====================================================================== WORD 5.50 PAUSING PATCH ====================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------- | INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY | | ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as an | | Application Note) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY | | KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO | | THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A | | PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The user assumes the entire risk as to the | | accuracy and the use of this Application Note. This Application | | Note may be copied and distributed subject to the following | | conditions: 1) All text must be copied without modification and | | all pages must be included; 2) If software is included, all files | | on the disk(s) must be copied without modification (the DOS | | utility DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All | | components of this Application Note must be distributed together; | | and 4) This Application Note may not be distributed for profit. | | | | Copyright 1991 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | | Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks of | | Microsoft Corporation. | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enclosed with this application note is a disk that contains a new keyboard driver (PAUSE.KBD) and corrected video drivers for common displays that should solve the temporary pause problem encountered when using Microsoft Word version 5.50. The video drivers on the enclosed disk contain the corrected keyboard driver component for commonly used displays (listed below). You can copy the video driver files directly to your Word 5.50 directory using the instructions in Procedure 1 below. In addition to using the video files included with this application note, you can incorporate the PAUSE.KBD keyboard driver into any Word 5.50 video driver (the file that Word uses to display the program on your screen) by using the MAKEVID.EXE utility provided with Word 5.50. This modification is explained in Procedure 2 below. Also, instructions for using MAKEVID.EXE are provided on pages 62-63 of the "Getting Started" manual for Word 5.50. Corrected video drivers included with this application note are: For This Display Use This File ---------------- ------------- IBM VGA PFVGA.VID IBM EGA PFEGA.VID IBM CGA PFCGA.VID Monochrome Display Adapter PFMDA.VID Hercules PFHRC102.VID Hercules Plus or Hercules InColor PFHRC112.VID Toshiba T3100 PFT3100.VID PROCEDURE 1: INSTALLING A PRE-BUILT SCREEN DRIVER ================================================= Using a Hard Disk System ------------------------ 1. Delete the existing SCREEN.VID file that resides in the Word 5.50 directory by typing the following at the DOS prompt and pressing ENTER del \screen.vid where is the drive and directory where you have installed Word 5.50. For example, if you have installed Word 5.50 on drive C in the WORD55 directory, type the following and press ENTER: del c:\word55\screen.vid 2. Delete the MW.INI file that resides in the Word 5.50 directory using the instructions in step 1 (typing "mw.ini" -- without the quotation marks -- in place of "screen.vid"). 3. Copy the appropriate video driver file from the enclosed disk to the Word 5.50 directory, renaming the file SCREEN.VID. To do this, place the enclosed Word 5.50 Pausing Patch disk in drive A, type the following at the DOS prompt, and press ENTER copy a: \screen.vid where is the appropriate video driver from the list above and is the drive and directory where you have installed Word 5.50. For example, if you have an IBM VGA monitor and have installed Word 5.50 on drive C in the WORD55 directory, type the following at the DOS prompt and press ENTER: copy a:pfvga.vid c:\word55\screen.vid Using a Dual Floppy Disk System ------------------------------- 1. Delete the existing SCREEN.VID file that resides on the Word 5.50 working copy program disk (usually labeled "Program") by placing that disk in drive A and typing the following at the DOS prompt and pressing ENTER: del a:\screen.vid 2. Delete the MW.INI file that resides in the Word 5.50 directory using the instructions in step 1 (typing "mw.ini" -- without the quotation marks -- in place of "screen.vid"). 3. Copy the appropriate video driver file from the enclosed disk to your Word 5.50 working copy program disk (usually labeled "Program"), renaming it SCREEN.VID. To do this, place the enclosed Word 5.50 Pausing Patch disk in drive B, place your working copy program disk in drive A, type the following at the DOS prompt, and press ENTER copy b: a:screen.vid where is the appropriate video driver from the list above. For example, if you have an IBM VGA monitor, type the following at the DOS prompt and press ENTER: copy b:pfvga.vid a:screen.vid You should now be able to run Word 5.50 without encountering the temporary pause problem. PROCEDURE 2: USING PAUSE.KBD TO CREATE A NEW VIDEO DRIVER ========================================================= If you need a video driver that is not provided on the enclosed disk, you can use the MAKEVID.EXE utility to build a video driver that includes the new keyboard driver (PAUSE.KBD) on the enclosed disk. Listed below are the types of video display choices that are available in the Word Setup program. Under each name is a list of the components (files) needed to build a driver and the MAKEvid command that creates the SCREEN.VID file. Note: For more information on creating screen (video) drivers with the MAKEvid utility, see page 62 of the Microsoft Word "Getting Started" manual. The necessary files shown below are located on the Setup disk (3.5 inch) or on the Program 3 disk (5.25 inch). Because these files are compressed, you must decompress them after copying them to your Word directory. For instructions on manually decompressing a file, please refer to page 67 in the "Getting Started" manual. After building your custom video driver, you will need to install it by copying it to your Word 5.50 directory. The instructions to do this are outlined in steps 1-3 of Procedure 1 above. Before completing the installation, you should combine the appropriate components and create a video driver using the command for your display as shown below. To do this, enter the appropriate command syntax given below at the DOS prompt and press ENTER. IBM CGA ------- Components: CGASNOW.CSD VIOEGA.CSD CGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID IBMCGA.VID -Lfr CGASNOW.CSD -Lfp VIOEGA.CSD -Lfs CGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD CGA or Compatible (Non-IBM) --------------------------- Components: CGA.CSD VIOEGA.CSD CGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID CGA.VID -Lfr CGA.CSD -Lfp VIOEGA.CSD -Lfs CGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD IBM EGA or Compatible --------------------- Components: EGA.CSD VIOEGA.CSD EGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID EGA.VID -Lfr EGA.CSD -Lfp VIOEGA.CSD -Lfs EGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Zenith Tecmar EGA ----------------- Components: ZEN-TECM.CSD VIOEGA.CSD EGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID ZEN-TECM.VID -Lfr ZEN-TECM.CSD -Lfp VIOEGA.CSD -Lfs EGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Zenith VGA Z549 --------------- Components: ZEN549.CSD VIOVGA.CSD VGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID Z549VGA.VID -Lfr ZEN549.CSD -Lfp VIOVGA.CSD -Lfs VGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD IBM PS/2 Model 50/60/70/80 VGA or Compatible -------------------------------------------- Components: VGA.CSD VIOVGA.CSD VGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID IBMVGA.VID -Lfr VGA.CSD -Lfp VIOVGA.CSD -Lfs VGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD IBM 8514/A or Compatible ------------------------ - Available under DOS only. - Requires installation of EGA.SYS and MOUS8514.SYS in CONFIG.SYS. - IBM8514.CSD is located on the Program 1 disk. Components: IBM8514.CSD IBM8514.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID IBM8514.VID -Lfr IBM8514.CSD -Lfr IBM8514.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD IBM PS/2 Model 25/30 MCGA ------------------------- Components: MCGA.CSD MCGA.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID IBMMCGA.VID -Lfr MCGA.CSD -Lfr MCGA.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Hercules Graphics Card ---------------------- Components: HERC102.CSD HERCULES.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID HERC102.VID -Lfr HERC102.CSD -Lfr HERCULES.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Hercules Graphics Card Plus or InColor Card ------------------------------------------- Components: HERC112.CSD HERCULES.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID HERCULES.VID -Lfr HERC112.CSD -Lfr HERCULES.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD AT&T 6300/Olivetti High-Resolution Adapter or DEB ------------------------------------------------- - ATT6300.CSD is located on the Program 1 disk. Components: ATT6300.CSD MONO.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID ATT6300.VID -Lfr ATT6300.CSD -Lfr MONO.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD HP Vectra High-Resolution Adapter --------------------------------- Components: VECTRA.CSD MONO.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID HPVECTRA.VID -Lfr VECTRA.CSD -Lfr MONO.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD COMPAQ PORTABLE III or PORTABLE 386 ----------------------------------- Components: COMPAQ3.CSD MONO.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID COMPAQ3.VID -Lfr COMPAQ3.CSD -Lfr MONO.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Toshiba T3100 ------------- Components: T3100.CSD MONO.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID T3100.VID -Lfr T3100.CSD -Lfr MONO.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD Micro Display Systems Genius ---------------------------- - GENIUS.CSD is located on the Program 1 disk. Components: GENIUS.CSD GENIUS.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID GENIUS.VID -Lfr GENIUS.CSD -Lfr GENIUS.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD IBM PC Convertible ------------------ - IBMCVT.CSD is located on the Program 1 disk. Components: IBMCVT.CSD IBMCVT.GSD PAUSE.KBD Command Syntax: MAKEVID IBMCVT.VID -Lfr IBMCVT.CSD -Lfr IBMCVT.GSD -Lfr PAUSE.KBD