_________________________________________________ | TipStir Soft'93 | | Bringing you the Very Best In SoftWare Idea's | | FastWin v1.O5 VGA, SVGA, XVGA |_______________________________________________ |_______________________________________________ FASTWIN1.EXE* FASTWIN2.EXE* FASTW1O5.TXT ShareWare Version..... TIPSTIR SOFT'93 by Albert C. Ashton 19395 Liberty Rd Boca Raton, Fl 33434-2644 Contains two Copies of FastWin v1.O5 ____________________________________________________________________________ (C)1993 TIPSTIR SOFT'93. All Rights Reserved. ____________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 1 Index Index on contents____________________________________________1 Introduction Introduction to FastWin 1.O5_________________________________2 Installation Installing FastWin On Your Hard Drive________________________3 What's New! What's new___________________________________________________4 Trouble Shooting Trouble shooting_____________________________________________5 TipStir Soft'93 Win ShareWare Product line, Order & Registration Forms_______6 ____________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 2 Introducion FastWin v1.O5 purpose is to startup Windows quicker than using the old Win.com which can be very slow on everyone system. This new version will replace that slow Win.com and give you some quicker access time to Windows. You'll see a 8%-1O% faster loading time than FastWin v1.O 6% time. What all of this means that in version 1 on and average 386 system you are were looking at a 12 to 13 seconds startup of Windows. Now using the newest version 1.O5 on the same average 386 system running the enhanced mode you are now seeing a 9 to 1O seconds startup of Windows. FastWin is now more compatitble for all VGA modes and color modes to! Note: The numbers colors you can have depends on how much ram you have on your VIDEO CARD or built-in Video in the motherboard. VGA Color RAM range from 256k range from 512k range from 1024k and up Note: Laptop users using LCD or shades of gray can also use FastWin on their system. FastWin is not freeware! It is being distributed under the shareware concept. Feel free to try out the utility and if you like the utility and decide to keep it installed on your computer, please send the registration fee. The feee is only $3.OO(U.S. funds) You may also freely distribute copies of this utility to others as long as you include this text file with the FastWin. You may not alter or repackage this utility in any way. You may not charge a fee for this utility other than a normal distribution fee not to exceed $3.99(U.S. funds). Note that FastWin is shareWare if you find this method faster, please just send in a $3.OO registration fee and use the form ant the end of this manual. All those who do register will receive be sent out Ultra FastWin when it's becomes available! Please pass this program on to others who uses Windows also! Thanks! ___________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 3 Installation FASTWIN1.EXE - Best Speed Use to replace Win.com FASTWIN2.EXE - Good Speed Use to replace Win.com FASTW1O5.TXT - You reading this now! Installation is easy after you ran your unziping program on FASTW1O5.ZIP This version you have two different FastWins, 1 & 2: FASTWIN1.EXE: Is the most fastest of the two! Even on a very slow 386 you can bootup Windows in less than 1O seconds depending on your system setup. 486's will fly even faster coming in at 7 to 8 seconds faster or better! Again all of this depends on your system. * Also Known as The FastWin "F" Concept >>>> "F" stands for Fastest Method! Compatible w/ all VGA modes & Video Cards FASTWIN2.EXE Is for those of you who use special video cards to speed up Windows graphics etc. Use this version also if for some strange reason you just can't get FastWin1.exe to bootup Windows in any mode. Speed will still be good, in less than 13 seconds and again this depends on your system. * Also Known as The FastWin "C" Concept >>>> "C" stands for More Compatible Version w/ all VGA modes & Video Cards Note: See the trouble shooting topic in this manual for some more tips. Note: These files use 1.8k of conventional under Windows. Compared to the FastWin v1.O which uses 1.7k. Before installing any of the above, be sure to copy your Win.com file located in your C:\WINDOWS to another part of your HD or to your floppy disk. Copy A:\FASTWIN1.EXE C:\WINDOWS\FASTWIN.EXE OR Copy B:\FASTWIN2.EXE C:\WINDOWS\FASTWIN.EXE Make sure you name either of the two FastWins FASTWIN.EXE. Use only one at a time. Now make sure your outside or completely exited out of Windows. Don't use any Dos box Window on the following: At the Dos prompt: Type FASTWIN to start Windows in the Standard mode! Type FASTWIN /3 to start Windows in the 386 Enchanced mode! Or add any of the above to your Autoexec.bat file instead! Smartdrv Cache uses after you copy one of these FastWins to your \Windows directory use this command SMARTDRV /C to clear out any of the old Win.com information from your Cache Ram. Those who use 32, 64, 128, & 256k internal Ram Cache should do a complete reboot of your computer. ___________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 4 What's New! +Unlike FastWin 1.O, the new FastWin 1.O5 is 8%-10% faster! +More Compatible for all VGA modes! +Compatible in all color modes! +Quicker access time in 386 Enhanced mode! +Can be used in Standard & Enhance modes! +Even Much Quicker access time in Standard mode! ___________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 5 Trouble Shooting! If you should encounter trouble using this version, which is more compatible than the version 1 was, then follow the advise below! FASTWIN WON'T STARTUP WINDOWS IN ANY MODE __________________________________________ Try #1 ====== 1. Try to flush out Smartdrv use Smartdrv /c 1a.For flushing out Ncache use Ncache /F Better yet for best results try below Try #2 ====== 1. Restart Windows again using Fastwin or Fastwin /3 2. Reboot your computer now! 3. Then restart FastWin using either FASTWIN or FASTWIN /3 Try #3 ====== Use FASTWIN2.EXE copy FASTWIN2.EXE C:\WINDOWS\FASTWIN.EXE 1. Try to flush out Smartdrv use Smartdrv /c 1a.For flushing out Ncache use Ncache /F Try #4 ====== 1. Restart Windows again using Fastwin or Fastwin /3 2. Reboot your computer now! 3. Then restart FastWin using either FASTWIN or FASTWIN /3 FASTWIN TAKES TO MUCH TIME TO STARTUP WINDOWS ______________________________________________ Check to see if your hard disk is defragment? Action defragment your hard disk! Are you using cache? =================== Action using a cache is better than using none at all! 2mgs cache size 512k 4mgs cache size 1024k 8mgs cache size 1024, 1536k or 1792k more cache size 2048k Are you using a permanent swap file? ==================================== Action setup your temporary swap file to a permanent one! 2 - 8mgs users can get by with only 2048kb or 2536kb permanent 8 - up users can get by with only 4096kb permanent or more For best results you can start off with these numbers above! Note: Everytime you change your permanent swap file amount you must defragment your hard disk first. Are you using Stacker, SuperStor, Double Disk MSDOS 6 DDisk etc? =============================================================== Action switch to FASTWIN2.EXE instead. You can use this with these real-time compression programs! IF YOU STILL HAVING TROUBLE CONTACT ME ______________________________________ Any questions I can be reached faster on AOL as TipStir Or write! ___________________________________________________________________________ TipStir Soft'93 FastWin 1.O5 Page 6 WIN SHAREWARE PRODUCT LINE Order & Registration Form! Product# Description Registration Fee ________________________________________________________________________ =UTILITIES= ====================================================================== FastWin v1.5 Startup Windows faster than ever! $3.OO*** WinMash v3.O Compression $1O.OO___ WinZash v3.O DeCompression & Compression $1O.OO___ WMashjr v3.O For use with Pkzip 1.1O $2.5O___ WZashjr v3.O For use with Pkzunzip 1.1O $2.5O___ MSYB v1.2 Main System Backup Plus $2.OO___ ________________________________________________________________________ =GAMES= ======================================================================= Time Bomb v1.5 Exploding Time Bombs your malet $6.OO___ WinShooter v1.O Get rid of those nasty bad guys Wintown $6.OO___ Night Watcher v1.O Use your night candle to find NightWatcher $6.OO___ ________________________________________________________________________ Total Cost of this Registration Order $____.__ _____________________________________________________________________ Note: All of the above it now available on AOL! Make Checks payable to Albert C. Ashton Mail this form to Albert C. Ashton 19395 Liberty Rd Boca Raton, Fl 33434-2644 MAILING INFORMATIONS (Fill in below. Please print clearly.) Name_______________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________ City_______________________________________________________ State____________________________Zip_______________________ Phone( )_________________________________________________