Process Commander FixKit 1
[January 6, 1997]

How to apply a FixKit

Follow these steps:

Download pcfix1.zip (http://www.stardock.com/support/os2/files/pcfix1.zip)
Unzip pcfix1.zip
Read the readme-file
Run fix01.exe (This requires an Process Commander installation on your hard drive. You must have your original PC at hand.)
Reboot

After applying the FixKit, Process Commander has the version level 1.01.

How to backout a FixKit

Instpc does currently not support to save a backup version of Process Commander in case that the new version does not work correctly. The restore the old version, follow these steps:

Insert the original PC 1.0 diskette
start instpc.exe
Install 1.0 (When you install into the same directory as before, you don't have to deinstall first.)
Install the latest FixKit that worked correctly.

You can also save all files in the PC-directory, boot from disk or another partition and restore all files.

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History of changes

FixKit 1 (February 1, 1997)

Master Setup: Fixed a problem when the hotkey entry field is empty and hotkey is disabled. This is especially a problem for the "disable hotkey" pages.
PCINSDLL: Improved way to hook the DOSCALL1.DLL. We recommend to run this new pcindll on all systems where Process Commander is installed.
PC FullScreen: Avoid a OS/2 bug that raised exception in pc.exe when pceapi.dll is there while PC's DOSCALL1.DLL is not.
Power Tools: Fixed a problem, s.t. shutdown.exe was not working correctly.
PC Assistant: Assistant was beeping unintendedly.
Master Setup: Fixed double beep for Master Setup.
PCINSDLL: Improved advanced process manipulations.
PCINSDLL: Improved changing of the config.sys.
PC Assistant: Probably fixed SYS3170 problem on shutdown.
PC Fullscreen: New Parameter /NOBEEP for no beeps at all.
PC Fullscreen: Performance Tuning and better activation.
PCPM: Performance Tuning.
PMSHELL: Corrected minor bitmap problem
UNINSTALL: Improved pcinsdll for uninstall, uninstpc.exe for WPS-uninstall.
ACTVCOLL: fixed bug that made it loop indefinitely
ACTVCOLL: now writes a logfile ACTVCOLL.LOG to the root directory of the boot drive. If this file exists, this could be very helpful for Stardock support.
PCINSDLL: new parameters, see PCINSDLL /?
HOOKING: fixed a problem that caused all activity monitoring to cease
PC.SYS: fixed handling of error conditions
PC Fullscreen: new parameter /NOPM (cf. readme)
PC Fullscreen: new parameter /PREVIO (cf. readme)
PC Fullscreen: new menu points "Hide", "show", "minimize priority" (cf. readme)
PC Fullscreen: fixed menu item bug in "Categrory" and "Lines"
PC Fullscreen: new Assistant kill (cf. readme)
PC Fullscreen: improved hang detection, better information
All: improved icon support
Hotkeys: better working kill key
Hotkeys: fixed bug, Win95 keys now boot-persistent
Enhanced Shutdown: time stamp for logging, better logging, also visible on PM (cf. readme)
Enhanced Shutdown: better timing, can be controlled via environment variable (cf. readme)
Enhanced Shutdown: better shutdown, Quick Shutdown more softly, ability to post WM_QUIT (cf. readme)
Immediate Shutdown: fixes bug, Immediate Shutdown (Fullscreen, Ctrl-Alt-F12) now displays a message box.