The documentation for SoftWindows for UNIX is provided in two guides:
This Administrator's Guide describes how to install and set up SoftWindows, and configure it to take advantage of specific features of your UNIX installation. It is designed for use by advanced users, and assumes familiarity with UNIX.
A separate User's Guide provides information about using SoftWindows on a UNIX workstation.
An on-line version of these guides is available from the SoftWindows Help menu.
The SoftWindows 95 Administrator's Guide consists of the following chapters. Click on the chapter title to go there.
Chapter 1, “Introduction”—Gives an overview of the features provided in SoftWindows for UNIX.
Chapter 2, “Installation requirements”—Lists the installation requirements for SoftWindows running on Silicon Graphics workstations.
Chapter 3, “Installation”—Describes how to install SoftWindows from the installation CD–ROM and how to set up the default values for each user.
Chapter 4, “Setting up SoftWindows”—Describes how to set up the SoftWindows emulation of a PC's memory, disk drives, display, and keyboard.
Chapter 5, “Additional installation information”—Describes how to upgrade from a previous version or deinstall SoftWindows, and lists the files that are installed by the installation procedure.
Chapter 6, “SoftWindows licensing”—Describes the FLEXlm licensing system and explains how to use the SoftWindows built-in licensing function to modify a license.
Chapter 7, “SoftWindows configuration”—Lists the variables in the SoftWindows configuration file and the SoftWindows X resource file and explains how to modify their default values.
Chapter 8, “Tuning the performance of SoftWindows”—Describes the factors affecting the performance of SoftWindows and explains how to configure them for maximum performance.
Chapter 9, “Advanced installation options”—Gives additional information about installing and setting up SoftWindows for specific requirements and includes details of secure mode.
Chapter 10, “Networking with SoftWindows”—Describes the networking features built into SoftWindows and gives information on setting up different network packages.
Chapter 11, “Windows licensing and MS-DOS applications”—Describes how to use SoftWindows to administer licenses for MS–DOS and Windows applications.
Chapter 12, “Reference”—Lists the environment variables and command-line options and describes the MS-DOS and UNIX utilities shipped with SoftWindows.
Chapter 13, “Error messages”—Lists possible error messages, their cause, and recommended actions.
For clarity, this guide uses the following conventions:
Linked references to other sections in the book are colored blue.
Steps in a procedure are numbered.
This guide uses the following abbreviations:
This abbreviation | Refers to this |
|---|---|
SoftWindows | SoftWindows 95 version 4 for UNIX workstations |
Insignia | Insignia Solutions |
MS-DOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System for the IBM PC |
PC | An Intel-based computer |
Windows | Microsoft Windows 95 |
Silicon Graphics provides a number of different sources of information about SoftWindows, including the following Web pages:
SoftWindows 95 Usage Hints and Registration Information
file:/usr/lib/SoftWindows/swin_hints.html |
Swin95 Bulletin Page
http://www.sgi.com/Products/SGIHelp_Hub/SoftWindows95.html |
SoftWindows FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
http://www.sgi.com/Technology/PC_Conn/faq |
Silicon Surf
http://www.sgi.com |
For more information about setting up MS-DOS and Microsoft
Windows we recommend the following resources:
Compuserve (GO MSWIN).
Microsoft's FTP server (ftp.microsoft.com).
Microsoft's Web server (http://www.microsoft.com).
Microsoft Windows Resource Kit, which provides administrator-level Microsoft Windows-specific information.