Index

&space
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:
DOSLIC.EXE
NET JOIN
FSADRIVE.COM
-C (upper case)
To remove the hard disk file from D:
-c (lower case)
NET SUBST
EXITSWIN.COM
PC utilities and device drivers
NET SUBST
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:

(command line option)
-C (upper case)
-c (lower case)

-backing_store (command line option)
-backing_store
Graphics cards

-batch (command line option)
-batch

-C (command line option)
-config

-config (command line option)
-config

-DOS applications
censing
DOSLIC.EXE

-DOS commands, executing
-w (lower case)
-C (upper case)

-DOS utilities
ITSWIN.COM
Additional security features

-ROM drives
tting up
To set up the CD–ROM drive
vice names
To set up the CD–ROM drive

-ROMs, device driver
CDROM.SYS

-snerror (command line option)
-snerror

-std_windows (command line option)
-std_windows

-visual (command line option)
-visual

_LICENSE_FILE (environment variable)
The TCP port number
LM_LICENSE_FILE
Products using different license servers

_WARNING (environment variable)
HH_WARNING

A
drive
deassigning
To deassign a floppy disk drive
setting up
Setting up floppy disk drives

A drives
ing
FSADRIVE.COM
moving
NET USE
signing
NET USE

Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Abbreviations

About this documentation
About this documentation

acking_store (command line option)
Graphics cards

ADRIVE.COM (PC utility)
FSADRIVE.COM

atch (command line option)
-batch

authorization code
To license SoftWindows

AUTOEXEC.BAT file
AUTOEXEC.BAT
Files installed on the SoftWindows hard disk
AUTOEXEC.BAT

B
drive
deassigning
To deassign a floppy disk drive
setting up
Setting up floppy disk drives

C
drive
creating
To create a new C: drive
setting up
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:

CD-ROM drives
device names
To set up the CD–ROM drive
setting up
To set up the CD–ROM drive

CD-ROMs, device driver
CDROM.SYS

CDEX (MS-DOS utility)
Setting up the CD-ROM for use in Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS

CDROM.SYS (MS-DOS utility)
CDROM.SYS

cense Manager
To display the License Manager

cense utilities
License administration tools
grd
Products using different license servers

cense.dat file
The FLEXlm licensing system

censing
Modifying SoftWindows licenses
-DOS applications
DOSLIC.EXE
ndows applications
WINLIC.EXE

censing (Actions menu)
To display the License Manager

codepage 850, using
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

COM ports, default values
_DEFAULT entries

COM_PORT_x_TYPE (configuration option)
COM_PORT_x_TYPE

command line options
-backing_store
-backing_store
Graphics cards
-batch
-batch
-C
-config
-config
-config
-snerror
-snerror
-std_windows
-std_windows
-visual
-visual

COMMAND.COM file
Files installed on the SoftWindows hard disk

concurrent (full) license
Installing and Upgrading SoftWindows

CONFIG.SYS file
Files installed on the SoftWindows hard disk
CONFIG.SYS
CONFIG.SYS

configuration
resetting
Resetting the configuration

configuration files
SoftWindows configuration
Software installed by the installation procedure
specifying
-config

conventions
Conventions

cphd (Unix utility)
dostounix and unixtodos

CPU memory, effect on performance
CPU memory

crosoft Windows
splay sizes
Windows driver display sizes

crosoft Windows applications
censing
WINLIC.EXE

cure mode
abling keys
SECURITY.COM

CURITY.COM (MS-DOS utility)
To run SoftWindows in secure mode

D
drive
creating
To create a new empty D: drive
removing
To remove the hard disk file from D:
setting up
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:

demo license
Installing and Upgrading SoftWindows

deo, setting up
Setting up the display

depage 850, using
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

DEVICE_DEFAULT (configuration option)
User's configuration file

DEVLOD.COM (MS-DOS utility)
DEVLOD.COM
DEVLOD.COM

Disk Drives (Options menu)
SoftWindows Setup

display
effect on performance
Local display versus remote display
setting up
Setting up the display
specifying for SoftWindows
-visual

DISPLAY (environment variable)
DISPLAY

Display… (Options menu)
SoftWindows Setup

DISPLAY_GRAPHICS_ADAPTOR (configuration option)
DISPLAY_GRAPHICS_ADAPTOR

DOS2UNIX.EXE (MS-DOS utility)
DOS2UNIX.EXE and UNIX2DOS.EXE

DOSLIC.EXE (MS-DOS utility)
To enable MS-DOS application licensing
DOSLIC.EXE

dostounix (Unix utility)
dostounix and unixtodos

drive
moving
To remove the hard disk file from D:
tting up
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:

DRIVE_HARD_DISK_MAX_SIZE (configuration option)
User's configuration file

en Drive… (Options menu)
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:
To remove the hard disk file from D:
To set up the floppy disk drives A: and B:
To set up the CD–ROM drive

enabling application licensing
Setting up application licensing

ench keyboard
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

environment variables
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
HH_WARNING
HH_WARNING
HHHOME
HHHOME
HHLOCAL
HHLOCAL
HHPATH
HHPATH
HOHPATH
HOHPATH
LM_LICENSE_FILE
LM_LICENSE_FILE
LM_LICENSE_FILE
The TCP port number
Products using different license servers
NLSPATH
NLSPATH
SNERROR
SNERROR
SWIN2HOME
SWINHOME
SWINHOME
SWIN_USEHHENV
SWIN_USEHHENV
WINDOWS_DPI
WINDOWS_DPI
XPPATH
XPPATH
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH

ETH.SYS (device driver)
ISETH.SYS

ETHERSPC.COM (MS-DOS utility)
ETHERSPC.COM

EXITSWIN.COM (MS-DOS utility)
EXITSWIN.COM
Additional security features

EXlm
rsion compatibility
FLEXlm version compatibility
utting down
To shut down FLEXlm

expanded memory
Setting up memory

fax back server
Insignia's fax response service

FILE_DEFAULT (configuration option)
User's configuration file

FLEXlm
application licensing
Generating application licenses
HostID
To license SoftWindows
introduction
The FLEXlm licensing system
licensing other products
Licensing SoftWindows with other products using FLEXlm
location of files
Software installed by the installation procedure
shutting down
To shut down FLEXlm
starting
To start FLEXlm manually
version compatibility
FLEXlm version compatibility

floppy disk drives
device names
To set up the floppy disk drives A: and B:
setting up
Setting up floppy disk drives

fonts
menu sizes
Menu font sizes
troubleshooting
Bad or missing fonts

For more information
For more information

French keyboard
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

FSA drives
assigning
NET USE
removing
NET USE
setting up
Setting up FSA drives
using
FSADRIVE.COM

FSADRIVE.COM (MS-DOS utility)
FSADRIVE.COM

ftWindows
me
SWINHOME

generating application licenses
Generating application licenses

German keyboard
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

graphics cards, effect on performance
Graphics cards

grd (license utility)
Products using different license servers

hard disk files
choosing
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:
creating
To create a new empty D: drive
increasing the size
To increase the size of a hard disk file
removing
To remove the hard disk file from D:
setting up
Setting up hard disk files

help
files
Software installed by the installation procedure

HERSPC.COM (device driver)
ETHERSPC.COM

HFX filenames
FSA filename mapping

HH_WARNING (environment variable)
HH_WARNING

HHHOME (environment variable)
HHHOME

HHLOCAL (environment variable)
HHLOCAL

HHPATH (environment variable)
HHPATH

HOHPATH (environment variable)
HOHPATH

HOME (environment variable)
HHHOME

HOST.SYS (MS-DOS utility)
HOST.SYS

HostID
To license SoftWindows
finding
Hostids for FLEXlm-supported machines

HPITF.SYS (MS-DOS utility)
HPITF.SYS

HyperHelp environment variables
SWIN_USEHHENV
HHHOME

IN_USEHHENV (environment variable)
SWIN_USEHHENV

installation
Installation
on a second workstation
Installing SoftWindows on a second workstation
requirements
Before you install
Installation requirements
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

international
keyboards
Setting up keyboards

international keyboard
using with Windows 95
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

inting, PostScript
PS and PSfilter

introduction
Introduction

isual (command line option)
-visual

ITSWIN.COM (MS-DOS utility)
Additional security features

ITSWIN.COM (PC utility)
EXITSWIN.COM

ix commands, executing from MS-DOS
RUNUX.COM

ix directory
ing as drive E
to Z:
To set up UNIX directories as FSA drives in Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS
moving from a drive
To remove a UNIX directory from a drive in Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS

keyboard mapping files
Software installed by the installation procedure
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

Keyboard… (Options menu)
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

keyboards
international
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95
Setting up keyboards
setting up
Setting up keyboards
using different types
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

LCDROM.PDR (device driver)
ISLCDROM.PDR

License Manager
To display the License Manager

license utilities
License administration tools
lmcksum
lmcksum
lmdown
lmdown
lmgrd
Products using different license servers
lmhostid
lmhostid
lmremove
lmremove
lmreread
lmreread
lmstat
lmstat
lmswitchr
lmswitchr
lmver
Imver

license.dat file
The FLEXlm licensing system

licensing
Licensing SoftWindows
Modifying SoftWindows licenses
MS-DOS applications
Windows licensing and MS-DOS applications
DOSLIC.EXE
removing daemon
To remove the licensing daemon
SoftWindows
SoftWindows licensing
Windows applications
WINLIC.EXE

Licensing (Actions menu)
To display the License Manager

LIM memory
Setting up memory

LM_LICENSE_FILE (environment variable)
LM_LICENSE_FILE
The TCP port number
Products using different license servers
LM_LICENSE_FILE

lmcksum (license utility)
lmcksum

lmdown (license utility)
lmdown

lmgrd (license utility)
Products using different license servers

lmhostid (license utility)
lmhostid

lmremove (license utility)
lmremove

lmreread (license utility)
lmreread

lmstat (license utility)
lmstat

lmswitchr (license utility)
lmswitchr

lmver (license utility)
Imver

LPT ports, default values
_DEFAULT entries

LPT_PORT_x_TYPE (configuration option)
LPT_PORT_x_TYPE

ltiple license servers
To set up multiple license servers

ltiple SoftWindows sessions
CPU and memory usage – multiple SoftWindows sessions

media replacement
Media replacement

memory
effect on performance
Physical memory
setting up
Setting up memory

Memory… (Options menu)
To specify the PC memory
SoftWindows Setup

MEMORY_EXTENDED_MAX_SIZE (configuration option)
User's configuration file

menus
changing font sizes
Menu font sizes
disabling
Running SoftWindows in secure mode

Microsoft information sources
Microsoft information sources

Microsoft Windows
display sizes
Windows driver display sizes
specifying display colors
To specify the number of colors for Windows

Microsoft Windows applications
licensing
WINLIC.EXE

mkhd (Unix utility)
PS and PSfilter

mmand line options
-C (upper case)
-c (lower case)
acking_store
Graphics cards
atch
-batch
isual
-visual
td_windows
-std_windows

mory… (Options menu)
SoftWindows Setup
To specify the PC memory

mounting a copy of SoftWindows
Mounting a copy of SoftWindows

mouse driver
MOUSE.COM

MOUSE.COM (MS-DOS utility)
MOUSE.COM

MS-DOS
configuration
MS-DOS configuration

MS-DOS applications
licensing
Windows licensing and MS-DOS applications
DOSLIC.EXE

MS-DOS commands, executing
-w (lower case)

MS-DOS utilities
CDROM.SYS
CDROM.SYS
DEVLOD.COM
DEVLOD.COM
DEVLOD.COM
DOS2UNIX.EXE
USECD.BAT
DOSLIC.EXE
DOSLIC.EXE
ETHERSPC.COM
ETHERSPC.COM
EXITSWIN.COM
EXITSWIN.COM
Additional security features
FSADRIVE.COM
FSADRIVE.COM
HOST.SYS
HOST.SYS
HPITF.SYS
HPITF.SYS
MOUSE.COM
MOUSE.COM
NET JOIN
NET JOIN
NET SUBST
NET SUBST
RUNUX.COM
RUNUX.COM
SECURITY.COM
SECURITY.COM
SPARCKB4.SYS
SMRTCPY.EXE
TOKENSPC.COM
SPCMSWD.DRV
UNIX2DOS.EXE
UNIX2DOS.EXE
USECD.BAT
USECD.BAT
WINLIC.EXE
WINLIC.EXE

multiple license servers
To set up multiple license servers

multiple SoftWindows sessions
CPU and memory usage – multiple SoftWindows sessions

Native Language Support catalog pathname
NLSPATH

ndows 95
ing an international keyboard
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

NET JOIN (MS-DOS utility)
NET JOIN

NET SUBST (MS-DOS utility)
NET SUBST

networking
effect on performance
Busy networks

New Drive… (Options menu)
To create a new empty D: drive

NFIG.SYS file
CONFIG.SYS

nIdle utility
CPU and memory usage – multiple SoftWindows sessions

NLSPATH (environment variable)
NLSPATH

nts
oubleshooting
Bad or missing fonts

nus
sabling
Running SoftWindows in secure mode

on-line help
On-line help
files
Software installed by the installation procedure

Open Drive… (Options menu)
To set up the floppy disk drives A: and B:
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:
To set up the CD–ROM drive
Setting up drives
To remove the hard disk file from D:

P port number
anging
To change the TCP port used for licensing
To change the TCP port used for licensing

PATH (environment variable)
XPPATH
HHPATH

PC memory, recommended setting
PC memory

performance considerations
display
Local display versus remote display
graphics cards
Graphics cards
memory
Memory considerations
network
Busy networks
screen size
SoftWindows screen
X terminals
X terminals

performance tuning
Tuning the performance of SoftWindows

perHelp environment variables
SWIN_USEHHENV
HHHOME

PIPE_DEFAULT (configuration option)
User's configuration file

ports, default values
_DEFAULT entries

PostScript, printing
PS and PSfilter

printing, PostScript
PS and PSfilter

product upgrades
Product upgrades

PS (Unix utility)
PS and PSfilter

PSfilter (Unix utility)
PS and PSfilter

rd disk files
creasing the size
To increase the size of a hard disk file
moving
To remove the hard disk file from D:
oosing
To choose the hard disk file for C: or D:

Registration… (Info menu)
Software registration

removing
licensing daemon
To remove the licensing daemon
SoftWindows
To remove SoftWindows

Resize dialog box
MSWIN_RESIZE

resource files
arch path
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH

restarting SoftWindows
Restarting SoftWindows

rformance considerations
mory
Memory considerations
splay
Display considerations

rman keyboard
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

RO_DISK_PANEL_DISABLE (configuration option)
RO_DISK_PANEL_DISABLE

ROM-based BIOS emulation files
Software installed by the installation procedure

ROM.SYS (device driver)
CDROM.SYS

running SoftWindows, secure mode
Running SoftWindows in secure mode

RUNUX.COM (MS-DOS utility)
RUNUX.COM

s.swin2config file
The system defaults

S_ESDI.PDR (device driver)
INS_ESDI.PDR

screen size, effect on performance
SoftWindows screen

SECURE (configuration option)
User's configuration file

secure mode
Running SoftWindows in secure mode
enabling keys
SECURITY.COM

SECURE_MASK (configuration option)
User's configuration file

SECURITY.COM (MS-DOS utility)
SECURITY.COM

SERFILESEARCHPATH (environment variable)
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH

serial number
To license SoftWindows

setting up
Setting up SoftWindows
drives
Setting up drives
floppy disk drives
Setting up floppy disk drives
FSA drives
Setting up FSA drives
hard disk files
Setting up hard disk files
memory
Setting up memory

Setting up the CD-ROM
Setting up the CD-ROM

SIGNIA.386 (device driver)
INSIGNIA.386

sk Drives (Options menu)
SoftWindows Setup

SLIC.EXE (PC utility)
DOSLIC.EXE

SmartCopy
SmartCopy

SmartDrive
SmartDrive

SMINI.VXD (device driver)
INSMINI.VXD

SNERROR (environment variable)
SNERROR

software installed
Software installed by the installation procedure

software registration
Software registration

SoftWindows
deinstalling
Deinstalling SoftWindows
home
SWINHOME
introduction
Introduction
mounting a copy
Mounting a copy of SoftWindows
PC compatibility for Unix workstations
SoftWindows: PC compatibility for UNIX workstations
running in secure mode
Running SoftWindows in secure mode
running on a second workstation
Advanced installation options
setting up for users
Setting up SoftWindows for each user
tuning performance
Tuning the performance of SoftWindows

SPARCKB4.SYS (MS-DOS utility)
SMRTCPY.EXE

SPATH (environment variable)
NLSPATH

splay
ecifying for SoftWindows
-visual
fect on performance
Display considerations

SPLAY (environment variable)
DISPLAY

splay… (Options menu)
SoftWindows Setup

stallation
a second workstation
Installing SoftWindows on a second workstation
quirements
Before you install

stem configuration file
The system defaults

stScript, printing
PS and PSfilter

support
Technical support

.swin2config file
SoftWindows configuration file
User's configuration file

SWIN2HOME (environment variable)
SWINHOME
SWINHOME

SWIN_USEHHENV (environment variable)
SWIN_USEHHENV

sys.swin2config file
The system defaults
Software installed by the installation procedure

system configuration file
The system defaults

system defaults
The system defaults

T JOIN (PC utility)
NET JOIN

T SUBST (PC utility)
NET SUBST

T USE (MS-DOS command)
To remove a UNIX directory from a drive in Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS

T USE (MS-DOS utility)
To set up UNIX directories as FSA drives in Windows 3.11 and MS-DOS

T USE (PC utility)
NET SUBST

TCP port number
The TCP port number
changing
To change the TCP port used for licensing
To change the TCP port used for licensing

td_windows (command line option)
-std_windows

technical support
Technical support

ternational keyboard
ing with Windows 95
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

text files
converting from MS-DOS to Unix
DOS2UNIX.EXE and UNIX2DOS.EXE
dostounix and unixtodos
converting from Unix to MS-DOS
unixtodos
DOS2UNIX.EXE and UNIX2DOS.EXE

tive Language Support catalog pathname
NLSPATH

TOKENSPC.COM (MS-DOS utility)
SPCMSWD.DRV

tuning performance
Tuning the performance of SoftWindows

Unix commands, executing from MS-DOS
RUNUX.COM

Unix directory
removing from a drive
To remove a UNIX directory from a drive

Unix utilities
WINSOCK.DLL
WSOCK32.DLL
cphd
dostounix and unixtodos
dostounix
dostounix and unixtodos
mkhd
PS and PSfilter
PS
PS and PSfilter
PSfilter
PS and PSfilter
unixtodos
unixtodos
win3
unixtodos

unixtodos (Unix utility)
dostounix and unixtodos

use driver
MOUSE.COM

USE.COM (device driver)
MOUSE.COM

USECD.BAT (MS-DOS utility)
USECD.BAT

users, setting up SoftWindows for
Setting up SoftWindows for each user

Using FLEXlm
Using FLEXlm

utilities
PC utilities and device drivers
ADRIVE.COM
FSADRIVE.COM
ITSWIN.COM
EXITSWIN.COM
SLIC.EXE
DOSLIC.EXE
T JOIN
NET JOIN
T SUBST
NET SUBST
T USE
NET SUBST

vice drivers
ETH.SYS
ISETH.SYS
HERSPC.COM
ETHERSPC.COM
LCCDROM.PDR
ISLCDROM.PDR
ROM.SYS
CDROM.SYS
S_ESDI.PDR
INS_ESDI.PDR
SIGNIA.386
INSIGNIA.386
SMINI.VXD
INSMINI.VXD
USE.COM
MOUSE.COM

vironment variables
_LICENSE_FILE
Products using different license servers
LM_LICENSE_FILE
The TCP port number
_WARNING
HH_WARNING
HOME
HHHOME
IN_USEHHENV
SWIN_USEHHENV
PATH
HHPATH
XPPATH
SERFILESEARCHPATH
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH
SPATH
NLSPATH
SPLAY
DISPLAY

w Drive… (Options menu)
To create a new empty D: drive

win2config file
SoftWindows configuration file

win3 (Unix utility)
unixtodos

Windows 95
using an international keyboard
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95

WINDOWS_DPI (environment variable)
WINDOWS_DPI

WinIdle utility
CPU and memory usage – multiple SoftWindows sessions
WinIdle

WINLIC.EXE (MS-DOS utility)
WINLIC.EXE
To enable Windows application licensing

World Wide Web server
Insignia's World WideWeb server

X resource files
Software installed by the installation procedure
configuring
X resource configuration
search path
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH

X terminals, effect on performance
X terminals

XPPATH (environment variable)
XPPATH

xt files
nverting from MS-DOS to Unix
DOS2UNIX.EXE and UNIX2DOS.EXE
dostounix and unixtodos
nverting from Unix to MS-DOS
DOS2UNIX.EXE and UNIX2DOS.EXE

XUSERFILESEARCHPATH (environment variable)
XUSERFILESEARCHPATH

yboard mapping files
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

yboard… (Options menu)
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard

yboards
ing different types
To configure SoftWindows for a different keyboard
ternational
To use an international keyboard for Windows 95