Running Solomon III Accounting Software with MS-DOS 5.0 (73712)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 5.0
This article was previously published under Q73712

SUMMARY

Solomon III version 7.0 is an accounting program by TLB. When you run the start-up file SOLOMON.INI at the command prompt, your computer may stop responding (hang).

Editing the SOLOMON.INI file should make Solomon III compatible with MS-DOS version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

To use Solomon III with MS-DOS 5.0, you must delete two lines in the SOLOMON.INI file. The following procedure uses MS-DOS Editor to modify the SOLOMON.INI file. Editor is an MS-DOS 5.0 feature; with earlier versions of MS-DOS, use the Edlin editor.

  1. Change to the \ACCT\PROG directory;
  2. From the command prompt, type the following and press ENTER:

    EDIT SOLOMON.INI

  3. Delete line #6, which starts with "COMPVERS", and delete line #7, which starts with "IF ERROR LEVEL...". Save the edited file, and exit MS-DOS Editor. Retry executing the SOLOMON.INI file.
NOTE: Solomon III version 7.1 is compatible with MS-DOS 5.0.

The product included here, Solomon III, is manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/21/1999
Keywords:KB73712
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