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Microsoft Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
GA0363: MICROSOFT DIAGNOSTICS UTILITY (MSD)
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Revision Date: 04/92
Disk Included
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| INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY |
| ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an |
| Application Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY |
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| Note may be copied and distributed subject to the following |
| conditions: 1) All text must be copied without modification and |
| all pages must be included; 2) If software is included, all files |
| on the disk(s) must be copied without modification [the MS-DOS(R) |
| utility DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose]; 3) All |
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INTRODUCTION
============
Microsoft Diagnostics (MSD) is an MS-DOS-based utility designed to
provide Microsoft customers and Microsoft Product Support Services
(PSS) personnel with detailed technical information about a computer's
hardware and software components. This information can be helpful when
trying to diagnose and solve problems with Microsoft products.
INSTALLATION
============
Follow these steps to install MSD on your hard disk. (If you do not
want to install MSD on your hard disk, or if your computer does not
have a hard disk, you can run MSD from your floppy disk drive.)
1. Place the enclosed GA0363 disk in drive A.
2. Copy MSD.EXE and MSD.INI to your hard disk. At the command prompt,
type the following and press ENTER:
copy a:\msd.* c:\
NOTE: If you are copying MSD from a drive other than A, substitute
the appropriate drive letter for "a" in the command above. The
above command copies MSD to your root directory; you can specify a
different destination if you prefer. Please refer to your "MS-DOS
User's Guide and Reference" for more information on the COPY
command.
USING MICROSOFT DIAGNOSTICS
===========================
MSD is an MS-DOS-based application that should be run from the MS-DOS
command prompt. The syntax for MSD is:
msd [/b] [/i] [/f <filename> | /p <filename> | /s [<filename>]] [/?]
Where:
Option Description
----- -----------
/b Starts MSD in black-and-white mode. Use this option if your
computer has a monochrome or LCD monitor.
/i Specifies that no initial hardware detection be performed.
Use this option if MSD fails to start correctly.
/f <filename> Writes a complete MSD report to the specified file.
Requests information such as name, company, address,
telephone number, and comments.
/p <filename> Writes a complete MSD report to the specified file
without requesting any information.
/s [<filename>] Writes a summary MSD report to the specified file.
If no filename is specified, the report is displayed
on the screen.
/? Displays the MSD command options.
To start MSD, do the following:
1. Change to the drive and directory where you installed MSD.EXE.
2. At the command prompt, type the following and press ENTER:
msd
3. As MSD loads, an introduction screen is displayed with a message
indicating that MSD is examining your system.
Once MSD has loaded, you will see a menu bar at the top of your screen
along with 13 buttons for viewing information on various components of
your system. To choose a button, press the key that corresponds to the
highlighted letter in the button's description. For example, press V
to display information about your video configuration. To choose a
menu from the menu bar, hold down the ALT key and then press the first
letter of the desired menu. For example, to choose the File menu, hold
down the ALT key and then press F.
If you have a mouse installed on your computer, you can point to and
click the desired button or menu.
When you choose a button, a window containing the requested
information will appear. If there is more information than can be
displayed in one screen, use the up and down arrow keys or the PAGE UP
and PAGE DOWN keys to scroll through the additional information. If
you have a mouse, you can use the scroll bars on the right side of the
window to scroll through the information. After you have finished
viewing the information, press ENTER or choose the OK button to close
the window and return to MSD's main screen. For windows that have
multiple buttons (such as an OK button and a Cancel button), use the
TAB key to move from button to button or use your mouse.
When you are finished using MSD, choose Exit from the File menu or
press the F3 function key to exit.
MSD Button Options
------------------
The following is a brief description of the buttons that appear on
MSD's main screen:
Button Description
------ -----------
Computer Displays computer manufacturer, processor type,
and bus type; ROM BIOS manufacturer, version,
and date; keyboard type; DMA controller
configuration; and math coprocessor status
Memory Displays a map of the upper memory area (UMA)
--the memory region from 640K to 1024K
Video Shows your video card manufacturer, model and type;
video BIOS version and date; and current video mode
Network Displays network-specific configuration information
Operating System Displays the operating system version, location
of MS-DOS in memory (MS-DOS 5.0 only), the drive
the system was booted from (MS-DOS 4.0 or later),
the current environment settings, and the path
from which MSD was run
Mouse Shows the MS-DOS mouse driver version, mouse type,
mouse interrupt request line (IRQ) number, and
other information specific to the configuration
of the mouse
Other Ports Dynamically displays the game card status
for up to two game devices or joysticks
Disk Drives Displays the size of and number of bytes free on
local and remote drives
LPT Ports Displays the port addresses of all installed
parallel ports and dynamically displays the status
of each port
COM Ports Displays the port addresses and current
communications parameters of all installed
serial ports and dynamically displays the status
of each port
IRQ Status Displays the configuration of the hardware IRQs
TSR Programs Displays the name, location in memory, and size
of each program loaded in memory at the time MSD
was run
Device Drivers Displays the names of all device drivers installed
at the time MSD was run
MSD Menu Options
----------------
The following is a brief description of the menu options that appear
on MSD's main screen:
File Option Description
------------ -------------
Find File Searches for a specific file and allows you to view
the contents of the file
Print Report Prints a "faxable" report to a normal TTY printer,
PostScript printer, or file
Exit Exit the Microsoft Diagnostics utility
AUTOEXEC.BAT Lists the contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
CONFIG.SYS Lists the contents of your CONFIG.SYS file
SYSTEM.INI Lists the contents of your Microsoft Windows
SYSTEM.INI file
WIN.INI Lists the contents of your Microsoft Windows WIN.INI file
Utility Option Description
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Memory Block Display Shows memory allocation--the starting address
of each block and its size in bytes
Memory Browser Searches selected ROM and RAM areas for strings
such as "copyright" and "version"
Insert Command Allows for quick insertion of a command in the
appropriate file; the list of commands you can
choose from is stored in the [commands] section
of the MSD.INI file
Test Printer Prints a page to test the connection between the
computer and printer
Help Option Description
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About Displays Microsoft Diagnostics version and
copyright information