Microsoft KB Archive/70961

Word 5.50: Manually Creating SCREEN.VID File for EGA

PSS ID Number: Q70961 Article last modified on 01-24-1995

5.50

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The following information outlines the steps to manually create a SCREEN.VID video driver file for the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) adapter using the MAKEVID.EXE utility.

  Copy the following files from the Setup disk to the disk drive and directory path where Microsoft Word version 5.50 is installed:

DOS or OS/2 Customers
SETUP.EXE WORD55.INF EGA.CS$ VIOEGA.CS$ EGA.GS$

DOS Customers with Memory Resident Programs (TSRs)
SETUP.EXE WORD55.INF EGA.CS$ VIOEGA.CS$ EGA.GS$ BIOSSAFE.KB$   Copy MAKEVID.EX$ from the Program 3 disk (5.25-inch) or Program 2/ Thesaurus disk (3.5-inch) to the disk drive and directory path where Word 5.50 is installed.   Run SETUP.EXE to decompress the video file components by entering the following commands at the DOS prompt: setup /d ega.cs$ setup /d ega.gs$ setup /d vioega.cs$ setup /d biossafe.kb$ (DOS customers with memory resident programs only) setup /d makevid.ex$   Run MAKEVID.EXE at the DOS prompt with the following parameters:

DOS or OS/2 Customers
makevid screen.vid -Lfr ega.csd -Lfp vioega.csd -Lfs ega.gsd

DOS Customers with Memory Resident Programs (TSRs)
makevid screen.vid -Lfr ega.csd -Lfp vioega.csd -Lfs ega.gsd -Lfr biossafe.kbd 

The resulting SCREEN.VID file sizes for IBM EGA or compatible are as follows:

DOS or OS/2 users: 15672 bytes DOS users with Safe Keyboard option: 17770 bytes

= MORE INFORMATION =

The VIOEGA.CSD component is not required when running under DOS, but it will automatically be included as part of the SCREEN.VID file when created by SETUP.EXE.

MAKEVID.EXE parameters:

-Lfr precedes any video driver component to be used in Real mode (DOS) (all keyboard driver components (.KBD) are preceded by -Lfr)

-Lfp precedes any video driver component to be used when running Word in a protect mode session (OS/2 or Windows 386 enhanced mode)

-Lfs precedes any video driver component to be used when Word is running in graphics mode

Note the use of uppercase “L” in the above parameters.

Reference(s):

“Getting Started.” Version 5.50, Pages 62-63, 67.

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