                             Windows 95

                       BUILD 324 RELEASE NOTES


GENERAL
=======
Dual booting using F4 is now turned off by default.  You can reenable
it by adding the line BootMulti=1 to the [options] section of your
MSDOS.SYS file (hidden text file in the root of your boot drive).

SETUP
=====
(Also read SETUP.TXT for additional details about Setup)

- Beta ID and Password are no longer required

Previous MS-DOS Files
---------------------
If you upgrade over a previous version of Windows 3.x, Setup will
delete a number of files from your old MS-DOS directory to free
up disk space and remove utilities that have been replaced by
the Windows 95 versions in the Windows and Windows\Command folders.

The followng files will be deleted from the old MS-DOS directory:
ansi.sys
attrib.exe
chkdsk.exe
choice.com
country.sys
debug.exe
defrag.exe
deltree.exe
diskcopy.com
display.sys
doskey.com
drvspace.bin
dblspace.bin
drvspace.exe
dblspace.exe
drvspace.sys
dblspace.sys
edit.com
edit.hlp
ega.cpi
fc.exe
fdisk.exe
find.exe
format.com
keyb.com
keyboard.sys
label.exe
mem.exe
mode.com
more.com
move.exe
mscdex.exe
nlsfunc.exe
scandisk.exe
scandisk.ini
share.exe
sort.exe
start.exe
subst.exe
sys.com
xcopy.exe
emm386.exe
help.com
help.hlp
msd.exe
networks.txt
os2.txt
ramdrive.sys
readme.txt
setver.exe
smartdrv.exe

Note: if you install Windows 95 to a new directory, these files will
not be deleted, so you will still be able to dual boot.  However, in that
case, files pertaining to DblSpace, DrvSpace, Defrag and ScanDisk will be
renamed and replaced with BAT files that tell you to run the Win95 version
of these utilities.  You will still be able to dual-boot, but you will
need to run these utilities from within Windows 95 (though you can still
run the Windows 95 version of SCANDISK.EXE from within MS-DOS 5 or higher).

DISK TOOLS
==========
 - Disk Defragmenter now works on both compressed and uncompressed drives,
   even if they contain the Windows swap file.
 - If you have Windows installed on a drive other than C:, do not compress
   it if it is managed by DiskManager.

APPLETS
=======
Several applets have been moved to a folder called "Program Files" that
sits in the root of the drive where your \WINDOWS directory is.  This is
a new standard location that Windows 95 applications will be using to
install their files.  

WordPad, Paint, Backup and HyperTerminal have been moved to their new 
location under "\Program Files\Accessories" along with some of their 
data files.  Start Menu shortcuts have been updated to point to the new
location; Shell/OLE behavior should remain unaffected.

NOTE FOR HYPERTERMINAL USERS: The "HyperTerminal Connections" folder is 
now in "\Program Files\Accessories\HyperTerminal" instead of 
"\Windows\Hypertrm".  Your old connection files have been moved to a 
folder called "Old HyperTrm Folder (see release notes)" in your Windows
directory.

Known Problems with HyperTerminal:
+ does not recognize when a PCMCIA modem is inserted if a session is open
+ pulse dialing does not work
+ can't dial city without an area code
+ redrawn problems in property sheets, and display cut off in countrycode dropdown
+ when receiving a file, does not know if disk is full

AT-WORK FAX
===========
1) You must start Microsoft Exchange before trying to send a fax

2) Your existing messaging profile may be retained if you upgrade Exchange
over a previous installation.  This is known to cause problems with some
configurations and in particular with Microsoft Fax.  We highly recommend
that you delete your old profile to ensure a properly configured system. 
Note: do not delete your profile while Exchange is running.

3) CAS modems are not supported.  Contact Intel for information on software
to make your CAS modem Class 1 compatible.

4) You will no longer be able to connect pre-build 378 network fax clients to
network fax servers running builds newer than 378.

5) To enable the network fax service you must first enable file sharing on
your computer.  Go to the Network Control Panel applet, select File and Print
Sharing, enable file sharing, and then click OK.

APPLICATION PROBLEMS
====================
1) Lotus Notes crashes on exit after you have inserted a Microsoft Word object 
into a form.
2) There are several Wordpad/OLE problems. Please check on the WinPRE forum
before submitting Wordpad bugs.
3) MSPaint will GP Fault if you select the text tool.

DISKS & CDs
===========
1) The New Media Bus Toaster is not completely compatible with the drivers
from Adaptec.  Hence it will be supported only through real mode drivers in
this release.
2) Older versions of the Bus Logic cards on PCI machines will also be
supported only through real mode drivers in this release.  This applies
to Fab Rev A of the card only.
3) The NEC 260GW ATAPI CD-ROM that shipped with older Gateways is now
supported through protect mode drivers.  All functionality fo this drive
is now available.
4) Almost all protect mode support for disk and CD has been tweaked for
performance and/or have taken bug fixes.


INBOX & MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
==========================
The Microsoft Exchange desktop icon has been replaced with an Inbox icon 
which takes you straight to your Microsoft Exchange Inbox.

What is Microsoft Exchange?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Exchange enables you to send and receive Email, FAX, and documents.
It also provides rich viewing of the objects you store in it. Information
Services that can be used with this beta of Windows 95 include Microsoft Mail
version 3.0, version 3.2, Microsoft Mail postoffice, Compuserve, and
Internet. Note that a Microsoft Mail postoffice is included in this version
of Windows 95. See "Installing a Microsoft Mail postoffice" in EXCHANGE.DOC
(see "More Information" below).

Minimum Hardware Requirements
-----------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Exchange will run on the minimum hardware platform for Windows 95.
However, it is recommended that you have at least 6 megabytes of RAM for good
performance in this Beta release.

In addition, computers using Microsoft Exchange in this release should have
at least 7 megabytes of hard disk space available for their swap file.

Using Microsoft Exchange with Schedule+ 1.0
-----------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Exchange is designed to work with Schedule+ 2.0, which may not be
available yet. When Microsoft Exchange is installed, it will partially
disable Schedule+ 1.0. You will still be able to use Schedule+ 1.0 in
'standalone' mode, but you will not be able to send or receive meeting
requests. You will see an error message when starting Schedule+ 1.0 that
notifies you that the Mail Spooler can not be started. Click Yes to continue
here, and Schedule+ 1.0 will continue to load.

This disablement is accomplished by changing MAILSPL.EXE to MAILSPL.BAK
and by putting a StartupOffline=1 line into SCHDPLUS.INI.


Using Microsoft Exchange with Microsoft Mail
-------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Exchange is designed to replace the Microsoft Mail application that
comes with Windows for Workgroups and the Microsoft Mail version 3.x system.
After installing Microsoft Exchange you will no longer be able to run the
older Microsoft Mail application, but you will be able to use Microsoft
Exchange to do your Microsoft Mail messaging.


Upgrading from Windows95 M7 or later
------------------------------------------------------------
You can install Microsoft Exchange along with Windows 95 Beta 2 over an
existing Windows 95 setup. You will need to recreate your
settings for your information services. Additionally, there is only
partial compatibility with earlier versions of the Personal Information
Store, and NO compatibility at all with earlier versions of the Personal
Address Book. For information regarding the use of existing Personal Address
Books and Personal Information Stores, see "Creating or Using the Personal
Address Book" and "Creating or Using the Personal Information Store" in
EXCHANGE.DOC (see "More Information" below).

Using Microsoft Exchange with Windows 95 M7 Microsoft Exchange
--------------------------------------------------------------
There is NO interoperability between M7 and the 320 releases.  You cannot
send/receive messages to/from mismatched Windows 95 releases.  Upgrade all M7
Microsoft Exchange users simultaneously to use Microsoft Exchange 320.


Installation
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft Exchange is not installed on Windows 95 by default.  To install
Microsoft Exchange, choose the Custom Setup option when running Setup.  When
you are prompted with a list of components, you must select Microsoft
Exchange from the components list.

You can also install Microsoft Exchange after you have complete installation
of Windows 95 by using the Add/Remove Programs control panel. Make sure that
you Shut Down and Restart Windows 95 after doing this.

When you install Win95, or use Microsoft Exchange for the first time, the 
Microsoft Exchange Setup Wizard will be run. The Wizard is also run each 
time you Add a new profile in the Microsoft Exchange Profiles control panel.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your profile from M7 will no longer work with 320, and
should be deleted.

Also, if you configure the Microsoft Mail service using the new
profile wizard, then it will save your password in the profile, and
automatically enter it for you when you start mail.  This will mean that
someone else using your machine will be able to access your mail.  To
configure the Microsoft Mail service to ask for your password each time at
startup, go to the control panel, MS Exchange Settings, Microsoft mail, Logon
page, and uncheck the remember password check-box.


More Information
--------------------------
For more information, please see EXCHANGE.DOC in the DOCS directory of the
CD-ROM; also found in the DOCS directory of floppy disk #1.


NETWORKS
========

Windows for Workgroup shares
----------------------------
When you upgrade from Windows for Workgroups, it will not keep the shares for
that computer.  You will have to recreate your shares.

Drive connections to other servers will be migrated to Windows 95.

Server based setup
------------------
  M8 allows you to run Windows over the network.  The beta Windows 95 Resource 
  Kit contains complete instructions in for installing Windows in this 
  environment (see chapter 4, "Server Based Setup for Windows 95").  The 
  Resource Kit can be downloaded from the WINBTU forum on Compuserve.

  There are a few limitations in this release:
  
  * The following configurations are supported:
     * Booting from hard disk using: 
        * Client for Microsoft Networks
        * Client for NetWare Networks
        * Novell Workstation Shell 3.x (NETX)
        * Novell Workstation Shell 4.x (VLM)
     * Booting from a floppy disk using:
        * Client for Microsoft Networks
        * Client for NetWare Networks
     * Booting from a remote boot server using:  
        * Client for NetWare Networks

  * To use one of the Microsoft clients, your network card must have an 
    NDIS2 (16 bit)  *AND* and NDIS3 (32 bit) driver.

  Known bugs:

  * Shutdown does not get all the way to the Windows 95 "moon" screen.  This
    makes it appear that the machine is hung.  When shutting down these
    machines, wait for a few moments after disk activity has stopped, and
    then you may reboot or turn off the machine.

  * If you are booting from a Novell server, you must use custom setup.  On 
    the network configuration page, choose a netware client, and make sure
    that that client is listed in the Primary Logon field.

  * Using the client for NetWare networks, you must set the preferred server
    (in the properties page for the client for NetWare networks) to the 
    server you will boot from.

Microsoft TCP/IP Protocol
---------------------------
If Microsoft's TCP/IP is the only protocol you have loaded on your system, the
IP Address will not be added during Setup. If you have a DHCP server, just
open the Net Control Panel Applet and then close it; this will update the IP
Address.  Otherwise, open the Net Control Panel Applet, bring up properties
on TCP/IP and manually enter your IP Address.


THE MICROSOFT NETWORK and ONLINE REGISTRATION
=============================================
We are currently upgrading our servers for The Microsoft Network, so you will
not be able to dial in with this release of the software.  When installing
Windows 95, please do not install the optional component for The Microsoft
Network. Likewise, the OnLine Registration servers are in the midst of an
upgrade; OnLine registration will not work in this build either.

We expect to be running and supporting Beta customers by mid-February.  Thank
you for your patience, and we're looking forward to seeing you online!


PRINTING
========

Printing over the network from a computer running this release (M8) to,or
from, a computer running the previous release (M7) is not supported.

Plug and Play
==============

IBM Thinkpad Dock II
--------------------
Users of the IBM Thinkpad Dock II must disable the BIOS for the Adaptec
1530P SCSI controller in the docking station prior to booting while
docked, or you will encounter repetitive hangs.  This controller works
fine in protected mode even without the BIOS enabled, so you should not
lose access to any SCSI devices as a result.

Steps to disable the BIOS:
  a) Boot while docked.
  b) Press Ctrl-A to enter the Adaptec SCSISelect utility.
  c) Choose "Configure/View Host Adapter Settings"
  d) Choose "Advanced Configuration Options"
  e) Set "Host Adapter BIOS" to "Disabled"

Press Esc to back out until asked to exit the utility, at which point
the machine will reboot.


Micron M5-PI series
--------------------
BEFORE INSTALLING WINDOWS 95, users of Micron M5-PI series (P-60, P-66) need to be sure the BIOS read/write jumper(W22) is set to the read only position Setting up with this jumper in the read\write position may cause BIOS corruption during the Windows 95 installation. Contact Micron Technologies at (208) 465-3434 for more information.

NEC Versa M
AT&T Globalyst
---------------
Users of AT&T Globalyst and NEC Versa M must set the BIOS setting for PCMCIA Power to ENABLED before running the PC Card (PCMCIA) wizard to enable the Windows 95 PCMCIA support. The default on these notebooks is disabled. To set it to enabled, restart your PC and when the cursor changes to a rectangle hit the F1 key. When the BIOS configuration program is ready, select Power, then change PCMCIA Power from disabled to enabled and save these settings.


Printing from the Device Manager
================================
When in Device Manager if you choose print "all devices and system summary", the device detection code **may** cause problems for DOS programs. The symptom is that when you try to run an MSDOS program, it reports out of memory. Most machines do not show this behavior but to ensure you do not experience this problem, be sure to close all MS-Dos applications before printing this report.


DISPLAY
=======

Known problems:

* Any PCI display adapter:
   - Setup may revert to 640x480 temporarily after restarting

* ATI mach32
   - Screen garbage & incorrect pen inking in 16 color modes
   - Incorrect colors when used w/ ReelMagic MPEG board

* Chips & Technologies
   - Color/animated cursors are not supported
   - Driver not installed by default on some laptops, incl. Zenith 433

* Compaq QVision / Advanced VGA
   - Color cursor fragments left on screen

* Matrox MGA:
  - Driver conflicts w/ some network adapters, may hang during boot
  - Desktop pattern & non-TrueType fonts corrupted at 1152x882x32bpp & 1280x1024x16bpp
 
* Tseng ET4000
   - Full screen MS-DOS problems on Sigma Designs Legend adapters

* Western Digital
   - Can't run higher than 640x480 on IBM ThinkPad 755CE



==========================================
Release notes for Windows 95 Pen Services
==========================================


1) Installation of the Pen Services has been removed from the base Windows 95 setup procedure.  The setup procedure below assumes you have already installed Windows 95.  If your pen hardware does not appear in the list below, please contact the manufacturer for the appropriate Windows 95 pen driver before proceeding.

  To install this beta of the Pen Services OAK:

a. From the Start menu select Settings, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs.
b. From the Add/Remove Programs Properties sheet, select the Windows Setup tab, and click the Have Disk button. Browse until you can select the PENWIN.INF file and click OK.  The PENWIN.INF should be found in the \PENOAK\FILES directory on your installation CD.
c. In the Have Disk dialog optional components list box, check the boxes next to both "Pen Services for Windows 95" and "Tablet driver" and then click Install.
d. When the Add/Remove Programs Properties sheet is redisplayed, click OK. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
e. After Windows 95 restarts, the Pen Driver Configuration dialog will appear. The five digitizers supported by the pen driver you have just installed are displayed:
     - Wacom Technologies Digitizer Model SD-510C
     - Wacom Technologies Digitizer Model HD-648A
     - Wacom Technologies Digitizer Model UD-0608-R
     - Grid 2260
     - Compaq Concerto
Select the digitizer you are using from the list and, if necessary, select a COM port and whether or not your stylus is pressure-sensitive. Then click OK.
f. When you are prompted to exit and restart your computer, use the Start menu to restart Windows 95 instead of turning off the machine or using Ctl-Alt-Del.  This will allow Windows 95 to finish loading properly.  Do not try to use the pen in this intermediate stage since the pen driver will not yet be configured.

2) Some video driver and video resolution combinations have not been tested for compatibility with the Pen Services inking scheme.  Please report any inking problems found.
