Minolta PageWorks 18, User Manual

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DOS Printing Utilities
Printer Driver
Chapter 4
Loading and Unloading the Status Display
If you choose to add STATUS to your Autoexec.bat file, the Status
Display is loaded and becomes resident in your computer’s memory.
The Status Display will appear automatically whenever you start up
your computer. The following explains the procedure you should use to
manually load the Status Display, how to remove the Status Display
from the memory, and how to change a variety of Status Display
settings.
To Load the Status Display From the DOS Prompt
Type the following at the DOS prompt to display the Status Display
screen:
1
Change to the directory you created under “Installing the Printer
Driver Under DOS” on page 4-49.
Type:
cd c:\PP18
↵
• If you used the directory name we showed in our installation exam-
ple, type in the command exactly as shown above. If you used a dif-
ferent directory name, change PP18 to the name you used.
2
Type the following command at the DOS prompt.
Type:
status
↵
To Remove the Status Display From Memory
Type the following at the DOS prompt:
status /d
Note
• You should use the above step to remove the Status Display from
memory if the Status Display is interfering with one of your other
software applications or if you need to free up the memory used by
the Status Display.