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SYMANTEC--PETER NORTON GROUP README.TXT--March 20, 1992 Copyright 1992 Symantec Corp. All Rights Reserved. NORTON DESKTOP FOR WINDOWS Version 2.0 Welcome to Norton Desktop for Windows! -------------------------------------- Please read this document carefully; it contains important information not included in the documentation. For easiest reading, MAXIMIZE this window by clicking the Maximize button. You may also want to print it for future reference. Topics covered in this document include: * Norton Desktop Install and Uninstall * Norton Desktop Enhancements * Norton Desktop and Other Products * Notes and Tips * Norton Backup for Windows You will also find a helpful question-and-answer section in Appendix A of "Using Norton Desktop for Windows." If you still have questions after reviewing Appendix A and this ReadMe file, call Technical Support for assistance. In the United States and Canada, call (310)449-4900. In other areas, contact your local distributor. INSTALLING NORTON DESKTOP ========================= Because the Norton Desktop install program launches Windows as part of the install procedure, you should not try to install Norton Desktop from a DOS window. That is, you should not double-click the Program Manager "DOS Prompt" group item to shell to DOS. Rather, choose Run from the Program Manager File menu and type A:INSTALL (assuming the Norton Desktop installation diskette is in drive A:). Or, exit Windows and at the DOS command-line prompt, type A:INSTALL. CREATING A NORTON DESKTOP (2.0) "DESKTOP APPLICATIONS GROUP" ============================================================ If you are installing over version 1.0 of Norton Desktop, we retain your old Quick Access groups. This means that you will not see your newly created Norton Desktop Applications group with the new program items. To convert the Norton Desktop Applications group from Program Manager, open a drive window and select the Windows directory. Drag the NORTONDE.GRP file (it could also be named NORTOND0.GRP, NORTOND1.GRP, etc.) from the file pane and drop it in the Quick Access group window. IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLING ============================ Immediately after installing Norton Desktop for Windows, be sure to run Norton AntiVirus to ensure that your computer is virus-free. Choose Norton AntiVirus from the Tools menu, then scan all of the drives to which your computer is connected. Though you've specified particular drives, Norton AntiVirus will also scan your computer's memory during the first scan of the session. UNINSTALLING NORTON DESKTOP =========================== You can easily uninstall Norton Desktop, removing some or all of its related files, by launching the Norton Desktop Uninstall group item in the Norton Desktop Applications group window. If you need additional information about the uninstall process, start Uninstall then consult the online help. Even if you perform a total uninstall, removing all Norton Desktop files, your Program Manager groups remain intact. Consequently, you must manually delete the Norton Desktop Applications group from Program Manager. Note that you can find information about many of the Norton Desktop files by reading CONTENTS.TXT in your Norton Desktop directory. NORTON DESKTOP ENHANCEMENTS =========================== Norton AntiVirus ---------------- Just as you can choose to hide or show the Sleeper screen saver and the Scheduler application icons, you can also hide or show the Norton AntiVirus Popup application icon. (Application icons, remember, appear at the bottom of your desktop when a running application is minimized.) The Norton AntiVirus Popup application icon is hidden by default, but if you want to make it visible when Virus Intercept is running, follow these steps: 1. Start Norton AntiVirus. (Double-click the Norton AntiVirus tool icon or choose Norton AntiVirus from the Tools menu.) 2. Choose Intercept... from the Norton AntiVirus Options menu. 3. Check the Hide Popup Icon check box. 4. Click OK. If you run Windows in Standard mode and have 2M (megabyte) RAM or less, you should use NAV&.SYS /B as the Norton AntiVirus device driver for best results. If you are running Norton AntiVirus with SmartDrive, you should add the /L switch to your DEVICE=Smartdrv line in your Config.sys file. If you are running Norton AntiVirus with Stacker, you must either load the Norton AntiVirus drivers from an unstacked volume or move the DEVICE=NAV&.SYS /B (or similar) line in your Config.sys file so that it follows the Stacker command. Norton Viewer and Graphics Files -------------------------------- In addition to the bitmap image sizing explained on page 7-8 of "Using Norton Desktop for Windows," you can also manipulate other graphics files in the same way (including TIF, PCX and WordPerfect graphics files). Thus, you can copy the current view to the Clipboard by pressing Ctrl+Insert. To copy a piece of the image the size of an icon to the Clipboard (starting at the upper-left corner of the zoom rectangle), press Shift while zooming. Press Ctrl while zooming to copy the area enclosed by the rectangle to the Clipboard. You can then paste the contents of the Clipboard into other applications. NORTON DESKTOP AND OTHER PRODUCTS ================================= Installing Other Applications ----------------------------- When you choose to run Norton Desktop as your shell, you (of course) choose not to run Program Manager as your shell. However, there are some Windows applications that expect to find Program Manager running as your shell. In many cases, though not all, these programs are hard-coded to look for Program Manager. The applications listed below most likely will not be able to create Norton Desktop groups (.QAG files) or group items. Rather, if Program Manager is running, they may create Program Manager groups (.GRP files) and group items. If you experience problems installing applications when Norton Desktop is the shell, the application is most likely looking for Program Manager. Try running Program Manager by choosing Run from the Norton Desktop File menu. Once Program Manager is running, try the install again. Problem with Problem with Application NDW & Windows 3.0 NDW & Windows 3.1 ----------- ----------------- ----------------- Adobe Illustrator No Yes Aldus PageMaker 4.0 Yes Yes Central Point PC-Tools 7.1 Yes Yes Computer Associates DBFast(*) Yes Yes Corel Draw 2.0.1 Yes Yes Foresight Drafix-1 Windows CAD Yes Yes Informix Wingz Yes Yes Microsoft Productivity Pack(*) Yes Yes Microsoft Windows SDK Yes N/A Que RightWriter for Windows Yes Yes Software Publishing Harvard Draw Yes Yes WordPerfect for Windows Yes Yes (*)=Application always expects to find Program Manager on the shell= line in the System.ini file. In most cases, you can easily create a Norton Desktop group from a Program Manager group by dragging the .GRP file from a drive window file pane and dropping it in a Norton Desktop group window. (Drag it to the Quick Access group if you want to create a top-level group.) Refer also to pages A-8 and A-9 ("Using Norton Desktop for Windows") for additional instructions. For general information about Norton Desktop groups, refer to Chapter 2 of "Using Norton Desktop for Windows." NOTES AND TIPS ============== Calculators ----------- If you are using a Hercules monochrome display adapter, the keys on the Tape, Financial, and Scientific calculators may be difficult to read. If this is the case, refer to the NDWINI.TXT file for more information. Documentation Corrections ------------------------- (Note: Unless otherwise stated, all page references are for "Using Norton Desktop for Windows.") Collapse All: Page 3-9 indicates that there are several menu items you can use to manipulate the tree pane displays in a drive window. Though not mentioned, you can also collapse the entire tree structure by choosing Collapse All from the Tree menu. Fonts: Pages 3-14 and 3-15 explain how to change the font in a drive window or a Norton Viewer window. However, you cannot save the font change (there is no Set Default button in the Font dialog box). Default Editor: Page 9-4 mentions that the Norton Desktop Install programs asks whether you want to make Desktop Editor your default text editor. Not mentioned, however, is how to change your default editor once Norton Desktop is installed. To do so, choose Default Editor from the Configure menu. TrueType: In addition to the raster and vector fonts mentioned on page 11-3, Windows 3.1 also supports a new outline font technology licensed to Microsoft by Apple Computer: TrueType. Sleeper default: Page 13-4 indicates that Randomizer is the default Sleeper screen saver module. In fact, Randomizer is not a Sleeper screen saver and Screen Shuffle is the default. Macro Builder: Page 20-4 outlines the steps for recording a macro with Macro Builder. Rather than specifying the macro filename before recording (as wrongly indicated in the manual), you can record the macro before determining its filename. By default, the Recording Macro dialog box informs you that you are about to start recording a macro. (This dialog box can be disabled.) Additional Batch Runner functions: The following functions are not documented in Chapter 21, "Using Batch Builder." FileAppend ("from-spec", "[d:path]destination") Appends one or more files to another file. Example: FileAppend ("autoexec.bat config.sys", "startup.fil") NetAttach ("server") Creates an attachment between a workstation and a Novell NetWare file server. Example: NetAttach ("MAINSERVER") NetDetach ("server") Detaches a workstation from a Novell NetWare file server. Example: NetDetach ("MAINSERVER") Batch Runner SendKey function: In the "Using SendKey" section of the Batch Builder chapter, {HELP} and {PRTSC} should be removed from the list of SendKey equivalents. Rather than {HELP}, {F1} works for those applications that assign help to the F1 key. Instead of {PRTSC}, use the SnapShot function. Creating Dialog Boxes with Batch Builder: In the "Creating Your Own Dialog Boxes" section in the Batch Builder chapter: NOTE says that the maximum template file lines is 15; it should say 20. The "Option Buttons" subsection says the first option button in a group of option buttons is selected by default. Rather, you can control the default selection the same way you control whether or not a check box defaults to checked: by setting the option button variable equal to the desired option button's value on a line above the DialogBox statement. Norton Directory Trees: You can use either of two types of directory trees--Norton trees, which produce the fastest displays, or Collapsible trees, which can be expanded and collapsed. Rather than checking a check box as shown on page 22-24 and described on page 22-25, you can choose the tree type by toggling the Use Collapsible Tree menu item in the Tree menu. (When it is not checked, Norton trees are in use.) Refer to online help for more information. Index Entries: You should add the following entries to the Index on page I-7: EDIT..., 9-1 files editing, 9-1. See also Desktop Editor NDW.INI ------- For detailed information about the NDW.INI file, refer to the NDWINI.TXT file in your Norton Desktop directory. Sleeper Screen Saver -------------------- Sleeper recognizes screen savers from After Dark, Intermission, and Windows 3.1 if you have installed these applications. However, Sleeper will not recognize the Intermission "Communique" saver module, even if Intermission is installed. If you have installed After Dark version 1.0 or 1.0a, each saver module appears in the Sleeper list box. Simply select the module you want to run. If you have installed After Dark 2.0, "After Dark Runner" appears in the Sleeper list box. Select After Dark Runner, then click Configure to launch After Dark 2.0. Make sure the After Dark switch is turned ON, then select the saver module you want to use. Avoid running Windows 3.1 savers with both a Sleeper password and a Microsoft password. It is recommended to use the Microsoft password only. SmartCan and Erase Protect -------------------------- Norton Desktop Version 2.0 uses an improved memory-resident program to keep track of deleted files: SmartCan. SmartCan replaces the Erase Protect program (EP.EXE) from Version 1.0. SmartCan, which is typically loaded from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, copies deleted files to a hidden directory on your disk called SMARTCAN. You can read details about this in Chapter 14 of "Using Norton Desktop for Windows." However, the SmartCan TSR cannot access any files saved previously to the TRASHCAN hidden directory (created by Erase Protect). To recover files from either the TRASHCAN or the SMARTCAN hidden directory, use UnErase from Fix-It Disk #1. VDISK and Norton Desktop ------------------------ Norton Desktop is not compatible with VDisk. You should use RamDrive instead. MACRO RECORDER AND INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARDS ========================================== Macro recorder will record characters generated with the Alt-GR key on international keyboards incorrectly. If recording these keys, you must edit the resulting macro file with the Batch Builder and replace those keystrokes with the correct special key symbols to generate the proper characters. NORTON BACKUP FOR WINDOWS ========================= Compatibility with Norton Backup for DOS (Versions 1.2 and 2.0) --------------------------------------------------------------- * Using Backup Volumes Created with Norton Backup for DOS ------------------------------------------------------- If you are a user of Norton Backup for DOS and are currently in the middle of a FULL/INCREMENTAL or FULL/DIFFERENTIAL backup cycle, you should not have to interrupt that cycle and start over. In fact, you should be able to use either product to create your next backup volume. Symantec strongly recommends that you test whether you'll be able to do this by using Norton Backup for Windows to restore some files that were backed up with Norton Backup 1.2 or 2.0 for DOS. If you encounter any errors while restoring, there may be some limitation(s)--either hardware or software--that inhibits compatibility with older Norton Backup volumes. If this is the case, you should start the cycle over by making a full backup of all your drives before resuming your routine. If you are using Norton Backup version 2.0 for DOS to make backup sets that you want to read with Norton Backup for Windows, you should use enhanced ECC if you plan on restoring the backups using Norton Backup 1.2 for Windows. * Data Verification ----------------- If data verification in your setup file was set for "Read Only" in Norton Backup for DOS, be sure to check your settings in Norton Backup for Windows when you first load that setup file. The "Read Only" option does not exist in Norton Backup for Windows and the setting will default to "Read and Compare." Change this setting if you prefer one of the other options. * Macro compatibility ------------------- If you plan to use setup files that were created with Norton Backup for DOS, you will need to re-create any macros that were associated with those setup files. Floppy Drive Setup ------------------ * Automatic Floppy Configuration ------------------------------ The Install program is able to detect the number and type of floppy disk drives attached to your system. However, if the incorrect floppy disk drive types are displayed, you should select "Auto Floppy Config" from the Configure screen and make sure that it correctly chooses the proper disk drive types. If the problem persists, check your computer's CMOS setup to be sure that your diskette drives are configured properly. This can be done using your computer's SETUP program. If the drive types are still not correct, set them manually. * If Your Compatibility Test Fails -------------------------------- If your compatibility test failed, there may be a hardware compatibility problem with your PC or a software conflict. Try these things to solve the compatibility problem: 1. Click the Configure button. 2. Change the Disk Log Strategy setting to Most Compatible. 3. Change the DMA Operation setting to Most Compatible. 4. Click Floppy Configuration and uncheck Disk Change Detection, then click OK. * Using a 360K Diskette in a 1.2M Drive ------------------------------------- Norton Backup for Windows supports backups to 360K diskettes in high density (1.2M) floppy drives. Though Symantec does not recommend this, if you find that you must do this in order to transfer files to a machine that only has a 360K drive, you MUST be sure that you do extensive compatibility testing between both machines. First, if you plan on doing backups to low density disks in a high density drive, the best method to do this is to back up using the "DOS Drive and Path" option with the component size set to 360K. The diskettes should be formatted on a 360K drive, since the tracks written to a disk in a 360K drive are different from those written to a 360K disk in a 1.2M drive. * Floppy Drive Contention ----------------------- Norton Backup for Windows allows you to switch to other applications while backing up or restoring data. To ensure that access to the floppy drives is not interrupted during this process, Norton Backup hides these drives from all other applications. Programs that display a list of available drives will not display drives A: and B: during these background operations. For the same reason, you should not try to access your floppy drives directly. For example, typing FORMAT A: in a DOS window while using Norton Backup to backup to the A: drive will produce an "invalid drive specification" system message. Normal use of the drive will return once the backup is finished. File Selection -------------- * Manual File Selection --------------------- When you select a directory in the tree pane, Norton Backup for Windows stores the selection by directory name. When you select files in the tree pane, Norton Backup for Windows stores the selections by filename. Therefore, selecting all the files in a directory is not the same as selecting that directory. For example, if you were to select your Norton directory and back it up, and at a later date add more files to it (such as data files), then those new files would be included in future backups. On the other hand, if you were to select all the files in your Norton directory (as opposed to selecting the directory itself), any new files added to that directory since the last backup will not be backed up. * Setup Files ----------- If you are planning on using the same setup files for both Norton Backup for DOS and Norton Backup for Windows 1.2, use include and exclude statements to describe file selections. If you manually select files by directory tree or by filename, the file selection is stored in an .SLT file. The .SLT files are not compatible between the Windows and the DOS products and the manual file selections will not be applied. * Directory Tree File Selection ----------------------------- You can use the directory tree to quickly select groups of related directories. When you collapse a branch on the tree and then select it (the directory displays a plus sign on the folder), you will be selecting all of the subdirectories under it as well. Estimated Number of Disks for a Backup -------------------------------------- The number of disks estimated for backup does not take compression into account. This is because the amount of data compression varies for different types of files. Therefore, it is difficult to accurately estimate the amount of compression that can be performed during any given backup. Norton Backup for Windows will make the most conservative estimate in all cases. Additional Command Line Option ------------------------------ In addition to those command line options listed in the Norton Backup documentation, the Minimize switch (/m) allows you to start Norton Backup as a background operation and display it as an icon. For more information on this and other command line options, refer to the Norton Backup online Help. -----End of ReadMe-----