Changes to Windows During FoxPro for Windows Installation

ID: Q97157

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SUMMARY

When FoxPro for Windows is installed, it makes changes to the Windows operating system. Changes are made to the WIN.INI and REG.DAT files, and some dynamic-link library (DLL) files are added to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory. An MSAPPS subdirectory is also added under the WINDOWS directory. This directory is added only if another Windows-based application has not previously created it.

MORE INFORMATION

The changes described above are conditional. If another Windows-based application, such as Microsoft Word for Windows or Microsoft Excel, has already been installed, changes to these three areas have already been made.

NOTE: When you install FoxPro for Windows on a network, you need complete rights to the WINDOWS directory so that the .DLL files can be updated and the MSAPPS directory added, if necessary.

WIN.INI: These lines are added to the WIN.INI file if they have not previously been added by another application:

   [MSAPPS]
   msapps=C:\WINDOWS\msapps

   [MS Proofing Tools]
   Custom Dict 1=C:\WINDOWS\msapps\proof\custom.dic
   Spelling 2057,0=C:\WINDOWS\msapps\proof\msspell.dll,C:\WINDOWS\msapps\
      proof\mssp_br.lex
   Spelling 1033,0=C:\WINDOWS\msapps\proof\msspell.dll,C:\WINDOWS\msapps\
      proof\mssp_am.lex

     NOTE: The WINDOWS directory name and the numbers after the word
    "Spelling" sometimes may be different, as Windows appears to
     choose this number randomly.

REG.DAT: The line "MICROSOFT GRAPH" is added to the REG.DAT file if no other Windows-based application has added it. This line is visible only if REGEDIT.EXE is executed to access the REG.DAT file.

MSAPPS: This directory is placed under the WINDOWS directory if it does not already exist. MSAPPS has two subdirectories named MSGRAPH and PROOF. These are the directories and the files in them:

   MSGRAPH
      GRAPH.EXE
      MSGRAPH.HLP
   PROOF
      CUSTOM.DIC
      MSSPELL.DLL
      MSSP_AM.LEX
      MSSP_BR.LEX

.DLL Files: The .DLL files listed below are added to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory by FoxPro if they do not exist previously. If some of these files do exist, VER.DLL will check to see if they are the most current files. If they are not the latest, the most current file will be copied.

   COMMDLG.DLL              SHELL.DLL
   DDEML.DLL                TOOLHELP.DLL
   OLECLI.DLL               VER.DLL
   OLESVR.DLL

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a installation dll KBCategory: kbsetup kbprg KBSubcategory: FxinteropWinword

Last Reviewed: June 26, 1995