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RUNNING GEOS UNDER WINDOWS 95
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Table of Contents
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1.  Installing GEOS under '95
    1.1.  Installing Ensemble under Windows 95
    1.2.  Divide by zero error
    1.3.  Configure Windows 95 to run Ensemble
    1.4.  Make an icon or launcher for Ensemble

2.  Getting GEOS to run under '95
    2.1.  Change the file system driver
    2.2.  If your mouse is not working
    2.3.  Printing


1.  Installing GEOS under '95
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The two most common problems encountered when installing GEOS under
Windows '95 is the mouse doesn't seem to work and the printer setup
crashes with a "divide by zero". The instructions given below should
help alleviate these problems.


1.1.  Installing Ensemble under Windows 95
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Ensemble may be installed from Windows 95, just launch an MS-DOS window and
install normally. When you must select a mouse, select the "Generic" choice.


1.2.  Divide by zero error
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If you're experiencing the KR-01 "Divide by zero" error after setting up
GEOS, then simply change the "continueSetup" line in the GEOS.INI file
to read "continueSetup = false".


1.3.  Configure Windows 95 to run Ensemble
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Back in Windows 95, click the right mouse button on the Start menu and
choose Explore. In Explorer, locate the \GEOS20 directory and click the
right mouse button on the GEOS20.PIF file. The file will appear as an
MS-DOS icon. Choose Properties and make sure that the file is a
"Shortcut to MS-DOS Program" and the file name is GEOS20.PIF.

In Properties, click the Program tab and check that the path and working
directory are correct. Click the Advanced button. Look at the settings for
these two items and set them as follows:

  [X] Prevent MS-DOS based programs from detecting Windows.
  [ ] Suggest MS-DOS mode as necessary.

Click the Memory tab. All the items should be set to Auto. At least one
user recommends that Conventional Memory/Protected be toggled OFF and
Extended (XMS) Memory/Uses HMA be toggled ON.

Click the Screen tab. Set Usage to Full-screen, initial size: Default.
Leave the Window and Performance buttons toggled ON. Click Apply, then
click OK.

Now you can double click on the GEOS20.PIF file to run Ensemble 2.0.


1.4.  Make an icon or launcher for Ensemble
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Here are three different ways to create an icon or button for Ensemble
on your Windows 95 desktop.

1. Click the right mouse button on the GEOS20.PIF file and choose Create
   Shortcut. Drag the "Shortcut to GEOS20" to your desktop.

2. Using the left mouse button, drag the GEOS20.PIF file to the Start
   button.

3. Add GEOS20.PIF to your Start/Programs menu.


2.  Getting GEOS to run under '95
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The most common problem is a KR-29 "No valid font files in Userdata\Font"
message. This happens because Windows 95 provides a new version of DOS,
MS DOS 7, and GEOS cannot find an appropriate file system driver for this
new version of DOS. Fortunately, the fix is quick and easy.


2.1.  Change the file system driver
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Before running Ensemble from Windows 95, you need to change the file system
driver that GEOS uses. To do this, edit the GEOS.INI file and add the
following line under the [system] category:

fs = ms4.geo

If the fs line already exists, change it.

If you're using GEOS 1.2, launch a DOS prompt and enter these commands:

  CD \WINDOWS
  SETVER SETUP.EXE 5.0
  SETVER KERNEL.EXE 5.0


2.2.  If your mouse is not working
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If your mouse is not working in Ensemble, use keyboard navigation to run
Preferences. Choose the Mouse module and select the Change button. Try the
"Generic" mouse driver.

If you're loading a MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS driver in your DOS startup
files, you may need to stop doing so and use Windows 95's built in mouse
support.


2.3.  Printing
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If you are having trouble printing from Ensemble when running from
Windows 95, there are two different places you may need to change your
configuration. One is in Windows 95 itself, and the other is in
Ensemble's Preferences. The necessary settings vary from one computer
to another.

Run Preferences in Ensemble. Click on the Computer button. Your printer
is most likely on LPT 1. There are four choices for the LPT port: DOS,
BIOS, 5, and 7. Most customers have success using the 7 setting. If that
doesn't work, try the other settings.

In Windows 95, choose Printers in the Control Panel. Click the right
mouse button on your default printer and choose Properties. In Properties,
click on the Details tab. Click Port Settings and Spool MS-DOS print jobs.
Click Spool Settings. You'll see the following choices. If printing isn't
working with one choice, try the other one.

  [ ] Start printing after the last page is spooled
  [ ] Start printing after the first page is spooled


Original author: Neal Katz
Revised by:      Nathan Fiedler - 11/16/96