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Running WP 5.1 Under MS Windows With Differen
DocumentID: 629729
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:42:58 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: How can a user run several copies of WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS (each copy having different default settings) under MS Windows? Solutions: This is best accomplished by setting WP 5.1 to run as a network version. Then, choose the network type as Other and set up a separate Windows .PIF for each user. The following is an example of the parameters you would set up in the .PIF file for a user named Nancy:

Program Filename:            WP.EXE
Window Title:                  WP for Nancy
Optional Parameters:      /PS=C:\WP51\FILES\NANCY
Start-up Directory:            C:\WP51

You can use the WP.PIF file that is included with WP 5.1 as a model or you can download the PIF.ZIP file from conference 5 on the BBS. Then, just make copies of the WP.PIF file, naming them NANCY.PIF, PETE.PIF, etc., and make sure each .PIF file is pointing to the individual user's subdirectory.

After creating the .PIF files, you will need to create a new program item for each user. For the description, type WP for Nancy. For the command line, type C:\WINDOWS\NANCY.PIF. Your icons for each user will look the same, but the description that accompanies each icon will be different, and each icon will point to a different subdirectory for the .SET files.

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