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THE COLOR WIZARD
Version 1.0
April 1, 1994
Copyright (c) 1994
ImagiSOFT, Inc.
All rights reserved.
SHAREWARE VERSION
The Color Wizard is a commercial software product marketed as
shareware. It is NOT FREE, nor is it in the public domain. You may
freely copy the Color Wizard and GIVE copies of the color wizard to
others, and may charge a distribution fee subject to the provisions of
WIZARD.TXT. To obtain the latest shareware version use your modem to
call our BBS: (505) 275-9697.
Users of the Color Wizard must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
THE COLOR WIZARD IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH YOU. IMAGISOFT
ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY
RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE COLOR WIZARD.
RESOLVING PROBLEMS
"NOT ENOUGH FREE CONVENTIONAL MEMORY"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MS-DOS computers have several types of memory:
- Conventional Memory, the first 640K
- Upper Memory, the next 384K between 640K and 1 megabyte
- Extended Memory (XMS), above 1 megabyte (defined using EMM386.EXE)
- Expanded Memory (EMS), above 1 megabyte (defined using EMM386.EXE)
Conventional Memory is the most precious -- without it, few programs
can run -- even if you have eight megabytes of memory! To check how
much memory your computer has left, enter the command MEM /C and look
for the column titled Conventional Memory. If it says you have less
than 550K free, your computer probably is not be configured properly.
DOS 6.0 and DOS 6.2 comes with a utility called MEMMAKER. Most people
can cause the above problem to disappear, and increase their computer's
performance, simply by entering the command MEMMAKER from the DOS
prompt.
The primary reason DOS 5.0 (and now DOS 6.2) was so successful was that
it provided good memory management, using a utility called HIMEM.SYS
for 286 and 386 computers. The primary purpose of HIMEM.SYS is to
"Load High" into upper memory major portions of DOS, and other programs
when you turn your computer on. MEMMAKER makes all these adjustments
for you.
If you don't have MEMMAKER, or if you want to fine tune the way your
computer manages memory yourself, enter the command EDIT CONFIG.SYS at
your DOS prompt. If you have a 386 class computer, your CONFIG.SYS
file should look similar to the following:
buffers=20 (number can vary)
files=60 (number can vary)
device=c:\dos\himem.sys (always include this line)
device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems (2 megs+ on 386 or 486 only)
dos=high,umb (always include this line (no umb on 286))
All other resident .SYS, .EXE, and .COM programs in this file should be
preceded by devicehigh = instead of just device =. For example,
replace DEVICE = MOUSE.SYS with DEVICEHIGH = MOUSE.SYS. In most cases,
following these few steps will increase your memory dramatically by
putting these programs in upper memory instead of conventional memory.
After you are done editing CONFIG.SYS, EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT. Your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file will usually have something similar to the following:
verify on (optional)
set home = c:\bingo (optional)
prompt $p$g (could be different)
path \dos;c:\util (probably much longer)
loadhigh \dos\mouse.com (mouse driver)
Use the loadhigh command on all resident .EXE and .COM programs
in AUTOEXEC.BAT to put these programs into upper memory. For example,
instead of loading the mouse into conventional memory with the command
\DOS\MOUSE.COM, LOADHIGH \DOS\MOUSE.COM puts the mouse driver in upper
memory.
When you are done making changes to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, reboot
your computer. Enter the command MEM /C again, and you should see that
your computer has much more conventional memory available. If making
these changes don't help, get help from an expert.
"VGA MONITOR REQUIRED"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some Super VGA cards are incompatible with our software. If you know
that your monitor has VGA mode, enter this command from DOS: WIZARD /M.
We don't guarantee that this will fix the problem, but this command
will bypass our video checking routine, and the above error will no
longer appear.
"MOUSE REQUIRED"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE COLOR WIZARD requires a mouse to run. We are often asked the
question, "My mouse works in Microsoft Windows. Why does THE COLOR
WIZARD tell me that a mouse is required to run it?"
Microsoft Windows has its own, built in mouse driver as part of the
program. THE COLOR WIZARD looks for a mouse driver which has been
loaded in AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS when you turn your computer on.
Look at the documentation which came with your mouse for details.
SOUND CARD PROBLEMS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Most sound cards are Soundblaster compatible. If your sound card gives
you problems, enter this command from DOS: WIZARD /C. This will bypass
the sound card initialization routine and turn off the sound.
PRINTER PORTS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Over 99% of our users have their printer attached to their first
parallel port, which DOS refers to as the LPT1: device. If your
printer is attached to LPT1: - LPT3: then enter this command from DOS:
WIZARD /1 for LPT1: (Default), WIZARD /2 for LPT2:, or WIZARD /3 for
LPT3:. If your printer is attached to COM1: or other serial device,
redirect it to LPT1: using the MODE command from DOS. For details on
how to do this see your DOS documentation.