796.TXT ===================================================================== BOOTING CLEAN ===================================================================== PRODUCT: R:BASE VERSION: 5.0 or higher ===================================================================== CATALOG: General Information AREA : General Information ===================================================================== R:BASE 5.0 installs, but does not run ===================================== _____________________________ System Check _____________________________ 1. R:BASE Requires 6mb of RAM and a 10mb swap file. See the file README.TXT for instructions on changing your swap file size. 2. Be sure the temp directory is EMPTY of any files. The temp directory location is specified by the line SET TEMP= in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Make sure the drive and directory specified by SET TEMP are valid. 3. Set your video to VGA in Windows setup. Windows setup is usually located in the Main program group. 4. Turn off screen savers. 5. Turn off any virus check software. 6. Verify that Win32S is correctly installed by running the game Freecell. Freecell can be downloaded from CompuServe or the Microrim bulletin board, download the file FREECELL.ZIP. _____________________________ Clean Boot _____________________________ 1. Using a text editor such as MS-DOS Edit or Windows Notepad, make a CONFIG.SYS file on a bootable floppy disk. Refer to your DOS manual for instructions on making a bootable floppy disk. A sample CONFIG.SYS would contain: Files=50 Buffers=20 Device=C:\windows\himem.sys -- disk partitioner, if needed -- -- disk compression driver, if needed -- -- other drivers, if NEEDED to boot your PC -- ALSO: If you have the following SmartDrive command in your current CONFIG.SYS file you should include it in your new CONFIG.SYS file: Device=c:\windows\smartdrive.sys /double_buffer Do not load SmartDrive high. If you have a SCSI hard drive, try adding the above SmartDrive command if you do not have it. 2. You also need to make an Autoexec.bat file on the same bootable floppy disk. It should contain: prompt $p$g path=c:\windows set temp=c:\temp -- if this directory does not exist, create it 3. You should not load anything from the WIN.INI LOAD= line, nor from the Startup group. If anything is loaded in either place, remove it. You can change the line in the WIN.INI file to read LOAD= (nothing after the equals sign). 4. Restart your computer with the bootable floppy disk in drive a:. 5. Start Windows, and try R:BASE 5.0. R:BASE 5.0 version 1.109x017W has reported conflicts with the following drivers. Click on the Version.INI icon in your R:BASE program group to verify the version of 5.0. Remove the driver, change the interrupt setting, or select a different video driver in Windows Setup. You may want to contact the manufacturer to see if an updated driver is available. Mouse drivers: Intellipoint pointer.exe penpal.exe sound card, for example SoundBlaster, using interrupt 5 some high resolution video drivers such as: Fahrenheit 501 from Orchid Diamond Stealth 24 Calvin 64 pci ATI