APPNOTES.TXT: Microsoft Windows & MS-DOS 5 for IBM PS/2

 Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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APPNOTES.TXT

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 and 4 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. Above Board 286 and Above Board Plus Installation Programs
2. AutoCAD release 10 3. AUTORUN.EXE 4. CodeView 5. Easel 6.0 6. Fastback 7. GeoWorks 8. Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0 9. Manifest 10. Paintbrush 2.0 11. Paradox 3.5 12. PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator 13. PeachTree Complete III 14. Pklite 15. ProKey Plus 16. Sidekick 2.0 17. Soft-ICE 18. Software Carousel 19. Task Swapper and Asynchronous I/O 20. Ventura Publisher 21. WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1 22. WordPerfect Office 3.0 23. XTreeNet

  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 an Above Board installation program prior to May 1989, 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. AutoCAD
To run AutoCAD release 10 and 11 (AutoCad 386) with MS-DOS, contact Autodesk.

When running AutoCad 386 under Windows 3.1, note the following: 

 * AutoCad 386 runs in standard mode only if no LIMulator is
   installed. To run in 386 enhanced mode, you must upgrade to
   AutoCad for Windows.
* The PIF setting for AutoCad 386 are set for a minimum 
   configuration. Using these setting results in poor performance.
   To improve performance, you can modify the PIF settings, as
   described below.

 PIF Settings
 ------------

 To improve the performance of AutoCad 386, make the following changes
 to the standard mode PIF:

    XMS MEMORY REQUIRED should be set to 1. This forces XMS memory to
be 
    provided to an application. Unless a required amount is listed, no
    XMS memory is provided.

    XMS MEMORY DESIRED should be set from 1024 to 4096. 1024
significantly 
    improves performance. The manufacturer recommends 4096 for best
    performance.

    OTHER REQUIREMENTS: For these settings to work, you must have
    adequate XMS memory available. If there is not enough, no adverse
    effects are apparent, but performance is only improved by the real
    amount of XMS provided. You must also have an equivalent amount of
    disk space free for a swap file.

  • AUTORUN.EXE If you can't use Mountain Network Solutions AUTORUN.EXE, a tape-drive backup program, contact your vendor for an upgrade.

    1. CodeView
    CAUTION: Using versions 3.0 to 3.13 of the CodeView CV.EXE file may cause data loss if your system has a 80386 memory manager (such as EMM386.EXE) and device drivers or programs that use extended memory. To determine which version you have, type CV.EXE at the command prompt.

    To start CodeView versions 3.0 to 3.13 safely, use the CV.COM file included with MS-DOS 5.0, and HIMEM.SYS version 2.77 or later.

    To use the CV.COM file included with MS-DOS 5.0, copy it from the Setup disks to the directory that contains your CV.EXE file.

    This problem has been fixed in CodeView version 3.14. Call Microsoft C Support to get this version.

    1. Easel 6.0
    Interactive Images Easel 6.0 is incompatible with the DOS=HIGH and EMM386 commands. Contact your vendor for an update.

    1. Fastback
    If you have a version of Fifth Generation Systems Fastback earlier than 3.0, you must use the LOADFIX command before running Fastback or the Fastback installation program. Type the following:

    LOADFIX FB.EXE

    or

    LOADFIX FBINSTAL.EXE

    For information about the LOADFIX command, see the section "You receive the 'Packed file corrupt' message" in Chapter 4 of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS Getting Started.

    1. GeoWorks
    If you have a version of GeoWorks (PC/GEOS) earlier than 1.2, use the SETVER command to report version number 4.01 to the GEOS.EXE file. Type the following:

    SETVER GEOS.EXE 4.01

    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.

    1. Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0
    For information about Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0, see the section "Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.1 won't start" in Chapter 4 of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS Getting Started. This information also applies to Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0.

    1. Manifest
    Versions 1.01 and later of Quarterdeck Manifest are compatible with MS-DOS 5.0. If you have a version earlier than 1.01, contact your vendor for an upgrade.

    1. 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. Paradox 3.5
    For information about Paradox version 3.5, see the section "Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.1 won't start" in Chapter 4 of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS Getting Started. This information also applies to Paradox 3.5.

    1. PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
    Do not load versions of Multisoft PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator earlier than 2.0 into the upper memory area.

    1. PeachTree Complete III Single-User Version
    If you are using the single-user version of PeachTree Complete III (batch 01 through batch 13), contact PeachTree for an update.

    There is no compatibility problem with the network version.

    1. 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 the section "You receive the 'Packed file corrupt' message" in Chapter 4 of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS Getting Started.

    1. ProKey Plus
    If you have problems using a version of RoseSoft ProKey Plus earlier than 5.0, contact your vendor for an upgrade.

    ProKey Plus is incompatible with MS-DOS Editor and QBasic.

    1. 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 the section "You receive the 'Packed file corrupt' message" in Chapter 4 of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS Getting Started.

    1. 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. Software Carousel
    Software Carousel 5.01 is compatible with MS-DOS 5.0. If you have an earlier version, contact SoftLogic Solutions for an update.

    If you installed HIMEMSLS.SYS, remove the DEVICE=HIMEMSLS.SYS command from your CONFIG.SYS after installing MS DOS 5 on your system.

    To use DOSKEY, load it after you load Software Carousel into memory.

    1. 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 with Task Swapper, contact your vendor for more information, or disable Task Swapper.

    1. 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. WordPerfect WPINFO.EXE 5.1
    Some versions of the WPINFO.EXE file included with WordPerfect 5.1 are incompatible with MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.

    1. 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. 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.

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