VIDSAVE.COM
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION:
VIDSAVE.COM is a utility program for use with QUARTERDECK's
DESKVIEW software. It saves the video mode at the time DESKVIEW is
started and restores it upon exit.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Running QUARTERDESK's DESKVIEW on one of the following:
Deskpro 286N
Deskpro 386/20
Deskpro 386N
Deskpro 386s/20
Deskpro 386/33L
Deskpro 486/33L
WHO SHOULD USE:
Deskview, upon exit, sets the screen to 80 column by 25 line
regardless of the mode active when it is started. The units
listed above support 50 line by 80 column as well as a
host of 132 column modes.
HOW TO USE:
VIDSAVE.COM is executed once before DESKVIEW is started (to save the
active mode), and after DESKVIEW is exited (to restore the saved mode).
1. Copy the program VIDSAVE.COM from the distribution
diskette to the subdirectory containing deskview.
2. Using an editor, create a batch file for starting
DESKVIEW. Insert the following lines in the file:
vidsave LS
dv
vidsave RU
Note : L = LOAD, S = SAVE, R = RESTORE, U = UNLOAD
3. When the package is successfully installed, you will get
the following message:
VIDSAVE.COM V1.00 Installed
(C) Copyright COMPAQ Computer Corp. 1986
If the package is not successfully installed, an error
message will be generated.
EFFECTS ON YOUR SYSTEM:
1. The program will use approximately 1000 bytes of system memory.
2. Once installed, the program may be unistalled by executing
"VIDSAVE U".