NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: Current German update for Novell DOS 7 README FOR: D70G14.EXE NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS: Novell DOS 7 ABSTRACT: This file contains the current updates to the German release of Novell DOS 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOM: For symptoms, review the file HISTORY.TXT. New files for this release: IBMBIO.COM - Several minor changes. IBMDOS.COM - Several minor changes. COMMAND.COM - Memory allocation issues fixed. Return error code from last program fixed for DMAKE compatibility. EMM386.EXE - XMS 3.0 functionality issues, Intel SatiFAXtion, UMB >F000 and Windows crash, MEMMAX -V and /GATEA20 issues fixed. HIMEM.SYS - XMS handles issues fixed. DPMS.EXE - VCPI >8MB memory allocation, XMS 3.0 functionality issues fixed. TASKMGR.EXE - XMS upper memory blocks, Network drive termination and LOCAL HANDLES issues fixed. MEMMAX.COM - MEMMAX +-V updates UMB root DOS internal variables correctly. MEM.EXE - Using XMS 3.0 to determine free XMS on 386+ processors. KEYB.COM - Corrected Hungarian enhanced keyboard layout. NLSFUNC.EXE - NLSFUNC was crashing on load when NCACHE2 was loaded before and both were using HMA. DISKCOPY.COM - Changes only serial number in extended boot record. DISKCOMP.COM - No longer unnecessarily physically formats floppies. FORMAT.COM - No longer physically formats floppies which have already the correct physical format but had a different logical format before. FDISK.COM - DELPURGE.EXE - Last modified date reported now correctly when file was deleted while DELWATCH was active. UNDELETE.EXE - Last modified date now reported correctly when recovering file that was deleted with DELWATCH active. LOCK.EXE - LOCK /T:X pop-up now correct when the system is still active. EDIT.COM - All subdirectory are displayed, not just those that matched file mask. EXE2BIN.EXE - Several minor changes. SOLUTION: Apply the files as indicated in the installation instructions. Self-Extracting File Name: d70g14.exe Files Included Size Date Time ..\ D70G14.TXT (This file) ALTQ.EDM 97 9-19-95 9:00:16 am ASSIGN.COM 7657 7-31-95 7:00:00 am C.TXT 2661 9-19-95 8:58:24 am CHKDSK.EXE 60273 7-31-95 7:00:00 am COMMAND.COM 59029 7-31-95 7:00:00 am DEBUG.EXE 39845 7-31-95 7:00:00 am DELPURGE.EXE 27646 7-31-95 7:00:00 am DISKCOMP.COM 16476 7-31-95 7:00:00 am DISKCOPY.COM 16649 7-31-95 7:00:00 am DPMS.EXE 36373 7-31-95 7:00:00 am EDIT.COM 107728 7-31-95 7:00:00 am EMM386.EXE 183809 7-31-95 7:00:00 am EXE2BIN.EXE 9974 7-31-95 7:00:00 am FDISK.COM 19618 7-31-95 7:00:00 am FILELINK.EXE 104265 7-31-95 7:00:00 am FORMAT.COM 22929 7-31-95 7:00:00 am HIMEM.SYS 14976 7-31-95 7:00:00 am HISTORY.TXT 33405 9-19-95 9:09:36 am IBMBIO.COM 25783 7-31-95 7:00:00 am IBMDOS.COM 30884 7-31-95 7:00:00 am KEYB.COM 40647 7-31-95 7:00:00 am LOCK.EXE 31936 7-31-95 7:00:00 am MEM.EXE 16727 7-31-95 7:00:00 am MEMMAX.COM 2561 7-31-95 7:00:00 am NLSFUNC.EXE 2825 7-31-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.EXE 35705 7-31-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.OV1 34308 7-31-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.OV2 30206 7-31-95 7:00:00 am NWCDEX.EXE 21860 1-23-95 7:00:00 am PRINT.COM 22876 1-23-95 7:00:00 am SETFIFO.EXE 1982 4-1-94 8:55:22 am SHARE.EXE 4881 7-31-95 7:00:00 am SUBST.EXE 7881 7-31-95 7:00:00 am TASKMGR.EXE 45696 7-31-95 7:00:00 am TREE.COM 12604 1-23-95 7:00:00 am UNDELETE.EXE 104754 7-31-95 7:00:00 am XDEL.EXE 13640 1-23-95 7:00:00 am XDIR.EXE 22622 1-23-95 7:00:00 am Installation Instructions: Make a backup copy of each file being replaced before copying the new file into that same directory. The integrity of any file can be verified by comparing the file's checksum with the checksum located in HISTORY.TXT. To calculate the checksum of any file, use the Novell DOS 7 command XDIR /C from the command line. Copy all files to the NWDOS directory except for IBMBIO.COM, IBMDOS.COM, and COMMAND.COM. Instructions for these three files are as follows: Command.com ----------- COPY A:\COMMAND.COM C:\COMMAND.COM Ibmbio.com / Ibmdos.com ----------------------- XCOPY A:\IBMBIO.COM C:\IBMBIO.COM /HRV ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMBIO.COM XCOPY A:\IBMDOS.COM C:\IBMDOS.COM /HRV ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMDOS.COM ----------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. -----------------------------------------------------------------