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- SpeedyROM 1.0 Release Notes 3/29/96
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- Thank you for purchasing SpeedyROM for Windows 95!
-
- Please review this document in its entirety prior to installing
- SpeedyROM. This file contains late-breaking information that the
- User's Guide does not contain.
-
- General information about SpeedyROM can be found online using Help.
- Simply click the Help icon in the SpeedyROM program folder, or click
- on the "Help" button from within the SpeedyROM program.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- * Installation Notes
- * A Word About legacy 16-bit CD-ROM Drivers and MSCDEX.EXE
- * Support of Windows 3.1 and DOS CD Games and Applications
- * Notes on Windows 95 System Monitor
- * Contacting Quarterdeck
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- Installation Notes
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-
- If for some reason you need to re-install or upgrade SpeedyROM,
- Quarterdeck recommends that you remove the old copy first, using the
- Windows 95 Add/Remove Software Control Panel applet or CleanSweep 95
- from Quarterdeck Corporation. If you choose to upgrade without first
- removing the old files, and later you decide to remove SpeedyROM from
- your system, a standard Windows 95 Uninstall may not remove all the
- files from your system.
-
- A Word About Legacy 16-bit CD-ROM Drivers and MSCDEX.EXE
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- Windows 95 supports most CD-ROM drives in 32-bit mode, using CDFS
- (the 32-bit CD file system). However, there are a small number of
- CD-ROM drives that Windows 95 supports in 16-bit mode. These drives
- run in "legacy" mode. In legacy mode, MSCDEX.EXE (the 16-bit CD file
- system) must be loaded in order for the CD-ROM to be visible under
- Windows 95. SpeedyROM does not support CD-ROM drives that run in
- legacy mode.
-
- Some systems may be configured to use MSCDEX even though it is not
- necessary. You can determine if this is the case for your system by
- inspecting your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to see if it contains a reference to
- MSCDEX. If it does, you should remove it from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- and see if your CD-ROM drive still works. Quarterdeck strongly
- recommends against installing MSCDEX if your CD-ROM drive will work
- without it.
-
- Support of Windows 3.1 and DOS CD Games and Applications
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- SpeedyROM supports the latest Windows 95 games and applications, as
- well as older Windows 3.1 and DOS games that can run in a Windows 95
- DOS box. In order to experience SpeedyROM's speed benefits, Windows
- 3.1 and DOS games must be used within Windows 95.
-
- Notes on Windows 95 System Monitor
- ----------------------------------
-
- SpeedyROM provides cache hit rate statistics in the About SpeedyROM
- box, which you can access from the control menu in the upper left-hand
- corner of the SpeedyROM application window.
-
- If you require more detailed information, you can use Windows 95's
- System Monitor utility, which is on the Windows 95 CD-ROM. If you do
- not have the Windows 95 CD-ROM, contact Microsoft for additional
- information about System Monitor.
-
- Contacting Quarterdeck
- ----------------------
-
- Visit the Quarterdeck forum on CompuServe (GO QUARTERDECK), or
- Quarterdeck's World Wide Web site (http://www.qdeck.com/). Update news
- and patches, if any, will be available there.
-
- Those using more traditional means of communication should contact:
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- Quarterdeck International Ltd.
- BIM House
- Crofton Terrace
- Dun Laoghaire
- County Dublin
- Ireland
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- Customer Service - UK 01245 496699
- Technical Support - UK 01245 494940 or Ireland 353 1 2844144
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