

                   DESQview 2.7 - READ.ME File

  Congratulations on installing the latest version of DESQview,
  the powerful multitasking multi-windowing software from
  Quarterdeck Office Systems!  Please take a moment to review this
  text file which contains some last-minute information,
  compatibility notes, and important corrections to the manual. You
  may want to print this file for future reference.  To do this,
  switch to the directory in which you installed DESQview (probably
  \DV) and type "COPY READ.ME PRN:" at the DOS prompt.

  If you are installing DESQview 386, you should also take a moment
  to review to the QEMM README file. Look for the file READ.ME in
  the directory in which you installed QEMM (probably \QEMM).


                    What's New in DESQview 2.7

  DESQview 2.7 contains a relatively modest number of changes from
  the previous release, DESQview 2.63.  DESQview's version number
  has changed primarily to reflect a major change in DESQview 386,
  which is that DESQview 386 v2.7 incorporates QEMM 7.5, where
  DESQview v2.6 included QEMM 7.0.  (DESQview 386 consists of a copy
  of QEMM and a copy of DESQview running on the same machine.  It
  doesn't matter whether QEMM and DESQview are purchased separately,
  or together in the DESQview 386 retail package.)  Several
  enhancements have been made to DESQview since the first release of
  DESQview 2.6.  The major enhancments include:

    - Support for running DESQview on a peer-to-peer server, and for
      logging in to Novell networks from within a DESQview window;
      more extensive information on these network features may be
      found below; and
    - Support for the playing of audio Compact Discs (CDs) from
      within a DESQview window while multitasking other
      applications.

  Minor compatibility enhancements include:

    - accomodation for the Norton AntiVirus NAVTSR program;
    - added support for users of Novell's SPX (specifically WSLAN);
    - improved support for the mouse under Novell DOS 7;
    - a fix for a problem wherein WordPerfect would not detect the
      appropriate type of keyboard while running under DESQview; and
    - added support for programs which directly manipulate the VGA
      palette from with a DESQview window.


                          DESQview and DOS 6

  The shipping versions of all Quarterdeck products are compatible 
  with DOS 6.  Users of Quarterdeck products should observe the
  following guidelines with our currently shipping products and all
  versions of DOS later than version 4:

    1) If you are using QEMM or QRAM, do not use DOS's DOS=UMB
       option or DEVICEHIGH or LOADHIGH statements in your
       CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.  Quarterdeck's LOADHI
       technology, available with our QEMM and QRAM products, makes
       the DOS=UMB option unnecessary, and QEMM's Optimize
       procedure will automatically insert QEMM's LOADHI statements
       which replace DOS's DEVICEHIGH and LOADHIGH statements.


    2) DOS's DOS=HIGH option sometimes results in a net loss of
       conventional memory inside DESQview. If you use the DOS=HIGH
       option in your CONFIG.SYS, inspect the DESQview Memory Status
       program with and without DOS=HIGH to determine which
       configuration gives you the largest window size in DESQview.
       Additionally, if you are using QEMM 7, your window size will
       probably benefit from QEMM's DOS-Up feature (see the QEMM
       manual for details).  Again, you should compare the results
       of using DOS-Up with DESQview's Memory Status, and determine
       which configuration is best for you.

    3) Use QEMM as your memory manager if you are running on an
       80386/486 or Pentium-based machine.  Other memory managers,
       including DOS' EMM386, cannot provide the range of features,
       especially in terms of DESQview support, that QEMM can.

    4) If you load DOS 6's DOSKEY before DESQview, you should load 
       it again in each DESQview window in which you wish to use it.
       If you do not plan to use DOSKEY outside of DESQview, you can
       save memory by not loading it before DESQview.

    5) Do not use DOS 6's DOSSHELL task switcher option with
       DESQview.


                        Microsoft Windows

  DESQview's Learn feature and its Transfer function do not work in
  a DESQview window running Microsoft Windows.  Microsoft Windows
  takes its keystrokes directly from the keyboard hardware, and
  never sees the keystrokes that DESQview's Learn and Transfer place
  in the BIOS's keyboard buffer.

  If you have Microsoft Windows, there will be two selections for
  Windows on the DESQview Open Window menu.  "MS Windows 3 Real
  Mode" runs Windows in real mode and is for Windows 3.0 only. "MS
  Windows 3 Std. Mode" runs Windows 3.0 or 3.1 in Windows' fastest
  mode -- Standard Mode.  If you have Windows 3.1 and you experience
  problems running Windows under DESQview, use DESQview's Change a
  Program to set the Program field to WIN.COM, and put /S in the
  Parameters field.  Windows for WorkGroups also supports Standard
  Mode, but with the parameter /D:T instead of /S.  You cannot run
  Microsoft Windows in 386 Enhanced Mode under DESQview.


                           Networks

  Normally, you would load your network drivers and log in to the
  network before starting DESQview.  However, it is now possible to
  log in to a file server from within a DESQview window when running
  under Novell Netware or Netware Lite.  Consult Quarterdeck
  Technical Note #194, Logging into NetWare Networks from Multiple
  Windows (LOGIN.TEC). This file may be obtained from the sources
  listed in the section "Contacting Quarterdeck" below.


            Lantastic and Novell Netware Lite Networks

  DESQview now includes complete compatibility with Lantastic and
  Novell Netware Lite.  If you are running on a machine configured
  as a network workstation, it is important to enable IPX
  virtualization for Netware Lite, and NETBIOS virtualization for
  Lantastic, in DESQview Advanced Setup, under the Network option.
  If you are running DESQview on a peer-to-peer server, you should
  also enable the peer-to-peer option appropriate to your network on
  this screen.


                        NODESQ and NOVER

  Many applications have built-in support for DESQview or for
  TopView (an IBM multitasking environment with which DESQview is
  compatible).  DESQview or TopView support can allow an application
  to run better under DESQview, or to be more accommodating to other
  programs running at the same time.  However, as with any aspect of
  software, there may be bugs in an application's DESQview support;
  in this case, the application may exhibit undesirable effects when
  running under DESQview, but not while running under DOS alone.

  Two TSRs, NODESQ.COM and NOVER.COM, are now included with
  DESQview.  NODESQ, when loaded as a TSR in a DESQview window,
  will respond "No" when a program asks "Am I running under
  DESQview?"; NOVER will respond "No" when a program asks "Am I
  running under TopView?"  If you experience a problem with a
  program in a DESQview window that is not reproducible outside of
  DESQview, it is worth loading NODESQ or NOVER in a Big DOS window,
  Then try to load the offending program in that same window. The
  program will believe that it is not running under DESQview or
  TopView, and will behave as if it were not DESQview-aware.
  Typically this will not present a problem; as your DESQview manual
  explains, although DESQview awareness is beneficial, a program
  does not need to be DESQview-aware to run well under DESQview.  If
  the program runs well in a window with NODESQ, you may create a
  batch file which loads NODESQ or NOVER and then your program; then
  use DESQview's "Change a Program" to specify the name of this
  batch file, rather than the name of the offending program, on the
  Program line.

  Several terminal emulation programs and Banyan VINES' Mail program
  will benefit from having NODESQ loaded before them.  Note:
  applications which have a good reason for not running under
  multitasking enviroments (for example, MS-DOS' CHKDSK) will also
  be fooled by NODESQ or NOVER, so use these TSRs with discretion.


                       Logical Disk Drives
  
  Earlier versions of DESQview supported logical drives as an
  internal DESQview option.  DESQview no longer supports this
  option.

                AST Premium Exec 386SX/20 Notebook
                          ACER 1100SX

  DESQview 386 users may experience a delay of a minute or more when
  entering DESQview on the AST Premium Exec 386SX/20 Notebook and on
  the Acer 1100SX.  The delay is due to timing problems with a BIOS
  call that DESQview makes to get information about port mice.  The
  delay vanishes if a mouse is plugged into the mouse port on these
  machines; it is reduced to 8-15 seconds if you add the TRAP8042:Y
  (T8:Y) parameter to the QEMM386.SYS line in CONFIG.SYS (use the
  IGNOREA20 parameter instead with versions of QEMM earlier than
  7.0).  There is also a technical note called DELAYMS.PAT, #201 on
  the Quarterdeck Q/FAX service at (310) 314- 3214, that will
  instruct you on how to patch DESQview's DV.EXE file to remove the
  delay.


                     PageMaker 4 .DVP file

  When installing PageMaker 4 onto your DESQview menu, you may need
  to enter the name of the directory where Windows is installed onto
  the Change a Program screen. This information should be placed in
  the "Directory" field of the Change a Program Standard Options
  screen.


                     Intel SatisFAXtion Board

  If you wish to use the Intel SatisFAXtion board in conjunction
  with DESQview, obtain the file SATISFAX.ZIP from Quarterdeck
  Technical Support.  This file contains files and documentation
  detailing several options for using the SatisFAXtion board with
  DESQview.

                      Contacting Quarterdeck

  Technical notes and patches mentioned above are available on the
  Quarterdeck BBS, the Quarterdeck section on CompuServe, our Q/FAX
  fax-back service, and our FTP site qdeck.com.  See the Passport
  Support brochure, enclosed with your DESQview package, for
  detailed information on contacting Quarterdeck's support services.
  Note that files and informatiion may be obtained from our
  electronic support services 24 hours a day.


                     Approximate Disk Requirements

    DESQview (with Manifest)       1200K

    DESQview 386:   DESQview        600K
                    QEMM 7.5       3100K
                    Technotes       300K


           Corrections and Additions to the DESQview Manual

  P. 10, paragraph 3:

    DESQview now takes about 1100K of disk space when installed,
    since it now includes Manifest.

    DESQview 386 now takes approximately 4 megabytes of disk space
    when installed.


  P. 17, paragraph 2:

    Please see the section on FLOPPY INSTALLATION below for updated
    information on installing DESQview and DESQview 386 to a dual
    floppy system with no hard drive.

  P. 21, top of page:

    The READ.ME files for DESQview and QEMM are contained in the
    compressed files on the distribution diskettes. You will
    need to install the product(s) in order to view them. The
    files can be found in the directories you installed to 
    (probably \DV and \QEMM).

  P. 24, Starting Up DESQview on a Floppy-Based System:

    You can use drive A if you are on a single floppy system.
    Please see the section on FLOPPY INSTALLATION later in this
    file for updated information on installing DESQview and
    DESQview 386 to a dual floppy system with no hard drive.

  P. 32, paragraph 9:

    Please see the section on FLOPPY INSTALLATION later in this
    file for updated information on installing DESQview and
    DESQview 386 to a dual floppy system with no hard drive.

  P. 45, footnote:

    This only works for the first nine windows.

  P. 81, Screen

    The default clock ticks are now 6 foreground, and 2 background.

  P. 177, Protection Levels:

    We strongly suggest that you contact Quarterdeck Technical 
    Support before modifying these values.

  P. 179, top of the page:

    While it is not completely necessary to understand this section
    thoroughly in order to use DESQview, we encourage you to read it
    and refer to it when manually adding new programs to DESQview.

  P. 206, "What Processing Time," paragraph 3:

    The default clock ticks are now set to 6 for the foreground
    application, and 2 for each background application.

  P. 207, "What Memory Usage":

    The default size for Common Memory in DESQview is now 20K. This
    is also the MINIMUM value that DESQview will set.  If you enter
    a smaller value in DESQview setup, it will be changed to 20K
    automatically; Setup will not notify you of this correction.

  P. 208, next to last paragraph:

    386 PC. If you are on a 386/i486/Pentium based machine,
    and are using QEMM, DESQview will use all available memory to
    run programs.  It will only use EMS/XMS memory for swapping if
    it has been reserved as a ram disk and the SWAP DIRECTORY
    setting points to the ram disk.  Otherwise, it will use the hard
    drive for swapping.
 
    NOTE: DESQview will NOT swap to unmanaged EXTENDED memory in any
    event.

  P. 218, paragraph 1:

    If you have a memory expansion board that provides EXPANDED
    memory only, (meaning it cannot be configured to provide
    EXTENDED memory), then you will need to use the EMS2EXT.SYS
    driver that comes with QEMM. Please refer to the QEMM manual for
    instructions on how to use it. If you do not use EMS2EXT.SYS,
    QEMM will not see any memory on such a board.

  P. 218, paragraph 4:

    Manifest is now included with DESQview. You should see MANIFEST
    listed on your DESQview Open Window Menu list.

  P. 223, paragraph 7:

    The default value for Common Memory is now 20K.

  P. 248, "High Memory Conflict":

    The information on this page is no longer a valid method of
    resolving a high memory conflict inside DESQview. If you suspect
    such a conflict, please contact Quarterdeck Technical Support.

  P. 296, paragraph 4:

    QEMM versions 6 and below have 8 alternate maps as their
    default. QEMM 7 defaults to no maps outside DESQview, and 32
    when DESQview loads.

  P. 303, paragraph 2:

    The installation of DESQview 386 will now add DOS=HIGH to 
    your CONFIG.SYS file.  The DOS=HIGH option sometimes results
    in a net loss of conventional memory inside DESQview. If you use
    DOS=HIGH, inspect the DESQview Memory Status program with and
    without DOS=HIGH to determine which configuration gives you the
    largest window size in DESQview. Additionally, if you are using
    QEMM 7, your window size will probably benefit from QEMM's
    DOS-Up feature (see the QEMM manual for details).  Again, you
    should compare the results of using DOS-Up with DESQview's
    Memory Status, and determine which configuration is best for
    you.

                        Floppy Installation

  P. 233, Using DESQview with a Floppy-Based System:

    Due to the extra features that have been added to DESQview 386,
    the disk space requirements have grown to approximately 4
    megabytes. This means that you will not be able to install
    DESQview 386 to a floppy based system.

    DESQview may be installed to a floppy-based system that uses
    high density drives (1.2 megabytes or greater). To do so, follow
    the instructions in the manual.

    You will not be able to install DESQview to a system that is
    equipped with only 360K or 720K floppy drives.

