PATCHER95 =       WIN 95 --> win 4.0 + dos 7.0

                            RELEASE 2.0
                    [See INFO ABOUT RELEASE 2.0]

CARDWARE SOFTWARE(ONLY FOR PRIVATE USE)
This program is not free, this program is CARDWARE.  That is it can
be copied, used freely without any modification to its components.
As only payment the author asks for a postcard of your town or
country.
With previous release I received only one postcard even if many
people have used my program (I have received many mails...).
So, please be honest!
To see my address you can type at DOS prompt:
        PATCH95 /H
You will be glad if you will indicate on your card where you have
found PATCHER 95 (BBS, Internet, CD Rom, Magazines...).
Thank you.

A last think:
If a society or an association would use PATCHER 95, it must send to
the author .5000 (lire italiane) or $.2 as payment for any
installation of this software. Otherwise your HD could grow musty...		

                        USER'S GUIDE

By default Windows 95 runs DOS applications from a DOS compatibility
box. If you need a plain Dos session, Windows 95 give you MS-DOS mode.
If at the Advanced Program Settings dialog box you select DOS mode and
"specify a nex MS-DOS configuration", you are able to create your own
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for your software.
But, before starting your application, Windows 95 reboot your PC and
run your program. When you exit from it, Windows 95 reboot again
your PC to reload the operating system.
This can take a lot of time !

Is it possible to find a solution?

Yes, because Windows 95 includes a complete MS-DOS operating system
(which can be called DOS 7.0) plus a new GUI (windows 4.0).

You can boot your computer to plain DOS editing MSDOS.SYS.
MSDOS.SYS is a ASCII file. You can edit it and change the line
'BootGUI=0' in the [Options] section simply writing:
        BootGUI=1.

When I am into Windows 95, how can I go back to plain DOS ?

You need to change 4 bytes of WIN.COM.
In the first version of Windows 95 these bytes are:

-----------------------------------------
Address             |Value
Hex         Decimal |Hex         Decimal 
--------------------|--------------------
  E6          230   |  EB          235
  E7          231   |  FD          253
  BE          190   |  74          116
  BF          191   |  0C           12
-----------------------------------------

and they must be changed so:

-----------------------------------------
Address             |Modified Value
Hex          Decimal|Hex         Decimal
--------------------|--------------------
  E6          230   |  90          144
  E7          231   |  90          144
  BE          190   |  90          144
  BF          191   |  90          144
-----------------------------------------

In version B of Windows 95 these bytes are:

-----------------------------------------
Address             |Value
Hex         Decimal |Hex         Decimal 
--------------------|--------------------
  114         276   |  EB          235
  115         277   |  FD          253
  EC          236   |  74          116
  ED          237   |  0C           12
-----------------------------------------

and they must be changed so:

-----------------------------------------
Address             |Modified Value
Hex          Decimal|Hex         Decimal
--------------------|--------------------
  114         276   |  90          144
  115         277   |  90          144
  EC          236   |  90          144
  ED          237   |  90          144
-----------------------------------------


After this, if you select "Shut down the computer" from the
"Shut down" menu, you will shut down Windows 95 but you will
not shut down the computer. You will return to the Dos prompt.

Now you can restart Windows 95 entering "Win" at Dos prompt,
exactly like Windows 3.1.

                HOW TO INSTALL PATCH95 ?

You need to copy every file of Patch95 into a directory on your
hard disk.

For example:
If you want to install PATCH95 from drive A to directory PAT of
drive C, you can enter at Dos prompt:
        MD C:\PAT
so you create the new directory
        COPY A:\*.* C:\PAT
to copy every file from A: to C:\PAT. That's all.
To run PATCH95, you can enter:
        PATCH95         for italian/english version
        PATCH95 /?      to see a little help screen

                HOW DOES PATCH95 WORK?

PATCH95 allow you to alter WIN.COM and MSDOS.SYS as described above.

Before running PATCH95, you must know in which directory Windows 95
was installed.

Then you must restart the computer in MS-DOS mode, using the "Shut
down" menu.

When in plain DOS, you have to go into PATCH95 directory and run it
entering
        PATCH95         

During execution, WIN.COM and MSDOS.SYS will be copied to
WINCOM.PAT and MSDOSSYS.PAT. CONFIG.PAT is also created.
These files are useful to reverse what PATCH95 has done (See RESTORE).

When PATCH95 ends, you must reboot the computer.
The computer will restart in plain DOS mode and, to run Windows 95, you
will enter "WIN" at Dos prompt.

                HOW TO REVERSE PATCH95'S WORK?
                HOW TO USE RESTORE?

Patch95 makes a copy of WIN.COM into WINCOM.PAT and of MSDOS.SYS into
MSDOSSYS.PAT.
To restore original files you can use RESTORE supplied with PATCHER95.

Sintax:
RESTORE         to run RESTORE (Italian version)
RESTORE /E      to run RESTORE (English version)
RESTORE /?      to print a little help screen

ATTENTION:for correct working, RESTORE needs WINCOM.PAT, MSDOSYS.PAT
and CONFIG.PAT. If you delete one of these, RESTORE will not work, so
take care of them.

INFO ABOUT RELEASE 2.0
New OEM version of Windows 95 (version B) has a different file
WIN.COM so PATCHER 95 1.0 is not able to work on.  So I have written
this second release.  Version 2.0 can modify the new WIN.COM but it
was not tested with new 32 bit fat (!).Moreover version 2.0 is able
to find the byte which must be changed even if they are not at the
usual address.

TO CONTACT THE AUTHOR:

By Mail writing to:
        Mammola Domenico
        via Moizo 12/10
        17100 Savona (ITALY)

By Internet:
        df.mammola@iol.it

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DISCLAIMER
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MS-DOS and WINDOWS 95 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ARE IMPLIED BY THE AUTHOR. YOU CAN USE
THIS APPLICATION AT YOUR OWN RISK.



