AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1538          7-18-96 
 
 
 
TITLE: Ascentia P Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Drvr
 
 
SUMMARY 

   The user may be unable to create the Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Driver,
   version 4.0, from the Microsoft Create System Disk menu.

   This issue applies to all Ascentia P systems.


ISSUE 

   When attempting to create the backup disk images, the option to 
   create the Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Driver from the Microsoft 
   Create System Disk menu may give a "Not ready reading drive A:" 
   error.

   Once the error occurs, any subsequent options selected from the menu
   may fail.  Rebooting the system and selecting any of the options 
   except Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Driver will work.


BACKGROUND 

   This problem arises from a missing file (SNYTP.HLP) and a carriage 
   return in the MSCSD04.INI file.  AST corrected the present software
   image for all systems currently in production. 


ACTION 
 
   To resolve this issue, amend the MSCSD04.INI file.  This file is 
   located in the C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS directory.  Edit the file with 
   NOTEPAD.  The file will look like this:

      Title=Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Driver, v4.0
      Description=Restore Synaptic TouchPad driver from Control 
      Panel/Mouse/
      General menu if your software is damaged.
      #_of_disks=1
      size=1.44MB
      dest_drive=a

      [Disk1]
      Prompt=Synaptic TouchPad Driver, v4.0
      Label=Disk1
      FILE1=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\FILE2=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1
              \SYNTP.INF
      FILE3=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNTP.VXD
      FILE4=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNPANEL.DLL
      FILE5=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\README.TXT

   The line beginning with FILE1 is missing the reference to the 
   SYNTP.HLP file and a carriage return.  It should read as follows:

      FILE1=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNTP.HLP
      FILE2=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNTP.INF
      FILE3=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNTP.VXD
      FILE4=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\SYNPANEL.DLL
      FILE5=c:\BACKUP\Synaptic\Disk_1\README.TXT

   Save the changes and then create the Synaptic Win95 TouchPad Driver
   diskette from the Microsoft Create System Disk menu.


NOTES 
 
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