Windows 95 CD-ROM General.txt File

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article contains a copy of the information in the General.txt file from the Windows 95 CD-ROM. Setup copies this file to the Windows folder.

MORE INFORMATION

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         Microsoft Windows 95 README for General Information

                           August l995
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             (c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1995

How to Use This Document

To view General.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.

To print General.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, then use the Print command on the File menu.

CONTENTS

STARTUP PROBLEMS APPLETS DISK TOOLS DISKS AND CDs DRIVERS PRINTING REMOVABLE MEDIA MICROSOFT FAX PEN SERVICES MS-DOS CODE PAGE

STARTUP PROBLEMS

There is a compatibility issue with some PCI-based display adapters. If you have a PCI-based computer and your computer stops responding: - On the first startup after installing your PCI display adapter - In Safe Mode Startup - When your display is set to 640x480, 16 colors then you need to replace the Vga.drv file by copying \Drivers\Display\Vga\Vga.drv to your Windows\System directory.

If you are running Windows 95 on a 386-based computer and Windows 95 will not start even in Safe Mode, you need to replace Vga.vxd. If you purchased Windows 95 on a CD-ROM, copy \Drivers\Display\OldVga\Vga.vxd to your Windows\System directory. If you purchased Windows 95 on floppy disks, contact Microsoft Products Support Services to get this updated file.

Computers with Cyrix CPU

1. Copy WB16off.exe from Windows 95 Setup Disk 1 (or if your product is on CD, from the \Win95 directory) to your Windows directory.

   c:\windows\wb16off.exe

Micron Computers

Micron P90 and P100: BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS 95, users of Micron P90 and P100 systems need to make sure their BIOS version is N15 or later. For more information, in the U.S. contact Micron Technologies at (208) 465-3434. Outside the U.S., contact your local hardware provider.

Undefined Dynalink Error

   1. Restart your computer.
   2. Click the Start button, click Find, and then click Files Or
      Folders.
   3. In the Named box, type the following:

      qt*.*, *.qtc

   4. Make sure the Look In box specifies your C drive, and then click
      Find Now.
   5. Delete all the QuickTime files in the program's directory.
      Be sure NOT to delete any QuickTime files in the \Windows or
      \Windows\System directories.
   6. Restart your computer.

System Detection Error -- BIOS Could Lead to Data Loss

        System Detection

        Your computer uses a BIOS that could lead to data loss if you
        run Windows 95.

        Please update the BIOS before installing Windows 95. For more
        information, contact your computer manufacturer.

NOTE: Microsoft takes no responsibility for any damange that may result from this operation.

   1. Copy the contents of the Windows 95 CD-ROM (or floppy disk 1) to
      your hard disk.
   2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type the following:

      extract precopy2.cab msdet.inf

   3. At the command prompt, type the following:

      edit msdet.inf

   4. On the Search menu, click Find.
   5. In the Find What box, type the following:

      [BadDSBios]

   6. Click Find Now.
   7. Insert a semicolon before each of the two lines following the
      [BadDSBios] heading.
   8. Save your changes, and then run Setup again.

Dell Latitude XP Portable Computers with Docking Stations

APPLETS

Backup, Known Problems

  and get a message that your tape drive has not been detected, click
  the Help button to see a list of supported tape drives.

  a conflict between the tape unit and your video card. The workaround
  is to start the backup operation and then open a full-screen MS-DOS
  box until the operation has finished.

  Windows 95 Backup program. If you did not install Backup, and you
  have the MS-DOS 5 Backup.exe file in your path, these links will
  automatically start the MS-DOS Backup program.

Briefcase, Known Problem

   1. After you enable user profiles, delete the My Briefcase icon
      from the desktop.

   2. Use your right mouse button to click the desktop, click New, and
      then click Briefcase.

HyperTerminal, Known Problems and General Information

  PCMCIA modem is inserted.

  is full.

  need to use Windows keys instead of Terminal keys. To change this
  setting, in HyperTerminal, click the Settings tab.

  marked as System or Hidden.

  system when you upgrade to Windows 95, you will experience problems
  with HyperTerminal. To work around these problems, you can use the
  Telephony icon in Control Panel to  remove and then reinstall the
  TAPI service provider, or you can run the utility Tapiutil.exe. You
  can download Tapiutil.exe from ftp.microsoft.com, or www.microsoft.com.

ScanDisk, Known Problems

  code pages, ScanDisk may report errors about these files or the
  folders they reside in. If you are affected by this, open ScanDisk's
  Advanced dialog box and make sure Check Files For Invalid File Names
  is not checked. Note that turning off this option may inhibit
  ScanDisk's ability to detect or repair seriously damaged folders.

WordPad, Known Problem

  the line breaks are shown accurately.

DISK TOOLS

- If you create a Briefcase and then compress a drive that contains

  files to which it refers, the Briefcase's association to the files
  will be lost. The files will still exist, but you will need to
  reassociate them with the Briefcase.

  Defragmenter to operate on a drive on a remote computer.

  disk utilities from being able to repair disks. If you are running
  one of these earlier versions, contact AT&T for information about
  their latest release.

DISKS AND CDs

- The NEC 260GW ATAPI CD-ROM that shipped with older Gateway computers

  is now supported through protect-mode drivers. In order for protect
  mode support to work, the real-mode driver needs to be loaded in
  Config.sys.

  supported by Windows 95.

DRIVERS

The Windows Driver Library (WDL) is included on the Drivers directory on the Windows 95 CD. Check this directory if you need a driver that is not included in Windows 95. Included in this directory are miniports for Trantor and QLogic SCSI adapters.

EZ-Drive

Adaptec EZ SCSI

Arco AcideJL

Promise 2300+ Drivers

Windows 3.1 (Eide2300.386): Works fine, but does not add any value. Setup removes this driver.

Windows 95 (Ptivgapi.mpd): This driver is still in beta and its use is not recommended at this time.

PRINTING

Compaq Prolinea or DeskPro computers

   Compaq Prolinea 450
   Compaq Prolinea 466
   Compaq Prolinea 4100
   Compaq Prolinea 5100
   Compaq Prolinea 5120
   Compaq Prolinea 5133
   Compaq Prolinea 575
   Compaq Prolinea 590
   Compaq DeskPro 450
   Compaq DeskPro 466
   Compaq DeskPro 4100
   Compaq DeskPro 5100
   Compaq DeskPro 5120
   Compaq DeskPro 5133
   Compaq DeskPro 575
   Compaq DeskPro 590

REMOVABLE MEDIA

Syquest Removable IDE Cartridge

   RemovableIDE=1

MICROSOFT FAX

You need a Class 1 fax modem to take advantage of advanced security features and to exchange editable binary files using Microsoft Fax. You can use Class 2 fax modems to send and receive traditional Group 3 faxes.

The first time you start a portable PC with a new hardware configuration, Windows 95 may start with all printers off line. This includes the fax printer. To correct this problem, do the following:

   1. Click the Start menu, and then click Settings.
   2. Click Printers, and then double-click the icon for the Microsoft
      Fax printer.
   3. On the Printer menu, make sure that Work Offline is not checked.

If you are using your computer as a Microsoft Fax NetFax server, do not shut down or log off of Microsoft Exchange or Windows 95 while faxes are being sent or are still in the fax queue.

While fax is in automatic answer mode, programs that are not TAPI- enabled will not be able to use the modem. This includes all 16-bit communication programs. By default, Microsoft Fax is set up to let a 16-bit program use the modem and will not automatically answer incoming faxes. If you do not use other 16-bit communication programs and you want to have Microsoft Fax automatically answer all incoming calls as fax calls, do the following:

   1. Right click the fax machine icon, located on the taskbar near
      the clock.
   2. Click Modem Properties.
   3. Change the answer mode to Answer After 3 Rings.

CAS modems, such as the Intel Satisfaxion 200i, Satisfaxion 400i, and GammaLink CAS modems, are not supported. A firmware revision is available from Intel for the Satisfaxion 400i that will convert this modem to be Class 1 compatible. For more information, contact Intel.

Do not manually change any of the printer spool settings on the properties sheet or the Microsoft Fax printer.

Microsoft Fax is recommended only for computers with at least 8 MB of memory.

When you send a fax by using the Microsoft Exchange New Message form, you cannot have the fax message on the cover page. To send a one-page fax with your fax message on the cover page, you must use the Send Fax wizard. To open the Send Fax wizard, click the Compose menu in Microsoft Exchange, and then click the New Fax menu. Or, click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click the Fax folder. If you are faxing only a short note, performance is better when you put the note on the cover page.

To include a message on the cover page, the cover page must contain the note field. If the note field is not present, the message appears on the second page of the fax.

The network fax server component of Microsoft Fax has only been tested and known to work with Microsoft File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks or Microsoft File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Networks.

If you change a setting in Microsoft Fax while Microsoft Exchange is running, the change will probably not take effect until you log off and exit from Microsoft Exchange, and then restart it.

If you send a fax to a Windows for Workgroups 3.11 At Work Fax user, and the message includes multiple recipients on the Cc: list, the only addresses that will be visible on the fax user's message are the fax addresses. However, all messages will be sent correctly.

The File Send command in some programs may not work properly. This includes Microsoft Works version 3.0, Lotus 1-2-3, Aldus Pagemaker, and others. If you cannot reliably send a fax by using the File Send command, either attach the file to a fax or use the File Print command from within the program.

When you use the fax configuration properties sheet to browse to a cover page, a link (.lnk) to this cover page is created in your Windows directory. If you already have a cover page (.cpe) in your Windows directory with the same name, this name will appear in the cover pages list twice, but you can select only one of them. It is recommended that you delete one of the files by using Windows Explorer.

If you send an editable fax to a Windows for Workgroups 3.11 At Work Fax user, the fax recipient may not see any names on the Cc or Bcc line if the message was sent to duplicate or non-Fax addresses. However, the message will be delivered to all recipients.

If you are using the Microsoft NetFax service for faxing, and you use the Microsoft Fax "Request a Fax" program to retrieve a fax, the returned information wil be sent to the NetFax server. It will then have to be forwarded to you manually by the system administrator.

PEN SERVICES

Microsoft Corp. distributes Pen Services for Windows 95 through the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) channel. As such, the Windows 95 product does not include Pen Services for Windows 95.

Contact your pen hardware OEM for your Pen Services for Windows 95 upgrade.

MS-DOS CODE PAGE

Depending on the country selected, Windows 95 automatically uses MS-DOS code page 437 or 850. If you need to use a different code page, such as 861 or 865, use the Changecp.exe utility program. This program is included in the Windows 95 Resource Kit and the CD-ROM version of Windows 95. It is also available from the Microsoft Download Service or from your local Microsoft subsidiary.