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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
                 WD0659: SHARE.EXE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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                                                  Revision Date: 10/93
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The following information applies to Microsoft Word version 6.0 for
Windows(TM).

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1.  Q. Why does the following error message occur when I start Word
       6.0? "You must exit Windows and load SHARE.EXE in order to run
       Word."

    A. To run Word 6.0 under Windows version 3.1 in standard mode or
       386 enhanced mode or under Windows for Workgroups version 3.1
       in standard mode, you must run the MS-DOS SHARE command before
       starting Windows. Word uses the Share program for object
       linking and embedding (OLE) version 2.0 operations.
       Specifically, Share provides the range-locking functionality
       that Word uses in compound files. Word 6.0 will not start under
       Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1 in standard mode
       unless Share is loaded.

       You do not need Share if you run Word under Windows for
       Workgroups 3.1 in 386 enhanced mode. Windows for Workgroups
       uses a comparable file-sharing utility called VSHARE.386.
       Similarly, you do not need Share if you run Word under Windows
       NT because this operating system includes built-in range-
       locking functionality.

2.  Q. How do I load SHARE.EXE?

    A. If you want to automatically load SHARE.EXE each time you start
       your computer, add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS
       file using the following instructions:

       1. Add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
            
             <path>\share.exe /l:100

          where <path> is the drive and directory where the SHARE.EXE
          file is located (usually the MS-DOS directory).

          For example, if your MS-DOS directory is called DOS and is
          on drive C, add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
          file:

             c:\dos\share.exe /l:100

       2. Add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

             install=<path>\share.exe /l:100

          For example, if your MS-DOS directory is called DOS and is
          on drive C, add the following line to you CONFIG.SYS file:

             install=c:\dos\share.exe /l:100

3.  Q. What is the difference between SHARE.EXE and VSHARE.386, which
       is supplied with Windows for Workgroups 3.1?

    A. Both VSHARE.386 and SHARE.EXE are file-sharing programs that
       provide range-locking functionality to applications, such as
       Word 6.0, that support OLE 2.0. VSHARE.386 functions as a drop-
       in replacement for SHARE.EXE. VShare is an enhanced mode
       virtual device driver (VxD), and it contains several network-
       specific features that improve file sharing when you run
       Windows for Workgroups in enhanced mode. Generally, VShare is
       "friendlier" than Share, especially for access-control
       operations.

4.  Q. I'm running Windows for Workgroups but when I try to start Word
       6.0, I still get the error message "You must exit Windows and
       load SHARE.EXE in order to run Word." What's wrong?

    A. If you are running Windows for Workgroups in standard mode,
       neither VSHARE.386 nor SHARE.EXE is running, so Word cannot
       start. This happens because Word Setup does not add SHARE.EXE
       to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file if you are running Windows for
       Workgroups in either standard or 386 enhanced mode. As a
       result, you must exit Windows for Workgroups and do one of the
       following:

        - Restart Windows for Workgroups in 386 enhanced mode.

          - or -

        - At the MS-DOS command prompt, load SHARE.EXE by typing
          the following and then pressing ENTER:

             c:\dos\share.exe /l:100

          In the above command, "C:\DOS" is the drive and directory
          where SHARE.EXE is located - usually your MS-DOS directory.
          You can now restart Windows for Workgroups in standard mode
          and run Word 6.0.