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══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ DocsBoot+ version 0.42 documentation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, all rights reserved ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Introduction to DocsBoot+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DocsBoot+ is a program which operates as a boot manager for systems with multiple operating systems in multiple partitions. It does not require repartitioning to install (though this assumes you have already partitioned your hard disc to make room these other operating systems). DocsBoot+ also takes little space on floppies and no normally usable space on hard discs. DocsBoot+ has some features besides the boot menu, some which are not found in any other boot manager. In brief, these are : CMOS protection -- Saves your system settings and restores them if they are lost or scrambled. Virus protection -- Removes non-stealth virii from the boot sector or MBR. Timed boot -- Automatically boots either a default or the last booted partition after a user-settable period of time. Boot floppies -- Boots floppies from the menu, so you can set your system to always boot hard disc, for security or for whatever reason. Expandability -- If there is a new OS, or a new kind of partition becomes available, DocsBoot+ can easily be updated to recognise and boot it. Extensions -- Allows loading of extensions which can be anything from drivers for hard discs to menu enhancements to password programs. DriveSwap -- Swaps the A and B floppy drives so that many real-mode programs and operating systems can boot from either floppy drive. Hidden operation -- DocsBoot+ can be configured so it will only display the boot menu if a certain key is held down and will boot a default partition otherwise (without displaying anything in the process). Many of these features can be enabled or disabled independently of the other features, so it is possible to just have DocsBoot+ on your system to keep a backup of your CMOS settings or load an extension. DocsBoot+ requires an i80386 (or compatible) or later CPU to operate. With modern operating systems requiring anything from an 80386SX through a 586, it is difficult to see the use in an 8086 compatible boot manager. I doubt this will be a problem to anybody. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Beta notice ~~~~~~~~~~~ READ THIS THIS IS A BETA RELEASE OF DOCSBOOT. THE USER OF THIS PROGRAM TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY USE OR ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MAKE A FULL BACKUP BEFORE INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM AND MAKE PERIODIC BACKUPS DURING USE. Due to large numbers of requests, this beta will not expire (future ones may not expire also). Due to a minor typo in the source for earlier 0.4x series versions, they may not expire either (it is difficult to isolate precicely which ones will, as this particular error does not affect operation in any other way). I would still prefer that everybody who is using a beta upgrade to the final release when it becomes available. Since all registered betas will still operate normally after the expiration, they will not be automatically updated until the final release. People who register a beta version will be shipped the final release when it is available (have patience). AS OF VERSION 0.40, THE DOCSBOOT+ INTERNAL STRUCTURES HAVE CHANGED TO ACCOMODATE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN FEATURES AND INTERNAL FUNCTIONS. THESE CHANGES HAVE RENDERED IT INCOMPATIBLE WITH ALL OLDER DOCSBOOT+ INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION PROGRAMS. DO NOT USE THE INSTALLATION/CONFIGURATION UTILITIES FROM VERSIONS EARLIER THAN 0.40 WITH VERSIONS 0.40 OR LATER OF DOCSBOOT+. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Legal stuff ~~~~~~~~~~~ READ THIS 1. Usage license DocsBoot+ is a shareware program. This means that you are granted the right to run DocsBoot+ and its associated utilities and other files (henceforth collectively referred to as `the Program') for the purpose of evaluating it for up to a month. After this time, you must either register your copy (which extends the right to use the program until some other term of this agreement is broken), or you must remove the Program from your system. You may repeat the evaluation process with new versions as they become available. 2. Permitted use and restrictions You may install the Program on your system in accordance with the instructions that are included. You may operate the Program in accordance with said instructions. You may NOT reverse-engineer, disassemble, attempt to modify the Program except as expressly or implicitly provided in the instructions included with the Program. 3. Reistribution You may distribute the Program in its unmodified original archive file only. You may NOT distribute the Program in any other form, or if you have modified it in any way. You may NOT distribute the Program for a profit. 3a. BBS exemption to redistribution restrictions Computer Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) operator may charge for access to their systems or file areas, but may not charge specifically for the Program. 3b. Shareware distribution company exemption to redistribution restrictions Companies who specialize in the distribution of shareware programs on CD-ROM or other media may redistribute the Program for profit along with other programs, providing that : i. they state plainly on the package or on the medium (preferably both) that the programs contained are shareware and must be registered with their authors for continued use, and ii. they do not charge unusually high prices for the redistribution of the Program. 3c. Specific exemptions to redistribution restrictions Exemptions to certain aspects of the redistribution restrictions may be negotiated. Please contact Zac Schroff (zschroff@docsware.com) for more information or if you wish to negotiate an exemption. Note that exemptions are granted only physically and in writing, never electronically or verbally. 4. Disclaimer of warranty The Program is provided as-is and without warranty of any kind. DocsWare, Zac Schroff, and any licensee or authorized agent of DocsWare (henceforth referred to collectively as the Agent) expressly disclaim any and all warranties and/or condition, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness or usability for any purpose, satisfactory quality, continuous error-free or reliable operation, merchantability for any particular purpose, or that it will meet the requirements of any particular situation. The Agent makes no warranty for the readability, accuracy, correctness or reliability of the documentation which is included with the Program. No oral or written statement, nor advice given by the Agent shall create a warranty in any way, nor shall it increase the scope of any warranty. Should the Program prove defective, you, and not the Agent, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. The terms of this disclaimer do not alter or prejudice your statutory rights in acquiring the Program other than in the course of a business, neither do they exclude or limit any liability for personal injury or death caused by the Agent's negligence. 5. Limitation of liability. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Agent be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, or indirect damages arising from or relating to this license or the Program. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall the Agent's liability exceed the lesser of the cost to you of the Program or the amount of fifty (50) US dollars. 6. Export law assurances. You may not use or export or re-export the Program except as authorized by United States law and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Program was obtained. Particularly, but without limitation, the Program may not be used or otherwise exported or re-exported : i. to anybody on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals, or ii. to anybody on the United States Department of Commerce's Table of Denial Orders, or iii. into or to a resident or national of any United States embargoed country. 7. Government end users. Government end users are to follow the laws and terms which apply to everybody else. 8. Controlling law and severability. This license shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America. If for any reason a court in a competent jurisdiction finds any provision, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, the remainder of this license shall continue in full force and effect. 9. Complete agreement. This licenese contitutes the entire and complete agreement between all parties with respect to the Program and the use of the Program. This license supercedes any and all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements about such matters. No modification or amendment to the terms of this license will be binding unless it is in writing, and signed by an Agent who has been specifically and properly authorized to make such modifications or amendments. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Registration ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please see the ORDER.DOC file for information about registering this program. There have been several changes to the ways to register (including the addition of credit card registrations). If you are the author of a shareware product which requires a registration of some sort (any sort!), tell me. If I find the program useful, I will be happy to trade a registration for DocsBoot+ for a registration of your program. I will send out the new copy as soon as reasonably possible upon receipt of your payment, unless a new version is due out shortly (which is defined here as `about a week from now'), then I will wait until the new version is ready. This is a change from the old policy, primarily motivated by the difficulty it caused in dealing with my bank. In any case, please allow about a month from the time you send the registration to the time you get the disc and registration code. I have extended the expiration period from one month to two in order to accomodate this. Once you have registered DocsBoot+, you may upgrade whenever you wish by downloading a new version and registering it using your registration code. There is no additional charge this way. To get the latest information and versions, use a web browser and go to `http://www.docsware.com/docsboot'. These pages will be updated regularly with current information and versions of the program. I reserve the right to require an upgrade registration of major revisions (version 1.xx to 2.xx, for example), but intend to keep it minimal. No registered copy should expire, except the early betas (up to and including version 0.24). * TO ALL USERS WHO REGISTERED OLDER VERSIONS BEFORE 30 JUNE 1996 * Since you have already registered, you do not need to pay an `upgrade' registration to this version. However, your old registration code will no longer function. Please contact me at the address in the shareware notice section and tell me your name and serial number (you can find this displayed by any registered copy) (please do not include your old registration code). Once these have been verified, you will be sent a registration code which will work on the latest version. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Main menu ~~~~~~~~~ When the DocsBoot+ disc is booted, it will load its installation/setup program. Once it has loaded, the `main menu', shown below, will be displayed on your monitor. To select an option from this menu, move the highlight with the [Up] and [Down] arrow keys, and press [Enter] to make the selection. Note that the bottom line of the screen is a help line, and will always indicate what action you can take or what activity DocsBoot+ is presently carrying out. This help line will indicate what keys are available for your input, or what process DocsBoot+ is carrying out no matter what menu you are using, or what choice you have made. Pay close attention to this help line. If you are in doubt about what you can do or what is happenning, look at the help line. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This copy of DocsBoot+ is not currently registered. MAIN MENU Install DocsBoot+ to the system Remove DocsBoot+ from the system Register this copy of DocsBoot+ Change the current DocsBoot+ settings Exit the DocsBoot+ installation/setup program and reboot ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Install DocsBoot+ to the system : This option takes you to the `Installation menu', which allows you to install the DocsBoot+ program on your system, either to the primary hard disc, or to a floppy disc. Remove DocsBoot+ from the system : This option takes you to the `Removal menu', which allows you to remove the DocsBoot+ program from your system, either from the primary hard disc, or from a floppy disc. Register this copy of DocsBoot+ : This option works only if the copy of DocsBoot+ is not already registered. This allows you to enter a registration code which will remove the time limit on your usage of DocsBoot+. After the registration code is entered, the registration can not be changed. Change the DocsBoot+ settings : This option takes you to the `Change settings' menu, which allows you to change certain parameters DocsBoot+ uses when booting your system and to save these setting on the DocsBoot+ disc. It also allows you to change the settings of DocsBoot+ installed on a hard or floppy disc. Exit the DocsBoot+ installation/setup program and reboot : This option exits this installation/setup program and reboots your system. Note that you can use Ctrl-Alt-Delete at most points in the program to get out quickly, but the computer will go through the same routine as using this menu selection. Please DO NOT use the reset switch to exit the DocsBoot+ installation/setup program. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Installation menu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you choose `Install DocsBoot+ to the system' from the main menu, you will be brought to this menu. From here, you choose whether you want to install DocsBoot+ to your primary hard disc, or to a 1440KB 3.5 inch floppy disc. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── INSTALLATION MENU Install to the primary hard disc Install to a 1440KB floppy disc Do not install - return to the main menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Install to the primary hard disc : This will install DocsBoot+ to your primary hard disc. It will probably not take long (it may be over before you realise it), unless there are things which you need to be informed of. The installation procedure will explain all of the messages thoroughly, so you can make decisions without having to refer back to this document. Most systems will install quickly and without any messages. NOTE : If you are using IBM's BootManager (or a similar progam), DocsBoot+ will probably disable it. This is not intentional, but it is a side effect of DocsBoot+ setting the partition it boots active. To restore BootManager, simply set its partition active again using any partition table editor or FDISK type utility. WARNING : If you have a large (larger than 504MB) IDE drive, and use a special program (such as Ontrack's DDO) to access it, you must load this program before you can safely install DocsBoot+ to your hard disc. DocsBoot+ will attempt to determine this for you, and will not install if it sees that one of these programs is used, but it does not recognise all of them yet. Most of these programs have provisions for booting floppy discs. Check your disc drive (or disc management program) manual for details on how to do this. There have been no reports of DocsBoot+ having any problems or conflicts with disc compression programs, though I recommend strongly against using these programs if you value your data (I also recommend backups if you value your data). Install to a 1440KB floppy disc : This will install DocsBoot+ to a 1440KB floppy disc (it MUST be formatted first). You will be informed when to swap discs. There will probably be messages you should read during this procedure, but the installation procedure will explain the conditions, hopefully allowing you to make a decision without coming back to this document. Once DocsBoot+ is installed to a floppy disc, DOS will probably be unable to use it for files, but some other operating systems, such as OS/2, will be able to use it for files without problems. During installation, DocsBoot+ reformats the disc so operating systems like OS/2 can use it. DocsBoot+ should be installed to the hard disc for optimal performance and usefulness, but it can be installed to a floppy disc so you can experiment with it. This was intended so you could see how well it fits your needs without having to install it directly on your hard disc. DocsBoot+ takes up no usable space on a hard disc, but it takes up about 9KB on a floppy disc. Please note that certain features (most notably the support for extensions) are disabled when DocsBoot+ is installed to a floppy. Do not install - return to the main menu : This option does exactly what it says - it returns to the main menu. If you decide not to install, or an error returns you to this menu, you can return to the main menu by selecting this option. Successful installation will return you directly to the main menu. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Removal menu ~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you choose `Remove DocsBoot+ from the system' from the main menu, you will be brought to this menu. From here, you choose whether you want to remove DocsBoot+ from your primary hard disc, or from a 1440KB 3.5 inch floppy disc. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── REMOVAL MENU Remove from the primary hard disc Remove from a floppy disc Do not remove - return to the main menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Remove from the primary hard disc : This will remove DocsBoot+ from the primary hard disc. It will probably not take long. You probably will not realise anything is occurring until it has finished. There should be no messages during the removal process, since there is little to do to remove DocsBoot+ from the system. Remove from a floppy disc : This will remove DocsBoot+ from a 1440KB 3.5 inch floppy disc. You will be prompted when to switch discs, otherwise there should be no messages during this process. Do not uninstall - return to the main menu : This option does what it says -- returns you to the main menu. If you decide not to remove DocsBoot+, or an error returns you to the removal menu, this option will return you to the main menu. Successful removal of DocsBoot+ will return you to the main menu automatically. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The registration process ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you select `Register this copy of DocsBoot+' from the main menu, you will be guided through the registration procedure. Some disc preparation will probably need to be done before your registration code can be entered. Once this is done, you will be asked to enter your registration code. Following this, you will be asked to enter your name and any other information you wish DocsBoot+ to display during bootup. When all data are entered, your copy of DocsBoot+ will be registered. If you enter the registration code incorrectly, you will be returned to the main menu, and have to select `Register this copy of DocsBoot+' again. Any messages which occur during this procedure are meant to be easy to understand so you do not have to refer to this document to decide what to do next. A little warning before you start the registration process : Be sure you have enough time. Disc preparation can take as long as ten minutes, but only needs to be done once. If you enter your registration code incorrectly and have to start over with `Register this copy of DocsBoot+' from the main menu, the disc preparation does not have to be redone. The remaining parts of the registration process will go much faster. If you have already installed DocsBoot+, and you register your copy, you will have to remove then reinstall DocsBoot+ so that your registration will apply to the installed copy, and be displayed when you boot your system. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Change settings menu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you choose the `Change the current DocsBoot+ settings' option from the main menu, the following menu will be displayed. This menu will allow you to select parameters under which DocsBoot+ will begin the boot process of your system. You can select parameters for the initial installation, or change parameters of a copy of DocsBoot+ which is already installed. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── CHANGE SETTINGS MENU Edit the DocsBoot+ boot parameters Edit the DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters Edit the partition ID->type associations Edit the partition typenames and attributes Load the DocsBoot+ settings from an installed copy Save the DocsBoot+ settings to an installed copy Restore the default DocsBoot+ settings Save the DocsBoot+ settings to the DocsBoot+ disc Return to the main menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Edit the DocsBoot+ boot parameters : This option takes you to the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen, which allows you to change the configuration of the basic features of DocsBoot+. Edit the DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters : This option takes you to the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen, which allows you to change the configuration of the features of the default menu which is included with DocsBoot+. NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT ANY MENUS WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED BY EXTENSIONS. Edit the partition ID->type associations : This option, when used in connection with the next option, allow you to define partitions which DocsBoot+ can recognise. If you have an operating system which uses a partition which is compatible to those which are provided already, you can set it up in this option alone. If your operating system is not compatible with any of those which are recognised, you will need to first use the `Edit the partition typenames and attributes' option, below. THIS OPTION IS FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY. Edit the partition typenames and attributes : This option allows you to define classes of partitions, so DocsBoot+ can be told to recognise partitions which it does not already recognise using the `Edit the partition ID->type associations' option, above. THIS OPTION IS FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY. Load the DocsBoot+ settings from an installed copy : This option takes you to the `Load settings menu', described below, which allows you to load the DocsBoot+ settings from a copy installed to either a hard disc or floppy disc. Save the DocsBoot+ settings to an installed copy : This option takes you to the `Save settings menu', described below, which allows you to save the DocsBoot+ settings to a copy installed on either a hard disc or floppy disc. Restore the original DocsBoot+ settings : This option returns the settings to their original state, as they were on the DocsBoot+ disc before any changes were made. WARNING : THIS DISCARDS ALL CHANGES YOU HAVE EVER MADE, NOT JUST THE CURRENT EDITING SESSION CHANGES. If you wish to discard only the changes you have made in this session, you should simply choose the return to the main menu option, and answer `no' the question of whether or not you want to save the settings. Save the DocsBoot+ settings to the DocsBoot+ disc : This option saves the settings which are being edited to the DocsBoot+ disc itself. This has the effect of changing the default configuration used when a copy of DocsBoot+ is installed or upgraded. If you are simply changing the settings of an installed copy and do not wish to change the defaults, do not use this selection. Return to the main menu : This option will take you back to the main menu. If there are changes which have been made, it will prompt whether or not you wish to save them. If you answer `yes', the settings will be saved, then you will be returned to the main menu. If you answer `no', you will simply be returned to the main menu. A little hint -- if you want to change the settings of an installed copy of DocsBoot+, but not your default settings : Enter this menu from the main menu. Select `Load the DocsBoot+ settings from an installed copy' and follow the instructions. Make any changes you wish to make. Select `Save the DocsBoot+ settings to an installed copy' and follow the instructions. Select `Return to the main menu' and answer `no' to the question of whether or not you want to make the changes the defaults. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The DocsBoot+ boot parameters screen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you choose `Edit the DocsBoot+ boot parameters' option from the change settings menu, the screen below will be displayed. On this screen, you can change several of the basic DocsBoot+ boot settings. Please pay close attention to the help line, as it will indicate what you can do with each of the parameters. Pressing [Escape] on this screen will return you to the `Change settings' menu. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Option Value Option Value ─────────────────────────────── ───── ─────────────────────────────── ───── Protect the MBR or Boot sector Yes Include unrecognised partitions No Protect the CMOS settings No Actively scan for all drives No Allow CMOS `Save?' option Yes Multiple visible primaries No Delay before checking keystate Yes Set booted partition active Yes Delay time (seconds) 2 Install DriveSwap if booting B Yes Clear keyboard buffer first Yes Pause on start if [Ctrl] down Yes Manipulate CGA/Hercules boards No Search for extensions No Enable boot menu Yes Bypass extensions if [Alt] down Yes Menu only if [RightShift] down No Wait for key on extension error Yes Use default (not last booted) No Load extensions from directory No Default partition number 0 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [Esc] exits; Arrows move; [+],[-] change the value. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Protect the MBR or Boot sector : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will check that the MBR (of a hard disc) or boot sector (of a floppy) is correct. If it is not correct, DocsBoot+ will attempt to repair it then restart the system. This can be used to protect the system from many non-stealth boot sector virii. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will not perform this function. Certain 586 systems and certain Phoenix BIOS based systems (especially PCI systems) may have problems with this function. If DocsBoot+ does nothing more than tell you it has restored the boot sector and reboot, you should disable this function. You might want to consider further checking for a virus, also, since some virii are quite persistent. If your system BIOS supports a boot sector virus protection option of some sort which you use, you should set the DocsBoot+ `Protect the MBR or Boot sector' option to `no'. Protect the CMOS settings : DocsBoot+ keeps up with the settings which are stored in your system's CMOS setup memory. If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will check the CMOS settings every time it loads. If they have changed, you will be asked whether you want the older settings restored or the new settings saved. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will neither keep up with nor restore the settings. Certain systems which are not `100% compatible' may have problems with this function. DocsBoot+ assumes your system uses the standard clock chip (where the settings are stored), and only saves the first 64 bytes of the settings (many systems now use much more than this). If you get an invalid CMOS checksum message from your system BIOS whenever DocsBoot+ restores the setup, you should disable this function. Also, if DocsBoot+ often says that your CMOS settings have changed (and you know full well they have not), you should disable this function. Laptops in particular have problems with this function, since some laptop computers manufacturers (Toshiba is a good example) like to store current power-saving parameters & resume information in the CMOS RAM. Allow CMOS `Save?' option : If the `Protect the CMOS settings' option above is set to `yes', then this option has an effect. If this is set to `yes', then whenever DocsBoot+ finds the CMOS settings have been changed, it will ask if they are to be restored, saved, or simply ignored (see the `Operation of DocsBoot+' section below). If this is set to `no', then DocsBoot+ will simply restore the CMOS settings whenever it detects they have been changed. If the `Protect the CMOS settings' option above is set to `no', then this option has no effect, and DocsBoot+ will not monitor the CMOS settings for changes. Delay before checking keystate : If this is `yes', DocsBoot+ will wait for the time indicated below by `Delay time (seconds)' before it checks the keyboard state during startup. If this is `no', no delay will be made and the `Delay time (seconds)' value does not matter. This is provided as a way to allow enough time to press the keys after the system boots. Some BIOSes refuse to allow keys to be held down before boot, so you may find it convenient to leave this set `yes'. If you are setting DocsBoot+ up so that it does not display the menu unless you hold RightShift down, setting this to `no' will slightly increase the security of that, since the DocsBoot+ initial banner will not be left on the screen. However, setting it to `no' may make getting the [RightShift] key down in time tricky. Delay time (seconds) : This is the time DocsBoot+ will wait before it checks the keyboard state when starting (if the `Delay before checking keystate' option above is set to `yes'). This is expressed in units of about a second. Clear keyboard buffer first : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will clear the system keyboard buffer of any keystrokes before it checks the keyboard status. If this is `no', the keyboard buffer will be left alone. Pause on start if [Ctrl] down : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will check the state of the control key when it loads, and will wait for you to press a key if the control key is down. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will ignore the state of the control key as it loads. This is provided as a way to keep DocsBoot+ from clearing the screen immediately after it loads. Sometimes it is helpful when you are configuring or diagnosing problems with your system to see the information that many BIOS manufacturers display as they begin loading the boot code. Search for extensions : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will search the for extensions while it is loading, and run them. If this setting is `no', DocsBoot+ will not scan for or load extensions. DocsBoot+ has an extension interface which allows more functionality to be added. Extensions can be anything from replacements for the menu, to password protection for various partitions, to device drivers for nonstandard hard discs (and more). Bypass extensions if [Alt] down : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will allow you to bypass the extension loading phase by holding [Alt] down while it is loading. If it is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will load extensions whether or not [Alt] is held down. Note that if the `Search for extensions' option above is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will not load extensions, and this setting has no effect. This is provided as a safety feature which will allow you to bypass the extensions if you add one which causes your system to crash or which causes other problems. You should always boot a couple of times with this set to `yes' after installng new extensions, and once you are sure the new extension works correctly, set this back to `no' (if you would normally leave it `no'). Most of the time, except where security is a concern, this option would best be left set to `yes'. Wait for key on extension error : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will wait for a keypress should a problem occur while processing the extensions. If this settings is `no', the error message will still be displayed, but DocsBoot+ will not wait for a keypress before it resumes processing extensions (or if the error is critical, DocsBoot+ will simply abort extension processing). Load extension from directory : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will look for extensions in a directory called `DOCSBOOT'. If this is `no', DocsBoot+ will look for extensions in the root directory. Please note that while this should not affect extensions written for 0.41 and later, setting it to `yes' may cause problems with some older extensions (this should not affect the publicly available extensions). Normally this can be set to `yes', which helps move some files out of the root directory. If an extension crashes instantly when you load it (or reports it is unable to find where its file is stored), set this to `no' and move your extensions and their files to the root directory. Include unrecognised partitions : If this setting is `yes', DocsBoot+ will include in the menu partitons it does not recognise on the menu. They will be listed as `unknown' type. If you are an advanced user, and want to add a partition type to those which are recognised, you can do it using the `Edit partition typenames and attributes' and `Edit partiton ID->type associations' options on the `Change settings' menu. You can find the paritition ID using the PartScan utility which was included with DocsBoot+, or on the DocsBoot+ menu when `Display extra details on menu' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is set to `yes'. Actively scan for all drives : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will scan all hard disc IDs (80..FF) for drives with partitions. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will only scan drives which are reported present by the system BIOS. This option could possibly be incompatible with some systems, since it performs an inquiry to every possible hard disc ID, but I know of relatively few systems which exhibit problems. Most of these problems occur on some of the cheaper SCSI hosts (DTC in particular) or EIDE add-on cards with their own BIOS extensions or certain Award or AMI System BIOS versions that emulate rearranging the drive order to allow booting different devices or something similar. Some early SCSI hosts require this to be set on(!) to find all their drives (most notably the Storage Dimensions DataCannon series). Multiple visible primaries : The controls the behaviour of the partition hiding/unhiding code. Please see the table below for how hiding or booting a partition will behave according to how this option is set. This option does not affect the `Set booted partition active' option, below. Note that with the built-in menu, and the included MenuPlus extension, a [Space] keypress toggles the selected partition, and an [Enter] keypress boots the selected partition. MVP Mode Selection is Action taken by hide/unhide code --- -------- ------------ ---------------------------------- No Boot Hidden Selection unhidden, others hidden No Boot Visible Selection unhidden, others hidden No Toggle Hidden Selection unhidden, others hidden No Toggle Visible Selection hidden Yes Boot Hidden Selection unhidden, others hidden Yes Boot Visible None Yes Toggle Hidden Selection unhidden Yes Toggle Visible Selection hidden Set booted partition active : Some operating systems (especially unixes) require that the partition they are booted from be the active partition. If this option is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will set the partition which is booted so it is the active partition. If this is `no', DocsBoot+ will not change the active partition. NOTE : For many operating systems (in particular, unixes and unix-like operating systems), this option MUST be set to `yes' for proper operation. NOTE : If this option is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ may cause a false alarm with any boot sector virus protection offered by your system's BIOS. If you set this option to `yes', you should disable the BIOS provided virus protection (if you do not disable the BIOS virus protection, you should tell it to allow DocsBoot+ to write the changes to the MBR when it displays the alarm). NOTE : If this function is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ may disable programs such as IBM's BootManager. This is because the BootManager partition will no longer be the active one after DocsBoot+ has booted something else. If you decide to remove DocsBoot+ and want the old boot manager re-enabled, you will have to use a partition table editor or FDISK like utility to set the old boot manager partition active, or you could tell DocsBoot+ to boot the other boot manager on the last boot before you remove DocsBoot+. Install DriveSwap if booting B : Sometimes it is necessary to boot a program from drive B. If this is set to `yes', then DocsBoot+ will install a stub which swaps the floppy drives so that the program thinks it is booting from A. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will not install this stub. Most programs assume they are booted from A, so this will allow you to boot them from B. This feature is not likely to work on protected mode programs, or programs which take over direct control of the floppy disc drives. It may also not work with certain copy protection systems. It should work on nearly anything else. Manipulate CGA/Hercules boards : If this is set to `yes', then DocsBoot+ will set up CGA and Hercules boards so they use bright backgrounds instead of blinking text (Hercules InColor boards will also have colour mode enabled with an EGA-like palette) This feature should have no effect on EGA/VGA systems. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will not manipulate the display hardware. Setting this feature to `yes' should have no effect unless a CGA or Hercules board (HGC112 or HGC222 based) is present, but certain VGA and SVGA chipsets may be affected oddly and require that this feature be set to `no'. If you do not have a CGA or Hercules MonoGraphics or Hercules InColor board present, you should leave this set to `no'. Note that the installer tries to program these cards whether this option is enabled or not. If you have trouble with your video card after running the installer, you should be able to fix the problem by powering off your computer after you exit the install utility. Since the installer resets the machine as it exits, it is unlikely that you will experience a problem from this. Enable boot menu : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will display the menu when it loads. If it is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will automatically boot the default partition without displaying the menu. Menu only if RightShift down : If this option is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will not display the boot menu unless the right shift key is held down while it is loading. If it is set to `no', the menu will be displayed whether the right shift key was held down or not. Note that if the `Enable boot menu' option above is set to `no', this has no effect and the menu will not be displayed. NOTE : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will not display any of its normal banners or other information (though extensions may display their own banners or messages). The only thing DocsBoot+ will display when this is set to yes is the screen which reminds unregistered users to register their copies of DocsBoot+, or error messages if any occur. Use default (not last booted) : If this option is set to `yes', the default partition will always be the partition which is indicated by the `Default partition number' option (below). If this is set to `no', the default partition will be the last partition which was booted. Default partition number : This option indicates which partition is the default if the `Use default (not last booted)' option above is set to `yes'. This option has no effect if the `Use default (not last booted)' option above is set to `no'. Note that this function is zero based (the top entry on the list excluding the floppy drives is zero). ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters screen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you choose `Edit the DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' from the change settings menu, the screen below is displayed. From this screen, you can change several of the DocsBoot+ menu settings. Please pay close attention to the help line, as it will indicate what you can do with each of the parameters. Pressing [Escape] on this screen will return you to the `Change settings' menu. This menu setup only affects the default menu which is included with DocsBoot+. Menu enhancement extensions will have their own configuration, and this screen will not affect them. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Option Value Option Value ─────────────────────────────── ───── ─────────────────────────────── ───── Include floppy drives in menu Yes Display extra details on menu No Use timed boot Yes Any key disables timed boot Yes Timed boot delay (seconds) 15 Ask before booting non-bootable Yes Ask before reboot on ^C press Yes Menu normal text colour ***** Menu selection text colour ***** ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [Esc] exits; Arrows move; [+],[-] change the value. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Include floppy drives in menu : If this is set to `yes', the menu will include the A and B floppy disc drives. If it is set to `no', the menu will only include partitions on the hard discs. Display extra details on menu : If this is set to `yes', the menu will include some additional information about each partition. If it is set to `no', only the partition letter, name, and filesystem type will be displayed. Examples of both modes are shown in the `Operation of DocsBoot+' section below. Use timed boot : DocsBoot+ can either wait for you to select a partition, or it can automatically boot one after a preset time. If this option is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ automatically boots a partition according to the `Use default (not last booted)' and `Default partition number' settings on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen, above). If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will wait until you select a partition to boot. This feature is particularly useful if you use DocsBoot+ on an unattended system. Any key disables timed boot : If this option is set to `yes', any keypress will disable the timed boot function. If this is set to `no', keypresses will merely reset the timer. This has no effect if `Use timed boot' option, above, is set to no. Timed boot delay (seconds) : If the `Use timed boot' option above is set to `yes', this is the number of seconds DocsBoot+ will wait before automatically booting the default partition. If the `Use Timed boot' option is set to no, this only takes effect if you enable timed boot from the boot menu. Ask before booting non-bootable : DocsBoot+ uses a particular method to determine whether or not a partition is bootable. Sometimes this method may think a partition is not bootable, when it is in fact bootable. If this is option is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will point out that a partition does not appear bootable before booting it, and ask whether or not you wish to continue booting it. If this is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will boot the partition without asking. Ask before reboot on ^C press : If this is set to `yes', DocsBoot+ will ask whether or not you are sure you want to reboot the system when you press [Control-C]. If it is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will simply restart the system. Menu normal text colour : The five asterisks are an example of normal menu text. You should make this comfortable to look at. Menu selection text colour : The five asterisks are an example of selected (highlighted) menu text. You should make this stand out against the `Menu normal text colour' above, so you can see it easily, but it should also be something comfortable to look at. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The partition ID->type associations screen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you choose `Edit the partition ID->type associations' from the change setting menu, the screen below will be displayed. This screen allows you to add a partition type for an already recognised operating system to the partition types DocsBoot+ recognises. From this screen, pressing [Escape] will return you to the `Change settings' menu. This screen, along with the `Edit partition typenames and attributes' screen in the next section (also from the `Change settings' menu), can be used to allow DocsBoot+ to see partitions and operating systems which it does not normally recognise. Unless you are an advanced user, you should take care in changing these settings. If you wish to experiment, you should make a backup of your hard disc first. There should be little or no risk of data loss (from DocsBoot+) resulting from changing these settings, but it is safer to prepare for the worst -- some operating systems may not take well to certain options. Note that types 00 and 05 are reserved for no partition and for DOS-style extended partition, respectively, and that none of their attributes can be edited. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ID Type Typename Exten Legal Spec. ── ──── ──────── ───── ───── ───── 00 00 Unknown No No No 01 02 FAT No Yes No 02 07 Xenix No Yes No 03 07 Xenix No Yes No 04 02 FAT No Yes No 05 00 Unknown Yes No No 06 02 FAT No Yes No 07 04 IFS No Yes No 08 05 AIX No Yes No 09 05 AIX No Yes No 0A 09 BootMngr No Yes No ─────────── Known Typenames (in order of type, from left to right) ─────────── Unknown DocsBoot FAT CP/M IFS AIX PC-ix Xenix Unix BootMngr NeXTSTEP Minix Prime Linux ConcrDOS PersRISC BSD Novell MS User13 User14 User15 User16 User17 User18 User19 User1A User1B User1C User1D HidFAT HidIFS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [Esc] exits; Arrows, home, end, page keys move; [+],[-] change values. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ID : This is the partition ID byte. This is the byte which is stored in the partition table to indicate what kind of partition it is. There are 256 possible types, 00 thorugh FF. The listing is sorted by the ID. Type : This is the type which DocsBoot+ assigns to the partition ID. This is a number from 00 (unknown) thorugh 1F. Changing this also changes the Typename to reflect the typenames on the bottom of the screen. Typename : This is the descriptive name for the partition type. This can not be edited on this screen, but it can be edited on the `Partition typenames and attributes' screen, discussed in the next section, also available from the `Change settings' menu. This is linked to the Type field, above. Exten : If this is `yes', it indicates the partition is an extended format partition which has logical drive divisions (it must be the same format as DOS type 05). This sort of partition should also have the `legal' setting `no' (since it is not a data partittion as such, but it contains data partitions). Legal : If this is set to `yes', it indicates the partition is a legal partition type which will always be included in the menu. If this is set `no', a partition with this ID will only be listed if the `Include unrecogised partititons' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `yes'. Spec. : Special function. The meaning of this bit is set by the SpecialFunc field for the partition type on the partition typenames and attributes screen, below. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The partition typenames and attributes screen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you choose the `Edit the partition typenames and attributes' option from the `Change settings' menu, you are presented with the screen below. On this screen, you can add operating systems to those which DocsBoot+ recognises, and describe how DocsBoot+ needs to start them. Unless you are entering text (partition typenames or comments), pressing [Escape] on this screen will return you to the `Change settings' menu. This screen, along with the `Edit partition partition ID->type associations' screen described in the previous section (also from the `Change settings' menu), can be used to allow DocsBoot+ to see partitions and operating systems which it does not normally recognise. Unless you are an advanced user, you should take care in changing these settings. If you wish to experiment, you should make a backup of your hard disc first. There should be little or no risk of data loss (from DocsBoot+) resulting from changing these settings, but it is safer to prepare for the worst -- some operating systems may not take well to certain options. Note that type 00 is reserved for unknown partition types, and none of its attributes can be edited. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Type Typename BPB Ltr Fix SpecialFunc FAT Un / Hide ──── ──────── ─── ─── ─── ───── ───── ─── ───────── 00 Unknown No No No No No No No No 01 DocsBoot Yes No Yes No No Yes No No 02 FAT Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes 03 CP/M Yes No Yes No No No No No 04 IFS Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes 05 AIX No No No No No No No No 06 PC-ix No No No No No No No No 07 Xenix No No No No No No No No 08 Unix No No No No No No No No 09 BootMngr Yes No Yes No No No No No 0A NeXTSTEP No No No No No No No No 0B Minix No No No No No No No No 0C Prime No No No No No No No No 0D Linux No No No No No No No No ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Comment : This is used to indicate an unknown type of partition ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── [Esc] exit; Arrows move; [+],[-] change values; [Ins] edit comment ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Type : This is the type number which DocsBoot+ uses to designate a partition of the particular operating system. The listing is sorted by type. Typename : This is the name DocsBoot+ will display for this partition type. The typename can be up to eight characters long, and can contain anything except control characters and nulls. BPB : This indicates that the partition type uses a DOS compatible BPB (BIOS Parameter Block). DOS, OS/2, WinNT, and probably some others conform to this standard. Since DocsBoot+ expects to find the partition name in the BPB, to use in the built-in menu, any partitions which do not conform to this standard will not show an OEM name, partition name, or serial number. Ltr : This indicates that the partition type shows up as a drive with a letter designation under DOS, OS/2, WinNT, or some other operating systems which use letters to designate drives. Fix : This indicates that the partition type requires certain fixups (which apply only to BPB based partitions) in order to boot cleanly. This should be set to `no' if `BPB' is set to `no'. Many operating systems do not have this requirement, but DOS, OS/2, WinNT, and probably some others do. FAT : This indicates that the partition type is compatible with the DOS FAT filesystem. The built-in FAT filesystem support in DocsBoot+ uses this bit to determine whether a filesystem is compliant with the FAT12 (packed) or FAT16 (packed) specification. Support for FAT28 (unpacked) (Win95's `FAT32') or true 32-bit FAT is not implemented at this time but may be implemented in the future. Un : Un(hide) indicates that the partition type represents a hidden partition type and can be unhidden by ANDing its ID with E0. WARNING : this requires that an unhidden variant of the partition type also be defined, otherwise DocsBoot+ may fail when trying to hide or unhide the partition. Hide : This indicates that the partition type represents a type of partition which can be hidden by ORing its ID with 10. WARNING : this requires that a hidden variant of the partition type also be defined, otherwise DocsBoot+ may fail when trying to hide or unhide the partition. SpecialFunc : Special function definition. These two settings combine to provide a way to designate special functions for the special functions bit of the partition ID. Value Spec. flag meaning ──────── ──────────────────────────────────────────── No,No LBA mode translation required (`Win95 OSR2') No,Yes reserved Yes,No reserved Yes,Yes reserved LBA mode translation required : If this is selected, and the `Spec.' option for the partition on the partition is `Yes', then the partition type needs to be translated from LBA mode to standard mode. This only applies to types 0C,0E,0F (the last only theoretically) on systems with large hard discs and the `OSR2' variant of Windows95 installed. Comment : This contains a comment for the partition type. This is intended to be used as a description of the partition type (what operating systems use it, &c). This has no effect whatsoever upon the operation of DocsBoot+, since it is only used by the DocsBoot+ installation/configuration prorgram. Most unixes should have all of these settings no, and most DOS compatibles should have BPB, Ltr, Fix, and FAT set to yes. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Load settings menu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you choose `Load the DocsBoot+ settings from an installed copy' from the `Change settings' menu, you will be brought to this menu. From here, you choose whether you want to load the settings from an installed copy of DocsBoot+ on your primary hard disc, or from a 1440KB 3.5 inch floppy disc. There is a warning screen before you get to this menu, which asks if you are certain you wish to load the settings. This warning is in place only because the `Comment' lines from the `Partition typenames and attributes' screen are not saved with the other settings. If you have changed these comments, they may not be consistent with those which you are loading. This will not affect DocsBoot+ in any way, but it could confuse you. For most people, the question of whether you are sure or not can be answered `yes'. NOTE : You will only be able to edit settings which are available on this version of DocsBoot+. If you load settings from an older version, some of the settings which you can change will have no effect on the older version. If you load settings from a newer version, there may be settings in the newer version which you can not change using this version of the setup utility. You should always use the setup utility for the version which you are configuring. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LOAD SETTINGS MENU Load settings from a copy on the primary hard disc Load settings from a copy on a 1440KB floppy disc Do not load settings - return to the config menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Load settings from a copy on the primary hard disc : This option loads the settings from a copy of DocsBoot+ which has been installed to the primary hard disc. Load settings from a copy on a 1440KB floppy disc : This option loads the settings from a copy of DocsBoot+ which has been installed to a 1440KB floppy disc. It will prompt for you to change discs at appropriate places along the way. Do not load settings - return to the config menu : This option will return you to the `Change settings' menu. If you decide not to load the settnings, or are returned to this menu because of an error, you can return to the `Change settings' menu by selecting this option. Successfully loading the settings will return you directly to the `Change settings' menu. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Save settings menu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you choose `Save the DocsBoot+ settings to an installed copy' from the `Change settings' menu, you will be brought to this menu. From here, you choose whether you want to save the settings to an installed copy of DocsBoot+ on your primary hard disc, or to a 1440KB 3.5 inch floppy disc. NOTE : You will only be able to edit settings which are available on this version of DocsBoot+. If you load settings from an older version, some of the settings which you can change will have no effect on the older version. If you load settings from a newer version, there may be settings in the newer version which you can not change using this version of the setup utility. You should always use the setup utility for the version which you are configuring. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ version 0.42:19980703 Installation and Setup utility Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff, All rights reserved. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SAVE SETTINGS MENU Save settings to a copy on the primary hard disc Save settings to a copy on the primary floppy disc Do not save settings - return to the config menu ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, and the [Enter] key to make a choice. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Save settings to a copy on the primary hard disc : This option saves the settings to a copy of DocsBoot+ which has been installed to the primary hard disc. Save settings to a copy on a 1440KB floppy disc : This option saves the settings to a copy of DocsBoot+ which has been installed to a 1440KB floppy disc. It will prompt for you to change discs at appropriate places along the way. Do not save settings - return to the config menu : This option will return you to the `Change settings' menu. If you decide not to save the settings, or an error returns you to this menu, you can return to the `Change settings' menu by selecting this option. Successfully saving the settings will return you directly to the `Change settings' menu. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Operation of DocsBoot+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you start your system, it will go through its normal self test, then it will start DocsBoot+. Under normal conditions, nothing of particular interest will happen for a moment, while DocsBoot+ loads and tests itself. If, during the load, DocsBoot+ finds that it has been corrupted, it will tell you, and attempt to boot the first bootable partition that if finds. If it finds no bootable partitions, or it can not boot the first primary partition which is marked bootable, it will pause and allow you to restart the system with a boot disc present (or, if it is the floppy disc variant which is corrupt, it will pause then restart the system). IF YOUR COPY OF DOCSBOOT+ EVER REPORTS IT IS CORRUPT, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE INSTALL PROGRAM REMOVE IT, THEN REINSTALL. IF YOU DO NOT REMOVE DOCSBOOT+ FIRST THEN REINSTALL, THE USER SETTINGS COULD REMAIN CORRUPT, AND MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. If, during the load, DocsBoot+ determines that your system's settings have been lost or changed, it will ask if you wish to restore them. If you answer yes (by pressing [Y]), DocsBoot+ will restore the previous settings (except the current time and date). If you answer no (press [N]), DocsBoot+ will ask if you wish to save the settings. If you answer yes, DocsBoot+ will save the changed settings. If you answer no, DocsBoot+ will neither save nor restore the settings. The settings will be restored without question if the `Allow CMOS `Save?' option' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `no'. This will all be bypassed if the `Protect the CMOS settings' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `no' and DocsBoot+ will not even monitor the CMOS settings for changes. If, during the test, DocsBoot+ discovers a boot sector virus, it will attempt to recover the boot sector, then ask you to press a key to reboot. This check will be bypassed if the `Protect the MBR or Boot sector' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `no'. Note that this will probably not catch a `stealth' boot sector virus (which many are now), so you should still check your system regularly. If none of these events occur, DocsBoot+ will search for and load any extensions you have. Please see the documentation for each extension for explanations of how they operate and how to install them. If the `Search for extensions' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `no', DocsBoot+ will bypass searching for and loading extensions. If the `Search for extensions' and `Bypass extensions if [Alt] down' settings on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen are set to `yes' and the [Alt] key is down while DocsBoot+ is loading, DocsBoot+ will bypass searching for and loading extensions. If you have set the `Enable boot menu' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen to `no', then DocsBoot+ will boot the default partition according to the `Use Default' and `Default partiton number' options on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen rather than display the menu. DocsBoot+ will also boot the default partition instead of displaying the menu if the `Enable boot menu' and `Menu only if RightShift down' options on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen are both set to `yes' and the right shift key is NOT held down while DocsBoot+ is loading. Once the menu is displayed, you will see a screen similar to one of the two below, with a light-bar indicating the current selection. The menu will vary from system to system, naturally. If you have the `Display extra details on menu' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen set to `no', you will see a screen similar to the one immediately below. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ 0.42:19980703 Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff All rights reserved ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This copy of DocsBoot+ is not registered. Label x: Type ─────────── ── ──────── Pri floppy A: Sec floppy B: DOS v7.00 C: FAT DOS Maint C: HidFAT ----------- D: FAT OS/2 v2.10 E: FAT OS/2 v3.00 E: HidFAT ----------- F: FAT OS/2 Maint G: FAT ----------- H: FAT ----------- I: FAT If no choice is made in 15 seconds, the system will boot OS/2 v2.10 Press [Esc] to toggle timed boot, [Enter] to accept current selection, select another with the arrow keys, or press [^C] to reboot the system. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ If you have the `Display extra details on menu' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen set to `yes', you will see a display similar to the one immediately below. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ DocsBoot+ 0.42:19980703 Copyright (C)1994-1998 Zac Schroff All rights reserved ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── This copy of DocsBoot+ is not registered. Label x: Type ## * OEM Serial Drv SectOffs ─────────── ── ───────────── ──────── ───────── ──── ──────── Pri floppy A: Sec floppy B: DOS v7.00 C: FAT 04 P IBM 7.0 D080-0000 80 00000020 DOS Maint C: HidFAT 11 P IBM 5.0 D080-0001 80 0000A000 ----------- D: FAT 06 P IBM 20.0 D081-0000 81 00000020 OS/2 v2.10 E: FAT 06 P IBM 20.0 D082-0000 82 0000003F OS/2 v3.00 E: HidFAT 16 P IBM 20.0 D082-0001 82 0003EC10 ----------- F: FAT 06 P IBM 20.0 D083-0000 83 00000020 OS/2 Maint G: FAT 06 P IBM 20.0 D084-0000 84 00000020 ----------- H: FAT 06 E IBM 20.0 D082-E001 82 0007D85F ----------- I: FAT 06 E IBM 20.0 D082-E002 82 000BC46F If no choice is made in 15 seconds, the system will boot OS/2 v2.10 Press [Esc] to toggle timed boot, [Enter] to accept current selection, select another with the arrow keys, or press [^C] to reboot the system. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ Both of the menus above use mainly the default settings. The selections on the menu will be different on your system, since they will be adjusted to the partitions on your system. When the menu appears, the following actions can be taken... You can select which partition to boot using the up and down arrow keys. You can select any of the partitions in the list this way. If there are more partitions than are displayed, moving beyond the displayed partitions will scroll others into view. You can boot the selected partition by pressing the [Enter] key. This will immediately begin loading of the operating system which is installed on the selected partition. You can wait, and if `Use timed boot' on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is set to `yes', the default partition (according to the `Use default (not last booted)' and `Default partition number' options on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen) will be booted when the timer runs out. You can press [Escape] to toggle the timed boot function, so it is either on or off. It will initially be on if the `Use timed boot' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is set to `yes'. It will initially be off if this setting is `no'. With the timed boot function on, pressing a key will either reset the timer (the `Any key disables timed boot' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is `no') or disable timed boot (the `Any key disables timed boot' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is `yes'). You can press [Control-C] (noted as [^C]) to reboot the system. This feature may ask if you really want to depending upon the `Ask before reboot on ^C press' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen (`yes' indicates it will ask, `no' indicates it will not ask). You can press the space bar. If you have a hidden partition selected when you press the space bar, it will be unhidden, and those partitions on the same drive that can be hidden will be hidden. If you have a visible (unhidden) partition selected when you press the space bar, that partition will be hidden (no hidden partition will be made visible in this case -- this allows you to hide partitions without needing a sector or partition table editor, so you can add more partitions to a drive). If you have a partition that can not be hidden or unhidden, or a floppy drive, selected, this will do nothing. Items displayed on the DocsBoot+ screen may need some elaboration, so I shall describe them better here. Note that many of these only appear if the `Display extra details on menu' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot menu parameters' screen is set to `yes'. Also note that many details are not displayed for floppies, and that the labels for floppies are fixed. Label ── This is the label for a partition, taken from the boot sector. This is usually configured by DOS when you use the LABEL command. If you want to label a partition with special characters, you should use the NameVol utility included with DocsBoot+. Some older DOS and OS/2 versions formatted drives in a way that is not compatible with this naming convention. Drives formatted in this way will not have a name displayed. Most other operating systems are not compatible with this naming convention, so their filesystems will also not have a name displayed. x: ── This is the drive letter for the partition, as well as DocsBoot+ can guess it. DocsBoot+ assumes that all partitions which are lettered are visible to all operating systems which use them (this is not always the case, such as booting DOS with an IFS parition around). Type ── This is the partition type. This entry indicates the actual type code from the partition types lookup table, instead of reading it from the boot sector, which may be inaccurate on older systems. ## ── This is the partition type code itself. Not very useful for most people, but it can come in handy sometimes, especially when the type says `Unknown'. * ── This indicates whether the partition is primary (P appears here) or extended (E appears here). OEM ── This is the OEM name from the partition boot sector. It is sometimes helpful to know what operating system and what version of that operating system formatted it. This also does not apply to filesystems that do not use extended BPBs. Serial ── This is the partition serial number. It is displayed on those partitions which support it. If it is not supported, 0000-0000 is displayed (note that 0000-0000 is technically a valid but rather unlikely serial number, since it indicates the volume was last formatted at precisely midnight on 1 January 1980). Drv ── This is the number of the physical device on which the partition is located. It is displayed in hexadecimal and should ALWAYS be 80 or greater. SectOffs ── This is the sector number on the drive for the physically first sector of the partition. This is also displayed in hexadecimal. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Compatibility issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DocsBoot+ has been found to be fully compatible with several versions of DOS (ranging from 2.11 through 7.00 and including MS-DOS, PC-DOS, Toshiba-DOS, DR-DOS, and others). The only problem I have found so far is that many of these simply will not boot from an extended partition, or in some cases, even from a primary partition on anything other than the primary drive. Note that most versions of DOS can't use a floppy disc with DocsBoot+ installed to it for data, since they ignore a standard that Microsoft and IBM introduced years ago for locating disc parameters. A few versions do not suffer this problem, but most of them are so obsolete they are nearly extinct. If you are installing OS/2 version 2.0 or later on a system with DocsBoot+ installed, please run the OS2FIXUP batch job (or look at the OS2FIXUP portion of the UTILITY.DOC file). It will give you some instructions on how to change a copy of the OS/2 installation discs so that you can install to whatever drive you want to install to. If you are installing WinNT with DocsBoot+, you might want to consider running the NTFixup program to move the NTBoot files to the WinNT partition. This will allow you to boot directly to WinNT and DOS from the DocsBoot+ menu, instead of having to go through two menus to boot either. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ DocsBoot+ compatibility with operating systems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FreeBSD (version 2.0.5) I have been informed that FreeBSD works with DocsBoot+. OpenBSD (version unknown) I have been informed that OpenBSD works with DocsBoot+. DOS (Toshiba 2.11, Toshiba 3.30, DR 5.00, PC 5.00, PC 5.02, PC 5.02, DR 6.00, MS 6.00, PC 6.10, MS 6.20, MS 6.21, MS 6.22, PC 6.30, PC 7.00, et al) The only known problem with DOS and DocsBoot+ is that DOS can not boot from anything other than drives A (primary floppy disc) and C (primary partition on the primary hard disc). I am trying to fix this limitation (suggestions are welcome). Some Toshiba variants do not seem to suffer this problem... Linux (several versions of Slackware and RedHat) You need to install LILO to the root partition (NOT TO THE MBR OR ANY DOS PARTITION). LILO only needs to be configured with the Linux information; other operating systems can be added to the LILO options and will not affect DocsBoot+. There have been reports that Linux partitions do not appear to be bootable without LILO. I don't know how much of a bug this is, as I have had problems booting Linux without LILO or some alternaltive installed on the system. Otherwise, DocsBoot+ works very well with every tested version of Linux. NeXT Step for Intel (3.3) I have been informed that NeXTSTEP works with DocsBoot+. OS/2 (IBM 2.00, IBM 2.10, IBM 2.11, IBM 2.9x, IBM 3.00, IBM 3.01, IBM 3.9x, IBM 4.00) There is a way to install OS/2 to other partitions than C without having to install IBM's BootManager. Look at the UTILITY.DOC and OS2FIXUP.CMD or OS2FIXUP.BAT files. The OS/2 SETBOOT utility does not currently work with DocsBoot+, though I am working on a similar utility. Any references to good OS/2 low level programming books are appreciated. OS/2 (IBM 1.xx, MS 1.xx) Early versions of OS/2 have the same problems as DOS with booting from partition other than C. Otherwise, they should work with DocsBoot+. Solaris x86 (version unknown) I have been informed that Solaris x86 works with DocsBoot+. SCO Unix (3.4.2, Open Server Enterprise System Release 5) I have been informed that SCO Unix works with DocsBoot+, but only if the `Set booted partition active' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `yes'. Novell UnixWare (1.1) Novell UnixWare works properly with DocsBoot+, if the `Set booted partition active' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `yes'. SCO UnixWare (version unknown) SCO UnixWare should work properly. See the entry above for Novell UnixWare. Banyan VINES (5.54(20)) I have been informed that Banyan VINES works with DocsBoot+, if the `Set booted partition active' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `yes'. SCO Xenix (3.x) I have been informed that SCO Xenix works with DocsBoot+, if the `Set booted partition active' option on the `DocsBoot+ boot parameters' screen is set to `yes'. Windows 95 (MS Windows 4.0 & MS DOS 7.0), Windows 98(?) (any year now...) Users of Windows 95 should read the DOS section, since Win95 behaves much like DOS as far as DocsBoot+ is concerned. It should be mentioned that all of the DOS limitations apply to Win95 also. In this entire document, I have grouped Win95 as a version of DOS for these reasons. There are, however, additional warnings which apply to Win95 and not to DOS. Installing Win95 will obliterate DocsBoot+ from the hard disc and replace it with its own code, and it destroyed files from several non-MicroSoft operating systems on my system. DocsBoot+ can be reinstalled after Win95 is installed and it and Win95 will work normally. However, Win95 also seems to have many other nasty habits which relate to other operating systems and products, so please be careful mixing Win95 and anything else. If installing Win95, I strongly urge installing Win95 first, and anything else afterward, and putting everything on different partitions, just to keep them apart. Windows NT (MS 3.10, MS 3.50, MS 3.51, MS 4.00) DocsBoot+ includes a patch for the NTBoot program (included with NT) which will move it to the NT partition (and return the DOS partition to normal). This patch is called NTFIXUP.EXE. It will only run under real DOS, not under WinNT. This will not work if the NT partition is NTFS, but you can move NTBoot to any FAT partition. If you use the NTFixup utility, you may want to change your BOOT.INI file to use WindowsNT with DocsBoot+, so that NTBoot automatically boots WinNT instead of offering its menu (just change the default selection and set the time delay to zero seconds). I have had no reports of problems with DocsBoot+ corrupting the Windows NT INI files. Perhaps DocsBoot+ even helps keep them safer when you use the NTFixup program to move them to the WinNT partition (or some partition other than C)... NTFIXUP DOES NOT WORK ON NTFS PARTITIONS. I know of no way to patch the existing code to do so, but will be happy to send the source for the NTFIXUP program to anybody wanting to try, as long as they are willing to agree to a few simple terms. Contact me for details at the support contact if you are interested. Diagnostic partitions DocsBoot+ should work with most diagnostic partitions. However, none of the diagnostic partitions I have found were included in the partition type tables, since there are relatively few times when you normally want to boot a diagnostic partition from the DocsBoot+ menu. However, if you find you wish to boot the diagnostic partition, you can add it to what DocsBoot+ supports by following this procedure : 1) Boot into DOS and run PartScan. 2) Find the partiton type ID for the diagnostic partition on your system (it is likely the one labelled unknown). 3) Boot the DocsBoot+ installation/configuration disc. 4) Enter the `Change the current DocsBoot+ settings' menu. 5) If you have custom settings and you did not save them to the DocsBoot+ disc, load them from your installed copy of DocsBoot+ now. 6) Enter the `Edit partition ID->type associations' screen. 7) Scroll down to the partition ID you found in step 2. 8) Change the partition type from `Unknown' to `Diags'. 9) Escape back to the change settings menu. 10) Save the settings to the installed copy. 11) Optionally save the settings to the DocsBoot+ disc if you want these settings (including the partition type changes) to become your defaults. If that procedure seems a little beyond your technical abilities, you can tell DocsBoot+ to display all partitions (not just those it recognises) by setting `Include unrecognised partitions' on the `Boot parameters' screen to `yes'. Your diagnostic partition will appear, but it will be labelled as an `Unknown' partition. Others DocsBoot+ has only been tested on the operating systems listed here (as far as I have been informed). I personally tested some of them, other people have tested the others. DocsBoot+ should be compatible with many more operating systems, and I have tried to include as many partition types as I can get information for. DocsBoot+ makes a few assumptions about those systems with which it has not been tested. DocsBoot+ should work reasonably well with a majority of the existing operating systems. If you find a problem, please help me get it to work with whatever you are using. Please send me information about the operating system, a copy of the output from PartScan, and any additional information which you feel might be helpful. Thanks! ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Support ~~~~~~~ DocsBoot+, like any other program, is subject to errors, bugs, or what have you. I am open to suggestions and comments and bug reports, but I must have some level of detail. I can not deal with comments such as `it does not work with xxxx' or `make it do yyyy better' unless more details are included. If you want to get a response, and possibly help eliminate a problem you need to include : Problem description A short description of what happens. Again, not `something went wrong'. I need more details. Describe screen effects, strange noises, odd messages, et cetera. A print-screen might help, if you can get one out of it. Computer system description Please include complete information on all of your system hardware, including manufacturer and product name, ports, RAM, ROM, DMAs, IRQs, slot numbers (especially on EISA and PCI systems), and for bustmastering cards, whether the slots are listed as busmaster capable by your motherboard's documentation. Please also include a copy of the output from PartScan. Software description What happens with which programs? What operating system or systems? Does anything reasonable happen at all? Does changing any settings (DocsBoot+ or the other program) help? Workarounds you have used Detailed description of how you fixed the problem if you have managed to fix it. If not, anything you have tried and the results from these trials would be helpful. If you have a suggestion, please describe it in detail, along with where it is to be made, and what usefulness you think it may have. I will consider anything which appears to have reasonable justification (anything can be defended, just try it). Æsthetic changes are open to suggestion, though some, such as mouse support will probably not be offered due to code size. Comments, error reports, suggestions, et cetera should be directed to me, at one of these addresses : [mail] Zac Schroff 2906 Firethorn Drive Tuscaloosa AL 35405 USA [Internet] zschroff@docsware.com (preferred) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Known bugs and quirks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This section is laid out in a more or less tabular fashion with problems, solutions, and workarounds (ways around the problem). Most of these which are problems with the program will be corrected before the final release. Problem : DOS can't read or trashes a floppy with DocsBoot+ on it. Solution : None known (this is a problem with DOS, not DocsBoot+). Workaround : Do not access the disc from DOS. Workaround : Use OS/2 to access the disc. Workaround : Use DR-DOS to access the disc. Workaround : Use Toshiba's DOS 3.30 to access the disc. Notes : Some DOS versions ignore their own standards. Problem : QEMM's DOS-UP option causes the menu to be redisplayed before the boot continues when DOS-UP is loaded. Solution : None yet Workaround : It has been reported that by not moving some parts of DOS with this driver (what use is it then?) that this problem goes away. Notes : I am looking into this -- something strange is happening within that driver. Notes : DOS-UP from newer versions of QEMM (8.00+) do not appear to have this problem (though they still seem to redisplay the DOS multiconfig menu if you are using one in MS/PC-DOS 6.xx or PC-DOS 7.xx). Notes : PC-DOS 7.00 has the ability to move the DOS segments as a built-in feature. You might try using it instead of the DOS-UP feature of QEMM (but QEMM is still useful in other ways with PC-DOS 7.00). Problem : Can't move NTBoot onto NTFS partition using NTFixup Solution : None yet Workaround : Install NT onto a FAT partition or move NTBoot onto a different FAT partition than C. Notes : I don't have any information about NTFS, so I can't modify NTFixup to work, since it needs to be able to manipulate the filesystem on a sector level. Anybody who wants to provide the data is welcome to do so. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Trademarks ~~~~~~~~~~ Several trademarks from various sources were mentioned somewhere in this document. Here is a listing of some of the trademarks and their owners (any not listed here are still the property of their respective owners) : Trademark Owning entity ──────────────────────────── ──────────────────────────────────────── Adaptec Adaptec, Inc. AMI American Megatrends Incorporated ATI ATI Technologies Inc. BootManager International Business Machines corp. Borland Borland International BSD Berkeley Systems Development group DR-DOS Digital Research corporation Digital Research Digital Research corporation DiskManager Ontrack research DocsBoot, DocsBoot+ Zac Schroff DOSWatch Zac Schroff ExtraDrives Zac Schroff IBM International Business Machines corp. Microsoft Microsoft corporation MS Microsoft corporation MS-DOS Microsoft corporation Norton Utilities Peter Norton, then later Symantec corp. Ontrack Ontrack research OS/2 International Business Machines corp. PC, PC-XT, PC-AT International Business Machines corp. PC-DOS International Business Machines corp. Toshiba Toshiba America corporation UnixWare Novell originally, now SCO VersaBoot, VersaBoot ][ Zac Schroff Windows, Windows 95, Win95 Microsoft corporation Windows NT, WinNT Microsoft corporation ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ [end of file]