers breaks
  during normal usage.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  When running RBBS-PC under DESQview, there is a noticeable performance
  impact as additional windows are opened.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  Hard-drive transfer rates are much slower within DESQview than when running
  outside of DESQview.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  When using Super PC-Kwik 4.0 under DESQview, the maximum window size is
  substantially reduced.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  When using a U.S. Robotics Dual Standard or HST modem on RBBS-PC, some
  Bulletin Board callers have trouble getting connected, while others are
  disconnected in the middle of their session.
  [Updated: June, 1992]


  System hangs occur repeatedly when using DESQview.  These hangs will happen
  intermittently and without warning.
  [Updated: June, 1992]

TIPS-073.ASC     2849  05-27-92  TIPS - (SMART LABEL PRINTER PLUS, QUIKMENU)
  Smart Label Printer Plus software does not work correctly when used in
  the TSR window of QuikMenu.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-072.ASC     4120  05-27-92  TIPS - (INTERRUPTS, CD-ROM, SCSI)
  Not enough interrupts are available to add additional hardware devices.  One
  of the existing devices is a CD-ROM drive using a Future Domain SCSI card.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-071.ASC     3427  05-27-92  TIPS - (LOTUS, 1-2-3, PRINTING, NOVELL)
  Printing Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.1 documents over a Novell network using HP
  LaserJet II emulation produces missing characters on the printout or no
  printout at all.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-070.ASC     3855  05-27-92  TIPS - (WINDOWS, SWAPPING, SUPER PC-KWIK)
  Windows 3.x runs very slowly, and displays the message "Swapping" when
  switching between tasks.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-069.ASC     4311  05-27-92  TIPS - (MEMORY, PARITY FAILURE)
  Computer reports "+++ ERROR:  Memory parity failure! +++". Replacing the
  bank of memory containing the error address reported by the register dump
  does not solve the problem.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-068.ASC     4275  05-25-92  TIPS - (WINDOWS, NOVELL, ETHERNET, FAULT)
  Windows 3.1 reports a General Protection Fault or other error message
  when some applications are executed.  File corruption may also occur.  These
  problems occur on a Novell Ethernet system.
  [Updated: May, 1992]

TIPS-067.ASC     2972  05-25-92  TIPS - (IRWIN, 445A, ACTIVITY LIGHT)
  The activity light on an Irwin 445A tape backup unit comes on intermittently
  when the unit is not being accessed.
  [Updated: June, 1991]

TIPS-066.ASC     2437  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, RBBS-PC, SECOND NODE)
  The second node of RBBS will not come up when running under DESQview.
  [Updated: June, 1991]

TIPS-065.ASC     2407  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, PC TOOLS DELUXE, SCRIPTS)
  DESQview scripts do not work correctly with PC Tools Deluxe.
  [Updated: June, 1991]

TIPS-064.ASC     2548  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, THEDRAW, MARK/TRANSFER)
  DESQview's Mark/Transfer feature garbles characters when they are transfered
  into THEDRAW.
  [Updated: June, 1991]

TIPS-063.ASC     2925  05-25-92  TIPS - (SEAGATE, ST-251, NOISY, HARD DRIVE)
  Seagate ST251-1 hard disk drive is extremely noisy and produces an annoying
  squeal.
  [Updated: May, 1991]

TIPS-062.ASC     3342  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, DIR FILES, FMS, CORRUPT)
  When using RBBS-PC, .DIR files become corrupted after they have been edited.
  [Updated: May, 1991]

TIPS-061.ASC     5199  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, CACHE, SUPER PC-KWIK)
  How should cache performance be optimized when running RBBS-PC?
  [Updated: May, 1991]

TIPS-059.ASC     2945  05-25-92  TIPS - (LANTASTIC, SERVER PERFORMANCE)
  Performance on a LANtastic network server seems slow when accessing
  files.
  [Updated: April, 1991]

TIPS-058.ASC     3736  05-25-92  TIPS - (NETWORK, CONCURRENT ACCESS)
  How can two network users be prevented from accessing a non-network
  application at the same time?
  [Updated: April, 1991]

TIPS-057.ASC     2893  05-25-92  TIPS - (LANTASTIC, DSZ, BBS, SERIAL ERRORS)
  When running a Bulletin Board System on a LANtastic network, DSZ may
  abort uploads.
  [Updated: April, 1991]

TIPS-056.ASC     2834  05-25-92  TIPS - (LANTASTIC, AE-2, ETHERNET, HANGS)
  Loading LANtastic network drivers can cause the system to hang.
  [Updated: April, 1991]

TIPS-055.ASC     2434  05-25-92  TIPS - (LANTASTIC, NETWORK PERFORMANCE)
  How should LANtastic network performance be optimized?
  [Updated: April, 1991]

TIPS-054.ASC     2388  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, LANTASTIC, EXCEPTION 13)
  Exception 13 errors occur when running DESQview under LANtastic.  [Updated:
  March, 1991]

TIPS-053.ASC     2789  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, RBBS-PC, SLOW VIDEO) Video
  performance of RBBS seems slow under DESQview.
  [Updated: March, 1991]

TIPS-051.ASC     4462  05-25-92  TIPS - (DOORWAY, X00, GARBAGE CHARACTERS)
  When using Doorway, characters typed during a screen update will produce
  garbage on the screen.
  [Updated: March, 1991]

TIPS-050.ASC     2852  05-25-92  TIPS - (ZIP FILES, TRANSFER RATES)
  Why do some ZIP files transfer faster than others?
  [Updated: February, 1991]

TIPS-049.ASC     2816  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, SUPER PC-KWIK, BLEEDING)
  When using Super PC-Kwik v4.0 under DESQview, bleed-through problems occur.
  [Updated: February, 1991]

TIPS-047.ASC     4611  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, FMS, CD-ROM, ERRORS)
  When using RBBS-PC, a Bad Record # error message will occur with the Fast
  File Search.
  [Updated: January, 1991]

TIPS-046.ASC     4084  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, X00.SYS, PERFORMANCE)
  How should X00.SYS be set up to work properly?
  [Updated: January, 1991]

TIPS-045.ASC     2846  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, DISK CACHE)
  Caching programs do not seem to work properly with DESQview.
  [Updated: January, 1991]

TIPS-044.ASC     2671  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, PRINTSCREEN, HANGS)
  When using DESQview 2.26, pressing the [PRINT SCREEN] key will cause a
  computer hang.
  [Updated: January, 1991]

TIPS-043.ASC     3169  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATION)
  When using high speed communications within DESQview, the system may
  hang.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-042.ASC     2755  05-25-92  TIPS - (WINDOWS, DISK MANAGER, HANGS) Windows
  3.0 will not run when using Disk Manager.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-041.ASC     7296  05-25-92  TIPS - (QEMM, DESQVIEW, CD-ROM, HANGS)
  When using DESQview and a CD-ROM Drive, the system will hang after accessing
  the CD-ROM.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-040.ASC     5459  05-25-92  TIPS - (QEMM, IDE, DRIVE X NOT READY)
  When using QEMM, the error message "Drive x Not Ready" occurs during
  intensive disk access in an application.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-039.ASC     4404  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, PCTOOLS DELUXE 6, HANGS)
  When using PCTools Deluxe Version 6 under DESQview, the system will hang
  while deleting files.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-038.ASC     4440  05-25-92  TIPS - (IBM, 5182, COLOR PRINTER, GARBLED)
  Garbled characters result when using an IBM 5182 color printer.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-037.ASC     3263  05-25-92  TIPS - (PARALLEL PORTS, LPT, MULTIPLE)
  When attempting to run two parallel printers on one computer, both printers
  respond to data from the LPT1 port.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-036.ASC     2766  05-25-92  TIPS - (DOORWAY, PCSHELL, DISPLAY PROBLEMS)
  When using PC Shell under Doorway, characters will not display properly.
   The screen becomes jumbled, and is virtually unreadable.
  [Updated: December, 1990]

TIPS-035.ASC     3436  05-25-92  TIPS - (DOORWAY, REMOTE EXECUTION)
  When using Doorway, some programs, such as SHEZ, THEDRAW, UPDN, and
  FLASH, refuse to run remotely.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-034.ASC     2782  05-25-92  TIPS - (IRWIN, 445A, TAPE BACKUP, DTC)
  Problems may occur when interfacing the Irwin 445A tape backup unit with
  some DTC/Zenith cards.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-033.ASC     7855  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, ZENITH, WINDOW SIZE)
  When using DESQview on a Zenith computer, there is not enough free memory to
  run several applications.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-032.ASC     3050  05-25-92  TIPS - (ZENITH, QEMM, VIDEO, Z-549, Z-449)
  Video seems slow after installing QEMM 5.0 on Zenith machines equipped with
  a Z-549 or Z-449 video card.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-031.ASC     3541  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, ZMODEM, X00.SYS, ERRORS)
  When using RBBS-PC, Zmodem may give error messages during uploads/downloads.
  X00.SYS does not seem to handle Zmodem transfers as well as it does Xmodem
  or Ymodem transfers.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-030.ASC     2691  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, QEMM, SYSTEM HANGS)
  When using DESQview and QEMM 5.0, intermittent problems, such as system
  hangs, will occur.
  [Updated: November, 1990]

TIPS-029.ASC     2709  05-25-92  TIPS - (QEMM, EGA/VGA, HIGH RAM)
  When using QEMM and an EGA/VGA color monitor, there is insufficient high RAM
  to load applications high.

TIPS-028.ASC     6375  05-25-92  TIPS - (RECONFIG, AUTOMENU, WRITE-CACHING)
  Write-caching does not work correctly with Reconfig or Automenu. Reconfig
  does not save changes made to the configuration files, and sometimes
  corruption can occur.
  [Updated: October, 1990]

TIPS-027.ASC     3074  05-25-92  TIPS - (COMMUNICATIONS, LOST CHARACTERS) When
  calling a Bulletin Board System, random characters may be lost.  [Updated:
  October, 1990]

TIPS-026.ASC     2877  05-25-92  TIPS - (QMODEM, RANDOM ANSI CODES)
  When using Qmodem 4.2, ANSI codes will appear randomly on the screen.
  Sometimes, this can be caused by pressing keys in rapid succession while
  receiving a screen update.
  [Updated: October, 1990]

TIPS-025.ASC     2548  05-25-92  TIPS - (QMODEM, DIALING PROBLEMS)
  Qmodem 4.2 or 4.2A will not dial the phone automatically, although manual
  dialing works fine.  This was not a problem with 4.1b.
  [Updated: October, 1990]

TIPS-024.ASC     3359  05-25-92  TIPS - (V.42BIS, U.S. ROBOTICS, MODEM)
  When using a U.S. Robotics V.42bis modem to connect to another V.42bis
  modem, the two modems do not connect properly.
  [Updated: September, 1990]

TIPS-023.ASC     3226  05-25-92  TIPS - (RECONFIG, WRITE-CACHING)
  When using Reconfig in combination with a cache, the new configuration files
  are not updated properly.
  [Updated: September, 1990]

TIPS-022.ASC     3472  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, PCTOOLS, SUPER PC-KWIK)
  When running DESQview and Super PC-Kwik, a system hang may occur after
  writing data to the floppy drive.
  [Updated: September, 1990]

TIPS-021.ASC     4064  05-25-92  TIPS - (RBBS-PC, DESQVIEW, SHARE)
  When running RBBS-PC under DESQview, the RBBS-PC software will halt with an
  error message such as, "press any key to return to system".
  [Updated: September, 1990]

TIPS-020.ASC     6174  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, CACHING, SUPER PC-KWIK) How
  should caching be set up under DESQview?  Is it different than under DOS?
  [Updated: September, 1990]

TIPS-019.ASC     2946  05-25-92  TIPS - (MNP-5, MODEMS, GARBAGE CHARACTERS)
  When calling a Bulletin Board System, garbage characters will appear on the
  screen, even though an MNP-5 modem is being used.
  [Updated: August, 1990]

TIPS-017.ASC     2763  05-25-92  TIPS - (DSZ, ZMODEM, IRQS, PORTS) DSZ/Zmodem
  refuses to recognize a serial port, causing the program to abort execution.
  [Updated: August, 1990]

TIPS-016.ASC     3141  05-25-92  TIPS - (HARD/FLOPPY DRIVES, IBM, ZENITH)
  After installing a new hard or floppy drive, the unit doesn't work.  Floppy
  drives may refuse to read disks, and hard drives may act they are not hooked
  up.  Drive select jumpers appear to be fine.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-015.ASC     2287  05-25-92  TIPS - (ZENITH, TURBOSPORT, PERFORMANCE) When
  using a Zenith Turbosport, access to the hard drive seems slow.  [Updated:
  July, 1990]

TIPS-014.ASC     4850  05-25-92  TIPS - (ZENITH, KEYBOARD, ERROR MESSAGE) The
  error message "Error, keyboard not responding or not connected"
  occurs on a Zenith computer when doing a cold boot.  This problem is
  intermittent, and may occur with Zenith or clone keyboards.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-013.ASC     3073  05-25-92  TIPS - (PCTOOLS, ZENITH, ADCACHE, DTC)
  When running PC Shell 6.0 on a Zenith computer, the error message "Unable To
  Read Sector" occurs.  The disk verifies fine with Diskfix or other
  utilities.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-012.ASC     2412  05-25-92  TIPS - (QEMM, ZENITH, SYSTEM HANGS)
  When using QEMM 5.0, a warm boot on a Zenith machine will cause a system
  hang.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-011.ASC     5509  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, RBBS-PC, PERFORMANCE) When
  running two or more nodes of RBBS-PC under DESQview, BBS performance seems
  very slow, especially during file access and screen updates.  [Updated:
  July, 1990]

TIPS-010.ASC     3001  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, RBBS-PC, COMMUNICATIONS)
  When running RBBS-PC under DESQview, opening another window causes
  interference with callers that are performing an upload or download.  16550
  UARTS are being used instead of 8250 or 16450 UARTS.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-009.ASC     2812  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, SYSTEM HANGS, CORRUPTION)
  When running DESQview, system hangs and file corruption occur
  intermittently.  Problems cannot usually be reproduced.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-008.ASC     2898  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, ZENITH, HIGH RAM)
  When using DESQview and a Zenith computer with a Zenith/DTC Hard/Floppy
  controller, larger windows and more high RAM are needed.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-007.ASC     3559  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, ZENITH, WINDOW SIZES) When
  using DESQview and Zenith DOS, there is insufficient memory to open the size
  windows that are needed to run specific applications.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-006.ASC     2534  05-25-92  TIPS - (DESQVIEW, COMMUNICATIONS, SLOWDOWN)
  Communications programs operating in the foreground cause other DESQview
  windows to grind to a halt.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-004.ASC     2848  05-25-92  TIPS - (DOORWAY, DESQVIEW, RBBS-PC, SCREEN)
  When using Doorway to drop to DOS from RBBS-PC, applications such as PC
  Shell display half of the screen as black.  This problem only occurs when
  running two or more nodes of RBBS-PC under DESQview.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-003.ASC     3358  05-25-92  TIPS - (HST, MODEM, SLOW DOWNLOAD SPEEDS)
  When downloading files from a Bulletin Board System that uses a U.S.
  Robotics HST modem, transfer rates only run between 900 and 1100 cps.  On
  other boards, transfer rates as high as 1700 cps can be attained.  [Updated:
  July, 1990]

TIPS-002.ASC     3547  05-25-92  TIPS - (MNP-5, MODEM, SLOW DOWNLOAD SPEEDS)
  When using a 2400 baud MNP-5 modem, and downloading ZIP files from a
  Bulletin Board System, transfer rates of 280 cps are possible from some
  boards, while only 250 cps can be achieved on others.
  [Updated: July, 1990]

TIPS-001.ASC     3313  05-25-92  TIPS - (MNP-5, MODEM, U.S. ROBOTICS)
  Connection problems occur using an MNP-5 modem, when calling a Bulletin
  Board System that uses a U.S. Robotics high-speed modem. Sometimes a 2400
  baud connection can be achieved, but at other times, the connection speed is
  only 1200 baud.
  [Updated: May, 1992]