                    Central Point PC Tools Version 8
 
  GENERAL
  =======
  *   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.

  *   Index entries for Volume 2 of the printed documentation are in
      bold italic in the master index.
 
  
  COMPATIBILITY
  =============
      
  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 use of the alternate fonts and the graphics mouse 
      cursor.
  
  *   If your video display blinks when using DESQview with PC Tools
      applications, add the Palette utility to the DESQview menu and
      turn off the Blink Enable option. Also, when running PC Tools 
      applications from DESQview, select DESQview in the PC Config 
      color scheme list to use the best display. 
  
  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.  

  Micrologic 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 them from 
      working properly. To solve this problem:

      1. Load Commute or DriveMap memory-resident before starting 
         Windows.

         or

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

      Although most systems are unaffected by this, removing this driver  
      means that multiple DOS applications can no longer access Novell's
      IPX services simultaneously.
  
  Packard Bell Mouse Users
  ------------------------
      The Packard Bell mouse driver version 4.0 is not fully compatible 
      with the Microsoft mouse driver (version 6.14 or later). 
      Use the Microsoft mouse driver (often provided in Windows) 
      with this mouse.

  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 incorrectly optimizes
      memory.  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 situation 
      when it tries to load and displays an error message. 
      
  SuperStor Users
  ---------------
      SuperStor uses a non-standard boot record, which may cause PC 
      Format and the EDisk program to not find 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: (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 Users
  ------------------
      If some characters do not appear as expected when you run PC Tools
      applications, run PC Config. Select Display, Text Mode, and OK. 
      Then select Color, and choose the Toshiba Gas Plasma color scheme. 
      Choose Save, then reboot the machine for the changes to 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 using 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.
  
  
  INDIVIDUAL PC TOOLS APPLICATIONS
  ================================
      
  Central Point Backup Users
  --------------------------
  *   If you are using 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.

  *   Two new command-line options have been added:
           
              /DCHECK     Turns on the drive integrity check
              /NODCHECK   Disables the drive integrity check

      Specifying either option at the command line overrides the settings
      in the configuration file.

  *   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 on, CP Backup attempts to
      restore the attributes and inherited rights of each directory as
      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
  Central Point Commute
  ---------------------
  *   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. 
    
  *   Start Commute with the /NE option if you plan to start Windows    
      during a Commute session, and you are using EMSNETX.EXE.

  *   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. If you want 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.
  
  Datamon - Screen Blanker
  ------------------------
  *   To regain control of your computer after Screen Blanker clears the 
      screen, press any key or move the mouse.  If you specified a Screen
      Blanker password, type the password and press <ENTER> to regain
      control.  NOTE:  You are not prompted to enter the password.  If 
      you type anything other than the correct password, Screen Blanker 
      does not return control of the computer.  To clear the incorrect 
      characters, press <ENTER>, then type the correct password and press 
      <ENTER> again.    

  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, 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 expected when 
      you select and deselect options.

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

  Install
  -------
  *   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 separate directory than
      Version 7.x files, you will need to manually add the Version
      7.x Windows programs--Undelete and CP Backup--to the PC Tools
      group in Windows. This is done automatically if you install
      Version 8 files over Version 7.x files.
  
  *   When you configure Startup Programs during installation,      
      the contents of batch files called from within your AUTOEXEC.BAT
      file are not read. For example, your AUTOEXEC.BAT file may
      contain a line like CALL NET.BAT, which loads your network drivers.
      PC Tools memory-resident programs may not subsequently 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 directly load the contents of the batch files, 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 the way it was.

  Memory Info (MI)
  ----------------
      If you are using NET5.COM, MI may not identify the DOS 5 Doskey
      program.
  
  PC-Cache
  --------
      SuperStor and Stacker drives default to read-caching only when  
      PC-Cache loads. You cannot specify a command-line parameter to
      delay write-cache these drives. Although you can activate the
      delay write-cache option after the cache is loaded, we do not
      recommend it.

  PC Tools Desktop
  ----------------
  *   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 to 50-line), the open windows remain in
      their current position.

  *   A new option, Include Subdirectories in Drop, appears in the 
      Confirmation dialog box (accessed from the Configure menu). This
      option applies when you drag a directory to an application in a
      function key or 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
  
  *   Undelete is only available from the PC Tools Desktop when the Data 
      Monitor Delete Sentry method is turned on.
  
  RAMBoost Users
  --------------
  *   RAMBoost supports MS-DOS versions 3.3 to 5.0, and DR DOS version
      6.0 only.
  
  *   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.

  *   If you are using a Token Ring adapter:
         
      If you are using a memory manager other than the DOS 5 memory
      manager, exclude the shared memory area used by the adapter 
      before running RAMSETUP. If you are using the DOS 5 memory
      manager, log in to the network, and run RAMSETUP. Use the
      Upper Memory Usage Editor to exclude the shared memory area
      used by the adapter.

  *   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 this 
              form: ignore=<filename.ext>. This option allows RAMBoost 
              in LEARN mode to not attempt to optimize the programs 
              specified. This option is in the [completiontriggers] 
              section of the RAMBOOST.INI file.

      MinUMBs:Lets you specify minimum free memory in this 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 this 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 compared to 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, no
      commands following the CPTASK /u command are 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.
  
  
  SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
  =====================

  Custom Installation Slides
  --------------------------
      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 automatically format running text 
      into paragraphs, with the left margin starting in column 4 of the 
      window containing the formatted slide. This window is 74-columns 
      wide, and the longest line that will display (with 4-character 
      left and right margins) will be 66 characters. Separate 
      paragraphs with a blank line.

      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 display 
            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
            normally start in column 4 (the default). 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 causes a line to begin prior to column 4 
            of the window, it is treated as an error. If you omit the x 
            parameter, paragraphs have no indentation.

  .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.

