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MCONFIG Version 1.00
Copyright 1992 by McAfee Associates.
All Rights Reserved.
Documentation by Aryeh Goretsky
McAfee Associates, Inc. (408) 988-3832 office
3350 Scott Blvd, Bldg. 14 (408) 970-9727 FAX
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3107 (408) 988-4004 BBS
USA USR HST/v.32/v.42bis/MNP1-5
CompuServe GO MCAFEE
Internet support@mcafee.COM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYNOPSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- What is the Multiple Configuration Manager (MCONFIG)
- System requirements
AUTHENTICITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- Verifying the integrity of MCONFIG
MCONFIG OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- General description of MCONFIG
MCONFIG INSTALLATION and OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
- Options for use with MCONFIG
MCONFIG MENU ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- How to insert Configuration Selection Menu items
MCONFIG DISPLAY ITEMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- How to change MCONFIG's colors
MCONFIG SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- How to use the ASK, PAUSE, and ECHO device drivers
MCONFIG EXAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Sample CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files
MCONFIG TUTORIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
- Learn how to use MCONFIG
NOTES ON MCONFIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
- DOS 3.3 and DOS 5.0 considerations
APPENDIX A: Advanced MCONFIG Features . . . . . . . . . . 16
- How to use the ENVIRON and SET device drivers
- How to use the MCON-ERR, MCON-SET, and CREM programs
Page 1
MCONFIG Version 1.00 Page 2
SYNOPSIS
MCONFIG is a suite of utilities designed to provide
multiple configurations for flexibility. MCONFIG is for IBM PC
and compatible computers using the MS-DOS and PC-DOS operating
systems. MCONFIG provides up to 14 different multiple
configuration setups inside the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
MCONFIG is a device driver that loads through the
CONFIG.SYS file. MCONFIG presents the user with a menu of the
different configurations available. After selecting one,
MCONFIG modifies the in-memory copy of CONFIG.SYS so that only
the commands for the selected configuration are executed.
MCONFIG Version 1.00 works on any system with 256Kb of
memory and DOS 3.3 or greater. MCONFIG requires MS-DOS or
PC-DOS 3.30 or above. It is not compatible with DR-DOS.
MCONFIG Version 1.00 Page 3
AUTHENTICITY
MCONFIG is packaged with the VALIDATE program to ensure the
integrity of its files. The VALIDATE.DOC file tells how to use
VALIDATE. VALIDATE can be used to check subsequent versions of
MCONFIG for tampering.
The validation results for Version 1.00 should be:
FILENAME SIZE DATE CHECK METHOD
ASK.SYS S:4,057 D:08-19-92 M1: 6E41 M2: 146B
CREM.EXE S:15,372 D:08-21-92 M1: 6D59 M2: 1EC8
ECHO.SYS S:1,700 D:08-19-92 M1: CE25 M2: 0C88
ENVIRON.SYS S:298 D:08-19-92 M1: AB32 M2: 1504
MCONFIG.SYS S:13,651 D:08-21-92 M1: 6CF3 M2: 1061
MCON-ERR.COM S:71 D:07-23-92 M1: 51EE M2: 1EEC
MCON-SET.EXE S:10,098 D:07-23-92 M1: 935D M2: 0400
PAUSE.SYS S:1,890 D:08-19-92 M1: 4D46 M2: 10AA
SET.SYS S:2,518 D:08-19-92 M1: 5ED3 M2: 17AF
If your copy of MCONFIG differs, it may have been damaged.
Always obtain MCONFIG from a known source, such as McAfee
Associates, its Authorized Agents, or the person responsible for
computer security in your organization. The latest version of
MCONFIG and validation data can be obtained from McAfee
Associates' bulletin board system at (408) 988-4004, the McAfee
Virus Help Forum on CompuServe (GO MCAFEE), or by anonymous ftp
from the mcafee.COM site on the Internet.
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ASSOCIATES" message then do not use them.
If your version of PKUNZIP does not have verification
ability, then this message may not be displayed. Please
contact us if you believe tampering has occurred to the .ZIP
file.
MCONFIG Version 1.00 Page 4
MCONFIG OVERVIEW
MCONFIG is a device driver that allows the selection of
different configuration set ups. At boot up, MCONFIG
displays a menu listing available configurations. After
selecting a configuration, MCONFIG modifies the in-memory copy
of the CONFIG.SYS file so that only the configuration selected
will be used. After the selected configuration has been
executed, a single AUTOEXEC batch file or multiple AUTOEXEC
files can be executed.
MCONFIG comes with a number of supplementary device drivers
to simplify the creation of multi-configuration environments.
These device drivers are explained in appendix A.
MCONFIG works by placing Menu Items within the CONFIG.SYS
file, followed by the different "selection blocks" of CONFIG.SYS
entries to be used when each Menu Item is selected. Menu Items
display the actual text to appear on the Configuration Selection
menu; these are followed by the CONFIG.SYS entries associated
with each Menu Item.
MCONFIG Version 1.00 Page 5
MCONFIG INSTALLATION and OPTIONS
MCONFIG is normally placed at the beginning of the
CONFIG.SYS file. When initially executed, MCONFIG reads in
the rest of the CONFIG.SYS file and displays a Configuration
Selection menu based on the Menu Items found.
NOTE: There will be several entries for MCONFIG in the
CONFIG.SYS file: one to initially load MCONFIG,
one for each Menu Item, plus an entry to signal where
MCONFIG stops processing the last menu entry.
Additional entries to set colors and other options may
also appear.
Valid options for MCONFIG are listed below:
DEVICE = MCONFIG.SYS CENTER DEFAULT=n END NOHIGHVIDEO NUMOFF
TIMEOUT=n PASSIVE {left shift key} {right shift key}
Options are:
CENTER - center Menu Items in window
DEFAULT=n - use Menu Item 'n' as default
END - tells where last Menu Item finishes
NOHIGHVIDE