CydandClaude Fable 5
db7745fcd0
Un-ignored: the dev drive is the ground truth the restoration and emulator work constantly reference (DPL3/LIBDPL + VRENDER i860 renderer source, BT/RP live+dev game trees, VGL_LABS pod boot, scene/audio content). Kept in-repo for the pod-owner community. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Welcome to the Norton Utilities Version 5.0!
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This file contains information which doesn't appear in the manual.
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If you would like to print this file, type:
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COPY READ.ME PRN:
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at the DOS prompt.
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**** General Information ****
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Many of the programs in Norton Utilities Version 4.5 have been combined in
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the Norton Utilities Version 5.0. Most of the previous program names have also
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been changed. These changes are noted in the following list:
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Utility Name 4.5 Filename 5.0 Filename
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Batch Enhancer BE ---------- BE
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Directory Sort DS ---------- Speedisk
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Disk Information DI ---------- Sysinfo
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Disk Test DT ---------- NDD
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File Attributes FA ---------- Filefind
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File Date/Time FD ---------- Filefind
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File Find FF ---------- Filefind
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File Information FI ---------- Filefind
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Format Recover FR ---------- Unformat
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File Size FS ---------- Filefind
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List Directory LD ---------- Filefind
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Line Print LP ---------- Does Not Exist
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Norton Control Center NCC --------- NCC
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Norton Change Directory NCD --------- NCD
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Norton Disk Doctor NDD --------- NDD, DiskTool
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Norton Integrator NI ---------- Norton
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Norton Utilities NU ---------- DiskEdit, UnErase, DiskTool
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Quick UnErase QU ---------- UnErase
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Speed Disk SD ---------- Speedisk
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Safe Format SF ---------- SFormat
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System Information SI ---------- Sysinfo
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Time Mark TM ---------- NCC
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Text Search TS ---------- FileFind
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UnRemove Directory UD ---------- UnErase
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Volume Label VL ---------- NCD
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Wipe File Wipefile ---- WipeInfo
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Wipe Disk Wipedisk ---- WipeInfo
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If the INSTALL program determines that Norton Utilities version 4.5 is already
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installed on the user's hard disk, it offers the option of overwriting the old
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version or saving the files in a backup directory. Regardless of the option
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chosen, the following 4.5 programs are always retained in the main NORTON
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directory:
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Directory Sort (DS.EXE)
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File Attributes (FA.EXE)
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File Date/Time (FD.EXE)
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File Find (FF.EXE renamed to FL.EXE)
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File Size (FS.EXE)
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Line Print (LP.EXE)
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These programs are preserved because command line users may find it easier to
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continue using them rather than their replacements in the 5.0 package. Users
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may also have batch files that rely on these 4.5 commands. The old FF.EXE is
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renamed to FL.EXE so it doesn't conflict with the new FileFind (FF.EXE).
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Regardless of whether the old Utilities are installed, the user has the option
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of renaming certain programs to two character names:
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DISKEDIT.EXE can be renamed DE.EXE
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SYSINFO.EXE can be renamed SI.EXE
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SFORMAT.EXE can be renamed SF.EXE
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SPEEDISK.EXE can be renamed SD.EXE
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FILEFIND.EXE can be renamed FF.EXE
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This will primarily benefit long-time Norton users who like abbreviations.
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**** Additional Program Information ****
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*************
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* Calibrate *
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*************
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The following switches are not mentioned in the manual:
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/BLANK Turns the screen blanker ON while performing Pattern Testing
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/NOCOPY Don't make a duplicate copy of the track currently being tested
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***********
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* Install *
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***********
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During the installation process, the program will prompt the user as to
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whether or not the install program should rename DOS's FORMAT.COM to
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XXFORMAT.COM. If this step is completed and the user has DOS 4.xx, this
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will cause problems with the execution of DOS 4.xx BACKUP.COM
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(DOS 4.xx looks for the presence of the file FORMAT.COM during its execution).
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If this problem occurs, simply rename XXFORMAT.COM back to FORMAT.COM when
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using DOS 4.xx BACKUP.COM.
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The Install program will prompt you as to whether or not you wish to install
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PCSHADOW. PCSHADOW is a reserved memory block manager for use will COMPAQ 386
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class machines ONLY. If you have a COMPAQ 386 class machine and are using
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a memory manager (CEMM, QEMM or 386-MAX) you should NOT install PCSHADOW.
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Custom Tailoring of Statements in AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS Files:
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The Install program can place several of the Utilities programs into your
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AUTOEXEC.BAT and/or CONFIG.SYS files if you wish. Many of the defaults for
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these programs may not be exactly what you want. If you want to fine tune the
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statements that the Install program has added to your Autoexec.bat or
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Config.sys, YOU WILL NEED TO MANUALLY EDIT the file yourself. You can use a
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text editor to do this. Please consult the documentation for the command line
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parameters you can use to tailor these programs.
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Passwords:
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Please be aware that only ONE UNIQUE password can be set for ALL of the Norton
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Utilities files that can be password protected. You are not able, for example,
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to set one password for NDD and another for UNFORMAT.
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Archive File Extraction Errors:
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Several of the Norton Utilities programs are compressed into archive files. If
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you encounter an error during the extraction of the programs from the archive
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file, first try uncompressing them manually. This is done by launching the
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archive file with the destination drive and path name where you wish to install
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the Norton Utilities:
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<Source Disk:Archive File Name> <Target Disk:\Directory>
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Example:
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A:NU5_ARC1.EXE C:\NORTON
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If you still encounter an error, please call our Customer Service at
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1-800-365-1010.
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****************
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* Norton Cache *
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NCACHE only works on "normally connected" floppies. If a floppy drive requires
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a special interface board and/or a driver loaded in CONFIG.SYS, NCACHE probably
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won't be able to cache it. Most external drives are not supported by NCACHE.
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NCACHE does contain special code to support Bernoulli Boxes, including the
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external models. Other removable hard disks are not supported.
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Both the Small and Fast versions of Norton Cache will refuse to cache a floppy
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drive that does not have "Change Line" support. This is a hardware feature on
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the drive that tells the computer when a diskette has been removed. 360K
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drives often do not have a change line, and thus cannot be cached. Most other
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drives (1.2M, 1.44M, etc.) will work OK.
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NCACHE will automatically determine which drives can be cached. If a drive
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cannot be cached, NCACHE will either print "Cannot detect media change for
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this drive" or simply omit the drive from its status display.
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For 8088 or 80286 based machines:
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In order to use Expanded Memory (EMS) with NCACHE, you must have an
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Expanded Memory Manager that implements VERSION 4 of the EMS specification
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(sometimes called the "LIM" specification). You must also have true EMS
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hardware and cannot use a software emulator like Above Disc.
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If you have an older memory manager, check with your memory board
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manufacturer to see if an upgrade is available. In most cases all you'll
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need is new memory manager software; no hardware changes will be required.
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NCACHE will normally ignore EMS memory if you don't have the correct
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memory manager. If you run NCACHE with no parameters it will simply skip
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over EMS and try to use extended or conventional memory instead. If you
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provide an explicit EXP= parameter, you will receive an error message and
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NCACHE will not install itself.
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For users of Xerox Ventura Publisher:
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One version of Ventura Publisher (VP) has problems working with NCACHE.
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The problems only occur with Version 2.0 of the VP Standard Edition.
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Users of that version may encounter machine lock ups during loading or
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"Internal Error 19" dialog boxes.
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There are a number of ways to work around this problem: if you are
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loading NCACHE from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file or from the DOS command line,
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try loading it from CONFIG.SYS instead. If that doesn't work, try loading
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NCACHE before any other TSR's you are using. If you aren't using any
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TSR's, try loading an additional copy of COMMAND.COM after NCACHE and
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before VP.
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If none of these changes solves the problem, you'll have no choice but
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to avoid running VP when NCACHE is loaded. Xerox Software actually
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recommends that you run VP Standard Edition on a machine by itself, with
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no extra drivers or TSR's. Future versions of VP (greater than 2.0) will
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have a different memory management system that should solve many driver
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and TSR problems.
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* Norton Disk Doctor II *
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The following switches are not mentioned in the manual:
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/REBUILD Rebuilds an entire disk that has been destroyed
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/UNDELETE Undelete a DOS partition that was previously skipped
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**************
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* Speed Disk *
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**************
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The DOS CHKDSK report and Speed Disk's Disk Information do not always agree on
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the number of files and directories on a disk, when in fact BOTH are correct.
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The reason is as follows:
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CHKDSK reports the number of hidden files and the number of user files
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separately, and the sum of these will equal the number reported by
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Speed Disk.
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CHKDSK reports the number of sub-directories on a disk but does not count
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the root directory. Speed Disk counts the root as a directory and will
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always report one more directory than CHKDSK.
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CHKDSK reports the volume label as a hidden file of 0 length. Speed Disk
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doesn't include the volume label as a file.
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* System Information *
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The following switches are not mentioned in the manual:
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/AUTO Unattended scrolling through and repeated displaying of ALL
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the System Information screens
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/DEMO Unattended scrolling only through the System Information
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Benchmark screens
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/SUMMARY Causes SysInfo to print the same information as SI v4.5 in a
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TTY display
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***********
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* UnErase *
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***********
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When in the View File Window,
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Scroll Left - CTRL+Left Arrow Key
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Scroll Right - CTRL+Right Arrow Key
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* WipeInfo *
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************
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FileSave and DiskMon are automatically disabled when you use WIPEINFO.
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**** Compatibility Issues and Additional Considerations ****
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* Video Adapters *
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Some EGA and VGA adapters, particularly those on the IBM PS/2 Model 70-121
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(20 MHz), have a quirk which causes screen degradation problems when the
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graphical (arrow-shaped) mouse pointer is used. If small dots appear and
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disappear as the mouse is moved, you should use the standard mouse pointer.
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Choose the Video and Mouse Options item from the Norton program's Configure
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menu, and set the Graphics Options to either Standard or Graphical Controls.
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If you have trouble reading the Norton program's screens in order to change
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this option, type "MODE CO80" at the DOS command line to fix the display,
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and then type "NORTON /G0" to start the program in the standard mode.
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* Hard Disks with Cylinders > 1024 *
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************************************
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Norton Utilities Version 5.0 now provides various levels of support for
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hard disks with more than 1024 cylinders. Note that it will only support
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drives of this type which are using Ontrack's Disk Manager or Storage
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Dimension's SpeedStor. All programs will work on these types of drives
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transparently, except for the following limitations:
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Calibrate Will not perform a Low-Level Format on any DOS partition
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on the 1024+ cylinder drive. Also won't test or optimize
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any DOS partition which lies BEYOND the 1024 cylinder
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boundary.
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NDD Will state that DOS partitions which lie BEYOND the 1024
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cylinder boundary are device-driven, which is TRUE.
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SFormat Can't Format DOS partitions which lie BEYOND the 1024
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cylinder boundary.
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* Multitasking with MS-WINDOWS, DESQVIEW, etc. *
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************************************************
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In general, applications or commands that modify the file allocation table can
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cause unpredictable results when run under multitasking environments.
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The following applications can be run directly from the DOS prompt:
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Batch Enhancer No problems.
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DiskEdit Should be run in read only mode.
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FileFind No problems.
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FileFix May cause problems when unzapping a dBASE file.
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FileSave As a general rule, FileSave should be turned on before
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loading Windows.
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For Advanced Users: Drives can be manipulated
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independently from within separate instances of
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COMMAND.COM.
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NCC Under Windows, only affects the current instance of
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COMMAND.COM.
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NCD Only affects the current instance of COMMAND.COM
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System Info The CPU Speed Benchmark will not reflect the true speed
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of the computer.
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Image Should be run before loading Windows or Desqview.
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dBASE is a registered trademark of Ashton Tate Corp.
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Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation
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* Networks *
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The Norton Utilities Version 5.0 can be installed on a network server.
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In order to be used effectively in a networking environment, we recommend
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the following:
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NU Environment Settings
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The Norton Utilities saves configuration information in initialization
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files (*.INI). Since each user on a network will most likely have a
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unique hardware configuration, the NU environment variable must point
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to a directory on the user's local hard disk.
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For example, typing:
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SET NU=C:\
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will instruct the Norton Utilities to find information about the user's
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computer in the root directory of his C: drive. You should place this
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statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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Running FileSave and NCD on a network
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FileSave The first time FileSave is run on a network drive, it will
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create an invisible subdirectory off the root directory.
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This directory will be called TRASHCAN. All users will
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need RIGHTS to this directory in order for FileSave to
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work correctly. We recommend that the supervisor run
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FileSave first, then modify the directory attributes so
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all users have ALL RIGHTS, except SEARCH.
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FileSave must be loaded AFTER the network driver (e.g. IPX)
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and shell (e.g. NET3). Loading FileSave before the network
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software will prevent it from protecting network drives.
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NCD NCD saves a copy of the directory tree on the drive, so that
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it doesn't have to scan the drive everytime it is run. On
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a network drive, it will try to save the directory tree in
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a subdirectory called NCDTREE. On non-network drives, the
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directory tree is saved in the root directory, but most
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networks don't give users any rights to the root directory.
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For this reason, in order to use NCD on a network drive,
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the supervisor should create a directory in the root
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directory called NCDTREE and give all users ALL RIGHTS to
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this directory.
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**** Manual Corrections and Changes ****
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* User's Guide *
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Page 18, Paragraph 1
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"By default, 11 of the programs are specified..." should be "By default,
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none of the programs are specified..."
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Page 93, (Append to...)
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Append to reads "Add the contents of the tagged file to another file you
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specify." This is incorrect. Instead, it starts a Manual Unerase
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operation on the existing file (pre-adding the clusters in the file's
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allocation chain) so that new clusters can be added to the file.
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Page 158, Paragraph 1
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There is incorrect information in the last sentence of the paragraph which
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reads "Also, with the system area protected, WipeInfo could not wipe an
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unused cluster without your permission." Actually, WipeInfo disables
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Disk Monitor, so any cluster can be wiped.
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Pages 159-160
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Disk Monitor refers to an option called "Allow Floppy Format" which should
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actually be "Allow Floppy Access".
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Page 161, Paragraph 2
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If a protected write occurs while the screen is in graphics mode--for
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example, while you are working with Windows--Disk Monitor can't pop up the
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dialog box. Instead, it automatically rejects the write operation. All
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you will hear is a beep. The application that was attempting the write
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should issue a "write protect" or "access denied" error message
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Page 253, (NCD Function Keys)
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F9 and F10 do not do what is described at the bottom of this page.
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F9 and F10 both simply access the menu bar.
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* Disk Explorer *
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Page 167 List at the Bottom of the Page
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"DOS 4.xx" should be "DOS 4.xx and higher"
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**** Problems, Error Messages and Solutions ****
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In general, if things are not working the way you expect, check your
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AUTOEXEC.BAT. Some programs install a 2nd path statement instead of correctly
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modifying the 1st one. Also, check that the NU and/or NORTON environment
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variables are set to the directory where Norton Utilities 5.0 is installed.
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Finally, check both AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS for statements that you don't
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recognize or that look out of place.
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Message: "Error obtaining directory information, insufficient memory."
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Solution: - Remove (unload) TSR's to free up RAM space
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- Remove some files from the directory (e.g., move files to another
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directory).
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* For Lap Top Users *
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*********************
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To improve the viewing quality of an LCD laptop screen, at the DOS prompt
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you may type NORTON /LCD. The INSTALL program however, will allow you to
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configure all the Norton Utilities to automatically operate on LCD displays.
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