Very Computer

I'm getting ready to buy my Libretto 50, and I've read a lot of discussion
about installing Win95E *with* Win95J in order to insure the Power
Management Utilities are kept intact. So far, the general concensus seems
to be that you should get Microsoft's MultiBoot Manager for installing
multiple instances of Win95. So, I go and download this "WinBoot" utility,
and read the readme file. Now I'm really confused. It says something about
how I might not be able to use the programs scandisk or defrag:

"DBCS files and/or directory names may become corrupt if a non-
DBCS aware disk utility such as ScanDisk or Defrag is used.
Please do not use disk utilities which only recognize standard
ASCII characters, especially if using extended ASCII character
set language (European), or DBCS character set language (Far
East) versions of Windows 95 on a single system."

Does this mean what it sounds like?  --That I can't use scandisk or defrag
if I have multiple versions of Win95? I doubt if this is what it means (it
seems to me it would make the program useless), but what exactly does it
mean? Anyone know?

Also, there have been all kinds of people coming forward giving advice on
how to set up the Libretto with Win95E (English Version). But, noone has
been very specific. Could someone post some type of "step-by-step"
instructions on using the Microsoft "Winboot" utility. I know it's a lot to
ask, but I'm sure there are many people who would appreciate the
information. Also, has anyone actually successfully transferred the Toshiba
Power Management utilitlies, (and other important drivers included in the
Japanese Win95 OS) completely over to the English version of Win95 to the
point where they could finally delete the Win95J directory without any
problems? If so, it would seem that this is a landmark accomplishment, and
that the information would be of great importance to all of us Libretto
owners/future-owners. Please, let us know how you achieved such a feat.

One last thing...I haven't heard anyone mention System Commander--The
program that allows you to install "up to 42 Operating Systems on one PC".
It gives you a bootmenu every time you boot up, and asks you which OS you
wish to boot up. This sounds like the perfect alternative. Has anyone tried
it with any success?

Please email me responses as well as post them, as I don't frequent this
Newsgroup as often as I'd like...

Any help would be met with my undying gratitude : )

Gabriel Chupka

Gabriel wrote [abridged]:

Quote:

> One last thing...I haven't heard anyone mention System Commander--The
> program that allows you to install "up to 42 Operating Systems on one
> PC". It gives you a bootmenu every time you boot up, and asks you
> which OS you wish to boot up. This sounds like the perfect
> alternative. Has anyone tried it with any success?

I'm not a Libretto owner (I wish), but do strongly recommend trying
System Commander as a way to have E and J Win95 coexist on the Libretto.

System Commander has worked perfectly on my desktop since I installed it
almost a year ago. It's one of the very few software products that has
never given me any trouble whatsoever, and that has always and in every
respect worked as advertised.

Find more info at the System Commander home page, http:\\www.v-com.com\

David Martens

Apparently the power management software for the Lib50 works a little
differently but I don't see why you wouldn't be able to install it just as
successfully.

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Mark Mayhle

Gabriel Chupka

|>You can't use the US English version or any other
|>non-DBCS-aware version, since they wreck the file names. However, the
|>Japanese version that came with your computer WILL work on all
|>partitions just fine.
|>
|>--
|>Paul Hardy                                             phardy[at]gol.com
|>Keys available.                  IXP                        Osaka, Japan
|>
|
|So, if I ever want to run Defrag or Scandisk I have to run it from
|Japanese Win95 correct? Does this mean that if I install English Win95
|on the Libretto, and attempt to run defrag or scandisk, that it won't
|work due to the Japanese files that are still on the machine? That
|would really be bad... Anyone out there with a Libretto that has
|experience with this?
|
|Gabriel Chupka

Paul is right - can't do it.  Use the Japanese version.

Gary
Libretto 20

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Thanks,

Gabriel Chupka