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First post, by smevans526

Posted on 2017-08-24, 23:43

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When I put win32s on my windows 3.1 system, it complained about share.exe not being loaded in autoexec.bat. Further, the win32s installer said that it cannot function properly without share.exe

But every program that required win32s ( a few sierra programs) seems to function fine without me loading share.exe

Is share.exe required for win32s?

Reply 1 of 4, by Jo22

Posted on 2017-08-25, 01:21

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Don't know, but programs like MS Office, who have to keep track of changes made to documents by multiple users may need it.
Also, I believe since Windows for Workgroups 3.11 that share.exe is nolonger required.
It got replaced by a VXD or DLL file (have to check).

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Reply 2 of 4, by smevans526

Posted on 2017-08-25, 01:34

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I guess this is a good time to state that I'm actually Windows 3.11

Reply 3 of 4, by dieymir

Posted on 2017-08-31, 10:27

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when windows is running in 386 enhanced mode vshare.386 replaced share.exe in protected mode. See this:

https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/715.html

and this:

http://seamons.com/projects/infobase_tech/oldsol.htm#folio

you have and updated version (for M$ Office 4.2) here:

http://vetusware.com/download/VSHARE.386%20Up … 203.1_/?id=7135

Abridged Release Notes

1
2INTRODUCTION
3------------
4
5The WW1000 disk included with this Application Note contains
6VSHARE.386 version 3.11.0.402. This version of VSHARE.386 is
7compatible with Microsoft Windows version 3.1 and Windows for
8Workgroups versions 3.1 and 3.11.
9
10  NOTE: Microsoft Office versions 4.2 and 4.3 install version
11  3.11.0.401 of VSHARE.386.
12
13The version of VSHARE.386 included with this Application Note differs
14from the version included with Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (version
153.11.0.300) in the following ways:
16
17 - The version of VSHARE.386 included with this Application Note
18   supports Windows version 3.1.
19
20 - The version of VSHARE.386 included with this Application Note
21   corrects a problem than can cause Windows for Workgroups 3.11 to
22   stop responding (hang) when you start your computer.
23
24USING VSHARE.386
25----------------
26
27If you are using applications that support OLE 2.0, you must run
28either SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386. VSHARE.386 eliminates the need to run
29SHARE.EXE when you run Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups in 386
30enhanced mode. If you run Windows 3.1 in standard mode, you must run
31SHARE.EXE. If you run applications that are not compatible with
32SHARE.EXE and you are running Windows 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode, the
33applications may work with VSHARE.386 instead of SHARE.EXE.
34
35

it will work with any Windows 3.1x version (workgroup or not)

Reply 4 of 4, by Jo22

Posted on 2017-08-31, 13:06

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Thank you very much dieymir, this is good news! 😀

I wasn't aware of a Win 3.1 compatible vshare.386 file.
This update may saves quite a bit of conventional memory (no more share.exe).

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