             Central Point Software PC Tools Version 8.0a


GENERAL UPDATE INFORMATION

* When you run install, configuration files for the previous version
  are stored in the \PCTOOLS\OLDPCT directory.  For more
  information on these files and how to restore them, refer
  to "Installing PC Tools" in Volume 1 of your PC Tools Version 8.0
  manual.

* For the most up-to-date information about new menu items, command
  buttons, and dialog boxes, and about features that may work
  differently than documented in the manuals, press F1 in each PC
  Tools application for online help.

* For a list of command-line options, type /? after the program name
  at the DOS prompt.


COMPATIBILITY NOTES

MS-DOS 6 Users

  Most PC Tools programs are compatible with new features in MS-DOS 6
  such as DoubleSpace drives, MemMaker, and Flexboot.  However, to
  ensure data integrity, some PC Tools programs that are disk-
  intensive have been modified in Version 8.0a.  Specific information
  about these changes and any limitations that apply are documented
  below under the specific PC Tools application notes.

Special Note for DoubleSpace Drives

   DoubleSpace drives require special treatment by several PC Tools
   applications. If you use the DOS 6.0 DoubleSpace utility, please
   read notes for Compress, Central Point Backup, DiskFix, FileChk, 
   FileFix, PC-Cache, PC Format, and RAMBoost.

   In particular, note the remarks under PC Format that advise users
   to run BOOTSAFE if they use DoubleSpace drives.

Compaticard Users

  Compaticards that have 2.88MB floppy drives attached have known
  incompatibility with PC Tools applications.

DESQview Users

* For optimum performance with DESQview, PC Tools applications
  disable the alternate fonts and the graphics mouse
  cursor.

* If your video display blinks when you use DESQview with PC Tools
  applications, add the Palette utility to the DESQview menu and turn
  off the Blink Enable option. For the best display when you run PC Tools
  applications from DESQview, select DESQview in the PC Config color
  scheme list.

DOS APPEND Users

  The DOS APPEND program has no effect while most PC Tools
  applications are running.

Logitech Mouse Users

  The Logitech mouse driver version 4.10 has known compatibility
  problems with DOS 4.0 or later.  Upgrade to the newest mouse
  driver, version 6.12 or later.

Infoselect Users

  If you are using Infoselect (IS) 2.0, be sure it is loaded before
  PC Tools Desktop in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Novell Users

  If you are on a Novell network and load Commute from within
  Windows, or map another SPX drive using DriveMap from within
  Windows, the VIPX.386 Windows network driver may keep DriveMap
  and Commute from working properly. 

  To solve this problem:

    1. Load Commute or DriveMap before starting Windows.

                           - or -

    2. Edit the Windows SYSTEM.INI file to delete VIPX.386 from the
       "network=" line. Leave the rest of the line as it is.

  Although most systems are not affected,  multiple DOS applications 
  can no longer access Novell's IPX services simultaneously if you 
  remove this driver.

Packard Bell Mouse Users

  The Packard Bell mouse driver version 4.0 is not fully compatible
  with PC Tools Version 8.0a.  Use the Microsoft Mouse driver version
  6.14 or later instead.  (A recent Microsoft mouse driver is
  usually included with Windows or DOS.)

QEMM Users

* PC Tools TSRs make use of new technology to load themselves into
  high memory automatically. The QEMM Optimize program does not yet
  detect TSRs using this new technology and optimizes memory 
  incorrectly.  RAMBoost does detect programs that load automatically, 
  and should be used instead of QEMM Optimize.

* If you are using QEMM and Windows, and run the PC Tools
  applications MI or SI, QEMM reports the wrong version number.  Exit
  from Windows, then run MI or SI.

* If you load Commute with the /r parameter, or load commsml, and
  then run QEMM's Optimize program, Optimize incorrectly places a
  LOADHI command in the Commute line. Commute detects this command
  when it tries to load, and displays an error message.

SuperStor Users

  SuperStor uses a non-standard boot record, which may prevent PC
  Format and the EDisk program from finding the system files needed to
  create a bootable system disk. Run PC Format and the EDisk program
  from the original boot drive (the one DCONFIG.SYS is on).

  Example: D:EDISK /BOOT_DEV=x: (where x=original boot drive)

SYSGEN Users

  PC Tools supports the SYSGEN bridge driver versions 3.44 and above.

Tandy Users

  PC Tools includes the FIXTANDY.EXE program. If you have a Tandy
  system, and the Tandy Setup program sometimes runs unexpectedly,
  make sure FIXTANDY is memory-resident before you use any PC Tools
  application.

Toshiba 5100 Laptop Users

  If some characters do not appear as expected when you run PC Tools
  applications, run PC Config. Select Display, Text Mode, and choose
  OK. Then select Color, and choose the Toshiba Gas Plasma color scheme.
  Choose Save, then reboot the machine so that the changes will take
  effect.

UltraVision Users

* For optimum performance with UltraVision, PC Tools applications
  disable the use of alternate fonts.

* If your mouse does not function normally when you use non-standard
  line modes (modes other than 80x25, 80x28, 80x43, 80x50), disable
  the Fast Mouse Reset option in PC Config, or use the /PS2 command-
  line option when starting a PC Tools application.


NOTES ON SPECIFIC PC TOOLS PROGRAMS

Compress (Disk Optimizer) Users

* To ensure data integrity, PC Tools Compress does not attempt to
  operate on MS-DOS 6 DoubleSpace drives.  DoubleSpace drives do not
  appear in the Compress menu.  If you try to optimize one of these
  drives from the command line, Compress selects the next available
  drive that is supported.  To optimize a DoubleSpace drive, run the
  DoubleSpace utility included with DOS 6.

* The same restriction applies to other compressed drives, network
  and SUBST drives, CD-ROMs, and drives accessible through DriveMap.

Central Point Backup Users

* If you use disk-caching software, such as SmartDrive or PC-Kwik,
  while doing a medium-speed backup or restore, turn off the delayed-
  write feature of the cache program to prevent DMA conflicts. PC-
  Cache requires no changes.

* Before you use CP Backup to back up a DoubleSpace drive, we
  recommend that you run Microsoft’s DOUBLESPACE /CHKDSK /F to 
  double-check the integrity of the DoubleSpace volume.

* When you use CP Backup to back up a DoubleSpace drive, change your
  Backup configuration to exclude hidden and system files. Use the
  Options/Selection Options/Attribute Exclusions dialog box. (You should 
  also configure Backup to exclude hidden and system files if you are 
  backing up a SuperStor or Stacker volume.)

* Two new command-line options have been added:

  /DCHECK     Turns on the drive integrity check
  /NODCHECK   Disables the drive integrity check

  To override the setting in the configuration file, specify
  either option at the command line.

* If you are backing up or restoring the bindery files (and have
  sufficient rights to do so), they are automatically backed up or
  restored, even though they are invisible on the directory tree.

* If you are restoring data backed up from a Novell network volume, a
  new option appears in the Restore Bindery/Trustee/Info dialog box--
  Restore Directory Information. When Restore Directory Information is 
  on, CP Backup attempts to restore the attributes and inherited rights 
  of each directory as they are stored on the backup tape. If CP Backup 
  encounters a NetWare logical error, a message alerts you. The most 
  common error is that you do not have sufficient network rights to 
  restore a particular directory.

* CP Backup supports the following SCSI drives:

  Archive Python DAT 1.3GB           Mountain 7250 250MB
  Archive Viper 2060 60MB            Mountain 7500 500MB
  Archive Viper 2150 150MB           Mountain 1200 1.2GB
  Archive Viper 2525 525MB           NCR 6100 150MB
  Archive Viper 5250 250MB           NCR 6300 525MB
  Cipher ST150 150MB                 NCR 2101 2.2GB
  Compaq 320/525 525MB               Tandberg 3600 150MB
  Exabyte 8200C 2.5GB                Teac MT-01 250MB
  Exabyte EXB-8500 5GB               Tecmar THS-2200 2.2GB
  Exabyte EXB-8200SX 2.5GB           Tecmar ProLine 250 250MB
  Exabyte EXB-8200 2.5GB             Tecmar ProLine 525 525MB
  Hewlett Packard C1502A DAT 1.2GB   Tecmar ProLine Data Vault 1.2GB
  Hewlett Packard C2224 DAT 1.2GB    WangDAT 1300 1.3GB
  Maynard 250Q 250MB                 WangDAT 3100 1.3GB
  Maynard 525Q 525MB                 WangDAT 3200 1.3GB
  Maynard 1300+ 1.2GB                Wangtek 5099ES 60MB
  Maynard 2200+ 2.2GB                Wangtek 51000ES
  Mountain 2100 2.2GB                Wangtek 5150ES 150MB
  Mountain 7150 150MB                Wangtek 5525ES 525MB
                                     Wangtek 7200HS 2.2GB
Commute Users

* If you have the Callback option selected, but you do not have a
  password in your Give Control entry, the Callback feature is
  ignored. In this situation, your PC waits for a call as if you had
  chosen the Wait for Any Caller button.

* If you plan to start Windows during a Commute session and you are 
  using EMSNETX.EXE, start Commute with the /NE option.

* During a file transfer, Commute may intentionally halt your system
  if a pop-up warning appears from the memory-resident applications
  VSafe, VWatch, or the Directory Lock feature of Data Monitor. This
  protects your system from virus-infected files or from using
  protected directories. To give access to directories
  protected by Directory Lock, run Data Monitor before the Commute
  session, and turn off Directory Lock on the host PC.

* Change the following two entries in the Commute Command-Line
  Options chapter in the printed manual:

  /NCP is no longer a valid option.
  /WR should be /WRD.

DiskEdit Users

* DiskEdit may report a drive size for a DoubleSpace drive that is
  larger than the size reported by Microsoft’s CHKDSK program.  CHKDSK
  makes estimates based on known compression statistics.  If there are
  differences, the CHKDSK estimate is probably more accurate.

* The "Changing Data" section of the DiskEdit chapter in the manual
  incorrectly states that the Edit menu contains a Set Date and Time
  and a Set Attributes command. These commands are not available in
  DiskEdit.

DiskFix Users

  PC Tools DiskFix recognizes DoubleSpace drives and, to the extent
  possible, will diagnose and fix problems.  However, some DiskFix
  functions do not operate on these drives.  In addition to running
  DiskFix, always run Microsoft’s DBLSPACE /CHKDSK /F option.

DriveMap Users

* If you are using the parallel port of your AST notebook computer
  with DriveMap, set the parallel port to standard mode. To do this,
  add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the AST:

  ASTPORT /S

* The BIOS of some computers, such as Compaqs, may not recognize the
  parallel port of your PC if the cable is plugged into it when you
  turn on the PC. DriveMap attempts to resolve this, but if it cannot
  find the parallel port, you should power up your PC without the cable 
  plugged in. Then plug in the cable, and run DriveMap again.

Emergency Disk Users

* The EDisk program automatically calculates the amount of disk space
  needed for the options you have selected in the Configuration
  dialog box. Many of the options use shared files, such as video
  library files and font files. For this reason, the number of
  kilobytes displayed may not change by the amount you expect when 
  you select and deselect options.

* The EDisk program does not save the Iomega DOSOAD.SYS driver 
  that is used with their removable cartridge drives. This is because
  Iomega uses a unique driver technology.

FileChk Users

* When you use FileChk to check the integrity of a DoubleSpace drive,
  we recommend running DBLSPACE /CHKDSK /F to further ensure that the
  DoubleSpace drive integrity is sound.

* If you use FileChk in a batch file, FileChk returns -3 when it
  finds no errors on a DoubleSpace drive.  If it does find errors, it
  returns its documented error level codes.

FileFix Users

* When you use FileFix to fix a file on a DoubleSpace drive, we
  recommend running DBLSPACE /CHKDSK /F to make sure the DoubleSpace
  drive integrity is sound.

Install Users

* The Flexboot program included with MS-DOS 6.0 lets you select
  how your system is configured at boot time.  We do not recommend
  this feature for novice or intermediate users.  If you use
  Flexboot, remember to include the PC Tools drivers and TSRs you
  consider essential to all PC operations in the "common section" of
  your configuration file.

* If you are running DR-DOS or a version of MS-DOS earlier than 5.0,
  Install searches your drives for the first AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the
  root directory. If Install cannot find the file, it prompts you for
  your boot drive.

* Some PC Tools files are in a different directory than the one shown
  in the File List in Volume 1 of the printed manuals. The following
  files are now in the SYSTEM subdirectory of the PC Tools directory:

  CPSHRINK.EXE        CONVERT.EXE        MENUCONV.EXE
  COMMMAP.EXE         MENUED.EXE         PCRUN.EXE

* If you are using Direct Access, the PC Tools installation program
  converts only version 5.1 files for use with PC Tools Desktop.

* If you install Version 8 files into a different directory from
  Version 7.x files, you will need to add the Version 7.x
  Windows programs--Undelete and CP Backup--to the PC Tools group in
  Windows. Install changes the PC Tools group automatically if you 
  install Version 8 files over Version 7.x files.

* When you configure Startup Programs during installation, 
  batch files executed with a CALL command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
  are not run. For example, if your AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains a
  line like CALL NET.BAT, which loads your network drivers, PC Tools
  memory-resident programs may not load in the correct
  order because Startup Programs cannot find the network drivers. If
  this is the case, temporarily edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to
  load the contents of the batch files directly, run PC Config and
  select the Startup Programs you want. Save the configuration, and
  reboot your machine. After you have rebooted, you can edit your
  AUTOEXEC.BAT file to use the CALL command.

Memory Info (MI) Users

  If you are using NET5.COM, MI may not identify the DOS 5 Doskey
  program.

PC-Cache Users

  DoubleSpace, Stacker and SuperStor drives default to read-caching
  only when PC-Cache loads. You cannot specify a command-line
  parameter to delay write-cache for these drives. You can activate the
  delay write-cache option after PC-Cache is loaded, but we recommend
  against it.

PC Format
   
* If you run PCFORM /S from any drive on a DoubleSpace system, to 
  create a bootable floppy, for example, PC Format might
  return an error stating that system files cannot be found. This 
  problem occurs if the DoubleSpace driver has fixed a corrupted
  boot sector when it is rebooted. Unfortunately, the DoubleSpace
  driver does not replace the normal signature of the entire boot 
  record.

  To prevent such boot sector problems on a DoubleSpace drive, run
  BOOTSAFE, a Central Point Anti-Virus program. BOOTSAFE detects the 
  changed boot record signature and alerts you. You can then select 
  Rebuild to repair the boot record completely.

  Note that you cannot format a DoubleSpace drive with PC Format.
  

PC Tools Desktop (PC Shell) Users

* A new command, Reset Window Size, has been added to the Windows
  menu. This allows you to reset all PC Tools Desktop windows to
  their default sizes and locations.

* If you change the video mode from large to small (such as from 50-
  line to 25-line), the open windows are reset to their default size
  and position if any single window cannot fit on the smaller
  screen. If you change the video mode from small to large, such as
  25-line or 50-line, the open windows remain in their current
  position.

* A new option, Include Subdirectories in Drop, appears in the
  Confirmation dialog box, which is accessed from the Configure menu. 
  This option applies when you drag a directory to an application in a
  function key or to the Menu Window that accepts drag-and-drop file
  lists. When the option is off, the operation works only on the
  files in the parent directory.

* The Disk menu has the following new commands:

  - Wipe Disk
  - Verify a Disk
  - DM Program now appears on the Directory Maintenance submenu

RAMBoost Users

* To avoid redundancy and potential conflicts, do not use PC Tools
  RAMBoost and Microsoft MemMaker together.  PC Tools RAMBoost provides 
  all of the features of MemMaker and also has the advantage of 
  automatically  detecting and adjusting to changes in your system 
  configuration, as, for example, when you install new software.  
  MemMaker, on the other hand, must be run manually after each change 
  to your system to ensure optimum use of high memory.  If you are
  using RAMBoost and want to experiment with MemMaker, first uninstall 
  RAMBoost from your system by running PC Config.

* RAMBoost can be installed on a DoubleSpace drive only if the entire
  drive is compressed. If you install PC Tools on a compressed logical
  drive partition, RAMBoost is installed in a \RAMBOOST subdirectory 
  of the root directory of the master partition on the drive. 

  For example, if you install PC Tools on a compressed logical drive E: 
  on your C: hard drive, RAMBoost is installed in C:\RAMBOOST. To run 
  RAMSETUP or RAMBOOST with command-line options, either type the full
  path name, or add C:\RAMBOOST to the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
  file.

* RAMBoost supports MS-DOS versions 3.3 though 6.0, and DR-DOS version
  6.0.

* Use PC Config’s Startup Programs option to load RAMBoost,
  especially if the RAMBoost directory is not in your path.

* RAMBoost works in conjunction with your memory manager to make the
  best use of your memory. If you use RAMBoost, do not use your
  memory manager's optimization program, because RAMBoost replaces
  that functionality.

* If you want RAMBoost to load programs high that are in your Novell
  login script, remove the ignore=login.exe line from the
  RAMBOOST.INI file in the [completiontriggers] section.

* If you are using RAMBoost, Windows, and QEMM 6.0, and encounter
  QEMM errors, upgrade to QEMM version 6.02 or later.

* RAMBoost does not strip LH and similar commands from batch files
  that are called by your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. To ensure that RAMBoost
  optimizes all memory-resident programs, remove the LH and similar
  commands from all called batch files.

* The /p=<profile> switch, which permits alternate profiles, in the 
  device definition statement for RAMBOOST in your CONFIG.SYS file
  is ignored by DOS 6.0.

* If you are using a Token Ring adapter, make sure your Token Ring
  drivers are loaded BEFORE PC Tools RAMSETUP runs.

* Certain TSRs and device drivers may not get loaded high because of
  an unusually large initialization size. You can edit your
  RAMBOOST.INI file to instruct RAMBoost to try other optimization
  methods. We recommend you use the optmethod option with a -1 value.
  See "The RAMBoost Configuration File" section of the RAMBoost
  chapter in Volume 1 for instructions.

* Three new options appear in the RAMBOOST.INI file:

  Ignore:

  Lets you specify a program file name in the form
  ignore=<filename.ext>. In LEARN mode, RAMBoost does not try to
  to optimize the specified programs. This option is in
  the [completiontriggers] section of the RAMBOOST.INI file.

  MinUMBs:

  Lets you specify minimum free memory in the form MinUMBs=<number>.
  Replace <number> with the number of free kilobytes that must be
  available in upper memory for RAMSetup to install RAMBoost in your
  CONFIG.SYS file. The default value is 32, which is enough for most
  systems. This option helps avoid low memory conditions that occur
  with some TSRs and device drivers. This option is in the [system]
  section of the RAMBOOST.INI file.

  TimerType:

  Lets you specify a display type in the form
  TimerType=<DisplayType>. Replace <DisplayType> with Elapsed or ETA.
  These options change the way time appears on the screen during the
  optimization process. The Elapsed option displays the time elapsed
  from the beginning of the optimization. The ETA option displays how
  long RAMBoost estimates the optimization will take. This value is
  updated dynamically during the optimization. This option is in the
  [oui] section of the RAMBOOST.INI file.

System Information Users

  Because of demands Windows makes on system resources, the System
  Information's performance results will be different when you run
  the application from within Windows and when you run it directly 
  from DOS. Also, the Disk Speed test is disabled in Windows.

Task Switcher Users

* Some PC Tools applications provide only limited access to Task
  Switcher to make sure your data stays intact during low-level disk
  access. You cannot use the hotkey to open Task Switcher from within
  the following applications:

  FileFix             Compress                Wipe
  Undelete            Unformat                PCFormat
  DiskFix (while fixing or checking a disk)   CP Backup
  Desktop Accessories Telecom online screen

  Similarly, while Task Switcher is open and at least one other
  application is in the Task Switcher list, you cannot switch to
  Compress or Undelete. If you switch to DiskFix in this situation,
  you are notified of disk errors, but cannot fix them. To repair
  errors, you must end all tasks, and restart DiskFix.

* Do not unload Task Switcher from a batch file. If you do so,
  commands following the CPTASK /u command are not executed.

* Do not delete the primary DOS prompt from the Task Switcher list if
  you are using NDOS or 4DOS. Task Switcher can only be unloaded from
  the primary prompt.


NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS

  You can edit the slides that appear during a custom installation to
  reflect specific information for your users. The file to edit is
  _SLIDES.DOC. The following paragraphs explain how to do this:

  All commands must begin in column 1 and start with a period. The
  default action is for Install to format running text into paragraphs.
  The left margin is in column 4 of the window that contains the 
  formatted slide. This window is 74-columns wide. The maximum line 
  length is 66 characters, which includes the 4-character left and
  right margins. Use blank lines to separate paragraphs. Do not use 
  tab characters in the file.

  You can use the following commands:

  .title

  Defines the beginning of a new slide and text to appear in the
  banner of the slide window. Insert a space between the first
  character of the banner text and the .title command.

  .>

  Centers all text on the line following the .>. Insert a space between
  the first character of the text to be centered and the .> command.

  .nofill

  Prints all lines following the .nofill command literally, without any
  formatting, starting in the currently defined left margin. All leading
  spaces are honored. To return to paragraph fill mode, use the .fill
  command, described next.

  .fill[x]

  Blocks all lines following the .fill command into paragraphs, with
  lines no longer than 66 characters that start by default in 
  column 4. The .fill command is the default. The optional x
  parameter specifies the number of characters each paragraph should be
  indented, either negative or positive (for true indentations).
  However, if a negative indentation would cause a line to begin to
  the left of column 4 of the window, it is treated as an error. 
  If you omit the x parameter, paragraphs are not indented.

  .lm x

  Adds x character positions to the default left margin of 4. Stays in
  effect until the next .lm command is encountered. This number must be
  positive.

  .time x

  Specifies the time x in seconds for displaying this slide. This
  command should immediately follow the .title command.


