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- VERSION 2.0 TECH NOTES
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- DESQVIEW VERSION 2.01 COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS
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- PARAMETERS TO XDV ONLY:
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- /F=filename - Name of file to be loaded by XDV. Default: Load
- DV.EXE.
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- /L - Makes XDV display the high memory ranges being used and pause
- for keypress. Useful for debugging XDV failure when using
- EEMS or QEMM. Default: Load high memory addresses
- specified by memory manager and run DESQview.
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- /X={memory range} - For XDV. Excludes specified high memory
- range. Uses same syntax as QEMM and REMM.
- Generally exclusions should be done with the
- memory manager. Default: Load into areas
- specified by memory manager.
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- PARAMETERS TO XDV OR DV:
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- /OK - sets original IBM keyboard. Default: DESQview tests for
- keyboard type based on ROM.
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- /DT - specifies DOS program termination. Default: We
- terminate programs. Our termination is desirable for
- systems running SHARE.
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- /NS - Load DV with defaults - don't read DVSETUP.DV. Default:
- Read the Setup file. Should only be used when running
- DVSETUP.
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- filename.DVP - Load window specified by DVP. Use for API
- programs - program in window becomes controller
- of the system. Default: Run user controlled
- DESQview.
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- /EE - Specifies EEMS boards are addressed only through driver
- calls. Default: DESQview does some direct manipulation of
- Hardware I/O ports for performance reasons.
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- COMMON USER PROBLEMS
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- CONFLICT WITH KEYBOARD TEST
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- Some clones seems to crash on the main menu with the speaker
- beeping. This is a BIOS incompatibility and replacement BIOS
- should be sought, however "/OK" will generally get around
- problem.
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