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  2. IMPORTANT NOTE - BEFORE YOU INSTALL ON Windows 95                               
  3. =========================================================                       
  4.                                                                                 
  5. This file describes what you need to do before you install the product          
  6. on Windows 95.  For information about installing the product                    
  7. on Windows 95 and Windows NT, refer to the Installation Guide.                  
  8. The Guide is shipped in hardcopy, and it is available online in the             
  9. Help pulldown from any component, such as WorkFrame or the Browser.             
  10. Select At a Glance in the Help pulldown.                                        
  11.                                                                                 
  12. Required Tasks Before You Install                                               
  13. ---------------------------------                                               
  14.                                                                                 
  15. Before you install, you must increase the system environment size.              
  16.                                                                                 
  17. The VisualAge for C++ for Window product updates a number                       
  18. of system environment variables during installation and                         
  19. the default system environment size is too small.                               
  20.                                                                                 
  21. The required changes are described below.                                       
  22.                                                                                 
  23. C:\CONFIG.SYS change                                                            
  24. --------------------                                                            
  25.                                                                                 
  26. Use your favourite editor to add the following line to your                     
  27. C:\CONFIG.SYS file.  Create the file with this                                  
  28. line if the file does not exist.                                                
  29.                                                                                 
  30.   SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /p /e:20000                                      
  31.                                                                                 
  32. This line sets the system environment size to 20,000 bytes, which               
  33. is sufficient for the VisualAge for C++ product.  If                            
  34. you have other products that use a significant amount of                        
  35. system environment space, you may need to increase this value.  You             
  36. may also want to use a smaller value on systems that are                        
  37. constrained by memory.                                                          
  38.                                                                                 
  39. This change will set the system environment size for programs run               
  40. directly from folders.                                                          
  41.                                                                                 
  42. NOTE:  The above assumes that Windows 95 was installed in                       
  43.        the C:\WINDOWS directory.  If you installed in                           
  44.        another directory, substitute the directory                              
  45.        name.                                                                    
  46.                                                                                 
  47. MS-DOS Prompt change                                                            
  48. --------------------                                                            
  49.                                                                                 
  50. Start an MS-DOS Prompt.  If you are using the Start button,                     
  51. select 'Programs' and then 'MS-DOS Prompt'.  Open the                           
  52. MS-DOS Prompt Properties sheet by:                                              
  53.                                                                                 
  54. 1.  Opening the system menu by clicking on the MS-DOS icon                      
  55.     at the top-left corner of the MS-DOS Prompt, and then                       
  56.     selecting the 'Properties' item, or,                                        
  57.                                                                                 
  58. 2.  Selecting the 'Properties' icon on the Toolbar if the                       
  59.     Toolbar is active.                                                          
  60.                                                                                 
  61. Switch to memory page by selecting the 'Memory' tab at                          
  62. the top.  Within the 'Conventional memory' area is a                            
  63. drop-down entry field.  Click on the arrow, scroll down                         
  64. until the '4096' entry is visible and select it.  Now                           
  65. click on the OK button at the bottom of the Properties                          
  66. sheet.                                                                          
  67.                                                                                 
  68. This change sets the system environment size for each MS-DOS                    
  69. prompt started.                                                                 
  70.