DOS ENVIRONMENT memory considerations
when installing AOR PC control software
One copy protection “TOKEN” is automatically transferred from the master disk to the target directory (while running in
WINDOWS by creating a DOS SHELL ENVIRONMENT ... this will be unseen as it all happens in background).
If your machine has a very low level of available memory (due to poor setup or many SCSI drivers etc) the process may fail.
Before installation and before launching WINDOWS type:
MEM [enter] at the DOS prompt.
The report may look like (based upon a 486SX25 with 8MB RAM):
Memory Type Total = Used + Free
Conventional 640K 38K 602K
Upper 155K 92K 63K
Reserved 128K 128K 0K
Extended (XMS) 7,269K 2,269K 5,000K
Total memory 8,192K 2,527K 5,665K
Total under 1 MB 795K 130K 665K
Largest executable program size 602K (616,016 bytes)
Largest free upper memory block 63K (64,064 bytes)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
The LARGEST EXECUTABLE PROGRAM SIZE (third line from the bottom) should be greater than 540K.
If the reported memory is lower and you are running MS-DOS 6.xx type:
MEMMAKER [enter] at the DOS prompt.
This will cause DOS to automatically optimise your memory setup and should release sufficient memory to permit safe installation. If there still
appears a very low memory report, check the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BA T files to see if there are a lot of drivers being loaded. If there are a
lot of drivers, temporarily REM them out, reboot the computer and check “MEM” again.
As a SHELL is used, ensure that plenty of environment space allocated in the CONFIG.SYS file. Check that a DOS SHELL line exists:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BUFFERS=30,0
FILES=50
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=E
FCBS=4,0
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH COUNTRY=044,,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,15792 =C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,9072 =C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p /e:1024
The switch /e:1024 should be added if not already there to ensure that there is plenty of environment space present.
Check that the number of FILES available are also set to at least 50 in CONFIG.SYS
The master disk contains TWO TOKENS so if you have encountered problem when installing first time, remove any directory which has been created
(and program group in WINDOWS). Y our can then try to install a second time bearing the above memory points in mind.
Please note: Two disks are now provided with some packages, one set for Windows95 and
another for Windows98... they are marked W95 / W98. Each version provides different copy
protection drivers more suited to the specified operating system, but of course you may
experiment and use either with earlier version of Windows 3.1x, however use them only in pairs!
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