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COMMON PROBLEMS, QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Q. How do I install the system?
A. If you have a hard drive called C: and a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive
called A: put the diskette marked disk 1 in the A: drive and
Type A:INSTALL from a C>
If you have a hard drive but your configuration is non-standard or
you just prefer to install the system manually proceed as follows:
1. Copy all files from all diskettes to the hard drive.
2. To uncrunch the archived files Type ARCE *.ARC /R
3. To load RootDirectory type ROOTDIR.
4. Later you may want to delete the ARC files from your hard
disk since they are no longer needed.
Q. How do install from drive B:?
A. Use the DOS command ASSIGN, that assigns drive B: as Drive A:.
1. Place the Programs disk in Drive B:
2. type: assign a=b and press RETURN
3. At the C prompt type a:install
Q. I installed the system but some of the files seem to be missing.
A. Try manual installation as described above. Check that you have enough
hard disk space available (about 2MB for the full system).
Q. Can I use RootDirectory on a machine without a hard drive?
A. No.
Q. When I try to access a picture I get a "topic not found" error.
A. The graphics utility program has failed to load. Make sure you are
starting RootDirectory with ROOTDIR and the command RUNEGA is in the
KP.BAT batch file. If you are using several resident programs try increasing
your DOS environment space by putting the following line in your
CONFIG.SYS file:
shell=c:\command.com /E:512 /P
If you already have a shell command in config try increasing the number
of bytes allocated.
Q. My graphics is definitely loaded but nothing happens when I try to
display a picture.
A. Try putting the following command in your KP.BAT file just after the
RUNEGA instruction:
set _user=97
OR you have you have CGA or Hercules graphics adapter and in this case the
graphics will not work at all.
Q. I'm running under Desqview and can't get the graphics to work.
A. Use the set _user=97 command above in your batch file and also make sure
that RootDirectory is the first program to load.
Q. My pictures are blurred.
A. Perhaps your EGA card is one of the old ones with only 64k of memory. If
this is the case you'll need to get a new EGA card before the toolkit
will work. Another possibility is that you are running at a higher
resolution that 640 * 350. Remove the high-res driver from your
config.sys file to correct this.
Q. My Mouse won't work!
A. If you have a mouse please install the drivers before starting
RootDirectory if they are not automatically loaded at boot time.
Q. I have EGA or VGA graphics with a monochrome monitor, and I'm having a
hard time reading the screen.
A. Even with a monochrome monitor (laptops) the computer is still trying to
adjust to the different colors. To correct this, rename or copy
the KP.B_W file to KP.PRM.
i.e. copy kp.b_w kp.prm
Q. My system locks up just after the KnowledgePro logo screen. What can
I do to get the system working?
A. Earlier versions of DOS sometimes cause problems if there is a mouse or
other serial device attached but not functional at the time KnowledgePro
first loads. The most common symptom is total lockup of the system just
after the KnowledgePro logo screen.
To correct this:
1. Load the mouse drivers or
2. Disconnect the mouse or other device or
3. Add a sigle line file named KP.PRM
with the following single line :
mouse = no.
OR Remove memory resident software. RootDirectory will run under
products like sidekick but memory shortages can occur depending
on the knowledge base.
OR Rename your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to AUTOEXEC.OLD, reboot and try again.
OR Rename your CONFIG.SYS file to CONFIG.OLD, reboot and try again.
If neither of these work there is probably some conflict with a resident
program or host communications device which is using the same interrupt
as RootDirectory.
DON'T Forget to rename your AUTOEXEC.OLD file back to AUTOEXEC.BAT and
your CONFIG.OLD file back to CONFIG.SYS.
KNOWLEDGEPRO PARAMETERS
RootDirectory has default settings for the colors of the text,
background and frame in the various standard windows. If you include a
parameter file KP.PRM in the default directory then you can change the
system defaults.
Below is a sample parameter file for RootDirectory.
If you include a parameter file, you can change the system defaults.
When a default is changed using this file, the colors selected will
always be used regardless of monitor type. The system defaults are
different for color and mono monitors.
The following color names can be used :
black, blue, green, cyan, red, magenta, brown, lightgray,
darkgray, lightblue, lightgreen, lightcyan, lightred,
lightmagenta, yellow, white.
To include a parameter file, use the name KP.PRM for your file.*)
(* Change the colors of the main window *)
main_text is white.
main_back is blue.
main_frame is white.
(* Change the colors of the menu window *)
menu_text is black.
menu_back is lightcyan.
menu_frame is yellow.
(* Change the colors of the message window at the bottom *)
message_text is white.
message_back is yellow.
message_frame is white.
(* Change the default colors of user-defined windows *)
window_text is white.
window_back is red.
window_frame is white.
(* Change the default colors of the editor window *)
edit_text is blue.
edit_back is white.
edit_frame is blue.
(* Change the colors of the help window *)
help_text is red.
help_back is white.
help_frame is white.
(* Change the colors of the menu select button *)
button_text is yellow.
button_back is black.
(* Change the colors of the marked text
The system default setting always displays marked text in inverse video
of the current window colors *)
mark_text is blue.
mark_back is white.
Q. How can I get help with RootDirectory.
A. Call (213) 372-5810 and we will be happy to help you. Thank you
for your business.