16) 12/14/2003 8938089380  89380.html">VSAFE Virus Scanning Software Causes Windows 3.1 Setup to Fail
(89380) - If you have VSAFE virus scanning software on your machine, you should disable VSAFE from the CONFIG.SYS file and/or the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and restart your system before installing Windows 3.1. This applies to new installations and upgrades from...

17) 12/14/2003 8717687176  87176.html">Associating .EXE, .COM, or .BAT Files with MS-DOS Shell
(87176) - If you are creating batch programs, you might find it useful to associate the .BAT extension with a text editor (for example, MS-DOS Editor). So when you double-click on a .BAT file in an MS-DOS Shell file list, Editor will run and load that batch...

18) 12/14/2003 8933589335  89335.html">Using Compaq EXMEM.EXE with Windows, WFWG, and MS-DOS
(89335) - Compaq Corporation is now including the EXMEM.EXE memory manager with its COMPAQ desktop computers. According to Compaq, this memory manager should be removed prior to the installation of Windows, Windows for Workgroups, or MS-DOS Upgrade. During...

19) 12/14/2003 8401584015  84015.html">Adaptec 1740 Controller Requires Double Buffering
(84015) - According to Adaptec documentation, using the Adaptec 1740 controller with Windows in enhanced mode or with the EMM386.SY/EMM386.EXE device driver requires a double buffering device driver. However, if SMARTDrive (SMARTDRV.EXE) version 4.0 from...

20) 12/14/2003 8421884218  84218.html">File Manager Brings over Wrong Hidden Files
(84218) - When you use Windows' File Manager to format a floppy system disk on a computer that originally had IBM DOS installed and was upgraded to MS-DOS 5.0 or 6.0, the correct MS-DOS COMMAND.COM is copied over, and the incorrect IBMBIO.COM and IBMDOS.COM...

21) 12/14/2003 8241582415  82415.html">Banyan VINES Overwrites CMOS Settings
(82415) - If there is not enough free upper memory block (UMB) space for Banyan VINES network software, it may overwrite the current CMOS settings. To work around this problem, free up additional UMB space.

22) 12/14/2003 8185481854  81854.html">Using Edlin to Edit Files Too Large to Fit in Memory
(81854) - Edlin can be used to edit files that are of any size. Using the write (W) and append (A) commands within Edlin, you are able to load and edit portions of a file one at a time (that is, load, edit, write to disk, load another segment, edit, write to...

23) 12/14/2003 8196581965  81965.html">Loading SMARTDrive Low May Improve Speed w/ Double Buffering
(81965) - If double buffering is enabled for SMARTDrive version 4.x or 5.x, a significant performance gain can be achieved by loading SMARTDrive low.

24) 12/14/2003 7499574995  74995.html">Using Batch Files to Start with Different Configurations
(74995) - Some programs that access extended memory through their own methods may not run if HIMEM.SYS is installed the CONFIG.SYS file. These programs generally have the number 386 in the title (for example, AutoCAD 386). To run these programs, you will need...

25) 12/14/2003 7571075710  75710.html">"SYS2090" Error with Novell Btrieve Utility
(75710) - According to Novell technical support, the error message SYS2090 - system failed to load program comes from the Novell Btrieve utility. This is not a DOS error message, but it results from the use of Novell's BUTIL.EXE without having BTRIEVE.EXE...

26) 12/13/2003 7465474654  74654.html">Undocumented Keystroke CTRL+SPACEBAR in MS-DOS Shell
(74654) - CTRL+SPACEBAR allows you to alternatively select and deselect a file in MS-DOS version 5.0 Shell. This keystroke is particularly useful when the Select Across Directories option is selected from the Options menu. By pressing CTRL+SPACEBAR, you can...

27) 12/13/2003 7374373743  73743.html">Use of the [Savestate] Section of the DOSSHELL.INI File
(73743) - The [savestate] section of the DOSSHELL.INI file holds information that the MS-DOS SHELL may change during operation. These settings will usually not be changed by the user. This article describes the items in this section.

28) 12/13/2003 7279672796  72796.html">Common Ways of Detecting a Virus in MS-DOS
(72796) - Viruses commonly "hide" in little-used files such as FIND.EXE. Listed below are steps you can take to check for a virus without the benefit of a viral scanner. The procedure involves using CHKDSK and FIND (commonly targeted for infection) to check for...

29) 12/13/2003 7371673716  73716.html">BACKUP Deletes Files from Root of Destination Disk
(73716) - To minimize confusion and reduce the number of disks required for backups, destination disks should not contain subdirectories. The MS-DOS BACKUP utility deletes files from the destination disk before it starts backing up to that disk. However, files...

30) 12/13/2003 7371173711  73711.html">Backup/Restore of an Empty Directory
(73711) - The BACKUP/RESTORE commands work only with files. The directory structure is kept only if it is needed. Therefore, if a directory is empty, the BACKUP/RESTORE commands ignore that particular directory.