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1. Notes The path you specify for the base location must currently exist However when a path does not exist at the remote location it can be created for you when you transfer your updated files e You can come back after installation to add or delete directory pairs Directory pairs can be the same drive and directories different drives and directories or the same drive but different directories LAN Users Specify the actual drive and path not the remapped value In other words you know that drive G on your client machine equals drive C on your server Do not specify drive G directories File Update provides for drive remapping later in the process f you make a mistake or want to delete a directory entry a Choose the directory entry in the Directory List b Select Delete to erase the directory information for both locations 9 Select Continue The Diskette Drive Selection screen is displayed Chapter 5 Using File Update 35 Insert a blank formatted diskette and select A or B Then select Continue to create the Install diskette ENHE 10 Choose the diskette drive drive A or B where you want to create the File Update installation diskette 11 Insert a blank formatted diskette in the specified drive and select Continue 12 Select OK when installation is completed 13 Label your diskette File Update Installation and set it aside You will use it later to install the File Update system f
2. 2 Installing File Update at the Remote Location on page 39 3 Transferring Updated Files to the Other Location on page 39 Transferring Updates from the Base Location to Diskette To transfer updates to the remote location you must first transfer updated files to diskette After you transfer files from the base location to the remote location the first time use this procedure to transfer files back and forth from one location to another It is not necessary to manually copy and align files at both locations before using File Update To transfer updates to diskette 1 Select File Update 2 Select Update To Diskette You have the option to a Select Preview to display the estimated number of diskettes by media type it takes to copy the files that File Update is tracking b Select OK The Status screen is displayed with a list of the files to be copied It also indicates that you are connected to the appropriate drives if applicable If you want to remove the status screen press F5 3 Select File Update 4 Select Update To Diskette 5 Select Update Files A message is displayed asking if you used your last update diskettes e f this is the first time you are doing a file update select Yes f you have done an Update to Diskette before but did not transfer the updated files to the other location select No to make sure all file changes are transferred 6 Insert a formatted diskette into the specified drive and t
3. 50 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Chapter 7 Troubleshooting This chapter explains how to solve problems you might have after you install PC DOS It also answers some common questions about DOS If you are having problems be sure to view the text file README TXT that came with PC DOS You can find this file on the Setup Diskette of your PC DOS installation diskettes or in your DOS directory PC DOS Installation Following are some of the common questions you might have during Setup What if the Setup program does not run Setup cannot successfully install PC DOS for one or more of the following reasons There is insufficient space on your hard disk Your primary DOS partition is too small or incompatible with Setup You do not have a hard disk What should I do if my computer does not restart If this happens and if the problem might be related to the settings in your CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT you can temporarily bypass these files to restart your computer 1 Start your computer 2 Press F5 immediately after your computer displays the message Starting PC DOS Notes 1 Any device that requires an installable device driver does not work because the installable device drivers are not loaded For example programs that require expanded or extended memory are not able to run because no expanded or extended memory drivers are loaded 2 PC DOS uses the default environment variables of PATH CADOS PROMPT
4. For example you would type d if you want to clean up the files on drive D 3 At the DOS command prompt type chkdsk f The f switch finds and recovers any lost allocation units 4 If there are any lost allocation units you are prompted to convert them to files 5 Use the TYPE command to view the contents of the files 6 Delete any CHK files you do not want COPY Use to copy A file from one directory or diskette to another e A group of files by using DOS wildcards 6 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version DELETE DIR Suppose drive C is the current drive If you want to copy the AGENDA DOC file from the MEETING directory on a hard disk in drive C to the root directory on a diskette in drive A you would type the following command copy meeting agenda doc a agenda doc Use to delete a single file a group of files or all files in a directory on a hard disk or diskette When you delete files you might not be able to recover them Ensure that the files you specify for deletion are the ones you want to remove If you accidentally delete files you want to keep use the UNDELETE command as soon as possible to recover them You delete a single file by typing the DEL command followed by the location and name of the file you want to delete For example to delete a file named SALES LST from a directory on drive C you would type the following command del c sales 1st Use to view the contents of a directory The DIR
5. You can change or limit what RAMBoost will do to each configuration by making changes in the appropriate INI file For more information see the online PC DOS 7 Command Heference If you select Reorganize the old CONFIG SYS is saved as CONFIG SAV After RAMBoost Setup installs RAMBoost in your CONFIG SYS file a window is displayed that allows you to reboot restart your computer or exit r m Central Point RAMBoost RAMSETUP needs to reboot your computer to determine the best fit for your resident programs and drivers in upper memory blocks Please be sure there are no diskettes in your diskette drives and choose Reboot to begin this process Choose exit if you do not want RAMSETUP to reboot your computer at this time eboot xit j If you select Exit RAMBoost will be activated the next time you start your computer Be careful not to change your CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT in the meantime 3 Select Reboot to start RAMBoost RAMBoost restarts your computer twice before RAMBoost is activated Analyzing Your Computer s Memory after Running RAMBoost After RAMBoost is loaded you might want to do the following to verify that you do have more conventional memory available View your CONFIG SYS file Lines similar to the following are placed in this file if you successfully loaded RAMBoost device c dos emm386 exe noems ram x a000 bOff i b100 b7ff x b800 bfff device c dos ramboost exe load The i and x are INCLU
6. iV PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Part 1 Using the DOS Operating System Learning DOS Basics 00002 ee 3 Using the Online Book Viewer lll ses 9 Configuring Your System 0 000200 ls 15 Working with the Text Editor 0000200 eee 23 Using File Update oss Rr gs RR MAUS be eh EROS ann 33 Making More Memory Available 0 000 00002 eee 43 Troubleshooting 0 0000 ee 51 Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 1 2 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Chapter 1 Learning DOS Basics This chapter discusses a few of the basic concepts and terminology you need to know to use PC DOS and some of the more common PC DOS commands Files file names and extensions Directories current directories subdirectories and directory trees e Wildcards Paths full and relative Frequently used PC DOS commands Understanding Files The information your computer uses is stored in files The instructions used to run an application are stored in program files and the information you create by using an application is stored in data files As you work with an application DOS processes the information stored in program files and passes it along to your system when it is needed When you are finished using the application you can save your data files on a ha
7. 3 1 If you install Windows after installing DOS check your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files to make sure that you are using the programs HIMEM SYS EMM386 EXE and SMARTDRV EXE from the DOS directory and not from the Windows directory Using Multiple Configurations A single CONFIG SYS file can define several different system configurations This can be useful if several people share a single computer or if you want to be able to start your computer with a choice of configurations Each step in defining how you would type multiple configuration commands in your CONFIG SYS file is mentioned For a complete explanation refer to the PC DOS 7 User s Guide Step 1 Defining a Startup Menu To use multiple configurations you must define a startup menu To do this create a configuration block with the block heading Menu A menu block can contain any of the following commands The MENUITEM command e The MENUDEFAULT command e The MENUCOLOR command e The SUBMENU command See the PC DOS 7 Command Reference for an explanation of each of these commands Refer to the PC DOS 7 User s Guide for a detailed discussion on using these commands in a multiple configuration When your computer starts the startup menu appears and lists the available configurations you choose the configuration you want If you type this in your CONFIG SYS file DOS produces this startup menu IBM DOS Startup Menu MENU menuitem DLS Load DOS LAN Services Cl
8. Information Specify the command that starts the program such as view cmdref inf to start the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference Starting the PC DOS Viewer from Windows To start the PC DOS Viewer while using Windows use mouse button 1 and double click on the icon for the book you want to view The PC DOS Viewer starts and the online book you selected is opened The icons for the PC DOS online books are located in the PC DOS 7 Tools group O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 9 Viewing the Initial PC DOS Viewer Screen Whenever you type the VIEW command followed by the name of an online book you will see a screen similar to this Menu Bar Click on to expand the Table of Contents Click on to close expansion FC 003 7 Casin d Reference Re j r Being the Onli Wlewer FC DOS Viewer 1 1 About This fik Mhata Hew E Cennma md A kn Bax irr 4 Cresa Descriptions Ce Command Type Quick Acfereece Tables L Cae tom ts be Keyboards or Intersatlosal Use f Conf igaring IAI Files rrvinur Search Frist Index Contests forward Lf 1 1 1 Push Buttons Table of Contents Window e Menu bar for task selection such as copying and appending to a file expanding and collapsing the information tree searching printing accessing online help information about the PC DOS Viewer and exiting the PC DOS Viewer Select any one of the options on the menu bar by clicking on it with a
9. Note Before changing your original AUTOEXEC BAT file copy and save it as a different name such as AUTOEXEC BAK as a precaution If you have a CD ROM you might want to include the MSCDEX command in your AUTOEXEC BAT file This command must include a drive drivename parameter that matches the drive drivename parameter used in the CONFIG SYS file for the CD ROM device driver Each CD ROM device driver currently in use must have a unique driver name The device driver that came with your CD ROM must be loaded in the CONFIG SYS file before you can access it in PC DOS using the MSCDEX command For more information about this command refer to the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference Terminate and Stay Resident Programs Another common use of the AUTOEXEC BAT file is to start memory resident programs programs that load into memory and stay there while you use other programs These are also called terminate and stay resident TSR programs DOS comes with several memory resident programs that are commonly started from the AUTOEXEC BAT file such as APPEND KEYB CPSCHED MOUSE DATAMON SENTRY or TRACKER SMARTDRV For more information about these programs you can type help followed by the command name at the DOS command prompt This opens the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference at the command specified For an abbreviated explanation and command syntax for each commands you can type the command name followed by the switch AUTOEXEC BAT F
10. Special Characters switch for online help 13 F switch CHKDSK 6 int15 switch 52 IBM trademark 55 other company s trademark 55 E Editor 28 Numerics 386MAX 48 A allocation units recovering 6 APPEND command 21 ASCII 17 ATTRIB command 6 attribute file 6 AUTOEXEC BAT file editing 20 explanation of 15 multiple configurations 20 startup commands in 20 using to customize system 20 Autosave command E Editor 27 base location File Update 33 block configuration 19 boot bypassing startup commands 15 commands 15 bootable diskette See system diskette BUFFERS command 18 bypassing AUTOEXEC BAT commands 16 CONFIG SYS commands 15 C calling the E Editor 23 CD command 6 CD ROM installing a device driver 17 changing AUTOEXEC BAT file 20 CONFIG SYS file 17 O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 changing continued directory CD command 6 version table in DOS 53 CHKDSK F command 6 CHKDSK command increasing disk space 6 choices menu for File Update 36 closing a file E Editor 24 CMDREF online book 9 combination keys 11 command ATTRIB 6 CD change directory 6 CHKDSK F 6 CONFIG SYS 16 COPY 6 DEFRAG 53 DELETE 7 DEVICE 18 DEVICEHIGH 18 DIR directory 7 DOS HIGH 51 E Editor 7 FC File Compare 7 FIND 7 FORMAT 7 HELP 7 12 MD make directory 8 MEM 43 MORE 8 MOVE 8 PATH 8 PROMPT 8 RAMSETUP 45 RD Remove Directory 8 REM 46 REN rename 8 SETVER 53
11. TREE command 33 UNDELETE 7 VIEW 9 XCOPY 8 commands for CONFIG SYS file 16 for help if using switch 13 for help with DOS commands 12 for help with error messages 12 for startup in AUTOEXEC BAT 20 troubleshooting tips for 52 common block multiple configurations 19 common installation questions 51 57 comparing files FC command 7 CONFIG SYS file adding commands to 16 bypassing commands in 15 changing 17 confirming each command during startup 51 editing 17 example of 18 explanation of 15 multiple configurations 20 configuration blocks defined 19 common blocks 19 menu block 19 system 15 configuring configuration considerations 45 RAMBoost 45 confirming each CONFIG SYS command 51 Contents push button 11 copying directories 8 text ALT C using E Editor 31 CPSCHED command 21 creating E Editor file 26 cursor movement keys 29 move to beginning of marked area ALT Y 31 move to end of marked area ALT E 31 customizing AUTOEXEC BAT file 20 E Editor 29 D data file definition of 3 DATAMON command 21 defaults E Editor function keys 24 margin settings 26 defining a startup menu 19 DEFRAG command 53 DELETE command 7 deleting directory entry File Update 35 marked text ALT D 31 DEVICE command 18 device driver 386MAX 48 explanation of 17 installable 17 Netroom 48 order in CONFIG SYS file 18 QEMM386 48 RAMBOOST EXE 47 58 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version device hardware 17 DEVICEHIGH
12. appropriate to that shifted state Information Line You also can see the name of the file you are editing location of the cursor line number and column number working mode insert replace or browse and the version number of the E Editor Command Line The command line can be found near the bottom of the E Editor screen To jump the cursor from the typing area to the command line press ESC Press ESC again to return to the typing area Window Style You can change the location of the reminder line the information line and the command line by selecting a different window style Getting Help To get information about the E Editor after the editing window appears press F1 to display help information D iA HELP SLT Lime I Col I Prowse E 3 134 When you access the E Editor online help you are automatically put into browse mode It is not possible to edit the help file in browse mode You can use the arrow keys to scroll right left up or down In addition you can use HOME to move your cursor to the top line of the file or END to move the cursor to the bottom line of the file Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor 25 You can use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to move forward and backward through the help screens To exit the online Help file press F3 Leaving the E Editor You can stop editing and exit from the E Editor three ways close without saving changes file saving changes and exit F
13. command 18 DIR command 7 directories changing to another 6 copying 8 making 8 moving files 8 recovering deleted files from 7 viewing contents of 7 directory description of 4 new 8 parent 4 directory tree 4 description of 4 disk definition of fixed disk 3 diskette bootable 15 diskettes formatting 7 transferring File Updates to 38 disks preparing for DOS files 7 recovering allocation units 6 document format special 17 20 documentation links 11 DOS HIGH command 51 DOS HIGH UMB command 18 DOSERROR online book 9 DOSREXxX online book 9 drawing lines 24 E E Editor activating the menu 24 cursor movement keys 29 editing a file 24 function keys 24 naming a file 24 printing a file 29 restoring a line 24 saving files 27 E command 26 E INI file 29 editing AUTOEXEC BAT file 20 files using E Editor 24 multiple files 28 multiple files E Editor 28 EMM386 commenting out for RAMBoost 46 including noems switch 18 putting device drivers in order 18 simulating expanded memory 18 EMM386 continued using with expanded memory manager 52 using with ram switch 18 using with RAMBoost 44 error messages getting help for online 12 out of memory DEFRAG 53 searching for online 12 using online book 9 examples of commands 11 exiting an E Editor file 26 E Editor 26 PC DOS Viewer 11 extended memory XMS 52 F F1 for online help 13 F5 during startup 15 51 F8 during startup 16 51 FC command 7 features of E E
14. device drivers for your keyboard display hard drives and diskette drives and communication ports Because these device drivers are built in you do not have to do anything special to use them You can customize certain features of these devices by using CONFIG SYS commands For a list of these commands see the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference Other devices such as memory boards a mouse or CD ROM have device drivers that are not built into DOS Such a device driver is called an installable device driver because you install it by adding a command to your CONFIG SYS file Many hardware devices come with their own device drivers For example DOS comes with a device driver called HIMEM SYS Several other installable device drivers are included with DOS To use your CD ROM and access it through PC DOS using MSCDEX EXE The CD ROM device driver must be loaded by the CONFIG SYS file The device driver for your CD ROM does not come with PC DOS For more information about MSCDEX see Specifying Startup Commands in Your AUTOEXEC BAT File on page 20 To use an installable device driver Add a DEVICE command for that driver to your CONFIG SYS file When DOS starts it loads the device driver into memory For example to load the HIMEM SYS device driver from the CADOS directory you would add a command similar to the following to your CONFIG SYS file device c dos himem sys MSCDEX is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Chapte
15. directory All other directories you create on the hard disk branch out from the root directory This is illustrated by the following CA Current Drive OFFICE Current Directory LETTERS MEETING AGENDA DOC NOTES Destination Directory Wildcards If you want to perform a task for a group of files whose names have something in common you do not have to use the same command repeatedly for each file name in the group A substitute for a name or extension is known as a wildcard You can use wildcards to specify groups of files There are two DOS wildcards e The asterisk represents a whole word or a group of characters 4 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version The question mark represents a single character The following table shows various wildcard combinations Wildcard What it represents Examples TXT All files with a TXT extension JULY93 TXT RECIPE TXT REPORT All files named REPORT with any extension REPORT TXT REPORT WRI M All files beginning with the letter M regardless of extension MEMO TXT MARCH XLS All files having names containing three letters or less with any SUN BMP WIN INI AUG or no extension Note When you use an asterisk in the file name or the extension DOS ignores the letters that come after the asterisk For example if you use the wildcard M EXE itis the same as if
16. information about IBM products should be made to your IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1981 1997 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Documentation related to restricted rights Use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Contents Part 1 Using the DOS Operating System 1 Chapter 1 Learning DOS Basics 2o olo ll lh 3 Understanding Files 22e hh s y yh n 3 DIrectorles un Te ot eg bcd vm et Rt de eot PER ob Te esta des deu ee am deed 4 Wildcards o nii deed eb oret Se ek uds tenore e ee oed E e edet th Rude 4 PatliS 4x s ty nebo ie ehh rad uh en ten Gade Le ay eh AAR rub Udo oett eate bts 5 Frequently Used PC DOS Commands es 6 Chapter 2 Using the Online Book Viewer ll oen 9 Starting the PC DOS Viewer s ss ros 9 Viewing the Initial PC DOS Viewer Screen nn nn 10 Moving Around in the PC DOS Viewer ss 11 Exiting from the PC DOS Viewer aaa ss 11 Getting Other Types of Online Help es 12 Chapter 3 Configuring Your System ol sn 15 Bypassing CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT Commands s 15 Specifying Startup Commands in Your CONFIG SYS File sels 16 Using Multiple Configurations aa s ns 19 Spec
17. memory manager A memory manager such as EMM386 Quarterdeck QEMM and Qualitas 386MAX makes the open areas in your upper memory blocks available for loading memory resident programs and device drivers referred to as loading high Loading programs high makes more DOS conventional memory available for your applications The amount of upper memory RAMBoost makes available is determined by the expanded memory specification EMS manager used with it Because the open space in upper memory is usually in several pieces of different sizes programs can fit in some areas but not in others RAMBoost arranges your memory resident programs device drivers and other DOS resources such as those specified in the CONFIG SYS file for example FILES and BUFFERS into upper memory This increases the amount of memory available for DOS to run applications RAMBoost does this by creating an initialization profile INI file of your memory usage and by automatically arranging the programs in your upper memory blocks This provides the maximum compatible amount of free conventional memory You configure RAMBoost once Then each time you start your computer RAMBoost analyzes your computer s resident programs and device drivers selects the optimal loading configuration and loads them into upper memory blocks Important RAMSETUP must be run for each configuration that you want to optimize in a multiple configuration setup This way an INI profile file is g
18. you typed EXE Paths When you give the full path name for a file you are stating a series of directory names that DOS follows before any actions are performed on that file Each directory name is separated by a backslash Every file has its own separate path If you have two files with the same file name but in different directories DOS considers these to be two completely different files because it considers the path and the file name to be the full file specification For example C NOTES AGENDA DOC and C MEETING AGENDA DOC can have files with the same file name but the file contents can be different because their file specification is different The following illustration shows the components that make up a path statement The path statement is limited to 127 characters e peer en a C OFFICE MEETING AGENDA DOC Root Separators Directory You can specify a PATH command line statement in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The PATH command indicates which directories DOS is to search for executable files whenever you start your computer When you designate more than one directory you must separate them with a semi colon such as in the following example path c dos system c utils Chapter 1 Learning DOS Basics 5 Frequently Used PC DOS Commands The following list lists PC DOS commands that are used most frequently A brief discussion accompanies each command Everything you can use the command for is not covered For
19. 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D 0000000000000000XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX x Memory available to PCMCIA Card Services 0 Memory available to RAMBOOST You should attempt to configure your PCMCIA resources within the pre set D400 DFFF range If D400 DFFF is not available to PCMCIA or a PC Card requires memory outside the available range the user will have to manually re configure PCMCIA resources To determine the required memory space boundary for the PC Card refer to the manual that came with the PC Card Most PC Cards specific memory requirements can be relocated when the specified boundaries are followed Use the PCMRMAN utility to reconfigure PCMCIA resources Issue the command PCMRMAN MAP to view PCMCIA resource allocation This displays the memory ranges currently available to PCMCIA Issue the command PCMRMAN to modify the PCM Plus resources For example suppose you have a card requiring a 16K memory range starting at D000 Use the PCMRMAN utility to Include ranges Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available 49 D000 DSFF each block listed is 4K in size Hence the range of DOOO D3FF You must reboot the computer so the changes can take affect When you start PCM ignore the WARNING message that the included memory is already excluded and follow the instruction to press any key to continue Use PCM or PCMWIN utility to configure the PC Card at the location made available through PCMRMAN Makin
20. 1 File Update at remote location 39 on a LAN connected system 40 on a remote PC 38 K KEYB command 21 keys cursor movement E Editor 29 for E Editor functions 24 help in PC DOS Viewer 11 Index 59 L lines drawing 24 loading E Editor 23 MD make directory command 8 MEM command 43 memory extended memory XMS 52 Upper Memory Area 52 memory manager EEMS EMS 4 0 types 44 other types of and RAMBoost 44 PC DOS provided 44 used with PC DOS 7 52 memory resident program 21 menu block for multiple configurations 19 choices for File Update 36 E Editor 24 option for PC DOS Viewer help 13 system startup choices 19 messages incorrect DOS version 53 online book of errors 12 out of memory 53 startup 51 modifying E Editor file 26 MORE command 8 MOUSE command 21 MOVE command 8 movement of cursor 29 of cursor to beginning of marked area ALT Y 31 of cursor to end of marked area ALT E 31 moving around in E Editor 29 around in the PC DOS Viewer 11 marked text using E Editor 31 MSCDEX command 17 21 multiple INI files 44 configurations with RAMBoost 44 configurations common block 19 configurations menu block 19 editing E Editor 28 files editing E Editor 28 menu block 19 system configurations 19 60 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version naming afile 3 a file in E Editor 24 unnamed E Editor file 27 Netroom 48 noems switch 18 O online book exiting from 11 getting help for 12 names of 9 starting t
21. 3 Close Removes your file s text from memory without saving it If your file has been modified you will be asked whether you really want to close the file without saving When there are no remaining files in memory exit to DOS F4 File Saves your file and removes it from memory When all files are removed from memory you exit to DOS ALT F4 Exit Exits the E Editor after closing all files You are given the option of saving your changes if necessary You are returned to the DOS prompt Creating or Modifying a File You can use the E Editor to create a new text file or modify an existing file For example try entering some lines of text in a file named REPORTS TXT in your root directory Type the following at the DOS command prompt e c reports txt and press ENTER You must always type the full path of the file unless you started the E Editor from the directory where you eventually want the file to be placed You see the editing window Your directory path and file name are displayed at the bottom of the screen For descriptions of the parts of an E Editor screen see Viewing the E Editor Screen on page 24 1 Begin typing your text from where the cursor is positioned Try typing the text in the following example The following reports are required for the staff meeting on Friday 1 Weekly Status Report 2 Funding Report The default margins are set at 1 and 254 When you reach 254 the text automatically wraps to
22. 49 for information about running RAMBOOST with PCMCIA Determining Your System s Memory Type Before running RAMBoost you should determine what type of memory your system has and which programs are currently loaded into memory Use the MEM command with the c switch or use the QCONFIG command For example if you used the MEM command you might type the following at the DOS command prompt mem c p The c switch provides you with a list of programs and classifies their memory into types of memory such as conventional or upper memory It is the upper memory blocks that are used by RAMBoost to free conventional DOS memory The p switch pauses the information at the end of each screen of information Understanding How RAMBoost Works RAMBoost manages the area of memory of your computer from 640K to 1024K called upper memory blocks UMBs RAMBoost runs invisibly on your computer optimizing available memory automatically each time your computer s system configuration changes If you add or remove programs from your CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT files RAMBoost automatically detects the change When the system is rebooted RAMBoost automatically re optimizes and rearranges the remaining drivers in upper memory 80386SX is a trademark of the Intel Corporation Quarterdeck QEMM is a trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems Qualitas 386MAX is a trademark of Qualitas Inc Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 43 RAMBoost works with a
23. BAT or CONFIG SYS that customize DOS For prior users of the E Editor you will find the E Editor provided with PC DOS 7 has many new enhancements The E Editor that comes with PC DOS is not intended to take the place of a word processing program While some word processing function may be noticed the E Editor is not intended to be a substitute for your word processing program What s New about the E Editor for PC DOS 7 PC DOS 7 introduces many new features and enhancements to the E Editor Some that will prove beneficial are Menu selections for most of the tasks you perform with a text editor The ability to use a mouse to make selections and mark text Improved use for the F11 and F12 keys on an enhanced keyboard to switch between loaded files If you do not have an enhanced keyboard you can use the key combinations of CTRL P or CTRL N The ability to browse a file in read only mode so that you do not inadvertently change or delete it e An editable E INI file that allows you to customize most functions of the E Editor There is no need to reboot after making changes to the E INI file exit the E Editor for changes to take effect Expanded math capabilities so that you can work with larger numbers including binary numbers Starting the E Editor You can start the E Editor by typing e or e followed by the path and name of the file at the DOS command prompt When you load the E Editor you have the option of usin
24. C DOS Viewer There are several ways to move around quickly within the PC DOS Viewer and within the online book Click on any of the push buttons at the bottom of the main PC DOS Viewer screen Use the combination keys CTRL Jletter specified for menu selections From the active selected Table of Contents window or from an active topic window you can for example press both CTRL I keys at the same time to access the Index Use the combination keys ALT etter specified for pushbuttons and menu options At any time you can for example press both ALT I keys at the same time to access the Index pushbutton Or you can press both ALT V keys at the same time to access the Services menu option For more information about the other keys and key combinations you can use click on Help from the menu bar and then select Keys help Click on Key assignments to see a list of the keys and key combinations Use the hypertext links to jump from subject to subject Many help screens have an Examples hypertext link that when you double click on it opens a window showing examples of how to use the command Use the table of contents to scan the list of topics and then move to that item by selecting it Either double click on the table of contents topic or use the DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to highlight the topic and then press ENTER Exiting from the PC DOS Viewer To exit from the PC DOS Viewer and return to the DOS command prompt If you a
25. DE and EXCLUDE statements The means that although more of these statements are normally included in this DEVICE statement they are all not listed for this example e Save the output by typing mem c gt filename ext Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available 47 where filename ext is the name of the output file for example SAVE2 OUT The MEM command is preferred in this case rather than QCONFIG because it gives more details about your programs upper memory Print the output from the MEM command after you have run RAMSETUP Compare the two printed outputs before and after running if you printed or saved the output from the MEM command before running RAMSETUP For most individuals running RAMBoost should give you more conventional memory than you had before running it If it does not you might have to manually manipulate the upper memory blocks or run RAMBOOST OPTIMIZE 1 See the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference for information about editing your RAMBOOST INI file Compatibility with Memory Managers and Other Programs The following information tells you how to use RAMBoost with specific programs and memory managers Helix Netroom386 Ensure that the following statement exists in your CONFIG SYS file before starting RAMBoost device c netroom rm386 sys ems c800 efff frame none This statement assumes that you are not using EMS Qualitas 386MAX and BlueMAX The following statement should exist in your CONFIG SYS fil
26. P G and COMSPECZCACOMMAND COM temporarily until you correct the problem and restart your computer You can bypass selected CONFIG SYS commands by having PC DOS prompt you for each command in the CONFIG SYS file To confirm each CONFIG SYS command 1 Start your computer Just after your computer starts DOS displays the text Starting PC DOS 2 Immediately press and release the F8 key One at a time PC DOS displays each command in your CONFIG SYS file followed by a prompt For example when PC DOS reaches the DOS HIGH UMB statement it displays the following prompt DOS HIGH UMB Y N ESC Respond by typing either Y for YES or N for NO for each command in your CONFIG SYS file press ESC to cancel the CONFIG SYS file processing When PC DOS finishes processing the CONFIG SYS file it displays the following prompt Process AUTOEXEC BAT Y N O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 51 3 Answer Y for Yes or N for No to confirm each statement in your AUTOEXEC BAT file What can I do when a program does not use XMS extended memory Most programs that use extended memory conform to the Lotus Intel Microsoft AST LIM eXtended Memory Specification XMS To use such programs with DOS you need an extended memory manager such as HIMEM Some programs do not conform to the XMS Such programs cannot use extended memory if this memory is managed according to the XMS If you are using HIMEM you can allocate a portion of your extended mem
27. PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide Document Number 25H6979 July 14 1997 Note Before using this information and the product it supports be sure to read the general information under Appendix A Notices on page 55 Second Edition July 1997 The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication IBM may make improvements and or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time It is possible that this publication may contain reference to or information about IBM products machines and programs programming or services that are not announced in your country Such references or information must not be construed to mean that IBM intends to announce such IBM products programming or services in your country Requests for technical
28. S File Editing To edit the CONFIG SYS file use a text editor such as E Editor that can save files as unformatted ASCII text Do not edit the CONFIG SYS file using a word processor that saves files in a special document format If you do your computer might not start Because the CONFIG SYS file controls how DOS starts DOS reads it only when you start your computer Therefore after changing the CONFIG SYS file you must restart your computer for your changes to take effect To make changes to your CONFIG SYS file 1 Make a copy of your CONFIG SYS file on a separate diskette before you make any changes 2 Edit the CONFIG SYS file using a text editor such as the E Editor provided with PC DOS 3 Add or change CONFIG SYS commands as necessary Each CONFIG SYS command must begin on a separate line 4 When you have finished editing the CONFIG SYS file save your changes and exit from the text editor 5 Restart your system by pressing CTRL ALT DEL so that your changes can take effect Hardware Devices Configuration Each hardware component of your computer is called a device Your computer s keyboard mouse display printer disk drives and memory boards are all devices Each device has its own characteristics that can be customized DOS uses a special program called a device driver to control each device For example DOS uses a built in device driver to control how information is read to and from a diskette drive DOS has built in
29. TOEXEC BAT command Bypassing Your Startup Files If you are having system problems that might be related to the commands in your CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT files you can temporarily bypass those files to start your computer To bypass the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files 1 Start your computer 2 Press F5 immediately after your computer displays the message Starting PC DOS O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 15 Any device that requires an installable device driver does not work when the installable device drivers are not loaded For example programs that require expanded or extended memory are not able to run because no expanded memory or extended memory drivers are loaded DOS uses the default environment variables of PATH C DOS PROMPT P G and COMSPEC C COMMAND COM temporarily until you correct the problem and restart your computer Confirming Each CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT Statement You can bypass individually selected CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT statements when you initialize your system To bypass command line statements 1 Start your computer Just after your computer starts DOS displays the message Starting PC DOS 2 Immediately press and release F8 One at a time PC DOS displays each command in your CONFIG SYS file followed by a prompt For example if the DOS HIGH command line statement is in your CONFIG SYS file the following prompt will be displayed DOS HIGH Y N ESC 3 Respond by typing Y for Y
30. The following steps apply to unconnected PCs If you are using a LAN see Transferring Updated Files to the Remote Location on page 37 for the correct procedure to follow To install the File Update Utility at a remote location 1 From the DOS command prompt type fileup 2 Press ENTER If you receive a Bad command or file name message make sure the program files FILEUP EXE and FILEUP HLP exist on your system These files are installed with PC DOS and are usually found in the DOS subdirectory 3 Select Remote Setup at the Welcome screen 4 Insert the File Update Installation diskette you created on your base system in diskette drive A or B 5 Specify the drive where you inserted the diskette and select Continue 6 Select OK when the installation is completed Transferring Updated Files to the Other Location Follow these steps to transfer updated files that you copied to diskette in Transferring Updates from the Base Location to Diskette on page 38 Follow this procedure before performing any setup activities at the remote location such as adding directory pairs or changing the excluded file list To transfer updated files that you copied to diskette 1 Select File Update Select Update From Diskette Select Update Files Insert the last diskette of the set that contains the updated files that you transferred Select Yes to continue o oa Pr C PN Continue to insert and remove the applicable diskettes Y
31. a PC and a local area network LAN or two different locations on the same PC This is useful if you work with the same files on separate systems for example when you use a laptop on the road or take work home from the office You can also use File Update to keep backup files of your work on another drive or partition This chapter describes how to install File Update on two systems referred to as base and remote locations It shows you how to set up your system and explains how to keep files in sync when you transfer them from one location to another Before you install File Update however it is a good idea to make sure the time and date at both locations are the same You must also know how files and directories are organized on both your systems File Update tracks any changes that are made to the files and directories you specify Ask yourself What are the names and extensions of the files you want tracked For example all files with a TXT extension such as REPORT TXT n what directories are these files located For example C COMPUTER SALES at the base location and DASALES at the remote location You can use the TREE command to answer these questions TREE displays the directory paths and files on your drives so that you know where things are For example if you want to list all directories and files on drive C and save the list in a file named TREE OUT type the following at the DOS command prompt tree c f gt tree ou
32. a complete list of all the commands supported by PC DOS 7 and an in depth discription of each command refer to the online PC DOS 7 Command Heference ATTRIB Use to view or assign the following file attirbutes archive r read only e h hidden e S System To see a file s attributes type the ATTRIB command followed by the file name For example you would type the following to see the attributes associated with the CONFIG SYS file on a disk in drive A attrib a config sys CD Change Directory Use to change to a different directory To use the CD command type cd followed by the directory to which you want to change If you want to change from the current directory to a subdirectory a directory contained within the current directory type the name of the subdirectory For example the following command changes the current directory to the MYDOCS directory within the current directory cd mydocs CHKDSK Check Disk Use to display the storage capacity of a formatted disk or diskette You can also use the CHKDSK command to recover lost allocation units that are taking up space on your hard disk An allocation unit is the smallest piece of a hard disk that can be allocated to a file Make sure you quit all programs before using the CHKDSK command To follow the recommended procedure for using the CHKDSK command 1 Quit all programs including memory resident programs 2 Change to the hard disk you want to clean up
33. apparent incompatibility Note Make sure there is only one SETVER EXE on your hard disk because each SETVER EXE contains a separate version table Type help setver for more information about the SETVER command Warning Contact your software vendor for information about whether a program works with PC DOS 7 It is possible that IBM has not verified whether the program will run successfully if you use the SETVER command to change the program version number and version table If you run the program after changing the version table in DOS you might lose or corrupt data or introduce system instabilities If you do not contact your software vendor to determine the compatibility of a specific program with DOS IBM is not responsible for any loss or damage Chapter 7 Troubleshooting 53 File Update Utility made changes to my directory pairs and now can t find them What happened If you update directory pairs before you select Update From Diskette directory changes on the to location are replaced You must re enter your directory changes keep running into memory problems Am I doing something wrong Using File Update from the DOSSHELL can cause memory problems Exit from the DOSSHELL F3 before starting File Update My files are out of sync at the base and remote locations How do I align and synchronize my files without having to manually copy files from one location to the other If the files at your locations are no
34. block as well as the commands in the current block This command specifies the name of the block you want to include the command can be used only within a configuration block It is a good idea to place a COMMON block at the end of your CONFIG SYS file even if it does not contain any commands Some applications append commands to your CONFIG SYS file If your CONFIG SYS file has a COMMON block at the end an application can append commands to the CONFIG SYS and DOS will carry out those commands for all your configurations Step 4 Modifying the AUTOEXEC BAT File for Multiple Configurations When using multiple configurations it can be useful to have DOS run different AUTOEXEC BAT commands for each configuration You can create branching code in the AUTOEXEC BAT file by using batch commands such as the IF and GOTO commands With batch commands you can have DOS carry out different AUTOEXEC BAT commands depending on the startup configuration Specifying Startup Commands in Your AUTOEXEC BAT File Each time you start your system DOS carries out the commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file This file is located in the root directory of your hard disk usually drive C The BAT file name extension indicates that the file is a batch file a series of commands that you specify you want DOS to run The commands in the AUTOEXEC BAT file set the characteristics of your devices customize information that DOS displays and start memory resident program
35. command stands for directory and lists the contents of the directory you specify For example if C is your current directory type the following command to view its contents dir Use to invoke the PC DOS 7 E Editor You can use the E Editor to create a new text file or modify an existing file You must always type the full path of the file A quick way to edit your CONFIG SYS AUTOEXEC BAT or STACKER INI file is to use one of the following commands e a Opens the AUTOEXEC BAT file for editing e c Opens the CONFIG SYS file for editing e i Opens the STACKER INI file for editing FC File Compare FIND FORMAT HELP Use to get an approximate comparison of two files by looking at file size and time of creation For example you have two text files that have the same file name they exist on two different diskettes To see if they are the same and where they differ you can use the FC command Use to search one or more files for the text you specify DOS displays every line containing that text You can use wildcards to search all subdirectories for a set of files Add the s switch to specify this type of search The following example searches all TXT files and the ADDR LST file in all subdirectories find Area Code 206 txt addr Ist s Use to format a diskette or hard disk For example type the following command to format a diskette in drive A format a You must specify the drive that contains the diskette you wa
36. ditor 23 file attributes described 6 deletion 52 extensions 4 name and extension 3 name restrictions 4 names of 3 specification path and file name 5 types of 3 File Update installing at base location 33 installing on a PC remote 38 synchronizing files 33 transferring files to remote 37 troubleshooting 54 using menu choices 36 using with LAN connected system 40 files comparing using the FC command 7 copying 6 copying to a directory 8 deleting 7 naming 3 printing using E Editor 24 29 recovering if deleted 7 renaming 8 saving QCONFIG output to 48 storing datain 3 transferring to remote location 37 viewing attributes of 6 FILES command 18 fill marked area ALT F using E Editor 31 FIND command 7 FORMAT command 7 format special for documents 17 20 formatting disks 7 paragraphs with E Editor 31 preparing for DOS files 7 Forward push button 11 function keys for E Editor 24 G getting help E Editor 24 25 online other than PC DOS Viewer 12 using the switch 13 using the PC DOS Viewer 13 H help F1 key 13 for E Editor 25 from within the PC DOS Viewer 13 Help menu option 13 menu option PC DOS Viewer 11 online about PC DOS Viewer 10 online other than PC DOS Viewer 12 push button PC DOS Viewer 11 HELP command 12 Help menu option 13 hypertext links 11 INCLUDE command 20 INF file extension online books 9 INI file E INI 29 RAMSETUP INI 45 installation device driver 17 installing answering problems 5
37. e before starting RAMBoost device c max 386max sys include b000 b800 ems 512 Change the EMS parameter to read ems 0 if you do not need EMS Making this change increases the upper memory available to RAMBoost by 64K If RAMBoost Setup detects 386MAX Version 7 or above or detects BlueMax Version 6 02 or above it adds the NO58 parameter to the MAX profile If you install one of these versions after RAMBoost is loaded you either need to edit the MAX profile manually or run RAMSETUP again Any version of 386MAX or BlueMAX before the version listed above should not include the NO58 parameter in the MAX profile RAMBoost Setup deletes from the CONFIG SYS file two incompatible BlueMAX or 386MAX Version 7 devices both named EXTRADOS MAX These files are no longer necessary as RAMBoost provides similar function QEMM 386 If QEMM 386 is already installed you should see the following statement in your CONFIG SYS file device c qemmNqemm386 sys ram x f000 ffff st m If you do not need EMS add the noems switch to this statement in your CONFIG SYS file Making this change increases the upper memory available to RAMBoost by 64K RAMBoost Setup deletes the following incompatible QEMM Version 7 devices from the CONFIG SYS file e DOS UP SYS file 48 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version e DOSDATA SYS file DESQview and Enhanced Windows RAMBoost does not automatically reset from the DESQview DOS box or the enhanced Windows environme
38. e trademarks or service marks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries AS 400 Micro Channel PS 2 CGA OS 2 PS ValuePoint EGA Personal Computer AT PC AT RISC System 6000 IBM Personal Computer XT PC XT VGA IBM Personal Computer PC Personal System 2 XGA IBM Token Ring Personal System 55 The following terms denoted by a double asterisk in this publication are trademarks of other companies as follows AST AST Research Inc BlueMAX Qualitas Inc dBASE Borland International Inc Helix Helix Corporation Hercules Hercules Computer Technology inc Intel Intel Corporation LapLink Traveling Software Inc Lotus Samna Corporation Microsoft Microsoft Corporation MS DOS Microsoft Corporation MSCDEX Microsoft Corporation Netrork Helix Software Company Novell NetWare Novell Incorporated Novell Novell Incorporated PC Card Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Phoenix Phoenix Technologies Ltd QEMM Quarterdeck Office Systems O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 55 Qualitas Qualitas Inc Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager Quarterdeck Office Systems Weitek Weitek Corporation Windows Microsoft Corporation 386 Intel Corporation 386MAX Qualitas Inc 8086 Intel Corporation 8088 Intel Corporation 80286 Intel Corporation 80386 Intel Corporation 56 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Index
39. ecial document format 17 20 topics in the PC DOS Viewer 10 transferring updated files to diskette 38 updated files to other location 39 Index 61 transferring continued updated files to remote location 37 TREE command 33 tree directory 4 troubleshooting File Update utility 54 PC DOS 7 51 PC DOS 7 commands 52 TSR programs 21 U UNDELETE command 7 undeleting restore a DOS file 52 unnamed file in E Editor 27 Upper Memory Area 52 V version of DOS 53 version table for SETVER 53 VIEW command 9 viewing file attributes 6 PC DOS Viewer screen initial 10 using MORE command 8 W wildcard 4 8 Windows starting the PC DOS Viewer from 9 using with File Update 33 XCOPY command 8 XMS extended memory 52 62 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version
40. ed in the same drive and directory you were in when you started the same file name E Editor or where you specified the path To save the file 1 Press ESC to get to the E Editor command line and exit using a different file 2 Type name file newname ext where newname ext is the new file name and extension for the file you are saving Remember If you attempt to save a file using the name of a file that already exists the E Editor will not display a message asking whether you want to replace the existing file Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor 27 To save the file in 1 Press ESC to get to the E Editor command line a different drive or directory and exit file drive dir filename ext 2 Type where drive dir is the new drive and directory where you want to store the file and filename ext is the name you want to give the file The name can be the same name or a new name Remember If you attempt to save a file in a directory that contains a file with the same name you are not prompted and asked whether you want to replace the existing file Tip You can save a modified version of a file without losing the original version For example if you have a file named MEMO TXT you can keep the original file and save a modified version as MEMO 2 TXT Editing Multiple Files One advantage you have with the E Editor over other text editors is the ability to open and edit more than one file at a time This ab
41. enerated for each separate configuration Your system needs to be rebooted twice for each configuration The first time RAMBoost locks in the configuration in the Learn mode and the second time it makes it active See page 47 for more information If you are familiar with memory management techniques you can customize RAMBoost s performance by manually editing the settings in the profile INI files The two primary INI files are RAMSETUP INI and RAMBOOST INI Additional INI files are generated when RAMBoost detects multiple configurations For more information about the INI files associated with RAMBoost see the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference RAMBoost System Requirements The following items are required to use RAMBoost Setup run RAMSETUP RAMBoost Setup is flexible in that it works with many memory managers e A minimum of 512K available extended memory A 80386SX based or higher processor For upper memory block support at least 640K and an EEMS EMS 4 0 memory manager are required Use one of the following EEMS EMS 4 0 memory managers HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE provided with DOS Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager 386 Qualitas BlueMAX and 386MAX Helix Netroom Most of these third party memory managers requires an adjustment to your CONFIG SYS file before running RAMBOOST If you are running RAMBOOST and install a third party memory manager on Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager 386 is a trademark of Q
42. ents of your system s CONFIG SYS file depends on the type of system the amount or type of memory the hardware configuration and the applications you use CONFIG SYS File Examples The following is a typical CONFIG SYS file for an 80386 computer with 2MB or more of extended memory device c dos himem sys dos high umb device c dos emm386 exe ram files 40 buffers 20 break on devicehigh c dos ansi sys In this example The BUFFERS command reserves 20 buffers for transferring information to and from disk drives The FILES command reserves enough room to have 40 files open at one time The BREAK command checks frequently for the CTRL C or CTRL BREAK key combinations e The DOS HIGH UMB command runs DOS in the high memory area and specifies that programs should have access to the upper memory area For more information about the upper memory area see Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available on page 43 The DEVICE commands load the HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE device drivers The HIMEM SYS driver manages extended memory The EMMS86 EXE driver when used in a DEVICE statement with the ram switch provides access to the upper memory area and simulates expanded memory The DEVICEHIGH commands load device drivers into the upper memory area 18 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Note Windows and DOS contain several programs that have the same name However the PC DOS programs have been updated after the release of Windows
43. es or N for No to load each command in your CONFIG SYS file If you press ESC before all lines of the CONFIG SYS file are displayed your system processes the rest of the lines in your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files If you press F5 at the Y N ESC prompt the remaining command line statements in the file are skipped and you are then returned to the DOS command prompt When PC DOS finishes processing the CONFIG SYS file it displays the following prompt Process AUTOEXEC BAT Y N 4 Answer Y for Yes or N for No to confirm each statement in your AUTOEXEC BAT file As each line of your AUTOEXEC BAT file is shown you are given the same choice as you had going through each line of your CONFIG SYS Specifying Startup Commands in Your CONFIG SYS File When your computer starts DOS carries out commands that configure hardware and reserve space in memory for information processing The file that contains these commands is called CONFIG SYS PC DOS Setup creates a CONFIG SYS file and stores it in the root directory of your startup hard disk The commands within this file control devices like your printer your mouse the display various types of memory and so forth You can add and change CONFIG SYS commands to configure your system as needed For a list of the CONFIG SYS commands supported by PC DOS and an explanation of how to use them see the online PC DOS 7 Command Heference 16 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version CONFIG SY
44. es the current file s directory and saves keystrokes if you are editing several files in another directory File names must be separated by spaces For example Your current directory is CAEDIT The current file is C MYDOC PROG DOUG DOC You issue the command EDIT TODD TXT The E Editor loads C MYDOC PROG TODD TXT 28 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Printing a File You can use the E Editor PRINT command or press F5 to print an open file or just the marked text within the file In either case the printer must be connected to or redirected through your printer port You can specify which printer port you want to use by editing the E INI file Refer to information about the E INI file in the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference To print a file 1 Edit the file you want to print You can use REPORTS TXT as a file you want to print 2 At the E Editor command line type print or press F5 3 Press ENTER If your file has marked text the following message is displayed Print marked area or entire file M F Type the applicable letter designator and press ENTER The readiness of the printer is tested first to avoid having to wait for a device time out in case the printer is offline You might see the message Printer not ready which means the printer is turned off offline or perhaps out of paper Make sure the printer is ready and then repeat the PRINT command Using Cursor Movement Keys to Move Around in the Tex
45. file 51 rebooting CTRL ALT DEL 21 without system file commands 15 recovering allocation units 6 deleted files 7 reflowing any position ALT P using E Editor 31 marked area ALT R using E Editor 31 REM command 46 remote location File Update 39 RENAME command 8 restarting CTRL ALT DEL 21 without system file commands 15 restarting problem 51 restore a file 52 restoring an E Editor line 24 root directory 4 15 running 15 system without system commands 15 S Save command E Editor 27 saving E Editor file and quitting F4 24 26 27 edited E Editor files F2 24 27 Search push button 11 SETUP reasons for not running 51 SETVER command 53 shift marked text to the left ALT F7 31 to the right ALT F8 31 SMARTDRV command 21 special document format 17 20 speeding up your system 6 starting computer if troubleshooting 51 DOS by bypassing startup commands 15 E Editor 26 the E Editor 23 the online documentation viewer 9 starting the PC DOS Viewer from PC DOS Shell 9 from the DOS Command Prompt 9 from Windows 9 startup commands AUTOEXEC BAT 20 startup commands bypassing 15 startup diskette See system diskette startup menu 19 switch for command syntax 13 F for CHKDSK 6 int15 for HIMEM SYS 52 system requirements for RAMBoost 44 system diskette using Setup Diskette for 15 system file bypassing 15 configuration 15 T table of contents 11 text file extensions 4 file creating 26 text editor E Editor 23 sp
46. filled with blank spaces ALT E Moves the cursor to the end of the marked text Except for line marked text this is the far right character of the last line For line marked text the cursor column is unchanged ALT Y Moves the cursor to the start of the marked text Except for line marked text this is the far left character of the first line For line marked text the cursor column is unchanged Some operation keys do not work with all combination keys as shown in the following table The top heading gives the marking keys The left column shows the operation keys At the intersection of any row and column is a description of where the cursor should be placed to define the destination If no such description is given as at the intersection of ALT L and ALT A the operation is not allowed Operation ALT L ALT B or ALT W ALT Z Adjust ALT A Top Left Corner Copy ALT C Line Above Top Left Corner At Line Delete ALT D Any Position Any Position Any Position Overlay ALT O Top Left Corner Move ALT M Line Above Top Left Corner Top Left Corner Reflow ALT P Any Position Any Position Any Position SHIFT ALT F7 F8 Any Position Any Position Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor 31 32 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Chapter 5 Using File Update Use the File Update Utility to maintain files on two different systems and keep them synchronized The two systems can be two separate PCs
47. g more memory available to RAMBOOST When you run PCMCIA before running RAMBOOST 48K of upper memory to is made available for PCMCIA You might not need this much space allocated To release the space PCMCIA is not using and make it available to RAMBOOST run PCMRMAN to exclude the unused ranges For example you only have a modem card which requires no memory You can make 44K of upper memory available to RAMBOOST by excluding the range D400 DEFF The upper memory map then looks similar to the following to RAMBOOST 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F C 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x x Memory available to PCMCIA Card Services 0 Memory available to RAMBOOST If you only have an ATA Harddisk and a modem you can then exclude the range D800 DEFF giving RAMBOOST an extra 28K of upper memory The upper memory map then looks similar to the following to RAMBOOST 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F C 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 D 0000000000000000xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0000000000000000000000000000x x Memory available to PCMCIA Card Services 0 Memory available to RAMBOOST After changing your PCMCIA configuration RAMBOOST must be re installed Type ramsetup at the DOS prompt and select to have RAMSETUP rebuild the EMM386 statement PC Card is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
48. g the E Editor command line for all your editing tasks or using the menus to perform selected editing tasks If you use the E Editor command line you need to press ESC to switch between the command line and the editing window O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 23 Viewing the E Editor Screen After you start the E Editor and begin typing the version number displayed is replaced by the function keys at the bottom of the screen and you see a screen similar to the following Stine of File mp n _ Text Input Area expands as you enter text ye Command Line Line 2 Gal Insert E 3 13 Reminder Line Reminder Line Function Keys switches to Information line The bottom line of the E Editor screen displays a brief reminder of each action associated with the function key or F keys such as F1 Help and F2 Save You can perform the most common editing tasks with one keystroke Function Key What It Does F1 Help Accesses help information about function keys and editing commands You can page through this help information using the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys F2 Save Saves the file you are editing but does not exit the file F3 Close Removes your file s text from memory without saving it If your file has been modified you will be asked whether you really want to close the file without saving When there are no remaining files in memory you exit to DOS F4 File Saves y
49. ght in the middle of running DEFRAG How can make DEFRAG finish running To ensure this problem does not occur again disable all TSRs before running DEFRAG This will free up conventional memory Follow the prompt to reboot your computer Then run DEFRAG again to run the DEFRAG routine The problem that caused this message was that DEFRAG used up all of the conventional memory available What should do when the program or device driver reports the wrong version of DOS Some programs or device drivers run only with specific versions of DOS If a message appears indicating a program or device driver does not run with DOS contact your vendor to get an updated program or to find out whether the current version of the program or device driver is actually compatible with DOS If the current version of the program or device driver is compatible with DOS use the SETVER command to change the version number that DOS reports to the program or device driver When you use SETVER the program or device driver interprets DOS as the version it is designed to use For example if a program named MYAPP EXE runs only with DOS 3 3 or earlier you would type setver myapp exe 3 3 This entry updates the Setver table with your program name DOS will then report the changed version number to the program if there is a DEVICE command for the SETVER EXE device driver in your CONFIG SYS file If the program is compatible with DOS the SETVER command eliminates the
50. he E Editor Unlike word processing programs that always place files in a specific directory you must specify the exact location where you want to place this file Otherwise the file is put in the same drive and directory as you were in when you loaded the E Editor 2 Save and file under the new name by pressing F4 In addition to creating a new file and editing an existing file you can also save and print files using the E Editor Saving and Exiting a File After you create a file or make changes to an existing file you can save it using a new name or you can save it using the name you specified when you opened the file You also can save it with the same file name or new file name in a different drive or directory It is a good idea to save your work in case there is a power loss or equipment failure by pressing F2 often during the editing session Also the E Editor has an autosave feature You can activate this feature using the Options menu or you can type autosave followed by a number at the E Editor command line Your file is temporarily saved to a file after you press ENTER the number of times equal to the number you typed after the word autosave CAUTION Some files that you open might include special formatting characters If you save such a file when using the E Editor special characters lose their formatting function To save the file Press F4 to save the file and exit and exit using the I The file is sav
51. he PC DOS Viewer 9 table of contents 11 viewing the screen 10 online help E Editor 25 E Editor F1 key 24 getting for the PC DOS Viewer 12 PC DOS Viewer 12 opening files using E Editor 24 overlay text using E Editor 31 P paragraph formatting ALT P using E Editor 31 parent directory 4 PC DOS 7 error messages 12 memory managers 52 README TXT file 51 starting the PC DOS Viewer from 9 troubleshooting commands 52 version number 53 PC DOS Viewer definition of 9 exiting from 11 getting help for 12 getting help while using 13 getting other types of online help 12 moving around in 11 moving around in the PC DOS Viewer 11 starting from a DOS Command Prompt 9 starting from PC DOS Shell 9 starting from Windows 9 starting the online viewer 9 using the HELP command 12 using the viewer 9 viewing the initial PC DOS Viewer screen 10 preview for File Update 38 Previous push button 11 Print command E Editor 29 Print push button 11 printing E Editor file 24 29 problem determination File Update utility 54 PC DOS 7 commands 52 problem resolutions 51 program file definition of 3 push button PC DOS Viewer Contents 11 Forward 11 Help 11 Index 11 Previous 11 Print 11 Search 11 QEMM386 48 quitting an E Editor file 26 R ram switch with EMM386 18 RAMBoost configuring 45 considerations before configuring 45 overview 43 RAMSETUP command 45 requirements for 44 system requirements 44 RAMSETUP INI file 45 README TXT
52. he upper memory area see Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available on page 43 DOS Command Problems accidentally deleted a DOS file Can I get it back If you inadvertently delete a DOS file that you need there are two ways to get the file back Restore the file by using the UNDELETE command The UNDELETE command can restore a deleted file It is effective only if you have not changed any of the information on your hard disk or diskette after deleting that file If you move or change any files or directories you might not be able to restore the deleted file For information about the UNDELETE command type help undelete at the DOS command prompt Lotus is a trademark of the Lotus Corporation Intel is a trademark of the Intel Corporation AST is a trademark of AST Research Incorporated 52 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Rerun SETUP using the e switch During installation Setup copies all the DOS files and all the files for the optional tools you selected to your hard drive By rerunning SETUP using the e switch the file that was deleted will be restored However to save some time you first need to determine whether the file that was deleted is either An optional tool file A DOS file pertaining to the operating system By determining whether a DOS file or an optional tool file you save time because only the specified group of files are copies just got the error message Out of Memory ri
53. hen select Continue 7 To overwrite any data on the diskette select Yes otherwise select No 8 Remove the diskette and label the first diskette 1 and continue inserting diskettes as prompted until all updated files are copied to diskette If you have multiple diskettes label them with the correct sequential number so that you can insert them when prompted at the remote location Important When you go to your other system to update your files be sure to run Update From Diskette before performing any other functions for example adding or deleting directory pairs Go to Installing File Update at the Remote Location on page 39 if you are installing File Update for the first time 38 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version If you have already installed File Update at both your locations go to Transferring Updated Files to the Other Location on page 39 Installing File Update at the Remote Location Follow these steps to install File Update if the remote location is a PC not connected through a LAN program Notes Before you begin you must have completed Installing File Update at the Base Location on page 33 and Using File Update Menu Choices on page 36 The remote system must have PC DOS 7 installed Make sure you have the File Update Installation diskette before you begin This procedure has to be done only once unless you select Delete Installation from Setup and have to begin again e
54. ient 1 Load DOS LAN Services Client menuitem INTLNK Load InterLnk Client 2 Load InterLnk Client menuitem CPSW Load Code Page Switching 3 Load Code Page Switching menucolor 7 1 menudefault DLS 20 Enter a choice 1 Time remaining 20 Step 2 Defining Configuration Blocks A configuration block is a set of CONFIG SYS commands that you want DOS to run when that particular configuration is selected from the startup menu A configuration block begins with a block header the block name surrounded by brackets The block name must be a single word but can be as long as you want When DOS starts with a particular configuration it carries out all the commands between that block header and the next block header A configuration block can contain any command you would normally place in your CONFIG SYS file A CONFIG SYS file can define a COMMON block that includes commands common to all configurations DOS carries out the command in a COMMON block for every configuration You can have as many COMMON blocks as you want DOS runs COMMON commands in the order in which they appear in the CONFIG SYS file Chapter 3 Configuring Your System 19 Step 3 Using INCLUDE statements for Multiple Configurations The CONFIG SYS file can also contain the INCLUDE command You can include the contents of one configuration block in another by using the INCLUDE command The INCLUDE command instructs DOS to carry out the commands in another configuration
55. ifying Startup Commands in Your AUTOEXEC BAT File les 20 Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor ol sn 23 What s New about the E Editor for PC DOS 7 2 2 0000000002002 23 Startingithe E Editor 2o 2 area wa as um me POR eA Ka SE ww ee oS a ALLE E V 23 Creating or Modifying a File 2s ee 26 Using Cursor Movement Keys to Move Around in the Text File ls 29 Using Key Combinations to Manipulate Text aoaaa aaa 30 Chapter 5 Using File Update s 33 Installing File Update at the Base Location len 33 Using File Update Menu Choices as 36 Transferring Updated Files to the Remote Location llle 37 Tro blesho tlng ss sue xs oe ien s RUE Dre dm ues RR TROUPE DES AE Re Ghee xa deu a 41 Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available les 43 Determining Your System s Memory Type sss 43 Understanding How RAMBoost Works aaau aaa s sss 43 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting lll sss 51 PC DOS Installation gt Eos neut E DE ADM ad tet ere ae IPC s ite adr ar E d 51 DOS Command Problems ls a s 52 File Update Utility s eR ome emm mr Deom m Beak aca gy EE ae ow B 54 Appendix A NoUCes 7 eR ree ARR rt ERA GE o ee aes 55 Trademarks and Service Marks oo 55 Index s os es BE des bI opem BE dad Bree Bee e SL bU d BU RP Rad tL 57 O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 iii
56. ile Examples The following example of an AUTOEXEC BAT file contains the most commonly used AUTOEXEC BAT commands path c c dos c utility c batch prompt p g set temp c temp doskey c smartdrv exe In this example The PATH command directs DOS to search for program files in the current directory and then in the following directories the root directory of drive C CADOS CAUTILITY and CABATCH A semicolon separates each directory The PROMPT command sets the command prompt so that it shows the current drive and directory followed by a greater than sign gt which is the default prompt The SET command creates an environment variable named TEMP and sets it equal to the directory CATEMP The name you specify must be the name of an existing directory Many programs including DOS itself use this variable when storing temporary files Chapter 3 Configuring Your System 21 The DOSKEY command loads the DOSKey program into memory This program provides keyboard shortcuts at the DOS command prompt DOSKEY COM is normally installed by the PC DOS Setup program in the directory containing your DOS files e The SMARTDRV command loads the SMARTDrive program into memory 22 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor The E Editor is the text editor provided with PC DOS A text editor allows you to create edit and print memos letters and special files such as AUTOEXEC
57. iles at the remote location If your remote location is connected through a LAN you do not need to use the File Update Installation diskette again You only need to remap the drives You have just completed File Update installation at the base location Go to Using File Update Menu Choices to review menu choices and set up your system Important The Files Being Excluded choice in the Setup menu contains a default list of file extensions that are not being tracked Be sure to review this list so that you do not have files missing when you transfer file updates You can add extensions to the excluded list so that specific file types are not tracked You can also delete any file extensions that you want File Update to include in its tracking Using File Update Menu Choices After you install File Update at the base location use menu choices to set up your system Keep in mind that the Files Being Excluded choice in the Setup menu contains a default list of file extensions that are not being tracked It is a good idea to review this list and make any necessary changes CAUTION Use care when deleting extensions from the default list These extensions are excluded so that you do not replace files by mistake For example suppose you have a program named ChartMaker at both locations You have version 1 0 on the base system and version 2 0 on the remote system If you delete the DLL extension from Files Being Excluded you will replace fi
58. ility to edit multiple files means for example that you can create a new file and copy or move information from an existing file into the new file Or you can edit multiple new files multiple existing files or any combination of new and existing files The files are placed into memory in a type of invisible ring and you can switch between all files in the ring by pressing F11 or F12 on an enhanced keyboard If you do not have an enhanced keyboard you can select Previous file or Next file from the Options menu Or you can press CTRL N to see the next file or press CTRL P for the previous file To edit more than one file at a time Open a file from the DOS command prompt by typing the E command from the DOS command prompt Here are some sample commands you might type C gt e report txt In this first example the E Editor loads the file REPORT TXT you created earlier in the chapter into the E Editor C gt e report txt data dat In this second example two files are loaded into the E Editor Use F11 or F12 on an enhanced keyboard to switch between files that are loaded for editing C gt e c In this third example all the files with the C extension are loaded into the E Editor While one file is opened you can open another file by pressing F8 and then typing either a new file name and path if creating a file or typing the file name and path if modifying an existing file From the E Editor command line the equal sign substitut
59. ion 3 Press a key combination such as ALT C copy to perform the operation Summary of Text Operation Keys After you have marked text you can manipulate it by pressing the following key combinations 30 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version ALT A Copies text to a new location and fills the old position with blanks ALT C Copies the text to the new location by inserting it and pushing aside existing text ALT D Deletes marked text The space formerly occupied is discarded ALT O Copies text to a new location overlays the existing text rather than pushes it aside ALT M Moves marked text from one location to another location and discards the space previously occupied by the text ALT F Fills an entire marked area with a character you specify The character can be a graphic To end this operation press ESC ALT P Reflows a marked paragraph to the new margin settings If a block of text is marked reflows only the marked text to the new margin settings If the text is not marked the paragraph following the cursor is reformatted ALT R Reflows the marked text into a new defined area ALT F7 Shifts marked text to the left If you have text next to the left column of the marked area it will overlay any text in the far left column of the marked area ALT F8 Shifts marked text to the right All text to the right of the left edge boundary is shifted right The far left marked column is
60. isplayed Location Names Name of Remote Location Continue 4 Create names to identify your base and remote locations for example WORK and HOME Enter these names in the input fields 5 Select Continue The Program Path screen is displayed Program Path C DOSN Remote Home C DOSN Continue 6 Make sure that the path listed is correct for the remote location program files FILEUP EXE and FILEUP HLP 34 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version File Update assumes the remote location path is the same as the base location path If the program files are not in the remote location path you will not be able to install File Update at the remote location 7 Select Continue The Add Delete Directory Pairs screen is displayed L I Add Delete Directory Pairs Base Work Directory 8 Enter the drive and directory path including all subdirectories where you want File Update to track files see Notes on page 35 Select Add after you enter a directory pair the names of the directories you want to synchronize on the base and remote locations For example if you type C COMPUTER SALES at the base location and DASALES at the remote location files in the C COMPUTER SALES subdirectory are updated in DASALES at the remote location when you transfer the files ml I AddvDelete Directory Pairs Base home Directory C COMPUTERNSALES C COMPUTERNSALESN D SALESN
61. les with an incorrect DLL version and ChartMaker will not run There are many useful choices from the Setup menu You Can Setup Menu Choice Add or delete directories you want tracked including all subdirectories pes Directory halts Exclude specific file extensions from being tracked i iles Being Excl Files without extensions are always tracked Files Being Excluded Monitor specific file names even if you excluded the file extension Override Excl ded Files 36 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version You Can Setup Menu Choice Create an installation diskette if you need to create another installation diskette Create Installation Disketie Delete installation to begin again and reinstall File Update Peete InStalaNOn Display the path where the program files reside at the base and remote locations Display Install Data You can also select choices from the File Update menu You Can File Update Menu Choice Preview Display the files you updated since the last transfer and the number of diskettes you will need to complete the transfer Update Files Transfer updated files to diskette so you can transfer files from one location to the other Custom File Selection Control the type of update you want You can copy Update To Diskette Changed files for all directory pairs All files for all directory pairs Changed files f
62. mation about how to use the Help facility Keys Help A list and description of keys you can use while working with or moving around in the Help facility Chapter 2 Using the Online Book Viewer 13 Product Information Information specific to the product you are viewing 14 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Chapter 3 Configuring Your System Configuring your computer is setting it up so that DOS your hardware and your applications work the way you want them or the way they were intended to be used This can be as simple as customizing the appearance of the DOS command prompt or as complex as setting up a new hardware component Most of DOS s configuration information is stored in two files The CONFIG SYS file is a text file that contains special commands These commands set up your computer s hardware components and load the device drivers such as memory keyboard mouse and printer so that DOS and applications can use them When DOS starts it processes the commands in the CONFIG SYS file The AUTOEXEC BAT file is a special batch file that DOS runs immediately after carrying out the commands in your CONFIG SYS file AUTOEXEC BAT can contain any commands you want to carry out when you start your system For example this file can contain commands that define the port to which your printer is connected clear your screen of startup messages or start your favorite program These files must be located in the root director
63. message letter help error letter To exit the viewer press F3 To look at command examples The online help used with the PC DOS Viewer might show the highlighted word Examples highlighted in the top center portion of the help screen This is called a hypertext link If you move the mouse cursor to this word and double click on it a small window will pop up showing one or more examples of how to use this command If you are not using a mouse tab to a highlighted word then press ENTER To exit the viewer press F3 12 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Using the Switch Each command has a switch that allows you to view the syntax and other optional switches The online help information displayed is more concise than the information you see when you use the PC DOS Viewer To view the syntax of a command 1 At the DOS command prompt type command where command is the specific DOS or REXX command you need syntax information for 2 Press ENTER For example you might type qconfig to view the syntax of the QCONFIG command and the switches and parameters that can be used with this command If you type view you will see what to type to use the PC DOS Viewer and open the online books Using F1 or the Help Option Certain applications and most PC DOS optional tools including the PC DOS Viewer have their own help information so you may not need to use the PC DOS Viewer To access this help information y
64. mouse or if you are using the keyboard highlight the option by using ALT in combination with the highlighted letter of the option such as the letter O in Options Window displaying the contents of each book If a topic has subtopics you will see a plus sign in front of the topic If you click on the plus sign the subtopics are expanded and visible Also the plus sign is replaced by a minus sign If you click on the minus sign the list of topics will return to its collapsed format e Push buttons where you can select either the searching printing or viewing the index tasks These are located at the bottom of the PC DOS Viewer screen 10 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Click on Previous To go back to the previous topic you were viewing before you clicked on the Or press ALT E hypertext link This button is grayed when you have not linked to or opened another topic Click on Search Search for information by typing a word that indicates the subject you want to find Or press ALT S Click on Print Print the topics you have opened and active Or press ALT P Click on Index Access the index for the online book quickly Or press ALT I Click on Contents Jump to the Table of Contents and make the window active Or press ALT T Click on Forward Go to the next topic You can use this button to page through the online book Or press ALT F much like when you read through a hardcopy book Moving Around in the P
65. n environment it is necessary to configure each MENUITEM before allowing RAMBOOST to run an optimization process 1 Boot your system and load the first MENUITEM to be optimized 2 Start the RAMSETUP program and configure the first MENUITEM When configured allow RAMSETUP to reboot your system Do not load the same MENUITEM Loading the same MENUITEM forces a premature Learn process that would need to be re optimized later 3 Load the next MENUITEM to be configured for RAMBOOST optimization 4 Start RAMSETUP configure the MENUITEM and then allow RAMSETUP to reboot your system 5 Continue this procedure with each MENUITEM of your multiple configuration When you have configured each MENUITEM as needed reboot your system As each MENUITEM is loaded RAMBOOST is ready to perform as intended It will learn and optimize each MENUITEM as it is loaded without the extra Learn modes To configure RAMBoost 1 From the DOS command prompt type ramsetup Then press ENTER RAMBoost Setup reads the RAMSETUP INI and RAMBOOST INI profiles and configuration files and then displays a window Which window is displayed depends on whether EMM386 is installed in memory No EMM386 or equivalent statement installed Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available 45 46 RAMBoost RAMSETUP will now modify your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files Choose OK to continue or choose Advanced to configure RAMBoost manually To exit the RAMBoo
66. n text and E Editor command line ALT E Moves cursor to end of marked block ALT Y Moves cursor to beginning of marked block CTRL F5 Moves cursor to beginning of a word CTRL F6 Moves cursor to end of a word CTRL F Moves cursor to next found text repeat FIND CTRL N Moves cursor to the next active file in the ring CTRL P Moves cursor to the previous active file in the ring CTRL Q When in ALL file positions cursor on corresponding line in original file If not in ALL file you are placed there and the cursor is moved down one line You can also scroll by holding down an arrow key Summary of Key Combinations for Marking and Unmarking Text Following is a table which summarizes the key combinations you would use to mark and unmark text ALT B Block mark for rectangles or lines ALT L Line mark for one or more lines ALT W Word mark ALT Z Text mark for sentences phrases or characters ALT U Unmark Using Key Combinations to Manipulate Text You can perform any type of operation on the marked text that you want such as copy move delete or reflow To manipulate an area of text 1 Mark the text you wish to copy move delete or reflow by pressing the key combinations in the previous summary The E Editor highlights the area to show you what you have marked 2 For copying or moving select the destination for the highlighted text by moving the cursor to the destination posit
67. nt If RAMSETUP is run from within one of the environments you must restart your computer on exiting the DESQview DOS box or Windows This is the only way RAMBoost can optimize memory Running RAMBOOST with PCMCIA Non Thinkpad To run RAMBOOST with PCMCIA on non Thinkpad systems 1 Edit your CONFIG SYS file and remark out or remove the memory manager and reboot before activating PCMCIA 2 Install PCM PLUS the PCMCIA support product shipped with PC DOS 7 by issuing the PCMDINST command from your DOS PCM directory 3 Configure all your PC Cards using the PCM or PCMWIN utility and ensure they are functional For example if you have a network card ensure you can access the network 4 Restart your system if it doesn t restart automatically after configuring your last PC Card 5 Start RAMBOOST by typing ramsetup at the DOS command prompt Resolving Memory Conflicts Memory utilization can be optimized with the use of PC DOS 7 memory optimizer RAMBOOST But the systems must be configured so that memory areas for the PC Card adapter and Memory Manager such as EMM386 do not conflict with one another The default memory configuration shipped with the PCMCIA support requires little or no user intervention for most people The preconfiguration involves limiting PCMCIA card services to the top 48K of the D segment D400 DFFF The upper memory map would look like this to RAMBOOST 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F C 600000000000000
68. nt to format Use this command along with a specified designator to view the detailed help contained in the online PC DOS 7 books The designators you can use are help doscommand Opens the online PC DOS 7 Command Reference to the PC DOS command specified by doscommand Chapter 1 Learning DOS Basics 7 help etter Opens the online PC DOS 7 Error Messages to the PC DOS error messages that begin the with etter specified help rexxcommand Opens the online PC DOS 7 REXX Reference to the REXX command specified by rexxcommand MD Make Directory MORE MOVE PATH PROMPT Use to create a new directory The new directory cannot have the same name as any other file or directory contained in that directory To create a directory called OFFICE you would type the following command md office Use to display the contents of a file or the output of a command one screen at a time For example the following MORE command displays the contents of the LIST TXT file one screen at a time more list txt Use to move files For example the following command moves the file AGENDA DOC from the current drive to a diskette in drive A move agenda doc a If the destination you specify already has a file or files with the same name you are prompted by the system Specifies the directories in which DOS searches for executable files files with a COM EXE or BAT file name extension Use to set the appearance of your DOS command pr
69. ocal Area Network LAN You do not need to use the File Update Installation diskette because you are only remapping drives not installing File Update Notes Before you begin you must have completed Installing File Update at the Base Location on page 33 and Using File Update Menu Choices on page 36 Make sure that you are connected to your network drives File Update is always run from the client machine To remap your drives you have to do only once 1 At the DOS command prompt on your base location client type fileup 2 Press ENTER 3 Select File Update 4 Select Update Connected System 5 Select Re Map Connected Drives The Connected Drive Remapping screen is displayed 40 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Connected Drive Remapping G G 6 For drive letters currently specified in Directory Pairs specify the remapped drive letters used to access the server drives Novell Network Users The mapping for the base remote location is the same drive letter 7 Select OK You are returned to the main screen 8 Go through the selection process again of File Update Update Connected System Preview Update Files or Custom File Selection You have completed File Update installation on your LAN based system Troubleshooting For troubleshooting tips for the most common questions about or problems with File Update refer to File Update Utility on page 54 Chap
70. ompt The default is p g which produces C amp bls gt RD Remove Directory Use to delete only the directory For example to delete the MEETING NOTES directory type the following command rd meeting notes DOS removes the NOTES subdirectory from the MEETING directory on the current drive The directory you delete cannot contain any files or other directories If the directory you want to delete contains files or other directories you must delete them first REN Rename XCOPY Use to change the name of a file without changing its location For example the following command changes a file named SALES LST to SALES OLD ren a sales Ist sales old Use to copy a directory and its subdirectories The XCOPY command works with a single directory or a group of directories You can create new files in the destination directory as well as new subdirectories with this command For example the following command copies all files in the C NEW REPORTS FINANCE directory to the FINANCE directory on a diskette in drive A xcopy c new reports finance a finance If you do not make a directory before you use the XCOPY command one will be created for you by the XCOPY command 8 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Chapter 2 Using the Online Book Viewer The PC DOS Viewer is the documentation viewer for PC DOS 7 that allows you to read online books PC DOS 7 comes with three books online Name of Windows Online Book Ic
71. on Contains CMDREF a The online PC DOS Command Reference which provides information about command syntax PC DOS commands device drivers and INI files DOSREXX acer A description of the DOS REXX commands LJ An explanation of the more common error messages for DOS and the POSEREDE optional tools provided with PC DOS Note You must have selected at least one optional tool for Windows in order to have the PC DOS 7 0 Tools group and the online book icons available when you start Windows Starting the PC DOS Viewer The PC DOS Viewer can be started from e The DOS command prompt e PC DOS Shell Microsoft Windows Starting the PC DOS Viewer from the DOS Command Prompt All online books for PC DOS 7 have a file extension of INF and are in the same directory as your other PC DOS 7 files To start the PC DOS Viewer and view any online DOS book with an extension of INF at the DOS command prompt type view bookname where bookname is the name of the online book either CMDREF DOSREXX or DOSERROR For example you would type view cmdref to view the online Command Reference The online book also opens when you include the INF extension for example view cmdref inf Starting the PC DOS Viewer from PC DOS Shell Before you can start the PC DOS Viewer from the PC DOS Shell you must e Add the program item to the Main group Give the program a title such as Command Reference Error Messages or REXX
72. or all selected directory pairs Use this choice after you complete your first update Preview Display the files on diskette that you are going to transfer Update Files Transfer updated files from the diskettes created in Update to Update From Diskette Diskette Preview Display the files you updated since the last transfer Update Files Transfer updated files from your base location Custom File Selection Control the type of update you want You can copy e Changed files for all directory pairs Update Connected System All files for all directory pairs Changed files for all selected directory pairs Re Map Connected Drives Remap drive letters Connected drive letters can change if you connect to a LAN Transferring Updated Files to the Remote Location Now that you have installed File Update at the base location and set up your system resume work on your files When you are ready to transfer updated files to the remote location follow the procedure for your particular remote location Remote System Procedure PC not connected through Installing on a PC on page 38 a LAN Local Area Network LAN Installing on a LAN Connected System on page 40 Chapter 5 Using File Update 37 Installing on a PC Follow these procedures if the remote location is a PC or another drive or partition on the same PC 1 Transferring Updates from the Base Location to Diskette on page 38
73. ory to programs that use extended memory but do not conform to the XMS This is done by including the int15 switch with the DEVICE command for HIMEM SYS The value you specify for the int15 switch should be the memory you want set aside plus 64K For example to reserve 512K of non XMS extended memory you would include the following command in your CONFIG SYS file device c dos himem sys int15 576 Some of the programs that do not conform to the XMS cannot run when DOS is in the high memory area If you encounter problems with such a program load DOS into conventional memory What memory managers can I use with DOS Most memory managers work with DOS In general you cannot simultaneously use two memory managers that provide access to the same memory Similarly you cannot use EMM386 to simulate expanded memory if you already have an expanded memory manager installed How do I run device drivers and programs in the upper memory area If you have a system with an 80386 based or higher processor and extended memory you can make more conventional memory available by running certain device drivers and programs in the upper memory area DOS provides RAMBoost a memory optimizer program that rearranges the existing items in your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files for you when you run the RAMBoost Setup program RAMBoost Setup rearranges your configuration and restarts the computer to load programs into upper memory For information about using t
74. ou are prompted with a message indicating the number of the diskette to be inserted You might come across one or more of the following situations Chapter 5 Using File Update 39 Files Changed in Both Locations If a file on your system is new or changed since your last update a message will be displayed with the name the date stamp and the time stamp of each file You are given the choice to keep a specific file or to replace all remaining files This lets you skip further messages and replace all conflicting files with the updates from diskette This message can occur when you work on the same file at your base and remote locations and you do not update on a regular basis It can also occur if an update is not allowed to run to completion No Directory Path Exists for a File Listed on the Diskette If a directory path does not exist for a file on the diskette a message will be displayed You are given the choice of having the system create the directory or of skipping the file and continuing the update process Drives Not Connected If you are not connected to the drives you need an error message will be displayed You cannot proceed with the update until you connect to these drives File Update is now installed and can be run from both locations Be sure to perform a File Update at your base and remote locations on a regular basis Installing on a LAN Connected System Follow these steps to use File Update on a system connected to a L
75. ou must first access the application or the optional tool by either Typing the command name at the DOS command prompt to start them for example typing cpbackup to start Central Point Backup Or if you are using a shell program such as the PC DOS Shell or Windows double clicking on the icon for the optional tool or application you need help for Whether you type the command or click on an icon you can then access help by pressing F1 clicking on Help at the bottom of the screen or by selecting Help from the menu Note that not all applications or tools have a menu bar While in the PC DOS Viewer F1 provides help about menus fields push buttons and menu bar options Place your cursor within the field or menu area or highlight the menu option or push button for which you need information before pressing F1 When you press F1 you see detailed help about the specific item where the cursor is placed or that you have highlighted Getting Help while Using the PC DOS Viewer On the menu bar is the Help option You can select Help from the menu bar by clicking on it with the mouse or by pressing ALT H From the Help option of the PC DOS Viewer you can get the following types of help Help Index An index of references to help topics for the document you are viewing General Help General information about the Help facility including descriptions for other items on the menu bar and the other types of help available Using Help Infor
76. our file and quits the E Editor after saving When there are no remaining files in memory you exit to DOS F5 Print Lets you print a file Fe Draw Starts the drawing text graphics feature F7 Rename Lets you change the name of the file you are editing F8 Open Lets you open another file or more than one file at a time F9 Undo Restores the original contents of a line you typed incorrectly Undo does not restore deleted lines or changes to multiple lines Only the current line you are editing can be restored F10 Menu Jumps to the menu Then the arrow keys can be used to move from selection to selection and to access the associated menus From a menu you can use mnemonics to make selections 24 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Function Key What It Does F11 Previous Accesses the previous file you have worked on when you have loaded multiple files in the E Editor This key is available only on an enhanced keyboard This function key and the associated action is not displayed on the reminder line However it is active F12 Next Accesses the next file in the ring when you have loaded multiple files into the E Editor This key is available on an enhanced keyboard This function key and the associated action is not displayed on the reminder line However it is active The reminder line called the function key text area changes when you hold down a SHIFT CTRL or an ALT key to show you the function key text
77. r 3 Configuring Your System 17 When DOS reads this command it loads the HIMEM SYS device driver into memory The HIMEM SYS device driver remains in memory and manages extended memory Many hardware devices come with installation programs that automatically add the necessary commands to your CONFIG SYS file The order in which DEVICE and DEVICEHIGH commands appear in the CONFIG SYS file is important because some device drivers enable devices that are then used by other drivers For example the HIMEM SYS extended memory driver must be started before any drivers that use extended memory The order in which device drivers should appear in your CONFIG SYS file is as follows 1 HIMEM SYS if your system has extended memory 2 Your expanded memory manager if your system has an expanded memory board 3 EMM386 EXE if your system is an 80386 or higher processor with extended memory If your CONFIG SYS file includes both an expanded memory manager and EMM386 the EMM386 command line should include the noems switch EMM3S386 uses extended memory to simulate expanded memory on systems that do not have expanded memory EMM386 can also provide access to the upper memory area For more information see Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available on page 43 4 Any other device drivers This list is intended to show only the correct order for device drivers It is not intended to be a list of the commands that your CONFIG SYS file should contain The cont
78. rd disk also referred to as fixed disk or on a diskette Every file has a name Most files also have an extension The file s name always appears first and the extension is separated from the name by a period as in the following example readme txt In this guide a file s name and extension are jointly referred to as the file name File Names The name you assign to a file must meet the following criteria t can contain no more than eight characters t can consist of the letters A through Z the numbers 0 through 9 and the following special characters underscore A caret dollar sign 2 tilde exclamation point number sign percent sign amp ampersand hyphen braces at sign i single quote apostrophe parentheses Note No other special characters are acceptable The name cannot contain spaces commas backslashes or periods except the period that separates the name from the extension The name cannot be one of the following reserved file names CLOCK CON AUX COM1 COM2 COM3 COMA LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 LPT4 NUL and PRN t cannot be the same name as another file within the directory File names are not case sensitive so you can type the file name in either uppercase lowercase or mixed case characters Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 3 Extensions Extensions can help you identify the type of information in a file For example if you have a file called MINUTES TXT the exten
79. re using a mouse click on Services and then click on Exit If you are using a keyboard Press F3 Or press ALT V and then type x Chapter 2 Using the Online Book Viewer 11 Getting Other Types of Online Help There are various ways to get online help in addition to using the PC DOS Viewer including the following e HELP command e switch F1 function key Help option from the menu bar Using the HELP Command Accessing help using the HELP command varies depending on which of the three online books the information is found in Use one of the following to find the type of help information you need To see information about a specific DOS command 1 At the DOS command prompt type help doscommand where doscommand is the name of the PC DOS command 2 Press ENTER For example if you want help about the DEFRAG command type help defrag To exit the viewer press F3 To see information about a specific DOS error message 1 At the DOS command prompt type help letter where letter is the first letter of the error message 2 Press ENTER For example type help a to find the error message Access denied You might need to use the scroll bars on the right side of the window to scroll to the message you want to read If the name of the DOS command and the letter that the error messages begins with are the same for example the E command and error messages that begin with the letter e add error preceding the error
80. s and other applications To run AUTOEXEC BAT without restarting your system type autoexec at the DOS command prompt AUTOEXEC BAT File Editing You can customize your system by adding commands to your AUTOEXEC BAT file Use any commands you would normally type at the DOS command prompt To edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file use a text editor such as E Editor that can save files as unformatted ASCII text Do not edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file using a word processor that saves files in a special document format If you do your computer might not start Because the AUTOEXEC BAT file controls how DOS starts DOS reads it only when you start your computer Therefore after changing the AUTOEXEC BAT file you must restart your computer for your changes to take effect To make changes to your AUTOEXEC BAT file 1 Make a copy of your AUTOEXEC BAT file on a separate diskette before you make any changes 2 Edit the AUTOEXEC BAT file using a text editor such as the E Editor provided with PC DOS For example to edit your AUTOEXEC BAT file using the E Editor type e autoexec bat at the DOS command prompt 3 Add or change AUTOEXEC BAT commands as necessary Each AUTOEXEC BAT command must begin on a separate line 4 When you have finished editing the AUTOEXEC BAT file save your changes and exit from the text editor 20 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version 5 Restart your system by pressing CTRL ALT DEL so that your changes can take effect
81. sion TXT usually identifies that it is a text file The extension must contain no more than three characters File name restrictions regarding characters and spacing also apply to extensions The following are some of the extensions used by DOS EXE executable or COM command for files that contain programs e BAT batch or REXX for files containing lists of commands that DOS carries out consecutively e INI initialization for files containing startup commands for an application Directories To help you keep track of your files you can group your files into directories Just as file folders in a file cabinet contain groups of related documents directories can contain groups of related files Each directory can be assigned a unique name so that you can identify it Sometimes you might want to further divide a directory to be more specific or else your directory might contain so many files that it is too confusing to find the one you want When this happens you can use DOS to create additional directories The directory contained within another directory is called a subdirectory This is similar to placing a file folder within a larger file folder A directory that contains another directory is called the parent directory Directory Tree The organization of directories and files is called the directory tree When you format a hard disk DOS creates one directory called the root directory The root directory is the very top most
82. st setup program choose Exit ELEN NEIGE Co EMM386 statement or equivalent installed CHE 17 1 DINE KAHSETUP will nau modili year CORP IG SYS amd miT EREC Baf Tides MITE BAHAETUT can provide the mast Thur agh upper mcmgpmryg rs luxix af This dine if EARS iz sol Iaxtallged Choose UK te let BHAHZITUT relectall MKIA 1a conf igure sasbmin DID upper memorg Dhoger Keep fo curliser wiih Ehe corrent ERIN fo ceil RAHSETUP chaca Exit Chonra H sr amp pcpd to cus igkr Kafka manual IF poa caf igre Ra beet mamumlly choose Keep vre gee return te ble gcrann a a ae ooo Any of the following scenarios are possible depending on what programs exist in your CONFIG SYS file when RAMBoost Setup is run Scenario 1 e f RAMBoost Setup detects that you have no memory manager installed but finds the DOS memory manager on your computer select OK on the window that is displayed RAMBoost EMM386 and HIMEM if it was not present are installed into your CONFIG SYS file Go to step 3 on page 47 Scenario 2 e f RAMBoost Setup detects that you have installed a memory manager other than the one in DOS select OK on the window that is displayed RAMBoost is installed into your CONFIG SYS file Go to step 3 on page 47 Scenario 3 e f RAMBoost Setup detects that you have an EMM386 statement in your CONFIG SYS file you have the option of letting RAMBoost comment out places the REM command before the statement the sta
83. t You could also redirect the output to your printer by typing tree c f gt prn Installing File Update at the Base Location To get started you need to install File Update at the base location the first system or location you want to install on This procedure creates an installation diskette which is used to install File Update at a remote location Notes A blank formatted diskette is required The base system must have PC DOS 7 installed The base location is the client machine for a system connected by Local Area Network LAN Use the TAB key to move from one input field to another You can also use the mouse to click on an entry field or button e Windows Users To access the DOS command prompt select the PC DOS Prompt icon in the PC DOS 7 Tools group To install File Update at the base location 1 At the DOS command prompt type fileup O Copyright IBM Corp 1981 1997 33 2 Press ENTER The Welcome screen is displayed File Update Utility Continue If you receive a Bad command or file name message make sure the program files FILEUP EXE and FILEUP HLP exist on your system These files are installed with PC DOS and are usually found in the DOS subdirectory If File Update appears without a Welcome screen the program has been installed To reinstall select Delete Installation from the Setup menu and begin again with step 1 3 Select Continue The Location Names screen is d
84. t File When you load an existing file into the E Editor your file appears on the screen and the cursor is placed in the top far left position in the text To view a different part of the file you have to move the cursor Summary of Cursor Movement Keys Cursor Movement Action Key UP ARROW Moves cursor one line up DOWN ARROW Moves cursor one line down LEFT ARROW Moves cursor one character to the left RIGHT ARROW Moves cursor one character to the right HOME Moves cursor to column 1 of the current line END Moves cursor to end of the current line PAGE UP Shifts view to page above current page The cursor stays at same position on screen PAGE DOWN Shifts view to page below current page The cursor stays at same position on screen CTRL HOME Moves cursor to top line of file CTRL END Moves cursor to bottom line of file TAB Moves cursor to next tab stop SHIFT TAB Moves cursor to previous tab stop CTRL PAGE UP Moves cursor to top of screen CTRL PAGE DOWN Moves cursor to bottom of screen Chapter 4 Working with the Text Editor 29 Cursor Movement Key Action CTRL LEFT ARROW Moves cursor to beginning of word left of cursor CTRL RIGHT ARROW Moves cursor to beginning of word to right of cursor ENTER Defined by the user in the E INI file CTRL ENTER Defined by the user in the E INI file ESC Moves cursor back and forth betwee
85. t synchronized select Copy all files from all directories from the Custom File Selection choice am missing files What can I do If you are missing files make sure that The extension is not included in the Files Being Excluded list The subdirectory is defined in the Directory Pairs list 54 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Appendix A Notices References in this publication to IBM products programs or services do not imply that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM operates Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Subject to IBM s valid intellectual property or other legally protectable rights any functionally equivalent product program or service may be used instead of the IBM product program or service The evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products except those expressly designated by IBM are the responsibility of the user IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents You can send license inquiries in writing to IBM Director of Licensing IBM Corporation 500 Columbus Avenue Thornwood NY 10594 U S A Trademarks and Service Marks The following terms denoted by an asterisk in this publication ar
86. tement and install a new EMM386 statement that optimizes your system Select OK Your system is rebooted and RAMSETUP is restarted automatically You can select and use the Advanced button to make changes to your memory situation After making your changes you must select Keep and then select Reboot Note Use Advanced only if you are very familiar with upper memory concepts and management A second possibility exists for this scenario You could get a message screen that reads RAMSETUP will not install because there is only xxx amount of memory available When this occurs you have the following options Select OK to let RAMBoost Setup uninstall your current EMM386 and install an EMM386 statement that optimizes your system Select Advanced so that you can manually allocate the stated xxx amount of upper memory needed After making the change select Keep and then select Reboot PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version Scenario 4 e f RAMBoost Setup cannot find a memory manager on your computer it informs you that you must install one Scenario 5 e f you have multiple configurations and want to dictate how RAMBoost Setup is to handle your configurations RAMBoost Setup detects the multiple configurations and displays a window When you select Reorganize RAMBoost Setup rearranges the commands in your common section and includes any statements it determines are needed for optimal compatibility with each configuration
87. ter 5 Using File Update 41 42 PC DOS 7 Concise Users Guide OEM Version Chapter 6 Making More Memory Available RAMBoost is the memory management tool provided with PC DOS It runs on a 80886SX based or higher processor that has enough extended memory available For more information about system requirements see RAMBoost System Requirements on page 44 The purpose of RAMBoost is to determine the optimal memory location for every device driver terminate and stay resident TSR program and other programs you have designated for your system It carries out this process by analyzing your computer s existing configuration and automatically reconfiguring programs to load above 640K after restarting your system When RAMBoost is through processing you should have the maximum amount of available memory to use for your DOS and Windows applications If you are having trouble running your programs because there is not enough memory you might need to run RAMBoost For most systems this simply means typing ramsetup at the DOS command prompt and following the directions given through the online RAMBoost program When you have provided the information RAMBoost needs to run it takes care of everything else during its processing Of course the more you understand about your system and memory the more you will appreciate all that RAMBoost can do for you If you are a PCMCIA user see Running RAMBOOST with PCMCIA Non Thinkpad on page
88. the next line As you enter the text note that the Line and Col numbers change near the bottom of the screen 2 Save and file the information as CAREPORTS TXT by pressing F4 You see Saving C REPORTS TXT flash at the bottom of your screen If you do not specify the full path and file name when you load the E Editor your file will be saved to the same drive and directory you were at when you created the file You can change it by typing save followed by a new drive directory or file name If you were in the CAOFFICEWNOTES subdirectory when you typed e reports txt your file is saved as C A OFFICE NOTES REPORTS TXT instead of CA If you want to save the file to this directory you would type the following at the E Editor command line 26 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version save c reports txt 3 Press ENTER After leaving the E Editor you are returned to a command line Naming an Unnamed File If you type only e at the DOS command prompt without specifying a file name you see Unnamed file near the bottom on the left side of the screen To name the unnamed file 1 Press F7 Rename if you loaded an unnamed file by typing e without a file name You are prompted to enter a name for the file on the E Editor command line Enter a file name after Rename on the E Editor command line Remember Be sure to include a full path name drive directory and subdirectory if applicable where you want to find this file when you exit t
89. uarterdeck Office Systems BlueMAX is a trademark of Qualitas Inc Helix and Netroom are trademarks of Helix Software Company 44 PC DOS 7 Concise User s Guide OEM Version over it without adjustments your system might not work correctly If this happens check the third party documentation for instructions or contact the manufacturer of the third party product Refer to Compatibility with Memory Managers and Other Programs on page 48 for compatibility information Configuration Requirements You use the RAMSETUP EXE program to configure RAMBoost When loaded RAMBoost automatically checks for the existence of memory managers such as HIMEM SYS and EMM386 EXE on your system Then it scans upper memory to configure itself with the optimal parameters for managing upper memory You need to take the following into consideration before you configure RAMBoost Ensure that you load all the software you normally run in your daily routines that start your adapter cards for example a sound blaster card RAMBoost Setup scans the upper memory area looking for unused adapter memory If you do not have your adapter activated RAMBoost Setup might incorrectly use the adapter memory space If you are using QEMM386 386MAX or Netroom you must install it according to its installation instructions before you start RAMBoost You must also make sure it provides upper memory blocks UMBs When installing RAMBOOST in a multiple configuratio
90. y of your hard disk usually drive C for system startup to carry out the commands in these configuration files Normally DOS carries out the commands in both the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files each time you start your computer However if you need to you can instruct DOS to bypass the commands in these files For more information see Bypassing CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT Commands When DOS was installed a basic system configuration was installed that works for most people You might want or need to change your system configuration The settings in your CONFIG SYS file control the basic components of your system such as memory and disk drives If you change your CONFIG SYS file and the new settings are incorrect your system might not be able to start correctly If this happens restart your computer using your bootable startup diskette the Setup Diskette from your installation diskettes and then exit from Setup by pressing F3 Or you can use the procedure to bypass CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT commands Bypassing CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT Commands If you need to you can start your system without running the commands in your CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files This is most useful when you are experiencing system problems that might be related to the settings in your CONFIG SYS or AUTOEXEC BAT file You have two choices You can bypass your startup files completely e You can have DOS confirm each CONFIG SYS command and each AU

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