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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 1.6 contain critical information
- about using Intel Above Board 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 Above Board 286 and Above Board Plus Installation
- Programs
- 1.2 AutoCAD release 10
- 1.3 AutoCAD 386
- 1.4 AUTORUN.EXE
- 1.5 CodeView
- 1.6 Easel 6.0
- 1.7 Fastback
- 1.8 GeoWorks
- 1.9 Keyboard Conflicts
- * Lotus Metro
- * Lotus Express
- * IBM Displaywrite III
- * Borland Turbo Lightning
- * Micro Logic Tornado 1.8
- 1.10 Lotus 1-2-3 (3.0 or Later)
- 1.11 Manifest
- 1.12 Paintbrush 2.0
- 1.13 Paradox 3.5
- 1.14 PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- 1.15 PeachTree Complete III
- 1.16 Pklite
- 1.17 ProKey and MS-DOS Editor/QBasic
- 1.18 Sidekick 2.0
- 1.19 Soft-ICE
- 1.20 Software Carousel
- 1.21 Task Swapper and Asynchronous I/O
- 1.22 Ventura Publisher
- 1.23 WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1
- 1.24 WordPerfect Office 3.0
- 1.25 XTreeNet
-
- 1. MAKING YOUR SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE WITH MS-DOS 5.O
- ==================================================
-
- 1.1 Above Board 286 and Above Board Plus Installation
- Programs
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- CAUTION: The Intel Above Board installation program that
- shipped before May 1989 tests extended memory in a
- way that can corrupt extended memory.
-
- Before using the pre-1989 Above Board installation program,
- make sure you haven't loaded software such as SMARTDrive or
- RAMDrive that uses extended memory. After the Above Board
- has been installed, other software using extended memory is
- unaffected.
-
- 1.2 AutoCAD release 10
- -----------------------
-
- AutoCAD release 10 for MS-DOS cannot access extended memory
- provided by the HIMEM /int15:xxxx switch. A patch file that
- allows AutoCAD 10 to allocate XMS extended memory is
- available from Autodesk. HIMEM.SYS provides XMS extended
- memory by default. AutoCAD386 is not affected by this
- problem.
-
- 1.3 AutoCAD 386
- ----------------
-
- Autodesk's AutoCAD 386 running under MS-DOS version 5.0
- might run very slowly or to hang the machine if MS-DOS is
- loaded high. To correct this, either delete or type REM
- before the DOS=HIGH line in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 1.4 AUTORUN.EXE
- ---------------
- If you can't use Mountain Network Solutions AUTORUN.EXE, a
- tape-drive backup program, contact your vendor for an
- upgrade.
-
- 1.5 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 does not prevent
- data loss. MS-DOS 5.0 includes version 2.77.
-
- This problem has been fixed in CodeView version 3.14. Call
- Microsoft C Support to get this version.
-
- 1.6 Easel 6.0
- -------------
- Interactive Images Easel 6.0 is incompatible with the
- DOS=HIGH and EMM386 commands. Contact your vendor for an
- update.
-
- 1.7 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.
-
- 1.8 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.
-
- 1.9 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
- MicroLogic 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.
-
- 1.10 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.
-
- 1.11 Manifest
- -------------
- Version 1.0 of Quarterdeck Manifest is incompatible with MS-
- DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for an upgrade.
-
- 1.12 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.
-
- 1.13 Paradox 3.5
- ----------------
-
- Paradox 3.5 can operate in protected mode with EMM386.EXE
- installed. Use the RAM switch, and allocate at least 384K of
- expanded memory, as follows:
-
- device=EMM386.EXE 384 RAM
-
- Normally, Paradox 3.5 needs at least 384K of extended or XMS
- memory to run in protected mode. Paradox cannot use XMS (or
- extended) memory if EMM386.EXE is installed. However,
- EMM386.EXE can function as a VCPI host, and will allow
- Paradox 3.5 to run in protected mode by using EXPANDED
- memory instead.
-
- 1.14 PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- -----------------------------
- Do not load versions of Multisoft PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- earlier than 2.0 into the upper memory area.
-
- 1.15 PeachTree Complete III Single-User Version
- -----------------------------------------------
- The single-user version of PeachTree Complete III might have
- timing conflicts with MS-DOS 5.0. Contact PeachTree for an
- updated version.
-
- There is no compatibility problem with the network version.
-
- 1.16 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.
-
- 1.17 ProKey and MS-DOS Editor/QBasic
- ------------------------------------
- Some versions of RoseSoft ProKey are incompatible with MS-
- DOS Editor and QBasic.
-
- 1.18 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.
-
- 1.19 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.
-
- 1.20 Software Carousel
- ----------------------
- Software Carousel 5.01 is compatible with MS-DOS 5.0.
- Version 5.00 is incompatible. Contact SoftLogic Solutions
- for an updated CAROUSEL.501 file. Rename the new file to
- CAROUSEL.PGM.
-
- 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.
-
- 1.21 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.
-
- 1.22 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.
-
- 1.23 WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1
- -------------------------------
- Some versions of WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE are incompatible
- with MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 1.24 WordPerfect Office 3.0
- ---------------------------
- Some versions of WordPerfect Office 3.0 are incompatible
- with MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 1.25 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.
-
-