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- APPNOTES.TXT
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- NOTES ON USING APPLICATIONS WITH MS-DOS VERSION 5.0
- ===================================================
-
- This document provides important information not included in the
- Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference or in online Help.
-
- Look through the following table of contents to determine
- whether your application is included.
-
- ATTENTION CODEVIEW AND INTEL ABOVEBOARD USERS
- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- Sections 1.1 and 1.3 contain critical information
- about using Intel Aboveboard and CodeView with
- MS-DOS 5.0.
- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
- For information about installing MS-DOS 5.0 and using hardware
- and networks with MS-DOS 5.0, see the README.TXT file.
-
- The following topics are discussed in this file:
-
- 1. Making Your Software Compatible with MS-DOS 5.0
- 1.1 Aboveboard 286 and Aboveboard Plus Installation Programs
- 1.2 AUTORUN.EXE
- 1.3 CodeView
- 1.4 Easel 6.0
- 1.5 Fastback
- 1.6 GeoWorks
- 1.7 Keyboard Conflicts
- * Lotus Metro
- * Lotus Express
- * IBM Displaywrite III
- * Borland Turbo Lightning
- * Micro Logic Tornado 1.8
- 1.8 Lotus 1-2-3 (3.0 or Later)
- 1.9 Manifest
- 1.10 Paintbrush 2.0
- 1.11 PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- 1.12 Pklite
- 1.13 ProKey and MS-DOS Editor/QBasic
- 1.14 Sidekick 2.0
- 1.15 Soft-ICE
- 1.16 Software Carousel
- 1.17 Task Swapper and Asynchronous I/O
- 1.18 Ventura Publisher
- 1.19 WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1
- 1.20 WordPerfect Office 3.0
- 1.21 XTreeNet
-
- 1. MAKING YOUR SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE WITH MS-DOS 5.O
- ==================================================
-
- 1.1 Aboveboard 286 and Aboveboard Plus Installation Programs
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- CAUTION: The Intel Aboveboard installation program tests
- memory in a way that corrupts extended memory.
-
- Before using Intel's Aboveboard installation program, make sure
- you haven't loaded software such as SMARTDrive or RAMDRIVE that
- uses extended memory.
-
- 1.2 AUTORUN.EXE
- ---------------
- If you can't use Mountain Network Solutions AUTORUN.EXE, a tape-
- drive backup program, contact your vendor for an upgrade.
-
- 1.3 CodeView
- ------------
- CAUTION: Using versions 3.0 to 3.13 of the CodeView CV.EXE file
- may cause the loss of data if your system has a 80386 memory
- manager (such as EMM386.EXE) and device drivers or programs that
- use extended memory.
-
- To start CodeView versions 3.0 to 3.13 safely, use the CV.COM
- file included with MS-DOS 5.0.
-
- Copy the CV.COM file from the distribution disks to the directory
- that contains your CV.EXE file. Then, type the following to start
- CodeView:
-
- CV
-
- or
-
- CV.COM
-
- If you start CodeView by using a batch file or program item in a
- shell (such as MS-DOS Shell), change the batch file or program
- item so that it specifies the CV.COM instead of the CV.EXE file.
-
- Make sure you use HIMEM.SYS driver version 2.77 or later with
- CodeView. Otherwise, the CV.COM file will not prevent data loss.
- MS-DOS 5.0 includes version 2.77.
-
- This problem has been fixed in CodeView version 3.14. Call
- Microsoft Customer Service to get this version; see your
- registration card for the phone number.
-
- 1.4 Easel 6.0
- -------------
- Interactive Images Easel 6.0 is incompatible with the DOS=HIGH and
- EMM386 commands. Contact your vendor for an update.
-
- 1.5 Fastback
- ------------
- If you run MS-DOS 5.0 in the high memory area, you must use the
- LOADFIX command before running Fifth Generation Systems Fastback
- or the Fastback installation program. Type the following:
-
- LOADFIX fb.exe
-
- or
-
- LOADFIX fbinstal.exe
-
- For information about the LOADFIX command, see Chapter 4 of the
- Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide.
-
- 1.6 GeoWorks
- ------------
- If you cannot run GeoWorks (PC/GEOS) after installing MS-DOS
- 5.0, use the SETVER command to report version number 4.01 to the
- GEOS.EXE file.
-
- Do not run the installation program for GeoWorks Ensemble when
- MS-DOS Shell Task Swapper is active.
-
- Use the Exclusive Tasking option when running GeoWorks Ensemble
- with Windows, and use the Prevent Program Switch option when
- running it with MS-DOS Shell Task Swapper.
-
- 1.7 Keyboard Conflicts
- ----------------------
- Some software packages do not support the extended ROM BIOS for
- 101/102-key keyboards. These include Lotus Metro, Lotus Express,
- IBM Displaywrite III, Borland Turbo Lightning, and Micro Logic
- Tornado 1.8. If you can't use your keyboard after starting an
- application, restart your computer, and add the following line
- to your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- switches=/k
-
- If you are using ANSI.SYS, also add a /k switch to the
- DEVICE=ANSI.SYS command in your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 1.8 Lotus 1-2-3 (3.0 or Later)
- ------------------------------
- If you run Lotus 1-2-3 3.0 with Task Swapper in MS-DOS Shell,
- set the XMS Memory KB Required option in the Advanced dialog box
- to 384.
-
- For more information about specifying advanced properties, see
- Chapter 8 of the Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference.
-
- If you run Lotus 1-2-3 3.0 or later and load device drivers or
- memory-resident programs into the upper memory area,
- use the RAM switch with the DEVICE=EMM386.EXE command in your
- CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 1.9 Manifest
- ------------
- Version 1.0 of Quarterdeck Manifest is incompatible with MS-DOS
- 5.0. Contact your vendor for an upgrade.
-
- 1.10 Paintbrush 2.0
- -------------------
- If you have an EGA monitor and want to run Microsoft or ZSoft
- Paintbrush 2.0, you must remove the DEVICE=EGA.SYS command from
- your CONFIG.SYS file. After removing the command, you may
- have difficulty with screen swapping when using Task Swapper in
- MS-DOS Shell.
-
- 1.11 PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- -----------------------------
- Do not load versions of Multisoft PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- earlier than 2.0 into the upper memory area.
-
- 1.12 Pklite
- -----------
- Do not use Pklite to pack device drivers.
-
- If you have a PC-Kwik cache on your system, and you can't run
- a packed program, do one of the following:
- * Use the LOADFIX command to start the program.
- * Run MS-DOS 5.0 in conventional memory.
- * Run a version of the program that was not packed with Pklite.
- * Disable asynchronous reads on the PC-Kwik cache.
-
- For information about the LOADFIX command, see Chapter 4 of the
- Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide.
-
- 1.13 ProKey and MS-DOS Editor/QBasic
- ------------------------------------
- Some versions of RoseSoft ProKey are incompatible with MS-DOS
- Editor and QBasic.
-
- 1.14 Sidekick 2.0
- -----------------
- If you are running MS-DOS 5.0 in the high memory area, use the
- following LOADFIX command to start Borland Sidekick 2.0:
-
- LOADFIX sk2.exe
-
- For information about the LOADFIX command, see Chapter 4 of the
- Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started guide.
-
- 1.15 Soft-ICE
- -------------
- When using Nu-Mega Soft-ICE, load it before loading other
- drivers. Otherwise, you may lose data stored in extended memory
- by drivers such as SMARTDrive.
-
- 1.16 Software Carousel
- ----------------------
- Software Carousel 5.0 is incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0.
-
- If you installed HIMEMSLS.SYS, remove the DEVICE=HIMEMSLS.SYS
- command from your CONFIG.SYS after running Setup.
-
- To use DOSKEY, load it after loading Software Carousel into
- memory.
-
- 1.17 Task Swapper and Asynchronous I/O
- --------------------------------------
- Some programs that perform asynchronous communications are
- incompatible with MS-DOS Shell Task Swapper. Terminal-emulation
- software (such as SmartCom and Procomm Plus) and server/client
- software (such as Laplink and Blast) are asynchronous
- communications programs. If you can't use an asynchronous
- program, contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 1.18 Ventura Publisher
- ----------------------
- If you can't start Ventura Publisher, make sure your Ventura
- Publisher directory is within the first 70 characters of the PATH
- command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- 1.19 WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1
- -------------------------------
- Some versions of WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE are incompatible with
- MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 1.20 WordPerfect Office 3.0
- ---------------------------
- Some versions of WordPerfect Office 3.0 are incompatible with
- MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 1.21 XTreeNet
- -------------
- To use XTreeNet with MS-DOS Shell Task Swapper, select the
- Prevent Program Switch option in the MS-DOS Shell Advanced
- dialog box. For more information about specifying advanced
- properties, see Chapter 8 of the Microsoft MS-DOS User's Guide
- and Reference.
-
-