READ.ME - NETQFIX2.COM

This program is designed to fix printing problems with DESQview on 
a Netware VLM network.

THE SYMPTOM:

Attempting to print to a remote printer in DESQview results in garbage
being displayed on screen, and nothing being sent to the printer.


THE PROBLEM:

DESQview, in order to improve performance, converts all file writes (DOS
Function 40) that go to the console (screen) into Int 29s.  Int 29 is a
special DOS function that DOS uses to write to the screen quickly.  DOS
uses the fourth bit of the device header to indicate any file or device
that acts as the console, and this bit specifically indicates that it is
legal to use Int 29.  VLM appears to have a special feature that allows
a client to create a "virtual" file as a device in the device chain which
can be used to print to a network printer.  When DV tests this file to see
if it is a console device, VLM returns a device header of 01FF, which says
(among other things) that it is a console device.  NETQFIX2.COM corrects
the return header VLM issues.

THE SOLUTION:
Lad  NETQFIX2.COM directly before starting DV.  The fastest
way to do this is add it to the DV.BAT file.  


If you have any additional problems, please contact Quarterdeck Technical
Support.


