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<<… Also, I get a memory protect violation if I try PAR.EXE from a DOS window in Windows.>> Lyle, I find it very useful to run the PAR from WFW 3.11. I also shell from 3D Studio to the PAR. This saves time when I need to preview what an image(s) " really" looks like on the TV screen. Anything that saves time in the "Tweaking Process" is worth a try. Anyway, you may have tried the following but I will list what I did and if parts of the description are too elementary please ignore those parts. 1) Create a PIF file in the PIF editor with the following settings; (note: use your path structure for the following entries.) Program Filename: C:\DPS_PAR\PAR.EXE Window Title: PAR Start-up Directory: C:\DPS_PAR Video Memory —- Select " Low Graphics" Memory requirements: KB Required = 128 KB Desired = 640 EMS Memory KB Required = 0 KB Desired = 1024 XMS Memory KB Required = 0 KB Desired = 1024 Display Usage —Select " Full Screen" Execution —- Put an X in both the" Background" and the "Foreground" boxes. Put an X in the "Close Window on Exit" box. Click on the "Advanced" Button Make both the "Background" and "Foreground" Multitasking Priority entries 100. Leave or make " Detect Idle Time " blank. Memory Options — Put an X in the "Uses High Memory Area". Leave the rest of the Memory Options blank. Display Options —- Put an X in the "Low Graphics" and "Emulate Text Mode" boxes. Leave the rest blank. Save the PIF file as par.pif to the windows directory. Now make a new item in what ever group you want to put your PAR icon in or make a new PAR group and put it in there. To do this you need to select "New Item" from your File Menu (?) I use Norton Desktop and I can't remember the WFW dialog for making new items or groups. But if you know how to do that use the par.pif you made and enter the following c:\windows\par.pif in the "Program" entry space. If this doesn't make sense perhaps someone using WFW could take it from here. Hope this helps. If you want to shell out of 3DS to the PAR and need some suggestions let me know. There is a trade off in available RAM but I use a multiple boot configuration and sometimes really need the option. Randy