All users of the HPOmnibooks and HP100 and 200 know that use of the HP connectivity package and laplink remote makes transferring files and sharing a printer very easy with a desktop system.

With the introduction of Windows95, users have noticed that LapLink Remote does not work correctly under win95. I specific, the Windows laplink control panel and application that acts as a control shell for Laplink will not work. In addition, you can not run the Laplink TSR from within windows 95. Not only that, but If you did get it to run by running the tsr from autoexec.bat as part of the startup sequence you will not be able to map the drives and use them with Explorer.

Now, there is a solution. You can run Laplink Remote access from MS DOS Mode, or dual boot Windows 3.11, or you can run the TSR in it's own DOS Session.

Running from a DOS Session is the most convienent way to run LapLink Remote Access.

The key to not to run the TSR, but to CALL it to load from a .Bat file.

At the end of this short file is a BAT file that provides an easy menu to control LLremote. If you have DOSSHELL (from Dos 6.x) or another DOS Shell program, you can then control file exchanges from your desktop.

You can also run Command.com instead of DOSSHELL if you prefer a command prompt (substitue Command.com for Dosshell.exe.)

This BAT file resides in a c:\tsi directory. In this directory is the following files (copied from the Omnibook 300 D: drive. These files are also on the desktop applications disk that comes with the omnibook300.

llremote.exe
tsi.ini
ll.bat (the bat file at the end here)

If you have the hp100/hp200 connectivity pack, you will need to substitute llra for llremote in the file and run it from the cpack200 directory.

After you save the ll.bat file, make a shortcut to it. In properties, modifiy the program:advanced area prevent the application from detecting windows.

I also check the box to close on exit.

There will not be a LLREMOTE for win95, but this will give us most of the capablities without much pain.

good luck

jslade

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LL.BAT file for HP Omnibook 300 follows:
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:START
REM LAPLINK REMOTE MENU
@ECHO OFF
CLS
CALL LLREMOTE
ECHO.
PAUSE
:MENU
CLS
ECHO LapLink Remote Menu
ECHO.
ECHO 1. LapLink On
ECHO 2. LapLink Off
ECHO 3. LapLink Drive Map
ECHO 4. LapLink Remote Help
ECHO 5. DOS Shell
ECHO 6. Uninstall LapLink and Exit to DOS
ECHO.
CHOICE /C:123456 "Enter your choice: "
IF ERRORLEVEL 6 GOTO EXIT
IF ERRORLEVEL 5 GOTO DOSSHELL
IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO HELP
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO LLDRV
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO LLOFF
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO LLON
:LLON
LLREMOTE /ON
ECHO.
PAUSE
GOTO MENU
:LLOFF
LLREMOTE /OFF
ECHO.
PAUSE
GOTO MENU
:LLDRV
LLREMOTE /M
ECHO.
PAUSE
GOTO MENU
:HELP
CLS
LLREMOTE /?
ECHO.
PAUSE
GOTO MENU
:DOSSHELL
C:\WIN95\COMMAND\DOSSHELL.EXE
GOTO MENU
:EXIT
LLREMOTE /U
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS

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ll.bat version for HP100/200 connectivity pack
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:START
REM LAPLINK REMOTE MENU
@ECHO OFF
CLS
CALL LLRA
ECHO.
PAUSE
:MENU
CLS
ECHO LapLink Remote Menu
ECHO.
ECHO 1. DOS Shell
ECHO 2. Command Prompt
ECHO 3. Uninstall LapLink and Exit to DOS
ECHO.
CHOICE /C:123 "Enter your choice: "
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO EXIT
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO Dosprompt
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO DOSSHELL
:DOSSHELL
C:\WIN95\COMMAND\DOSSHELL.EXE
GOTO MENU
:DOSprompt
c:\command.com
goto menu
:EXIT
LLRA /U