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Installing 5.1 On A 2 Floppy System
DocumentID: 650492
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:59 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Rules:

1.      It is necessary that each of the users drives be at least 720K or larger.

2.      Ensure that the caller is using a working copy of WordPerfect. It is suggested for the users protection that he have 20 formatted disks prior to installing; 10 for the master disks and 10 for the working copy.


      a.      Use diskcopy for the master disks.
      b.      Create a config.sys file on the working copy of the system disk with
            FILES = 20
            BUFFERS = 20

      c.      Reboot the system with the working System disk.
      d.      With the working master install disk in drive A and type at the A>INSTALL.
      e.      Type "Y" when prompted to continue.
      f.      If prompted to install on a Hard disk type "N".
      g.      Choose option 2. Custom. A new menu will appear.


      h.      Option 1 will be install files from: The answer will be A:      i.      Option 2 will be install files to: the answer will be B:      j.      After setting options 1 and 2, select option 3. The user will then be prompted to put the respective disks in the appropriate drives during the install process.

      k.      When it is time to install the .ALL files, put the disk that you labeled .ALL in drive B and the appropriate Printer Disk in drive A. The .PRS file can later be installed on the program disk from {Shift}{F7},S,2,2,B:{Enter}.
      l.      Again, if the .PRS file is large (fonts, laser, etc.) it may have to be on the data disk. (how fun.)


3. Error Messages

      a. Disk Full. Here are some options:
            1)      There are some files that the user may not be using such as help, macros, or keyboard files. These files may be deleted or transferred from the working program disk. These files are:
                  a) KEYS.MRS, this maps the keyboard for other keyboard layouts.
                  b) PRINTER.TST, this is the printer test file.
                  c) STANDARD.IRS, this is the mouse driver file.
                  d) STANDARD.PRS, this is the standard printer definition.
                  e) STANDARD.VRS, this is the standard graphics and text drive file.
                  f) WP.MRS, this is the macro file.
                  g) WP.QRS, this is the equation editor file.

            2)      The .PRS file can be re-routed to the B drive in setup in the case where the Printer is large due to softfonts. This would most likely occur if the printer was a laser printer.

            3)      The overflow files can also be directed to the B drive using the following startup option: B>A:WP/D-B:. In the unlikely event that the caller has expanded memory using a ram disk (and no hard disk), the startup option would look like this: B>A:WP/D-D:/R. Users may need to use the B>A:WP/D-B: startup option if receiving the message "ERROR: No Room On WP Disk To Retreive Text."

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