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Installation and Startup Guide for
ACTION ITEM MANAGER II (tm)
This guide covers installation and startup of Action Item Manager
(AIM) II. The complete User's Guide is built into the program and
is accessed by selecting the "USER'S GUIDE" option. In order to
get the most benefit from this program, we strongly suggest that
you read the user's guide.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
AIM II requires an IBM Compatible PC, DOS 3.3 or above, a hard
disk and 500k of available RAM memory.
DOS CONFIGURATION
For proper operation of all functions, the program requires
that the number of DOS file handles be set to 31 or more. This
number is established when you boot your computer and is
derived from settings in file "CONFIG.SYS" in the root
directory of your start-up disk drive. For proper operation,
you MUST have file "CONFIG.SYS" in the root directory of your
start-up disk and it MUST contain the line "FILES=31" (use 40
or above if you will be running the program under Windows).
Once you have added or edited the "CONFIG.SYS" file, YOU MUST
RE-BOOT your computer for the changes to take effect. Consult
your DOS manual for additional information.
INSTALLATION
To install, or reinstall Action Item Manager II place the
distribution disk into drive A and type the following commands:
A: if you are installing from drive B: substitute "B"
for "A".
INSTALL d where "d" is the hard disk drive where you want to
install the program ("INSTALL C" installs the
program on the C drive).
If you have previously installed AIM II instructions will be
displayed so that you can retain any data that you may have
already entered.
Action Item Manager II will be installed in subdirectory "\AIM"
of the designated hard disk drive.
RUNNING THE PROGRAM
To run the AIM II type the following commands:
C:
CD \AIM
AIM
If you installed the program on a hard drive other than C,
substitute the appropriate drive letter for "C:" in the first
line above. If you have difficulty running the program see
"Troubleshooting" below.
The first time you run AIM II you will be prompted to enter
your name and basic work schedule (i.e. your core work hours
and the days of the week you normally work). This information
can be revised at a later time by selecting the Base Schedule
option from the Setup menu.
TROUBLESHOOTING
The following is a brief list of errors that may be encountered
and what to do about them.
Out of Memory or Low Memory: You don't have enough memory
below 640K to run the program. If your computer has at least
512K of RAM, you should be able to eliminate this problem by
removing memory resident programs (TSR'S) and device drivers
(mouse drivers, network drivers, etc.) to free up conventional
memory.
Program Aborts with Message (DOS error 04): This means that
insufficient DOS file handles have been specified. If you have
already added the line FILES=31 to your CONFIG.SYS file AND
rebooted your computer, try increasing the number a few at a
time. Reboot your computer each time you increase the number.
Program Locks up or screen becomes distorted: The mouse
display software in AIM can cause problems with some displays
(so far, the problem has been reported only for some EGA
displays). This can occur even if you don't have a mouse
installed. Adding switches to the command line that cause AIM
to use a non-graphic mouse cursor usually corrects the problem.
Try running AIM with the following command:
AIM /nv /ng
Mouse doesn't work: Your mouse driver is probably quite old
and out of date. Contact your mouse vendor for an updated
driver. A mouse is not required to run AIM II.
Other Errors: If at any time you are unable to resolve a
problem with this program, call or write us a letter explaining
the nature of the problem. Please also include a description
of your computer configuration including any TSR programs which
are installed. Send all correspondence to:
Address: `Otto-Williams Ltd.
P.O. Box 794
Lanham, MD 20703-0794
USA
Phone: 301-306-0409
Email: 72144.1223@CompuServe.com