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- .TOPIC:
- Contents
-
- Loading Drivers
- Adding Drivers
- Editing Drivers
- Editing Drivers Defaults
- Using Drivers Help
- Registering
-
- .TOPIC:
- Loading Drivers
-
- To load new drivers:
-
- 1. From the "Main Menu" pick the "Load Drivers" button with your
- mouse or arrow up and down until the cusor bar is on the button and
- press "Enter".
-
- 2. Next, use the arrow keys to move up and down till the
- cusor bar is on the program that you wish to run and load
- the drivers for. You can also use the mouse to
- quickly jump to the program that you wish to load. You
- can use the Short-Cut keys to jump to the program you
- want faster.
-
- 3. Once, you have picked the program you want to run you must
- pick "Load Drivers" button with your mouse or press "Enter"
- when the cusor bar is on your selection. You can also double-click
- on the program with the mouse and that will start the loading
- process.
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- 4. DRIVERS will copy the autoexec.??? and config.??? file to the
- root drive of c:\ as autoexec.bat and config.sys. It will then
- ask you if you want to reboot your computer at this time.
- If you say "OK" then it will reboot your computer for you.
- If you pick the "Cancel button then it will return you to the
- Drivers load window.
-
- See also Using Drivers Help
-
- .TOPIC:
- Short-Cut keys
-
- Short-Cut keys:
-
- You can use shortcut keys to jump to an item in a list box
- instead of using the arrow keys. Simply type the first letter
- of the item's name. If one of the selections was Microsoft
- Windows 3.1 for example, and it was the tenth selection down
- all you would have to do is type "M" and it would jump to it. If
- there was another selection before it starting with a "M" then it
- would go to it first. Just press "M" again and it will jump to the
- next selection with "M" as its first letter. Continue doing this
- until you reach the selection you want.
-
- .TOPIC:
- Adding Drivers
-
- To add new drivers:
-
- 1. From the "Main Menu" pick the "Add Drivers" button with your
- mouse or arrow up and down until the cusor bar is on the button and
- press "Enter".
-
- 2. Next, a new window called "Add Drivers Window" will appear. From this
- window, you type in the name of the software program that you
- will be running, Along with the name of the autoexec.bat and config.sys
- files that will be copied to the root. The files can be any name
- you want as long as you give them a EXT on the end of the file
- name.
-
- 3. The cursor will appear in the first text box, which is for the
- name of the program that you want to type in. You are allowed
- 25 characters for the name. If you type 26 characters, it will
- bump to the next text field and delete the 26 character. You
- then can type in the autoexec.bat "File name". You are allowed
- 12 characters for it and the config.sys file too. Once you type
- in the 13 character it will bump you to the next field or to the
- "Save" button if you are on the config.sys file text box. While
- you are in one of the text boxes you can press [Enter] to move to
- the next text box or [Save] button.
-
- 4. Next, with your mouse press the save button and it will save
- your new program for you. You can also tab to the "Save" button
- and then press the "Enter" key.
-
- See also Using Drivers Help
-
- .TOPIC:
- EXT
-
- EXT:
-
- EXT is the exstension that goes on the end of each file, for example
- the file Drivers.exe has an EXT of "exe".
-
- .TOPIC:
- editing Drivers
-
- To edit drivers:
-
- 1. From the "Main Menu" pick the "Edit Drivers" button with your
- mouse or arrow up and down until the cusor bar is on the button and
- press "Enter".
-
- 2. Next, from the "Edit Drivers List Window" you can pick which program
- you would like to edit. You can edit the contents of its "Autoexec.bat"
- file or its "Config.sys" file or the "Properties" of the program. You can
- edit the last Drivers autoexec.bat or config.sys files, these are the last
- program drivers that where loaded and could be considered the current drivers
- on the system. You can delete program drivers also but be careful because
- DRIVERS will delete the autoexec.bat and config.sys files too. Just select
- the button with the function you want to perform.
-
- Autoexec.bat/Config.sys:
-
- A. First, you must pick the program you want to edit by using the arrow
- keys to position the cursor on the program name. When the cusor bar
- is on the program name you can either use the mouse to pick the button
- with the function you wish to do or use the "TAB" key to tab to the button
- and then press "Enter".
-
- B. If you want to edit the autoexec.bat or config.sys file then a
- new window will pop up called Autoexec.bat or Config.sys for ???, which
- is the program name for the file that you choose to edit. When it comes
- up it will have the contents of the file you chose to edit on the screen.
- If it is the wrong file and you wanted the other file or you just want
- to look at the contents of the other file then press the ??? button
- at the bottom of the window. The name of the button will be "Open ???
- file " which is the name of the other file. If you forget which file you are"
- editing, refer to the name of the window--it will tell you which
- file you are editing. Will editing the file there is [Cut and Paste] functions
- that you can use to copy text from one file to the next. To [CUT] the text
- use your mouse to highlight the text and then press Ctrl-C, this will put
- the contents of the highlighted text in the buffer. Next put the cusor where
- you want to copy the text and then press Ctrl-V to [PASTE] the contents to
- that spot.
-
- C. Next, you should save the file if you made changes. You can use your mouse
- to pick the "Save" button or use the "TAB" key to tab to the button and
- press the "Enter" key. If you make changes and then try to [Cancel] or [Open
- the other file] without saving then changes then DRIVERS will alert you to
- the fact and ask you if you want to save the changes. If you pick [Save] then
- it will save the changes, if you pick [Cancel] then it will loose the changes
- and do the function that you requested.
-
- properties:
-
- A. Refer to Adding Drivers for information on how to edit the properties
- of the program.
-
- See also Using Drivers Help
-
- .TOPIC:
- Editing Drivers Defaults
-
- To edit drivers defaults:
-
- 1. From the "Main Menu" pick the "Defaults" button with your
- mouse or arrow up and down until the cusor bar is on the button and
- press "Enter".
-
- 2. You must type in a valid directory where you will have you autoexec.bat and
- config.sys files stored. Example: "c:\Drivers"
-
- 3. You must then type in the drive that is your boot drive. If you just
- have one drive then type in its letter. Example: "c:\"
-
- 4. You then can check the Help Function to either turn on help for all windows
- or turn it off. You must pick SAVE to activate the change.
-
- 5. You then can check Advance Function to turn it on or off. This function
- allows you to do more in the Edit Drivers window.
-
- 6. To enable the Register check box you must press the Register Button and
- then type in the hardcoded password to activate the check box and then
- you can pick it. This will stop the message from appearing everytime
- you start the program. For your password please refer to Registering.
-
- 7. You then must press the save function to activate all your changes.
-
- .TOPIC:
- boot
-
- The "BOOT" drive is the drive that the computer looks for a autoexec.bat and
- a config.sys files for all the drivers information that it needs to know. If
- you have multiple drives and you have drive "f" as your boot drive the you
- would type in "F:\" in the defaults boot drive text box.
-
- .TOPIC:
- Using Drivers Help
-
- Selecting a Help link:
- ----------------------
- With a mouse - click on phrases outlined by two triangles.
- With the keyboard - Press TAB or Shift-TAB to select a link.
- Press ENTER to jump to that topic.
-
- Scrolling the Help window:
- --------------------------
- With a mouse - click on the horizontal or vertical scroll
- bars.
- With the keyboard - press the cursor arrow keys.
-
- Closing the Help window:
- ------------------------
- With a mouse - double click on the window's control box icon.
- With the keyboard - press Ctrl-F4.
-
- Command buttons:
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- Applications may use one or more of the following command
- buttons. Use a mouse to click a button or press the letter
- mentioned below.
-
- Contents - Displays a table of contents for the application's
- Help. Press C to select Contents.
-
- Search - Opens a dialog box that lists all available Help
- topics. Select a topic from the list box and press ENTER.
- Press S to select Search.
-
- Back - Jumps to the last Help topic viewed. Press B to select
- Back.
-
- History - Lists the last 20 Help topics viewed. Jump to a
- topic by selecting from the list box and pressing ENTER.
- Press T to select History.
-
- Copy - Copies the contents of the current Help topic into
- an edit area. Select the text you want copied to the
- Clipboard and choose Copy. Choosing Copy without selecting
- any text in the edit area copies the entire Help topic to
- the Clipboard.
- Press P to select Copy.
-
- .TOPIC:
- Registering
-
- CIM SYSTEMS INC. hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software,
- whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied
- warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. CIM SYSTEMS
- INC. will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential
- indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason,
- even if CIM SYSTEMS INC. or an agent of CIM SYSTEMS INC. has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages. In no event shall CIM SYSTEMS INC.'s liability
- for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use
- software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the
- software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the
- software.
- If you find DRIVERS useful and convenient, a registration of $15 would be
- appreciated. You will receive a printed manual and a password for registering
- your copy of the program. Send registrations fees to:
-
- CIM SYSTEMS INC
- 6330 East 75th Street Suite 144
- Indianapolis,IN 46250
- (317) 578-0282
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