TITLE:      CONFIG.SYS: SMARTDRV.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT: SMARTDRV.EXE
            Values Decreased
PRODUCT:    WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 for Windows


Problem
You can't start WordPerfect for Windows because of insufficient
memory, or WordPerfect operates very slowly.


Concept
Microsoft's SMARTDrive reduces the time your computer takes to
search for data on its hard disk.  The application reserves a
portion of random access memory (RAM), called a disk cache.  Your
computer stores frequently used data in the disk cache.  When the
specified Smartdrive values in the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT
files are high, the portion of RAM for the disk cache is larger,
making less RAM available for WordPerfect for Windows.

If you are running Windows 3.0, SMARTDRV.SYS will be in your
CONFIG.SYS file.  If you are running Windows 3.1 or DOS 5.0 or
higher, SMARTDRV.EXE will be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.


Solution
Decrease the SMARTDRV.SYS values in your CONFIG.SYS file or the
SMARTDRV.EXE values in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file by dividing each
value in half until you have an optimum setting.  For example, if
the values are

      DEVICE=SMARTDRV.SYS 2048 1024  or   SMARTDRV.EXE 2048 1024

you may change the line to read

      DEVICE=SMARTDRV.SYS 1024 512   or   SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512

Common values include:  1024 512, 512 256, and 256 128.  Use a
DOS text editor to make the change.


See Also
     Appendix Q: Troubleshooting in the WordPerfect 5.2 for
      Windows reference manual