Sensation! (250-1650) Software Bulletin Faxback Doc. # 2496 In addition to the software documented in your user's guide, your Sensation! computer comes with MS-DOS 6 (not MS-DOS 5) and Microsoft Bookshelf'93. All software is factory-installed on the hard drive so that the computer is ready to use right out of the box. Just hook up any peripherals, plug in the Sensation, and turn it on! Refer to your "Tandy Sensation User's Guide" for details on getting started, adding internal options, and using WinMate's many multimedia features. This bulletin provides information not included in your "Tandy Sensation user's Guide". Refer to your MS-DOS and Windows documentation if you need step-by-step instructions for the MS-DOS and Windows procedures included in this bulletin. Using WinMate ° Phone Center cannot answer the phone if another application is playing a sound. If you want Phone Center to answer your phone calls, do not leave an application running that plays sounds. If you have a screen saver that plays sound, Phone Center will not answer the phone while the screen saver is active. Do not use such screen savers if you want Phone Center to answer the phone. ° WinMate stores its user data in WinMate database files that have the extension ".DB0". If you wish to keep backup copies of the files, specify *.DB0 in your backup procedure. ° The options available with the Graphics Manager application depend on the task for which you are using the application. ° When editing your desktop views, note that your illustrations will always appear behind the launchers, doors, and animated art when you exit the design mode. you cannot place illustrations in front of these desktop objects. Deleting and Reinstalling Winmate Applications To conserve hard disk space, you can delete any of the following applications from your hard disk. Later, you can reinstall the files by copying them from the Data Disc. ┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────────┐ │ Application │ Program File, Help File │ ├─────────────────┼──────────────────────────┤ │ Banners │ banners.exe, banners.hlp │ │ Greeting Cards │ cards.exe, cards.hlp │ │ Diary │ diary.exe, diary.hlp │ │ Hangman │ hangman.exe, hangman.hlp │ │ Math Drill │ math.exe, math.hlp │ │ Name Tags │ nametag.exe, nametag.hlp │ │ Notices │ notices.exe, notices.hlp │ │ Puzzler │ puzzler.exe, puzzler.hlp │ │ Travel Planner │ travel.exe, travel.hlp │ │ Type Defense │ typedef.exe, typedef.hlp │ ├─────────────────┴──────────────────────────┤ │ Caution: Other applications and data files │ │ cannot be deleted without risking │ │ performance problems and │ │ unrecoverable data loss. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Deleting Applications and Help Files You can use MS-DOS or Windows to delete specific applications and help files. When deleting the files, you must specify their location on your hard drive. If you have not changed the location, the files are in C:\WINMATE. ° From MS-DOS: At the system prompt, enter the MS-DOS "del" command for each application and help file you want to delete. ° From Windows: Run File Manager from the Main Group window of Program Manager. Use the Delete command on the File menu to delete the files you highlight. Removing Application Icons from the Desktop The icons for deleted applications remain on the desktop unless you delete them. Use WinMate to remove icons from the desktop: 1. From the desktop, click on the Design icon or choose "Design" from the View menu. 2. Click on the application whose icon you want to remove. 3. Press DELETE. 4. To exit the design mode, choose "Exit" from the File menu or click on the Go Back icon. The Desktop Data Entry screen is displayed. 5. Click on Home icon. Or, choose "Home View" from the View menu, and then choose "Go To". A dialog box is displayed. 6. Choose "Yes" to save changes. Reinstalling Applications You can use MS-DOS or Windows to reinstall applications and help files from you Data Disc to your hard disk. When reinstalling the files, you must specify their destination on your hard drive. If you have not changed the WinMate directory, the destination is C:\WINMATE. ° From MS-DOS: Insert the Data Disc into the CD-ROM drive. At the system prompt, enter the MS-DOS copy command to copy the desired applications and help files to the hard drive. After reinstalling files, use the MS-DOS attrib command with the -r parameter to ensure that each reinstalled file has read-write status. ° From Windows: Insert the Data Disc into the CD-ROM drive. Run File Manager from the Main Group window of Program Manager. Use the Copy command from the File menu to copy the desired applications and help files to the hard drive. After reinstalling files, use the Properties command from the File menu to ensure that each reinstalled file has read-write status. Adding Application Icons to the Desktop After reinstalling an application to your hard disk, use Winmate to return the application's icon to the desktop: 1. If you want the launcher in the desktop view, find the view you want (In Play, In Control, In Charge, and so on) and double click on it. 2. From the desktop, click on the Design icon or choose "Design" from the View menu. 3. Choose "Program" from the Add menu, The "Edit Program" dialog box is displayed. 4. Specify the application whose icon you are adding. To do this, either use the Browse button to find the application or type the application's path in the "Path:" field. For Example, type: c:\winmate\travel.exe Click on the Browse button next to "Working Directory" to set the directory to C:\WINMATE for the WinMate applications. Click on the Browse button in the Current Graphic area to select the icon. When Graphics Manager is displayed, select Choose Type from the Types menu. Choose the Programs type to display the available icons. Double click on the desired icon. Click on OK to exit Edit Program. 5. To exit the design mode, choose Exit from the File menu or click on the Go Back icon. The Desktop Data Entry screen is displayed. 6. Click on the Home icon. Or, choose Home View from the View menu, and then choose Go To. A dialog box is displayed. 7. Choose Yes to save changes. Reformatting the Hard Drive and Reinstalling the Software If you ever need to reformat your hard drive, follow these instructions: 1. Insert the Tandy Startup diskette into Drive A:. Then, turn on the computer. The A> system prompt is displayed. 2. Reformat the hard drive by entering the MS-DOS format command: format c: /s /u 3. Insert the System Disc into the CD-ROM drive (Drive D:). Enter: setupdos A help screen is displayed. When you continue, SETUPDOS installs MS-DOS, the CD drivers, and the Sensation! utilities on the hard disk. 4. When prompted, remove the System Disc and the Tandy Startup Diskette. Then, restart the computer. 5. At the system prompt, insert the Data Disc into the CD-ROM drive. Enter: d: The D> system prompt is displayed. Enter: install Then choose 1 to reinstall the hard drive software. README.TXT and PACKING.LST The MS-DOS README.TXT and PACKING.LST files are in the \DOS60\DISK1 directory on the System Disc. Your MS-DOS documentation states that they are on Setup Disk #1. Workgroup Connection To use Microsoft Workgroup Connection, you must have a network expansion adapter installed in your Sensation!. The sensation must be connected to a network on which at least one computer is running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Microsoft LAN Manager (or LAN Manager compatible networking software). You can use MS-DOS or Windows to install Workgroup Connection: ° From MS-DOS: Insert the System Disc into the CD-ROM drive. At the system prompt, enter: d:\dos60\suplemnt\wcsetup Follow the instructions on the screen. ° From Windows: From the Program Manager window, choose the Run command from the File menu. In the dialog box that appears, type: d:\dos60\suplemnt\wcsetup Press , and follow the instructions on the screen. (smm/tmc-07/13/95)