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- APPNOTES.TXT
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- 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.
-
- 2. AutoCAD release 10
- ---------------------
- To run AutoCAD release 10 for MS-DOS, contact Autodesk for a
- patch file. No patch is needed for AutoCAD386.
-
- 3. AUTORUN.EXE
- --------------
- If you can't use Mountain Network Solutions AUTORUN.EXE, a
- tape-drive backup program, contact your vendor for an
- upgrade.
-
- 4. 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.
-
- 5. Easel 6.0
- ------------
- Interactive Images Easel 6.0 is incompatible with the
- DOS=HIGH and EMM386 commands. Contact your vendor for an
- update.
-
- 6. 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 MS-DOS Getting Started.
-
- 7. 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.
-
- 8. 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 3
- of Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started. This information also
- applies to Lotus 1-2-3 version 3.0.
-
- 9. 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.
-
- 10. 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.
-
- 11. 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 3 of
- Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started. This information also
- applies to Paradox 3.5.
-
- 12. PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- ----------------------------
- Do not load versions of Multisoft PC-Kwik Disk Accelerator
- earlier than 2.0 into the upper memory area.
-
- 13. 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.
-
- 14. 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 3
- of Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started.
-
- 15. 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.
-
- 16. 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 3
- of Microsoft MS-DOS Getting Started.
-
- 17. 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.
-
- 18. 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
- running MS-DOS 5.0 Setup.
-
- To use DOSKEY, load it after you load Software Carousel into
- memory.
-
- 19. 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.
-
- 20. 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.
-
- 21. 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.
-
- 22. WordPerfect Office 3.0
- --------------------------
- Some versions of WordPerfect Office 3.0 are incompatible
- with MS-DOS 5.0. Contact your vendor for more information.
-
- 23. 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.
-
-