The following information should be noted for this release of Microsoft Windows. Also consult your Windows User's Guide and the Addendum enclosed in the package for further information. PRINTING WITHOUT THE SPOOLER It is possible to print from an application without using the Spooler. This may be preferable when running in a two floppy drive configuration as it conserves disk space. To use this feature change the "Spooler=yes" in the [windows] section of the WIN.INI file to read "Spooler=no". Note: Setting Spooler=no will disable printing from Windows Terminal RUNNING BATCH (.BAT) FILES FROM WINDOWS If you run a standard application from a batch file you should create a PIF file for the batch file. The PIF file should have the same PIF options set as the application. The Memory Required and Memory Desired options for the batch PIF file should always be set to 32K. This is independent of the memory requirements for the application. Batch files should be run from the MS-DOS Executive. RUNNING WINDOWS WRITE ON A TWO FLOPPY SYSTEM Several precautions should be observed when using Windows Write on a two floppy system. As described in your manual, you should have WRITE.EXE on all of your document disks. In order to print large documents, you may find it necessary to print without the spooler, as described above. RUNNING BASIC AND BASICA WITH WINDOWS As the Addendum indicates, the COM options in the PIF files for BASIC and BASICA are set. This prevents conflicts when running with communications programs. If you do not have a COM port installed in your system, you will get a message indicating that the COM ports are unavailable when you attempt to run BASIC or BASICA. To avoid this, edit the BASIC or BASICA PIF file with the PIF Editor and deselect the COM options. DRIVE B ON A SINGLE FLOPPY SYSTEM On a single floppy drive systems, the virtual drive B option is disabled. On these systems, references to drive B will be interpreted as drive A. TEMPORARY FILES Some applications that run under Windows will create temporary files. The filename generally begins with a tilde character (~) and end with the extension .TMP. You should never delete these files while running Windows as they may be in use by an application. If after quitting Windows you find temporary files of this format, they may be deleted. PRINTING WITH THE TI850 AND 855 PRINTERS The TI 850 and 855 mode switch should be set for draft quality text. The driver for the TI 855 printer supports the default character set. Font cartridges are not supported. RUNNING THE DOS CHKDSK UTILITY Never run CHKDSK with the /f parameter while Windows is running. Running CHKDSK without the /f parameter may incorrectly indicate lost clusters since open files are interpreted as being lost. Generally CHKDSK should be run outside of Windows.