MEMORY CONFIGURATION FOR PTM-ES


The reason that we change the configuration of the Windows operating system is so we can have more of the first 640k of memory to run the PTM-ES executable program in DOS. If there is not sufficient memory then you might not be able to complete the operation that you are attempting to run in the PTM-ES program. Since the PTM-ES program has been growing steadily in size, with the upgrades and improvements to the program, the memory requirements are now higher. We try to not load any drivers that we don’t need in dos to run the PTM-ES program, (CD-ROM drivers, DOS redirect drivers).

Follow these suggestions for your configuration files.


NOTE: Windows ME is not supported for running PTM-ES. Windows ME no longer supports what is called ``real-mode DOS.'' That means that many DOS applications will no longer run.

Officially at this point Windows Vista is not supported for running PTM-ES Windows Vista has not been tested with our PTM and ES products and we cannot provide support or help regarding this operating system at this time.


MAPPING DRIVE AND CREATING PTM-ES ICON:

  1. Double-click on Network Neighborhood (Win95/98/NT) or My Network Places (Win2000/XP)

  2. Double-click on the “PTM Server” – the computer where PTM is installed.

  3. Right-click on the share folder and choose Map Network Drive.

  4. Change drive letter to P:\ and check the Reconnect At Logon box.

  5. The P:\ drive window will open and you should see the PTM folder, close both windows.

  6. Right-click anywhere on the Windows Desktop, except on another ICON.

  7. Click on NEW, and then click on SHORTCUT.

  8. Type in the location of the PTM program (usually P:\PTM\ES.EXE)

  9. Click the NEXT button, then FINISH button.

  10. Right click properties, Left click program to change the command line to P:\PTM\ES.BAT


WINDOWS 95/98 OPERATING SYSTEMS:

  1. Click on the START button, then Click on run

  2. Type in SYSEDIT, click ok

  3. Configuration files will come up on your desktop

  4. The first one will be AUTOEXEC.BAT; there might be something in this box that we will have to get a copy of to fix this file. Close this box out with x in that box only.

  5. In the CONFIG.SYS box you want to have at least these four lines:

DOS=HIGH,UMB

FILES =250


NOTE: You must always restart system after you have changed the configuration files in windows 95/98 operating systems.








WINDOWS NT/2000 OPERATING SYSTEMS:


  1. Click on the START button

  2. Go to PROGRAM option

  3. Go to ACCESSORY option

  4. Click on the COMMAND PROMPT

  5. At the DOS prompt type CD\WINNT\SYSTEM32 and press enter

  6. This should take you to this: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32> directory

  7. This is where you will create the two files, using the DOS editor, (command = edit).

  8. Type this: EDIT CONFIG.NT and press enter; you will come to a blue screen with the file CONFIG.NT at the top.

  9. This is the DOS editor screen, edit or add the lines that follow:

FILES=250

  1. This is the only line that needs to be changed in this file.

  2. Press and hold the ALT key and then press the F key on the keyboard, lift your hands off the keyboard,

  3. Press the X key on the keyboard to exit

  4. It will ask you if you want to save the file and you press the Y key to save and exit the DOS editor.

  5. This will create a file called CONFIG.NT, in the WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.

  6. Type exit and return to the desktop.

  7. Now to fix the PTM-ES icon to the correct configuration.

  8. Click the right mouse button on the PTM-ES icon,

  9. Go down to the PROPERTIES option and click the left mouse button.

  10. Click on the PROGRAM tab on the top of your screen

  11. There will be a button on the bottom middle that either reads ADVANCED or WINNT, click on this button.

  12. Once you have changed these two options, click on the ok button.

  13. Now click on the MEMORY tab on top, everything should read auto, to change click on the down arrow, and go up and down to get to the auto option.

  14. Go to the SCREEN tab and make sure the screen size is set to window, on Windows NT and Windows 2000, you must open PTM-ES in the windowed screen size and press the ALT key and the ENTER key at the same time to make the PTM-ES screen full screen.

  15. Go to the MISC tab on top, and uncheck ALLOW SCREEN SAVER and the ALWAYS SUSPEND. And set the IDLE SENSITIVITY setting to ¼ full.

  16. Click OK button; this should give you more memory in the PTM-ES program.



WINDOWS XP/2003 OPERATING SYSTEMS:



  1. Click on the START button

  2. Go to PROGRAM option

  3. Go to ACCESSORY option

  4. Click on the COMMAND PROMPT

  5. At the DOS prompt type CD\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and press enter

  6. This should take you to this: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32> directory

  7. This is where you will create the two files using the DOS editor, (command = edit).

  8. Type this: EDIT CONFIG.NT and press enter. You will come to a blue screen with the file CONFIG.NT at the top.

  9. This is the DOS editor screen, edit or enter the line that follows:

FILES=250

  1. This is the only line that we need to change in this file.

  2. To save this file press and hold the ALT key, then press the F key on the keyboard, lift your hands off the keyboard,

  3. Press the X key on the keyboard to exit

  4. It will ask you if you want to save the file and you press the Y key to save and exit the DOS editor.

  5. This will create a file called CONFIG.NT, in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 dir.


  1. Type exit and return to the desktop.

  2. Now to fix the PTM-ES icon to the correct configuration.

  3. Click the right mouse button on the PTM-ES icon,

  4. Go down to the PROPERTIES option and click the left mouse button.

  5. Click on the PROGRAM tab on the top of your screen

  6. There will be a button on the bottom middle that reads ADVANCED, click on this button.

  7. Once you have changed these two options, click on the ok button.

  8. Now click on the MEMORY tab on top, everything should read auto, to change click on the down arrow, and go up and down to get to the auto option.

  9. Go to the SCREEN tab and make sure the screen size is set to window. On Windows NT and Windows 2000 you must open PTM in the windowed screen size and press the ALT key and the ENTER key at the same time to make the PTM screen full screen.

  10. Go to the MISC tab on top and uncheck ALLOW SCREEN SAVER and ALWAYS SUSPEND. Set the IDLE SENSITIVITY setting to ¼ full.

  11. Click on the APPLY button on the bottom right and then the OK button. This should give you more memory in the PTM-ES program.