NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: Current German update for Novell DOS 7 README FOR: D70G15.EXE NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS: Novell DOS 7 ABSTRACT: This file contains the current updates to the German release of Novell DOS 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. ----------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOM: For symptoms, review the file HISTORY.TXT. New files for this release: IBMBIO.COM - Third party command processors would not trace/skip the AUTOEXEC.BAT on an F8/F5 boot. IBMDOS.COM - FCB handling further improved for MS-DOS compatibility. IBMDOS.COM - On WfW network drives mapped to a NWDOS machine changing directories in Open-File dialogues now works COMMAND.COM - Several Minor Changes EMM386.EXE 3.1 - With VCPI/DPMI apps running under TaskMgr, NumShift in TaskMgr configured to use the left key, and NUMLOCK switched on handling of the enhanced cursor movement keys now functions correctly. DPMS.EXE 1.43 - The 286 module when loaded as TSR now frees up its environment. ANSI.SYS 1.11 - The ascii 132 character can now be entered through ALT- NWCDEX.EXE 2.81 - On certain CDs files at the end of directories are now listed or accessible (eg. Windows NT CD). SYS.COM 1.37 - The boot sector serial number and volume label are no longer changed if they were valid before. DELPURGE.EXE 1.02 - Lost clusters had been left if more than one deleted subdirectory was purged in a single operation. MEM.EXE 1.11 - No longer crashing in OS/2 DOS session. SOLUTION: Apply the files as indicated in the installation instructions. Self-Extracting File Name: d70g15.exe Files Included Size Date Time ..\ D70G15.TXT (This file) ANSI.SYS 3153 11-29-95 7:00:00 am ASSIGN.COM 7657 11-29-95 7:00:00 am CHKDSK.EXE 60273 11-29-95 7:00:00 am COMMAND.COM 59205 11-29-95 7:00:00 am DEBUG.EXE 39845 11-29-95 7:00:00 am DELPURGE.EXE 27507 11-29-95 7:00:00 am DISKCOMP.COM 16476 11-29-95 7:00:00 am DISKCOPY.COM 16649 11-29-95 7:00:00 am DPMS.EXE 36322 11-29-95 7:00:00 am EDIT.COM 107728 11-29-95 7:00:00 am EMM386.EXE 180117 11-29-95 7:00:00 am EXE2BIN.EXE 9974 11-29-95 7:00:00 am FDISK.COM 19618 11-29-95 7:00:00 am FILELINK.EXE 104265 11-29-95 7:00:00 am FORMAT.COM 22929 11-29-95 7:00:00 am HIMEM.SYS 14976 11-29-95 7:00:00 am HISTORY.TXT 35787 12-21-95 2:53:02 am IBMBIO.COM 25372 11-29-95 7:00:00 am IBMDOS.COM 30441 1-3-96 9:10:16 am KEYB.COM 40647 11-29-95 7:00:00 am LOCK.EXE 31936 11-29-95 7:00:00 am MEM.EXE 16741 11-29-95 7:00:00 am MEMMAX.COM 2561 11-29-95 7:00:00 am NLSFUNC.EXE 2825 11-29-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.EXE 35705 11-29-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.OV1 34308 11-29-95 7:00:00 am NWCACHE.OV2 30206 11-29-95 7:00:00 am NWCDEX.EXE 21855 11-29-95 7:00:00 am PRINT.COM 22876 1-23-95 7:00:00 am SETFIFO.EXE 1982 4-1-94 8:55:22 am SHARE.EXE 4881 11-29-95 7:00:00 am SUBST.EXE 7881 11-29-95 7:00:00 am SYS.COM 16924 11-29-95 7:00:00 am TASKMGR.EXE 45696 11-29-95 7:00:00 am TREE.COM 12604 1-23-95 7:00:00 am UNDELETE.EXE 104754 11-29-95 7:00:00 am XDEL.EXE 13640 1-23-95 7:00:00 am XDIR.EXE 22622 1-23-95 7:00:00 am Installation Instructions: Make a backup copy of each file being replaced before copying the new file into that same directory. The integrity of any file can be verified by comparing the file's checksum with the checksum located in HISTORY.TXT. To calculate the checksum of any file, use the Novell DOS 7 command XDIR /C from the command line. Copy all files to the NWDOS directory except for IBMBIO.COM, IBMDOS.COM, and COMMAND.COM. Instructions for these three files are as follows: Command.com ----------- COPY A:\COMMAND.COM C:\COMMAND.COM Ibmbio.com / Ibmdos.com ----------------------- XCOPY A:\IBMBIO.COM C:\IBMBIO.COM /HRV ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMBIO.COM XCOPY A:\IBMDOS.COM C:\IBMDOS.COM /HRV ATTRIB -A +R +S +H C:\IBMDOS.COM ----------------------------------------------------------------- Any trademarks referenced in this document are the property of their respective owners. Consult your product manuals for complete trademark information. -----------------------------------------------------------------