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- Windows and Excel COMM.DRV Replacement
-
- The following instructions apply to the installation of the COMM.DRV
- file for Windows/286, Windows/386 and Excel version 2.10. You must
- follow this procedure if you are running on an IBM PS/2 Model 50Z.
- This procedure is also necessary for all other computers if the
- COMM.DRV file of your Windows or Excel package is dated 9/7/88 OR
- is 4484 bytes in size. The original COMM.DRV file can be found on
- the disk indicated by the table below.
-
- Windows/286 and /386 Excel
- 1.2M (5.25") Setup, Build and Displays 1 Build
- 720K (3.5") Setup and Build Build
- 360K (5.25") Build Build 2
-
- Installation Instructions:
-
- 1) Make an exact copy of the disk containing the COMM.DRV file and
- place the original disk away for safekeeping. This can be done with
- the standard DOS DISKCOPY command.
-
- 2) Copy the COMM.DRV file included with these instructions to the
- backup disk created in step 1.
-
- 3) If you currently have Windows or Excel loaded on the hard drive,
- please delete it from the system. If the product you have is Excel,
- you will also need to delete the files in the EXCELCBT subdirectory
- before reinstalling Excel. Note: If there are any files that you do
- not wish to lose, you will want to back them up to another directory
- or to floppy before deleting any files from the hard drive.
-
- 4) Run the setup procedure using the modified disk created in
- steps 1 and 2 above.
-
- Windows or Excel has now been installed with the appropriate
- COMM.DRV file.
-
- Matt Crinklaw (SL) WinApps
-