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- dos 6 part 10
- Bogie #1 @3081
- Thu May 20 15:42:47 1993
- 0R: net33: @1021 (via @1) [20:42 05/18/93]
- 0R: net33: @1 (via @4) [07:35 05/18/93]
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q93653
- TITLE :Novell's NETX Reports MS-DOS 6.0 as MS-DOS 5.0
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When running with MS-DOS version 6.0, Novell's NETX versions 3.31 and
- earlier report the operating system version as MS-DOS 5.0.
-
- More Information:
-
- NETX requires MS-DOS 5.0 or earlier--it does not run with MS-DOS 6.0
- unless you use SETVER.EXE to trick it. Since SETVER tells NETX that
- the MS-DOS version is 5.0, NETX reports the MS-DOS version as 5.0.
-
- This behavior could be a problem for network administrators who
- configure their systems to map to specific directories for different
- versions of MS-DOS, depending on the version reported by NETX. For
- example, suppose that machines running MS-DOS 3.3 are mapped to
- Y:\DOS\V3.30 and machines running MS-DOS 5.0 are mapped to
- Y:\DOS\V5.00. In this example, when you use SETVER to tell NETX you
- are running MS-DOS 5.0, you are logged onto the Y:\DOS\V5.00
- directory.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 netx.com netx.exe
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90554
- TITLE :DoubleSpace Drives Not Viewable in NT MS-DOS Prompt
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- - Beta 2 Release of Microsoft Windows NT operating system
- version 3.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When using MS-DOS 6 Upgrade DoubleSpace with Windows NT configured for
- Dual Boot, you cannot see your compressed files or run your
- MS-DOS-based programs when running MS-DOS Prompt under Windows NT.
-
- More Information:
-
- To accomplish disk compression, DoubleSpace uses a device driver
- (loaded at system startup) to intercept disk reads and writes from the
- command line and MS-DOS-based applications. When you run MS-DOS Prompt
- under Windows NT, the DoubleSpace device driver is not loaded.
-
- This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a
- future release of Windows NT.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 dblspace double space
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90564
- TITLE :MS-DOS Err Msg: DoubleSpace Cannot Defragment Because...
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you are running a screen-saver program when you attempt to install
- DoubleSpace from MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, you may receive the following error
- message:
-
- DoubleSpace cannot defragment C because of an unknown error
-
- To work around this problem, remove the screen-saver from your
- CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file, restart your computer and install
- DoubleSpace. After DoubleSpace is successfully installed, you can add
- the screen-saver to your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 screensaver blank black blanker tsr
- dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90565
- TITLE :Changes Made by MS-DOS Setup to the SYSTEM.INI File
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you install Microsoft MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, Setup adds the following
- line to the [386Ehn] section of the SYSTEM.INI files if you install
- the Windows programs.
-
- device=vfintd.386
-
- The virtual device driver (VxD) vfintd.386 adds support to Windows for
- virtualize your floppy drives to prevent conflicts between multiple
- virtual machines.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90571
- TITLE :Applications That Require SETVER.EXE for MS-DOS 6.0
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Some applications check the MS-DOS version number before executing and
- may not run when they detect version "6.00." To work around this
- limitation, use SETVER.EXE, included with MS-DOS 6 Upgrade.
-
- The table lists the files in the default SETVER.EXE version table in
- MS-DOS version 6.0:
-
- Filename MS-DOS Version
- --------------------------
-
- KERNEL.EXE 5.00
- NETX.COM 5.00
- NETX.EXE 5.00
- NET5.COM 5.00
- BNETX.COM 5.00
- BNETX.EXE 5.00
- EMSNETX.EXE 5.00
- EMSNET5.EXE 5.00
- XMSNETX.EXE 5.00
- XMSNET5.EXE 5.00
- DOSOAD.SYS 5.00
- REDIR50.EXE 5.00
- REDIR5.EXE 5.00
- REDIRALL.EXE 5.00
- REDIRNP4.EXE 5.00
- EDLIN.EXE 5.00
- BACKUP.EXE 5.00
- ASSIGN.COM 5.00
- EXE2BIN.EXE 5.00
- JOIN.EXE 5.00
- RECOVER.EXE 5.00
- GRAFTABL.COM 5.00
- LMSETUP.EXE 5.00
- STACKER.COM 5.00
- NCACHE.EXE 5.00
- NCACHE2.EXE 5.00
- IBMCACHE.SYS 5.00
- XTRADRV.SYS 5.00
- WINWORD.EXE 4.10
- EXCEL.EXE 4.10
- LL3.EXE 4.01
- REDIR4.EXE 4.00
- REDIR40.EXE 4.00
- MSREDIR.EXE 4.00
- WIN200.BIN 3.40
- METRO.EXE 3.31
- WIN100.BIN 3.40
- HITACHI.SYS 4.00
- MSCDEX.EXE 4.00
- NET.EXE 4.00
- NETWKSTA.EXE 4.00
- DXMA0MOD.SYS 3.30
- BAN.EXE 4.00
- BAN.COM 4.00
- DD.EXE 4.01
- DD.BIN 4.01
- REDIR.EXE 4.00
- SYQ55.SYS 4.00
- SSTDRIVE.SYS 4.00
- ZDRV.SYS 4.01
- ZFMT.SYS 4.01
- TOPSRDR.EXE 4.00
- NETBEUI.DOS 5.00
- NET.COM 3.30
-
- The following file looks for versions of MS-DOS earlier than 6.0 and
- ARE NOT in the default version table:
-
- Filename MS-DOS Version Description
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- SLP.EXE 5.0 Seiko Smart Label Printer TSR
- UMBFILES.COM 5.0 PC Magazine Utility
-
- For more information, query in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on
- "SETVER.EXE" and the specific application name.
-
- More Information:
-
- SETVER allows you to modify the version table that is kept in the
- MSDOS.SYS file. When an application associated with an entry in the
- version table is executed, the version table tells the program that it
- is running under the MS-DOS version listed in the table.
-
- To modify the version table, do the following:
-
- 1. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the following:
-
- setver <name of command and version>
-
- For example:
-
- setver example.exe 4.01
-
- A warning message will be displayed that states the application
- being added to the version table may not be verified by MS-DOS and
- could cause corruption.
-
- 2. Verify that the command was added to the version table by typing
- "setver" (without the quotation marks).
-
- 3. Restart the system so that the new Setver table is loaded into
- memory.
-
- Before you can use the SETVER command, the version table must be
- loaded into memory by a DEVICE command in your CONFIG.SYS file. By
- default, the MS-DOS 6.0 Setup program modifies your CONFIG.SYS file to
- ensure that the version table is loaded into memory each time you
- start your system.
-
- Additional reference words: 4.00 5.00 6.00 4.0 5.0 6.0
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90678
- TITLE :MS-DOS Setup is Bootable but Setup Doesn't Run
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The MS-DOS Upgrade Setup Disk 1 is ALWAYS bootable. In other words,
- The Setup Disk can be used to start up a computer if the hard drive is
- inaccessible, cannot be booted, or does not contain an operating
- system.
-
- However, the MS-DOS Upgrade 6.0 Setup program does not run if there is
- no operating system on the computer. The MS-DOS Upgrade package is
- licensed, sold, and designed for users who have an existing copy of
- MS-DOS, or some other operating system, who would like to upgrade to
- MS-DOS 6.0.
-
- If your computer does not have an operating system installed, and you
- don't have your original operating system disks, you need to contact
- your computer manufacturer to obtain a copy of its OEM version of
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
-
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q90682
- TITLE :COMMAND.COM Corrupted or Missing on a DoubleSpace Drive
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If you are using DoubleSpace and COMMAND.COM cannot be found, the
- system is not bootable.
-
- Workaround
- ----------
-
- 1. Start the system from MS-DOS 6.0 Setup disk number 1.
-
- 2. Exit from Setup (press F3 twice). The DoubleSpace drive should now
- be available.
-
- 3. Copy DBLSPACE.BIN to the root directory of drive C, as follows:
-
- copy dblspace.bin c:\
-
- 4. Remove the Setup disk from drive A and restart the computer.
-
- More Information:
-
- MS-DOS Setup disk number 1 contains DBLSPACE.BIN. When MS-DOS is
- started from drive A and that disk contains DBLSPACE.BIN, the
- DoubleSpace drives become accessible just as if you start the system
- from drive C.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 dblspace
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q91202
- TITLE :Multiple Configuration Menu Does Not Display
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- If the MENUDEFAULT command in your CONFIG.SYS file is incorrectly
- set,the time-out value defaults to zero. As a result, the startup menu
- is not displayed when you start your machine.
-
- Common problems with menudefault settings include using the full menu
- descriptor (menu_text) instead of the menu block name and using
- non-numeric characters.
-
- To determine if your menudefault is incorrectly set, restart your
- computer and press the F8 function key when the text "Starting
- MS-DOS..." is displayed. If the time-out is defaulting to zero, the
- menu is displayed. If the menu is not displayed, another problem
- exists.
-
- More Information:
-
- Do not use more than one word for your block name. If you want to use
- text to describe your menu options, use a one-word block name followed
- by the description. For example, consider the following menu items:
-
- menuitem=dev, Development Configuration
- menuitem=wfwg, Windows for Workgroups
- menuitem=games, Games
- menuitem=files, Files and Buffers Only [dev]
-
- [wfwg]
-
- [games]
-
- [files]
-
- For these menu items, the four default menu possibilities are
- "development," "wfwg," "games," and "files."
-
- When you use the menudefault setting, do not include the descriptor
- text. For example,
-
- menudefault=wfwg, 30
-
- If you include the descriptor text, it is interpreted as the time-out
- setting. Since it is non-numeric text, the menu is not displayed. For
- example, the following menudefault line is incorrect:
-
- menudefault=wfwg, Windows for Workgroups, 30
-
- For help on using a multiple configuration menu, type "help
- multiconfig" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command
- prompt or see chapter 4 of "Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 User's Guide."
-
- For help on using the MENUDEFAULT command in your CONFIG.SYS file,
- type "help menudefault" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS
- command prompt.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q91634
- TITLE :Using RAMDrive to Speed Up MS-DOS Task Swapper
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- RAMDrive is a memory-resident program that enables you to use part of
- your computer's memory (RAM, or random-access memory), as if it were a
- hard disk drive. By using RAMDrive, you can make MS-DOS Task Swapper
- run faster.
-
- When you install MS-DOS, the Setup program copies the RAMDRIVE.SYS
- file to your DOS directory. To create a RAM drive, you add a DEVICE=
- or DEVICEHIGH= command for RAMDRIVE.SYS to your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- More Information:
-
- To speed up Task Swapper:
-
- 1. Make a backup copy of your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 2. Open your CONFIG.SYS file by using any text editor.
-
- 3. Add a DEVICE= or DEVICEHIGH= command line for the RAMDRIVE.SYS
- device driver. It should appear similar to the following:
-
- device=c:\dos\ramdrive.sys 512 /e
-
- This example creates a RAM drive that takes up 512K of extended
- memory. You can specify how much and what type of memory your RAM
- drive uses by customizing the command line. For more information
- about RAMDrive command-line options, type "help ramdrive.sys"
- (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt.
-
- 4. Save the changes to your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- 5. Open your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- 6. Set the TEMP environment variable to your RAM drive by adding a
- SET command line. The drive letter of your RAM drive should be the
- letter after that of the last disk drive in use. For example, if
- your last disk drive in use is C, your RAM drive would be D. In
- this case, you would add the following command to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file:
-
- set temp=d:\
-
- 7. Save the changes to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- 8. Restart your computer.
-
- Note: If RAMDrive is to use extended memory, your CONFIG.SYS file must
- contain a DEVICE= command for the HIMEM.SYS memory manager. If
- RAMDrive is to use expanded memory, your CONFIG.SYS file must contain
- a DEVICE command for the expanded-memory manager that came with your
- memory board. The device command for RAMDrive must come after the one
- for the memory manager.
-
- You can improve the performance of RAMDrive by doing the following:
-
- - If you run programs from your RAM drive, list your RAM drive first
- in your PATH= command. For example, if your RAM drive is drive E,
- add E:\ to the beginning of the PATH= command.
-
- - If you use the EMM386 program as an expanded-memory emulator, do
- not put the RAM drive in expanded memory. Although RAMDrive can
- also use this emulated expanded memory, it won't be as efficient as
- it would if it were using real physical memory.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0 ram drive
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q91664
- TITLE :MS-DOS Backup Err Msg: Unable to Open Component File
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- When you use a non-floppy drive, Backup creates a .001 file in a .FUL
- directory. For example, if you back up to F:\TEMP on your fixed drive
- or a network drive), Backup creates
-
- f:\TEMP\DEFAULT\xxxxxxxx.FUL\xxxxxxxx.001
-
- where xxxxxxxx are numbers and letters generated from the date. Moving
- the .001 file causes the restore option in Backup to fail and
- generates the following error message:
-
- Unable to open component file
- <drive:path:filename>
-
- Therefore, if you back up to a network drive, and someone moves your
- files, you cannot restore them until they are moved back.
-
- More Information:
-
- To work around this problem, re-create your original directory
- structure and move the .001 file back to its original location. If
- you cannot remember the original directory structure, attempt to
- restore your files again. The error message displayed by Backup tells
- you the directory and filename for which it is looking.
-
- Steps to Reproduce Problem
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Run Backup.
-
- 2. Back up files from one drive to a non-floppy drive and minimize
- Backup.
-
- 3. Run File Manager and move the .001 file to another directory.
-
- 4. Switch back to Backup and attempt to restore some files.
-
- How the Backup Filename in Generated
- ------------------------------------
-
- The backup file for DEFAULT\CCYMMDDA.FUL is calculated as follows:
-
- default = name of backup set
- y = last number of year
- mm = month of backup
- dd = day of backup
- a = A - Z, depending on the number backups that day
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q91728
- TITLE :MS-DOS 6 DoubleSpace Files and Functions
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- This article contains a list of DoubleSpace files and their functions.
-
- Filename Function
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- DBLSPACE.BIN Main DoubleSpace Component
- DBLSPACE.EXE For creation or modification of a DoubleSpace drive
- DBLSPACE.HLP DoubleSpace on-line help file
- DBLSPACE.INF DoubleSpace Setup information file
- DBLSPACE.INI DoubleSpace information file
- DBLSPACE.WIN Used to keep track of Windows during
- DoubleSpace installation
- DBLSPACE.SYS Allows MS-DOS to load DoubleSpace device driver high
- DBLSPACE.00x Actual DoubleSpace drive stored as a file
-
- More Information:
-
- For definitions of terms used in this article, please see the
- DoubleSpace Help.
-
- DBLSPACE.BIN
- ------------
-
- MS-DOS uses the DBLSPACE.BIN component to mount the compressed volume
- file so you can access the files on your compressed drive. This file
- loads automatically if it is in the root directory of the startup disk
- (no device= line is needed). If you want to load DBLSPACE.BIN into
- upper memory, see the DBLSPACE.SYS section of this article.
-
- DBLSPACE.EXE
- ------------
-
- This file allows you to mount, create or modify DoubleSpace drives.
- DoubleSpace accepts the following parameters:
-
- DBLSPACE /CHKDSK [/F] [drive:]
- DBLSPACE /COMPRESS drive: [/F] [/NEWDRIVE=drive2:] [/RESERVE=size]
- DBLSPACE /CREATE drive: [/NEWDRIVE=drive2:] [/SIZE=size | /RESERVE=size]
- DBLSPACE /DEFRAGMENT [/F] [drive:]
- DBLSPACE /DELETE drive:
- DBLSPACE /FORMAT drive:
- DBLSPACE [/INFO] drive:
- DBLSPACE /LISTDBLSPACE /MOUNT[=sss] [drive:] [/NEWDRIVE=drive2:]
- DBLSPACE /RATIO[=r.r] [drive: | /ALL]
- DBLSPACE /SIZE[=size | /RESERVE=size] [drive:]
- DBLSPACE /UNMOUNT [drive:]
-
- For more information about DoubleSpace command-line options, type HELP
- DBLSPACE or HELP DBLSPACE /switchname (where /switchname is the name
- of the switch about which you want more information) at the command
- prompt.
-
- DBLSPACE.HLP
- ------------
-
- This file contains help on DoubleSpace. To access this file, run
- DoubleSpace and choose Contents or Index from the Help menu.
-
- DBLSPACE.INF
- ------------
-
- The DoubleSpace Setup information file is helpful when creating a new
- DoubleSpace drive, but it is not required.
-
- Commands under the [SpecialFiles] section indicate actions to be taken
- for specific files; the possible actions are COPY=, IGNORE= and MOVE=.
- Without a path, any file of that name will match; wild cards (?, *)
- are acceptable.
-
- Programs under the [CopyFiles] section are optional utilities that
- will be left on the original boot drive if there is enough room..
-
- Programs under the [dangerous] section will be remarked out using the
- REM command from CONFIG.SYS file during DoubleSpace Setup but will not
- be remarked after Setup has completed.
-
- Programs under the [prior] section will have DEVICEHIGH=DBLSPACE.SYS
- placed ABOVE them in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- DBLSPACE.INI
- ------------
-
- This file is used by DoubleSpace to mount the compressed volume and
- swap drive letters. The file contains the following settings:
-
- MaxRemovableDrives=
- FirstDrive=
- LastDrive=
- MaxFileFragments=
- ActivateDrive=
-
- DBLSPACE.WIN
- ------------
-
- This is a temporary file that DBLSPACE.BIN generates to keep track of
- windows information when a drive is compressed. It should
- automatically be deleted after DBLSPACE.BIN completes the compression
- of the existing drive.
-
- DBLSPACE.SYS
- ------------
-
- The DBLSPACE.SYS device driver does not provide access to the
- compressed drives; it simply makes it possible for DBLSPACE.BIN to be
- loaded high. If you do not plan to move DBLSPACE.BIN into upper
- memory, you can safely remove the DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS line from
- your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- DBLSPACE.00x
- ------------
-
- A compressed drive is not a real disk drive, although it appears that
- way to most programs. Instead, a compressed drive exists on your disk
- as a hidden file called a compressed volume file (CVF). DBLSPACE.00x
- is the compressed volume file.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q92393
- TITLE :Dual-Boot Schemes Preserved by MS-DOS 6 Upgrade
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- The MS-DOS 6 Upgrade preserves the master boot record (MBR) if you
- have Windows NT Flex Boot or OS/2 Dual Boot installed. In all other
- cases, you must manually restore the (MBR).
-
- The MS-DOS 6 Upgrade does not preserve the OS/2 Boot Manager or UNIX
- dual-boot partition schemes; however, they can be restored by using
- the procedures below.
-
- More Information:
-
- OS/2 Boot Manager
- -----------------
-
- Setup does not disable your dual-boot configuration if you are using
- OS/2 version 1.2. If your system was set up for multiple-boot
- functionality with Boot Manager, use the following procedure to
- restore this functionality:
-
- 1. Run FDISK.EXE.
-
- 2. Choose 2 and press ENTER to set the active partition.
-
- 3. Choose the Boot Manager partition (it is listed as a 1-megabyte
- non-DOS partition).
-
- 4. Exit FDISK.
-
- 5. Restart your computer.
-
- UNIX or XENIX
- -------------
-
- If your system is set up for dual-boot functionality and you have not
- installed the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade, you should install MS-DOS 6 manually.
- If your system was set up for dual-boot functionality with UNIX and
- you installed MS-DOS using the /u switch, use the following procedure
- to restore the dual-boot functionality:
-
- 1. Run FDISK.EXE.
-
- 2. Choose 2 and press ENTER to set the active partition.
-
- 3. Choose the UNIX partition.
-
- 4. Exit FDISK.
-
- 5. Restart your computer.
-
- 6. Consult your UNIX documentation to restore the dual boot
- functionality.
-
- For more information on installing the MS-DOS 6 Upgrade on a system
- with UNIX or XENIX partitions, refer to the following section in
- Chapter 9 of the "Microsoft MS-DOS 6 User's Guide":
-
- Setup displays the "Incompatible hard disk or device driver" screen
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 dual boot startup system menu
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q92426
- TITLE :LANtastic Allows Hidden and System Files to be Deleted
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.0
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- LANtastic version 4.1 allows you to delete hidden and system files on
- LANtastic servers. This functionality is specific to LANtastic, and
- cannot be changed by MS-DOS.
-
- For more information on deleting hidden and system file on a LANtastic
- server, please consult your LANtastic documentation.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 3.20 3.30 3.30a 3.31 3.00 4.01
- 5.00 5.00a 6.0
-
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q93366
- TITLE :EMM386.EXE: ALTBOOT Parameter
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- A new parameter was added to EMM386.EXE in order to avoid problems
- encountered when you attempt to reboot a computer with the key
- combination CTRL+ALT+DEL. If your machine stops responding (hangs)
- when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL, try adding the ALTBOOT parameter as in
- the following example:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE ALTBOOT X=C000-C7FF NOEMS
-
- More Information:
-
- The CTRL+ALT+DEL handling routine changed when EMM386.EXE was upgraded
- in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1. The ALTBOOT
- parameter tells EMM386 to handle CTRL+ALT+DEL the same way it does in
- Microsoft MS-DOS version 5.0. The ALTBOOT parameter may be needed on
- UNISYS PW^2 3256 computers with Phoenix A386 BIOS copyrighted
- 1985,1991.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 UNISYS Phoenix
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q93374
- TITLE :MemMaker Doesn't Find SYSTEM.INI File on Network
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- MemMaker does not find your Windows SYSTEM.INI file if you are running
- a network installation of Windows (installed with SETUP /N) and you
- don't log onto the network from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- More Information:
-
- MemMaker relies on the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to find the
- files it needs to optimize your system. MemMaker needs to read the
- SYSTEM.INI file to determine how much free upper memory block (UMB)
- space to set aside for the API translation buffers.
-
- For MemMaker to correctly optimize your systems memory, load the
- network software from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.0
- -=-=-=-=-=-
- ARTICLE-ID:Q93375
- TITLE :Changes in EMM386.EXE Version 4.45 (MS-DOS 6.0)
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- Summary:
-
- Version 4.45 of the Microsoft expanded memory manager (EMM386.EXE),
- provided with MS-DOS version 6.0, has the following new features:
-
- - Advanced Upper Memory Scanning
- - Expanded and Extended Memory Sharing
- - Ability to Provide Upper Memory Regions for Microsoft Windows
- - Ability to Load with NOEMS When No Page Frame Is Available
- - NOVCPI Switch for Smaller Load Size
- - Automatic IBM Token Ring Adapter Detection
- - Quiet Loading
- - Ability to Provide ROM Shadowing
-
- This article describes these features in detail.
-
- More Information:
-
- Advanced Upper Memory Scanning
- ------------------------------
-
- EMM386.EXE can now scan the F000h-F7FFh region when the system
- read-only memory (ROM) is duplicated between F000h-F7FFh and
- F800h-FFFFh. Also, EMM386.EXE will include the ROM BASIC area on IBM
- PS/2 systems.
-
- To enable advanced upper memory scanning, add the HIGHSCAN switch to
- the device= line for EMM386.EXE in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- Expanded and Extended Memory Sharing
- ------------------------------------
-
- Previous versions of EMM386.EXE allocated as much extended memory
- memory as possible during the initialization phase. This tied up
- memory that could otherwise have been used by programs that use
- expanded memory. EMM386.EXE version 4.45 includes support for dynamic
- allocation of memory. This means EMM386.EXE can create and make
- available different types of memory as your system requirements
- change.
-
- Ability to Provide Upper Memory Regions for Windows
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- EMM386.EXE version 4.45 includes a new WIN= switch that defines upper
- memory regions available for use by Windows. These regions are similar
- to X= regions; memory is not mapped to those areas. But unlike X=
- regions, Windows (in 386 enhanced mode) can map its own memory into
- these upper memory regions and make more conventional memory available
- to MS-DOS-based applications running with Windows.
-
- Ability to Load with No Page Frame
- ----------------------------------
-
- Previous versions of EMM386.EXE do not load if expanded memory support
- is enabled and there is not enough contiguous available address space
- for an expanded memeory page frame. To support MEMMAKER.EXE,
- EMM386.EXE 4.45 displays a warning message and continues to load when
- this situation occurs.
-
- NOVCPI Switch for Smaller Load Size
- -----------------------------------
-
- Previous versions of EMM386.EXE disable both expanded memory and
- virtual control program interface (VCPI) support when the NOEMS switch
- is used. EMM386.EXE 4.45 leaves VCPI support enabled by default when
- the NOEMS option is used, relying on the expanded and extended memory
- sharing enhancement to supply VCPI memory.
-
- VCPI support can be disabled with the new NOVCPI switch. Using NOEMS
- and NOVCPI together results in a reduction in the amount of extended
- memory used by EMM386.EXE.
-
- Token Ring Adapter Detection
- ----------------------------
-
- EMM386.EXE automatically detects the memory location of IBM Token Ring
- adapter cards and prevents the mapping of expanded or upper memory
- over the adapter. The new Token Ring adapter detection can be disabled
- by using the new NOTR command line switch.
-
- Quiet Loading
- -------------
-
- By default, EMM386.EXE version 4.45 displays messages only if it
- encounters an error condition. Adding the /VERBOSE (or /V) switch to
- the EMM386 line in the CONFIG.SYS file forces EMM386.EXE to display
- status and error messages while loading.
-
- To display status messages without adding the /V switch, press and
- hold down the ALT key while EMM386.EXE starts and loads.
-
- For more information on the EMM386.EXE switches, type "help emm386"
- (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt.
-
- Ability to Provide ROM Shadowing
- --------------------------------
-
- EMM386.EXE version 4.45 includes a new ROM= switch that defines
- regions of read-only memory (ROM) for EMM386.EXE to "shadow."
- EMM386.EXE copies the contents of the ROM to extended memory (RAM) and
- maps the ROM addresses to this memory. Specifying this switch can
- speed up your system if it does not already use shadow RAM.
-
- Additional reference words: 6.00 XMS EMS free up