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README.DOS
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Program Usage
SETUP <optional | args> <filespec>
<args>
/M - Minimum Setup Copies only required files.
/S - Standard Setup <Default> See below.
/F - Full Setup Copies Folio executables and infobases.
/A - Full Setup w/ Files Copies Folio executables, infobases and
ALL downloadable files.
Default will copy all Folio executables for fast access, but
will leave infobase and downloadable files on the CD to save
disk space.
<filespec> - The destination directory
NOTE 1: If you select the /M or /S Option for installation, you need to start
the NSEPro from the drive where NSEPRO.BAT was moved. The setup will
ask you if you want it to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you
select Yes, it will add a download environment variable to the
correct directory and modify the path statement to include a path
to the Folio executables. If you select No, you will need to set
a path or search drive to the PROGRAMS\DOS directory and to set
the download environment variable as follows:
SET NSE_DOWNLOAD=D:\DOWNLOAD\
(where D: is your CD-ROM drive and the downloadable files were
not copied to a local or network drive)
You must reboot your computer for installation changes to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to take affect. To run the NSEPro, you must
change to the target directory where you installed NSEPro and
type NSEPRO.
NOTE 2: If the NSEPro will not load or if memory errors appear, check the
troubleshooting items below:
1. How much conventional and XMS memory is available?
The DOS version of the NSEPro requires a minimum of 540 K of
conventional and 1.8 MB of XMS memory.
2. Do you have a TEMP directory set?
The TEMP environment variable must be set to an existing and
valid directory.
3. Did you receive the error message:
"Load error [0001]: Out of memory"?
In the DOSPRVWS.INI, remove the semicolon in front of the
following line, found under [Settings]:
;Server Memory=2048
This setting tells the NSEPro to grab 2 MB of memory.
4. Is SMARTDRV or NWCACHE loading?
If SMARTDRV or NWCACHE is loading in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, REM
out the load line, reboot the workstation and try loading the NSE.
If the NSE loads, then it may be necessary to limit the amount of
memory that SMARTDRV or NWCACHE uses.
5. Do you have TSRs loaded?
There may be TSR programs that are using enough XMS memory to
prevent the NSE from loading.
If running MS-DOS, it may be helpful to run MS Diagnostics (MSD)
and have it create a "full report" by either printing the report
or saving the report to a file. This information may be useful
to help troubleshoot the problem.
NOTE 3: Other Items to Note with DOS Version
1. You cannot view Presentation Libraries in the DOS version from
inside the NSEPro. You may view presentations from the DOS
prompt by executing PLAYER.EXE (found in the PROGRAMS\DOS
directory) followed by a file name from the MEDIA directory.
Typing PLAYER without a file name will display a help screen.
We hope to be able to display presentations from the DOS version
of the NSEPro in the future.
2. You do not have to use a mouse in the DOS version although some
things are easier with a mouse like sizing windows, etc.
The key strokes are listed in the help file.
3. The DOS version uses a shadow file to compensate for the main
Bookshelf being done with graphics. If the NSEPRO.NFO file is
opened manually while in DOSPRVWS you will NOT see the Bookshelf.
The Bookshelf is recreated using DOS characters which are in the
NSE_DOS.SDW file. NSEPRO.BAT calls DOSPRVWS.EXE and NSE_DOS.SDW.
NSE_DOS.SDW acts as a filter to the NSEPRO.NFO.
4. The insert says that the download disk icon shows up as a box in
the DOS version. Since the graphic was small, it came out as a
line instead of a box.
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