Running DOS Versions of PROBID, PROBILL, PROCOST, PROVAL, and PROPLAN under Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista

The MS-DOS versions of PROCON's software packages will run in terminal modes in all versions of Windows.

If you install the program using the provided Windows installer - or the command line INSTALL.EXE - a desktop shortcut is created to provide direct access to the program.

More knowledgeable Windows users can modify the properties of this desktop shortcut to improve - or optimize -  the performance of the application running under Windows.

To modify the Properties of a Windows 2000/XP/Vista MS-DOS Program Shortcut

• Right Click on the Program's Desktop Icon

• Select "Properties" from the Context Menu

• Select the Screen tab
  Select "Usage - Full screen" (unless you have to run the program in a "Windowed" Window)
  Uncheck "Performance - Fast ROM emulation" (this usually makes little difference)

• Select the Misc tab
  Uncheck "Foreground - Allow screen saver"
  Set Idle sensitivity to Low
  Check "Background - Always suspend"
  Check "Termination - Warn if still active"
  Uncheck "Other - Fast pasting"

• Select the Compatibility tab
  Uncheck "Compatibility mode - Run the program in compatibility mode for ..."
  Check all three options under "Display settings"
  Check the one option under "Input settings"

• Select the Memory tab
  Set "Conventional memory" to Auto
  Set "Expanded (EMS) memory" to 2048
  Set "Extended (XMS) memory" to 2048
  Set "MS-DOS protected-mode (DPMI) memory" to 2048
  Set "Initial Environment" to 4096

• Select the Font tab
  Select "Available types - Bitmap only" (unless you do not have a suitable range of bitmap font sizes)
  Chang the "Font size" selection to maximize the Window size without creating scroll bars
  (Note: These font settings only affect Windowed modes - not Full screen mode)

• Save the changes by clicking OK.

Alternatively,  download this typical program shortcut file, copy it to the Windows desktop, and edit the Properties, Program tab settings to show the correct

• Program name,

• Cmd line

• Working directory, and

• Icon path.