Does anyone remember Automenu? ? ?

[WJB05]

Does anyone remember Automenu, published by Magee Enterprises, a relic from DOS? I need to use this program on a DOS system and have the disk, but cannot locate the installation instructions? Can anyone help? Thanks.

 

[MisFit]

The full instructions should be located on the disk, but here is the quick start.

1-5 Automenu - A Fast Start

For those that hate to read manuals, and may already be DOS-literate, the
following section will allow you to get Automenu up and running quickly and
easily. If you are an intermediate to advanced DOS user, this section is for
you. If you are unfamiliar with concepts such as subdirectories and batch
files, and how they operate, please skip the following Sections (1-5 through
1-8) and proceed directly to Section 2.

1-5.1 Installing Automenu on a Fixed Disk System

Boot your computer as usual. At the DOS C: prompt, type the following
commands:

C: (Log to the C: Drive)

MD \AUTOMENU (Make a subdirectory called "\AUTOMENU&quot

CD \AUTOMENU (Changes to the \AUTOMENU subdirectory just created)

Place your Automenu distribution disk in Drive A:, then type:

COPY A:*.* (Copy all files from the A: drive to the \AUTOMENU directory)
Then copy the file AUTO.BAT to a directory on the Path, and modify it to
change directories to wherever you are storing your other Automenu files.
While still logged onto the C: drive in the \AUTOMENU subdirectory, type
"AUTO" (no quotes) and press Return to start Automenu.

This will load the default Primary Menu called AUTOMENU.MDF. There will be an
option on this menu called the MENU-BUILDING FACILITY - use it to edit and
create new Menu Definition Files. You will notice that pressing the page-down
key will access successive menu screens.

 

[WJB05]

Thanks! The old DOS commands rise to the occasion again.

 

[wlittlej]

I have Marshall W. Magee’s Automenu version 4.5 dated 8-8-88 (Dos) and used it for years on a Widows 7 computer until I got a Windows 10 64 bit computer. Now I can’t use Automenu! (Thanks, Microsoft!!!).
I paid a consultant to enable dBase III+ (Dos) and Automenu 4.5 (Dos) on my computer. He wrote shortcuts for both using vDos. The shortcut for dBase works great. The shortcut for Automenu has never worked.
Please let me know if you get Automenu working on Win 10 64 bit & how you did it.
I believe I have all the Automenu files including the users manual I printed out and would gladly share info with you.
Thanks,
wlittlej

 

[Steltek]

I have Marshall W. Magee’s Automenu version 4.5 dated 8-8-88 (Dos) and used it for years on a Widows 7 computer until I got a Windows 10 64 bit computer. Now I can’t use Automenu! (Thanks, Microsoft!!!).
I paid a consultant to enable dBase III+ (Dos) and Automenu 4.5 (Dos) on my computer. He wrote shortcuts for both using vDos. The shortcut for dBase works great. The shortcut for Automenu has never worked.
Please let me know if you get Automenu working on Win 10 64 bit & how you did it.
I believe I have all the Automenu files including the users manual I printed out and would gladly share info with you.
Thanks,
wlittlej

Automenu and dBase III+ are both over 30 years old. You can't blame Microsoft for abandoning support for software that ancient and decrepit.

If it still works in Win7 and you just have to have it, just set up a Win7 virtual machine under HyperV, Vmware Workstation Player, or Virtualbox on your new computer. All it should cost you would be the Win7 license to use in setting it up. In fact, if the old computer is still working, you could probably virtualize the old computer via a conversion utility, change the Win7 license code in the VM once it is running, and be set.