BETA VERSION - CNFGINFO.EXE 1.3e REMEMBER: THIS IS A BETA. I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK. Thank you for testing this beta version of CNFGINFO.EXE. If you wish to comment on this beta, please do so before December 15, 1994. GA will be January 1, 1995. <<=DISCLAIMER=>> I CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO WITH OR TO YOUR SYSTEM OR YOUR CONFIG.SYS FILE BASED UPON WHAT YOU MAY LEARN FROM THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM OR THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE FAIRLY WARNED, I'M NOT A PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMER. NO WARRANTY OR FITNESS IS IMPLIED. THE INFORMATION AND PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. DOES THIS MEAN I THINK THERE ARE PROBLEMS? NO, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE EVERY THING WORKS JUST FINE. --------------------- FILE INVENTORY The following files are contained on the enclosed disk. CNFGINFO.EXE 11-25-94 OS2CFG9.DAT 11-25-94 RXEXTRAS.DLL 02-02-94 VROBJ.DLL 08-10-94 README.1ST 11-25-94 README.TXT 11-25-94 FILE_ID.DIZ 11-25-94 ----------------------- HISTORY Version 1.0 released February, 1994. Version 1.1 released August, 1994. Fixed edit option bug. Version 1.2 was an experimental upgrade not released. Version 1.3c (beta) Fixed bug which kept program from locating config.sys on any drive other than "C". Added config.sys file information feature. Modified print options. Print option screen automatically closes after printing completed. To close without printing, use the OS/2 way with a double click on upper left corner icon, or press Alt+F4. When loading OS2CFGx.DAT data file, program now indicates which version is being loaded. Data items in your config.sys file which include a drive other than "C" will be properly handled when searching the OS2CFGx.DAT file. Improved internal data handling routines. Version 1.3d (beta) Fixed bug which would not allow program to load OS2CFGx.DAT data file when program was booted from a floppy drive. Added feature which allows the display of device driver information (file date and size) in the Device option. You can now resize the Device option screen. Device option screen now sorted alphabetically. Print option screen will now stay in the foreground until printing completed or option is deselected. Edit screen (OS/2 System Editor) now opens in the foreground instead of background. Added feature which allows the selection of an alternate config.sys file. Just click the right mouse button once on the Config.sys File window. A "pop-up" menu will appear. Select "Load alternate config.sys". If an alternate config.sys file is loaded, edit, device, print and backup options will utilize this alternate file. Added feature which allows the reloading of your boot drive config.sys file. This is useful when you have edited your boot drive config.sys file and want to have the new version displayed for analysis. Just click the right mouse button once on the Config.sys File window. A "pop-up" menu will appear. Select "Reload boot drive config.sys". Improved error handling. Improved user documentation (the document you are now reading). Documentation will be included in GA as a file. Increased width of display screens to reduce the need to scroll right to see information. The next version of the data file (OS2CFG9.DAT) will be edited to reduce line width. This will also reduce the need to scroll right. See next item. Included a pre-release version of the new data file OS2CFG9.DAT. Version 1.3e (beta) Added an Analize feature. Included the final released version of OS2CFG9.DAT. ------------------------ TESTING Because a program is free doesn't mean it has to be carelessly implemented and not useful. Therefore, your input is very important. Please take a careful look at all features and functions. I am not a "professional" programmer or even involved in hardware or software industry, but I will make every attempt to correct bugs, add suggested features, and implement improvements. Some items to check: Did the program properly locate your boot drive and load the proper config.sys file? Does the backup option work properly for your system? Did the print option work properly for your system? Does the print option screen remain in the foreground if you "click" any mouse button on any other area of your screen? When you invoke the editor, does in open in the foreground? If you load an alternate config.sys file, did the editor, device and print options work properly with the alternate file? Please copy your program folder to a floppy and launch the program from this floppy. I know its runs real slow, but did it work properly? I would also be very interest in how you are using this program and what you like about it. How would you suggest I improve the program? How did the analysis feature work? -------------------------- BUG REPORTING Bug reports/comments should be reported to rick.meigs@nwcs.org, or mailed to 7032 SW 26th, Portland, OR, USA, 97219. Please include the following information when reporting: Your name and Internet address (or mailing address). Which beta version were you using. Which version of OS2CFGx.DAT were you using. Describe your hardware configuration in detail. Describe the problem including what you were attempting to do when the problem appeared. Did any error messages appear? If so, what exactly did they say. ==================== USER HELP =================== -------------------- INSTALL For best results, install this program on your hard drive. The partition should not matter, as long as its local. To install: Simply copy all files to a folder of choice and then set up your own program icon on your desktop (or other folder of choice). If you have another version of this program, don't load this version in the same folder. The program will run from a floppy, but the performance is a real dog and I don't recommend it. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you currently have a version of this program installed, do not install this version in the same folder. An additional DLL (RxExtras.DLL dated 02-02-94) and an upgraded to VROBJ.DLL (dated 08-10-94) must be used. Both DLLs have been provided. These DLLs may either reside in the same folder as CNFGINFO.EXE or in another folder which is included in your LIBPATH config.sys path statement. If the DLLs are included in the same folder as the program, be sure that a period "." is included in your LIBPATH statement right after the equal "=" symbol. This causes OS/2 to look in the current logged folder first for all DLLs. Example: LIBPATH=.;C:\OS2\DLL; . The install program will place the DLLs in the same folder as the program and data files. ---------------------------------- TO LAUNCH If you create a program icon, double click on this icon to launch the program. You can also launch the program from within it's folder by double clicking on the CNFGINFO.EXE icon. ---------------------------------- Q & A Q. Is this program Shareware? A. No. It is Freeware, but do remember that it is copyrighted. The database is also copyrighted. Feel free to pass any GA version on to friends and other OS/2 users on a not-for-profit basis. I would strongly request that you not do so with this beta software or the pre-release version of OS2CFG9.DAT! Q. Can I use this program at my place of employment? A. Sure. The author does not restrict the program to personal or home use. Q. How do I contact the author? A. Internet: rick.meigs@nwcs.org; or mail: Rick Meigs, 7032 SW 26th, Portland, OR, USA, 97219. Q. The program indicates that it can't locate OS2CFGx.DAT. Where is this file? A. OS2CFGx.DAT (where "x" is the version number, e.g. OS2CFG9.DAT) may not have been included with the distribution disk. If you don't have the file, you can download it from most BBSs that have an OS/2 area. You must have version 8 or later. The file name will be OS2CFGx.ZIP were "x" is the version number. Q. The program indicates that it can not locate OS2CFGx.DAT, but I have the file. A. The data file (OS2CFGx.DAT) must be in the same folder as the program (CNFGINFO.EXE). Be sure that you have not changed the name of the data file. It must be OS2CFGx.DAT where "x" is the version number. You must also have version 8 or later. Any version before 8 will not work. Q. Is the data file ever updated? A. Yes. The current data file is version 9. Version 9 will was release on or about November 25, 1994. As new releases of OS/2 come out and/or as I learn new and interesting "stuff", I release new versions of the data file. The data file is formatted and constructed so it can be used with or without CNFGINFO.EXE. Look for the latest version on most OS/2 BBSs or at ftp.cdrom.com on the Internet. The file name will be OS2CFGx.ZIP were "x" is the version number. Q. Can I print information displayed in the Information Window? A. Yes. Click on the print option and then select the desired action. Q. How do I quit the program? I don't see a "quit" or "Exit" option. A. The standard way to close any OS/2 window is to double click on the System Icon. It is located in the upper left hand corner of the window. OS/2 also provides a shortcut--Alt+F4 to close any program. Q. How do I close the Print Option window? A. The standard way to close any OS/2 window is to double click on the System Icon. It is located in the upper left hand corner of the window. You can also press Alt+F4. Q. How do I close the Device Driver display window? A. The standard way to close any OS/2 window is to double click on the System Icon. It is located in the upper left hand corner of the window. You can also press Alt+F4. Q. Can I load and display an alternate config.sys file? A. Yes. Click the right mouse button in the Config.sys File window. From the "pop-up" menu, select "Load alternate config.sys file". Select the desired file from the dialog screen and then select "OK". Q. I just edited my config.sys file. I want to load and display this revised config.sys. How do I do this? A. Click the right mouse button in the Config.sys File window. From the "pop-up" menu, select "Reload boot drive config.sys file". Q. I just edited an alternate config.sys file (not my boot drive config.sys). I want to load and display this revised config.sys. How do I do this? A. Click the right mouse button in the Config.sys File window. From the "pop-up" menu, select "Load alternate config.sys file". Select the desired file from the dialog screen and then select "OK". Q. How do I edit an alternative config.sys file? A. When the System Editor opens, use it's file option to load the alternate config.sys file. You may also load an alternate config.sys file in the Config.sys File window and then invoke the editor. The editor will load and display this alternate config.sys file. Q. When I click on a config.sys statement, the system doesn't always have information available about it. How come? A. The data file for this program contains a vast amount of information on all the standard OS/2 config.sys commands and statements. This information has been compiled over many years from many sources, but it can't and will never be comprehensive. There are just to many programs which add commands and device driver statements to OS/2s config.sys file. These commands and statements are unique to those programs and often change with time. As new releases of OS/2 come out and/or as I learn new and interesting "stuff", I release new versions of the data file. The data file is formatted and constructed so it can be used with or without CNFGINFO.EXE. Look for the latest version on most OS/2 BBSs or at cdrom.com on the Internet. Q. Has this version been tested with Warp? A. It was tested with Warp and it appears to works real well. // END //