  
                          PC Tools Deluxe Version 6
  
                                 IMPORTANT
                          
                              New Information                         
  
  
  This README file is intended to supplement the manuals.
  
  
  PC SETUP
  ========
  
  You need to run PC Setup to install PC Tools because some of the files
  are compressed and PC Setup will automatically decompress them.
  
  
  New Environment Variable
  ------------------------
  
  PC Setup will install an environment variable, PCTV, in your
  AUTOEXEC.BAT file if you select an LCD or monochrome monitor during the
  install process.  The PC Tools Deluxe programs use this variable to set
  the appropriate colors on black and white or LCD systems.
  
  
  
  PC-CACHE 
  ========
  
  The /WRITE=nn parameter as documented in the manual has been modified
  to simplify ease of use.  The new values for this parameter are
  
      /WRITE=ON
      /WRITE=OFF
  
  /WRITE=ON turns on delayed writing, /WRITE=OFF disables delayed
  writing. The default is /WRITE=ON.  
  
  
  
  PC BACKUP
  =========
  
  This version of PC Backup is NOT compatible with versions of PC Backup
  included with PC Tools prior to Version 6.  Version 6 uses a newer and
  faster compression method.
  
  PC Setup will automatically create a directory called OLDPCT and place
  all Version 5.x PC Backup files it encounters into this directory
  during the installation of Version 6 files.
  
  If you have a Version 5 backup set, you must use PC Backup Version 5 to
  restore it.  To do so, simply type the following:
  
      CD \PCTOOLS\OLDPCT
      PCBACKUP
  
  Note that if you installed PC Backup to a directory other than
  "PCTOOLS", please substitute that name for PCTOOLS in the above
  instructions.
  
  
  Attribute Exclusion Command
  ---------------------------
  
  The Attribute Exclusion command now defaults to backing up all types of
  files.  (None of the file types are excluded.)   
  
  
  Stack Failure
  -------------
  
  The default number of stacks set up by DOS 3.x or 4.x may not be 
  sufficient for some systems that have controllers which support 1-to-1
  interleave.  If you receive an "Internal Stack Failure" message or if
  PC Backup locks up during a backup, restore, or compare, make the
  following change to your CONFIG.SYS file:
  
                STACKS=x,128
                          
  Use a value for x equal to the number of sectors per track of your hard
  disk. 
  
  The following table shows some typical values:
  
           Drive Type          Sectors per Track
           ----------          -----------------
              MFM                    17
              RLL                 25 or 26
              ESDI                   34
  
  
  Additional Tape Drives and Adapter Cards Supported
  --------------------------------------------------
  
  Following is a list of new tape drives and cards supported by PC
  Backup:
  
  Tape Drives
  -----------
  Tecmar QT-40e
  Alloy Retriever/40
  Alloy Retriever/60
  
  
  Adapter Cards
  -------------
  Archive XL20A
  Colorado AB10
  Irwin 4251
  
  Adapter cards are connected between the floppy disk controller and the
  floppy disk and tape drives.  PC Backup automatically detects these
  cards, so no additional command line option is needed.
  
  
  Floppy Tape Controller Cards
  ----------------------------
  Irwin 4100
  Tecmar QT
  
  When using these cards, the I/O port address, IRQ channel, and DMA
  channel must be specified on the command line using the option
  described below:
  
  
  New Command Line Option
  -----------------------
  
  The first time you run PC Backup using this option, the configuration
  change will automatically be stored in the PCBACKUP.CFG file to be used
  every time you run PC Backup until you specify a new value.
  
  PCBACKUP/ADDR/=xxxx-i-d
  
  Where xxxx is the I/O port address for the controller in hex, i is the
  one hex digit IRQ channel and d is the one hex digit for the DMA
  channel to use. For example,
  
  Irwin 4100         PCBACKUP /ADDR=370-6-2
  Tecmar QT          PCBACKUP /ADDR=300-3-1
  
  (Please refer to your tape drive manual for the proper address for your
  unit.)
  
  Note:  The Tecmar QT floppy tape controller should not be set to the
  DMA 2 position; it interferes with the floppy disk controller.  In
  addition, the Irwin 4100 floppy tape controller does not support
  Mountain drives.
  
  You may reset the values to PC Backup's default settings by entering:
  
  PCBACKUP/ADDR=0
  
  
  
  PC SECURE
  =========
  
  Version 5.x of PC Secure cannot decrypt files made using Version 6.
  However, Version 6 can decrypt files encrypted with Version 5.x.
  
  
  
  PC SHELL
  ========
  
  The Quick Run command is available on the Options pull-down menu only
  when you are running PC Shell in non-resident mode.  If you are running
  PC Shell memory resident, this command will not appear on the menu. 
  Choosing Quick Run toggles this setting on or off.  When ON (the
  default setting), the word "ON" will appear to the right of the
  command.  Applications in the Applications menu have independent Quick
  Run control on an application-by-application basis.
  
  The Quick Run command works as follows:  When ON, PC Shell does not
  free up memory prior to running an application from the DOS Command
  Line or by double-clicking or pressing CTRL-ENTER on a file name not
  associated with an application in the Applications menu, such as an
  .EXE, .COM, or .BAT file.  Memory is freed when you leave PC Shell with
  the Exit command.  
  
  PC Shell takes about 208K of memory when active as a DOS shell.  As
  long as the programs you are running do not need all available memory,
  the Quick Run command allows programs executed in this manner to be
  started much faster since no memory swapping takes place prior to
  running them.  If your programs do not run or you do not have enough
  memory to load a large data file, choose the Quick Run command to turn
  it OFF.  The memory is then freed prior to running your application.
  There will be a slight pause before it is run, but nearly all of your
  computer's memory will be available to the program.
  
  
  
  DESKTOP
  =======
  
  The phone number for MCI Mail is incorrect in the manual.  The correct
  number is 1-800-444-6245.
  
  
  Running PC Shell and PC Tools Desktop with Desqview
  ===================================================
  
  Use the following procedures to install PC Tools Desktop and PC Shell
  into Desqview.
  
  First select Desqview's "open Window" menu, then select "Add a
  Program", then press "O" for "Other (Add Program Not in List)". 
  Desqview will then prompt you for the path in which it can find PC
  Tools Desktop, for example C:\PCTOOLS.  After entering the path
  Desqview will display the following menu.  Set the Parameters to the
  values shown.  Note: Paths shown are for drive C, your path may be
  different:
  
  
                          Specify Program Information
  Program Name ...........: PC Tools Desktop
  Keys to Use on Open Menu: DT                Memory Size (in K): 350
  Program...: C:\PCTOOLS\DESKTOP.EXE
  Parameters:
  Directory.: C:\PCTOOLS
  Options:
                Writes text directly to screen.......: Y
                Displays graphics information........: N
                Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: Y
                Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: N
                Requires floppy diskette.............: N               
  Press F1 for advanced options
  
  
  Press F1 to go into the advanced Desqview options, and set the advanced
  options to the values shown:
  
                     Specify Program Information Advanced Options
  System Memory (in K)...:  0   Maximum Program Memory Size (in K)...:
  Script Buffer Size.....: 1000 Maximum Expanded Memory Size (in K)..:
  Text Pages: 1 Graphics Pages: 0  Initial Mode:    Interrupts: 00 to  FF
  Window Position:
     Maximum Height: 25       Starting Height: 25      Starting Row...: 0
     Maximum Width.: 80       Starting Width.: 80      Starting Column: 0
                          Shared Program
  Pathname...:  
  Data.......:  
  Close on exit (Y,N,blank)......: Y  Uses its own colors............:  Y
  Allow Close Window Command.....: Y  Runs in Background (Y,N,blank).:  N
  Uses math coprocessor..........: N  Keyboard conflict (0-4)........:  0
  Share CPU when foreground......: Y  Share EGA when 
  foreground/zoomed..: Y
  Can be swapped out (Y,N,blank).: N  Protection level (0-3).........:  0
  
  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  
  To set PC Shell up to run with Desqview follow the same procedures used
  for PC Tools Desktop and use the following settings:
  
                          Specify Program Information
  Program Name ...........: PC Shell
  Keys to Use on Open Menu: SC                Memory Size (in K): 250
  Program...: C:\PCTools\PCShell.exe
  Parameters:
  Directory.: \PCTools
  Options:
                Writes text directly to screen.......: Y
                Displays graphics information........: N
                Virtualize text/graphics (Y,N,T).....: Y
                Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)..........: N
                Requires floppy diskette.............: N
                
  Press F1 for advanced options
  
  
  Press F1 to go into Desqview Advanced options, set the values to the
  same as you used for Desktop.
  
  Note: Do not run PC Shell or Desktop resident from inside Desqview as
  Desqview uses memory mapping techniques which PC Tools does not
  support. 
  
  
  
  If you have any questions please call our Technical Support Department
  at (503) 690-8080.  We hope you enjoy using the product!
  






































