"Windows 95 Tips & Tricks"

[Murf]

I will start this thread with some information on installing Windows 95 and the various switches that can be used during setup:

• d - If you do not want Setup to use your existing copy of Windows.
  
• filename - Runs setup with the specified setup file
  
• /id - Ignores the Disk Space check
  
• /in - Runs setup without the Network Setup Module
  
• /ip - Ignores test for any Plug and Play devices
  
• /iq - Skips the test for cross-linked files
  
• /is - Ignores the routine System check
  
• /it - Ignores "dirty" or "deadly" terminate-and-stay-resident programs (TSRs) that are known to cause problems with Windows 95 Setup.
  
• /l - Use this switch if you have a Logitech mouse and want it enabled during Setup.
  
• /n - This switch causes Setup to run without a mouse.

ALSO

If you've added a new drive to your system, chances are that your CD-ROM drive got a new drive letter. Now every time you need to update some Windows 95 files, you have to tell Windows 95 where to find the Win95 CD-ROM. Here is how to change the location where Windows 95 looks for it's files:

1. Start the Registry Editor

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Setup

3. In the right-hand pane find the SourcePath key
Double-click this key and change the location for your Win95 files

[bchzd1]

Hey Murph, check your homepage for sp errors.

"You On-Line Computer Repair Shop"


then realized my own mistake in Murf

[Murf]

Well "Murfs Garage" is dying a slow death. Just don't have the time to keep it up to date. Thinking of just specializing in error's, as most of the problems today are error's..... or hardware.....

[bchzd1]

Got ya...sorry to hear it though. Some people need all the help they can get.

[Murf]

Viewing Available IRQ's

• Right Click on My Computer
• Select Properties
• Select the Device Manager tab
• Select Computer and click Properties
• This will show which IRQs are currently in use.

Increase Modem Speed in Windows 95

The baud rate for you COM Port doesn't allow you to reach top-speed. To improve your port's speed:


1. Click Start, Select Settings > Control Panel, open System
Click the Device Manager tab, and click on the "+" sign next to Ports (COM & LPT)

2. Select the port your modem uses, click Properties, then click the Port Settings tab, and set the Bits per second to 115200 bps, that way you won't have a sort of filter on the Port.

3. 115200 bps is the maximum setting for a "Standard" COM port. If you encounter problems, try setting this value lower. With System Monitor you can check if there are any problems. System Monitor (sysmon.exe) can be found on the CD-ROM version of Windows 95.

(If you are not sure which COM port your modem uses, click on the "+" sign next to the Modem Icon in Control Panel and select your Modem. Click on Properties and choose the Modem Tab. Here you will see the COM port used by your modem)

For most modems you should use Hardware in the Flow control drop-down box

[greengoose1]

Some more info.

http://www.easydos.com/dosindex.html

And from the same site:

Command Syntax Elements
1. Command Name

The DOS command name is the name you enter to start the DOS program (a few of the DOS commands can be entered using shortcut names). The DOS command name is always entered first. In this book, the command is usually printed in uppercase letters, but you can enter command names as either lowercase or uppercase or a mix of both.

2. Space

Always leave a space after the command name.

3. Drive Designation

The drive designation (abbreviated in this book as "d:") is an option for many DOS commands. However, some commands are not related to disk drives and therefore do not require a drive designation. Whenever you enter a DOS command that deals with disk drives and you are already working in the drive in question, you do not have to enter the drive designator. For example, if you are working in drive A (when the DOS prompt A> is showing at the left side of the screen) and you want to use the DIR command to display a directory listing of that same drive, you do not have to enter the drive designation. If you do not enter a drive designation, DOS always assumes you are referring to the drive you are currently working in (sometimes called the "default" drive).

4. A Colon

When referring to a drive in a DOS command, you must always follow the drive designator with a colon ( (this is how DOS recognizes it as a drive designation).

5. Pathname

A pathname (path) refers to the path you want DOS to follow in order to act on the DOS command. As described in Chapter 3, it indicates the path from the current directory or subdirectory to the files that are to be acted upon.

6. Filename

A filename is the name of a file stored on disk. As described in Chapter 1, a filename can be of eight or fewer letters or other legal characters.

7. Filename Extension

A filename extension can follow the filename to further identify it. The extension follows a period and can be of three or fewer characters. A filename extension is not required.

8. Switches

Characters shown in a command syntax that are represented by a letter or number and preceded by a forward slash (for example, "/P") are command options (sometimes known as "switches"). Use of these options activate special operations as part of a DOS command's functions.

9. Brackets

Items enclosed in square brackets are optional; in other words, the command will work in its basic form without entering the information contained inside the brackets.

10. Ellipses

Ellipses (...) indicate that an item in a command syntax can be repeated as many times as needed.

11. Vertical Bar

When items are separated by a vertical bar (|), it means that you enter one of the separated items. For example: ON | OFF means that you can enter either ON or OFF, but not both.

A good short refresher.

[A31Chris]

When you encounter problems with the com speed for the modem being too fast isn't that due to having a Pentium 100mhz or lower? I heard that problem doesn't really happen on Pentiums 100mhz or faster.