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STAC ELECTRONICS STAC ELECTRONICS
The PC Compression Company The PC Compression Company
Technical Support Document Technical Support Document
TITLE: STACDOS5.DOC TITLE: STACDOS5.DOC
RELEASE RELEASE
DATE: 6/26/91 DATE: 6/26/91
PURPOSE: Provide instructions and information for the use of PURPOSE: Provide instructions and information for the use of
STACDOS5.BAT. This batch file is to be used by STACKER
customers to upgrade their DOS version to MS DOS 5.0.
ASSUMPTIONS: ASSUMPTIONS:
1) STACKER is installed on your hard drive and the compressed STACKER
volume is mounted.
2) There is insufficient uncompressed disk space available for
installation of the MS DOS 5.0 upgrade via the Microsoft SETUP program.
Approximately 2.8 Mbytes are required.
3) A STACKER directory exists on the compressed STACKER volume. This
directory contains key STACKER program files that will be used during
the update process.
4) A DOS directory exists on the STACKER compressed volume. This update
process will place the DOS 5.0 files into this directory.
5) The MS DOS 5.0 upgrade diskettes are available for use during
installation.
INSTRUCTIONS: INSTRUCTIONS:
1) The batch file and its companion program must be run from the STACKER
directory on the compressed STACKER volume. Copy the following files
to the STACKER directory: STACDOS5.BAT and VIDTYPE.EXE.
2) Run the batch file STACDOS5.BAT from the STACKER directory on the
compressed volume. You will need to provide the following information,
in this order, for successful operation:
* The drive letter FROM which to install MS DOS 5.0 (A: or B:),
* The drive letter for the STACKER volume which contains all of
your DOS files,
* The name of the DOS directory on that STACKER volume (usually
\DOS).
For example, if
* your MS DOS 5.0 diskettes will be inserted to A:, and
* your full DOS directory is called \DOS, and
* it resides on your C: compressed volume,
then you would type
STACDOS5 A: C: \DOS
to start the batch file.
3) STACDOS5 will prompt you occasionally for each MS DOS 5.0 diskette as
needed. STACDOS5.BAT will also report any errors that may arise.
ERRORS: ERRORS:
If an error should occur, follow the instructions presented on the screen.
Errors may arise when:
* you have a DOS version earlier than DOS 3.1;
* not enough DOS environment space is available;
* key files needed to complete the update process cannot be located;
* there is too little available space for the MS DOS 5.0 files on your
fixed disk.
If you are unable to resolve the error condition, please contact Stac
Technical Support by the following means:
Voice (800)522-5335
FAX (619)431-1073
BBS (619)431-7405 and (619) 431-5956
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In completing the upgrade of your DOS version to DOS 5.0, STACDOS5:
* directs you to insert the proper DOS 5.0 upgrade diskette in the order
required to decompress and copy the DOS 5.0 files.
* copies the updated device driver files, if present, which are used with
Microsoft's WINDOWS to their expected locations. These files include
SMARTDRV.SYS and HIMEM.SYS.
* starts the Microsoft SETUP program to complete the update of the DOS
internal data structures on your hard drive.
* after a reboot of your computer system, restores your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files.