Re: IE dialer hassles

Howard A. Brooks ( (no email) )
Sat, 28 Jun 1997 09:59:16 -0400

Don't you need to run WIN32S in Win3.1 'cause it's 16bit software and
WIN32S makes it 32bit capable? I don't really know...but just a guess.
WIN32s is a free download from MS.

Ted Olson wrote:

> We're trying to implement the IE Dialer as a replacement for Trumpet
> on
> subscriber Win 3.1 platforms. Been running preliminary in-house
> installation and configuration testing with very mixed and random
> results,
> such as:
>
> 1. After creating (and saving!) a new connection profile,
> double-clicking
> on the new icon brings up a blank properties tab ... no name,
> password, or
> dial-up number. Type it all in again, save it, same thing. Only a
> manual
> edit of the .con file solves this.
>
> 2. Or, we create a new connection profile, double-click on the new
> icon,
> and it brings up another "create a new connection" dialog tab ...
> problem
> is that the .con file name was not appended to iedial.exe on the
> command
> line in icon properties, so we have to add it manually.
>
> 3. Or, when fine tuning the additional properties of a working
> connection
> profile (such as start IE automatically, minimize on connect,
> display
> terminal window, etc) -- then close and save, but they don't "stay
> saved,"
> only solution is to edit the .con file manually.
>
> These problems are occuring randomly with both the 2.0 and 3.0
> versions, on
> different machines with no pattern we've been able to recognize yet.
> We
> obviously don't want to package this for subscribers until these
> bugs(?)
> are solved ... anyone have ideas or suggestions?
>
> Thanks much,
> -Ted
>
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