OSWAVXDA - UNSUPPORTED APPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF VIRTUAL DEVICE DRIVERS -
           OS/2 2.1 AND OS/2 2.11
01/08/96

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    Unsupported Applications because of Virtual Device Drivers -
                     OS/2 2.1 and OS/2 2.11
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DESCRIPTION

Errors result from calling KERNEL.386 to run applications in Windows 
3.1 Enhanced mode.  Virtual device drivers (VXDs) for Windows are, 
generally, unsupported.

Some 16-bit VXDs run, but few, if any, 32-bit VXDs or WIN32 calls are 
recognized.

RESOLUTION

Following is a partial list of known applications or errors with 
virtual device calls.

   Application Name or Error Message      Virtual Device Call
   ---------------------------------      -------------------

   Take a Break Pinball

   MS Visual C++                          MMD.386 Int 2F

   Function 1684

   Polaris Packrat 5.0

   OS2K386.EXE                            Ex: PRBASIC.DLL at 0019:046
   
   LANalyzer for Windows v2.0             VCAFT.386 and VTXRX.386
   
   MathCad v4.0
 
   PC3270 v3.0, NetWare 3.11              Requires CONFIG.SYS setup
   with NTS/2

   Windows for Workgroups v3.1

   Legal 4 v1.01

   Codeview W

   DOS 5.02 with Windows

   Mathematica v2.2                       Refer to PJ08966

   Carbon Copy 1.0                        CCVKD.386

   Rumba 3270

   FORTRAN Powerstation 1.0               MMD386

   Visit 1.3

   Omnic (by Nicolet)

   PCXware                                BIGWIN.386

   MS Visual Basic 
    - Professional Package

   Dynamex

   Power Builder 3.0

   ECCO                                   TOOLHELP.DLL at 0001:2DEF

   int2f handler                          Refer to PJ09487

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