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PROPERTY MASTER: RENTAL PROPERTY DATABASE
1.0 BEFORE YOU INSTALL
1.1 If You Have A CD ROM Drive
If your CD ROM drive is on, please make sure that you have a CD
in it. Otherwise, the install program will think that your CD ROM
drive's door is open.
1.2 Do You Have Enough Hard Disk Space?
After the initial welcome screen during the install, the program
will ask you which hard disk you would like to install to. The
program will list the required minimum space to install the
program at the top of the screen. Each drive that is available
for installation will also display the remaining free space. If
you choose a disk drive with less space available than required,
the program will not go forward. Please exit the install program
and free up hard disk space.
1.3 Let The INSTALL Program Modify Your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS
The install program must make changes to your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files. Backup files will be made. (Of course, you must
reboot your machine before the changes take effect.)
1.4 If You Received A Printed Manual, You Do Not Need To Reprint
It
If you are reading this manual in printed form before you install
the program, you do not need to print the manual. When the pro-
gram asks you to print out the manual (also known as the
README.TXT file), say BYPASS THIS OPERATION. Although, since this
is shareware, you probably had to print it.
1.5 What Are All These AUTOEXEC and CONFIG Files With Numbers?
As previously stated, the program will make backup copies of your
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. These copies will be named
AUTOEXEC.01, AUTOEXEC.02,... and CONFIG.01, CONFIG.02,... You may
delete these files. Better yet, save them to a floppy and then
delete them, just in case.
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2.0 BEFORE YOU RUN THIS PROGRAM
1) You must let the install program change your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS (or you must do so manually).
The AUTOEXEC.BAT must have the following line added (which the
install will do for you):
SET CLIPPER=F99
This should be at the top of the file or after the @ECHO OFF
command.
2) The CONFIG.SYS must have the following line (which will be in-
stall will do for you):
FILES=99
The number can be higher than 99.
3) This you must check for manually. If you have a SHARE.EXE
command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, you must add the
following to the end of the line: /f:4096 .
If the line looks like this (in CONFIG.SYS):
INSTALL=C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE
change to:
INSTALL=C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /F:4096
(If there are other things on the line as well, just add the
/f:4096 after the EXE part. Note that it can be upper or lower
case.)
If the line looks like this (in AUTOEXEC.BAT):
C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE
change to:
C:\DOS\SHARE.EXE /F:4096
(If there are other things on the line as well, just add the
/f:4096 after the EXE part. Note that it can be upper or lower
case.)
5) Before the program will work, however, you must reboot your
machine. (To reboot, either turn off the machine for a few sec-
onds and then turn back on or press the CTRL, ALT and DELETE keys
at the same time. Please remove any floppies you may have in your
disk drives.)
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3.0 BEFORE YOU RUN THIS PROGRAM IF YOU HAVE DOS 6.0 OR LATER
1) If you are not sure what version of DOS you have, type in the
following at the DOS prompt:
VER <ENTER>
Your computer will respond similar to:
MS-DOS Version 6.2
2) In your CONFIG.SYS, if you have a line that says:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
change to:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS NOVCPI
(There may be additional information on the line, just make sure
to add "NOVCPI" after "NOEMS".)
3) In your CONFIG.SYS, if you have a line that says:
STACKS=9,256
change to:
STACKS=18,256
If there is no STACKS statement, please add it.
4) If you need help, please call (703) 777-5660.
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4.0 RUNNING THIS PROGRAM WITHIN WINDOWS AS A NON-WINDOWS
APPLICATION
This program will run within Windows with some minor modifica-
tions to your SYSTEM.INI.
Edit your SYSTEM.INI file.
Search for: [386Enh]
Add the following line immediately below [386Enh]:
DEVICE=C:\RENTAL\VWFD.386
(If you changed the directory when installing, use the appro-
priate directory here.)
Start Windows: WIN <ENTER>
Go to the Program Group where you wish to add this program.
Choose FILE from the Menu.
Choose NEW.
Select PROGRAM ITEM.
For Description:, Enter: Property Master
For COMMAND LINE:, Enter: C:\RENTAL.BAT /NG /NF
For WORKING DIRECTORY:, Enter: C:\
Click on CHANGE ICON. Windows will tell you that no program items
are available. Click on OK. Then choose an icon from the given
list.
Click on OK.
The new Property Master icon should be on the screen. Double
click on it. It should work, the mouse will not be an arrow, it
will look like a sideways "H" with an "o" in the middle. I needed
to turn off graphics mode within my program for the mouse to work
in Windows.
If you need help or uncomfortable doing this yourself, please
call for assistance.
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5.0 HOW TO CONTACT US IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
Michael Belofsky
MSdataBase Solutions
614 Warrenton Terrace NE
Leesburg, VA 22075
(703) 777-5660
We will always keep our registered customers informed in the
event that we move (usually due to my full time job).
We will also inform the ASP when/if we move. If you cannot get a
hold of me, please contact the ASP at the following address for
my current address:
Association of Shareware Professionals
545 Grover Road
Muskegon, MI 49442-9427