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- Express Meter 3.1
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-
- This document describes installation procedures and documentation updates
- for Express Meter, including the Express Meter Audit Kit.
-
- Running the Express Meter INSTALL program
- -----------------------------------------
- Some notes before you begin the INSTALL program:
-
- * The Express Meter Editor requires 2 MB of disk space on the
- destination drive. Additionally, approximately 3 MB of temporary
- storage is required during installation.
-
- * The metering files require 900 KB of disk space on the
- destination drive.
-
- * The INSTALL program is incompatible with the DOS FASTOPEN.EXE
- utility. If you have this program loaded, you must rename it
- and restart your computer. After you've completed the
- installation, you can restore it to its original name and reboot.
-
- Installing Express Meter is a two step process. First, it must be
- installed on one or more network servers or shared volumes that will be
- accessible to all workstations that will be using Express Meter. Second,
- it must be installed on each workstation. The workstation installation
- can be done automatically from a network login script, or it can be
- installed manually on each workstation that will be using Express Meter.
-
- The instructions below give you a quick overview of the installation
- process. For more information, consult the documentation.
-
-
- SERVER INSTALLATION
-
- To install Express Meter on the server(s), follow these simple steps:
-
- 1. If Windows is not already running, type "win" at the DOS
- prompt, and press ENTER. (Note: You must have Microsoft
- Windows already set up on your computer before installing
- Express Meter.)
-
- 2. Insert your Express Meter diskette into drive A:.
-
- 3. Run "a:install" from Program Manager, or from Explorer
- if you are using Windows 95.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
-
- Note that during the server installation process you will be asked to
- enter the names of two directories or to accept the defaults:
-
- 1. A directory to use for Express Meter Editor. The Editor
- is the tool you will use to assign license counts and to view
- reports, so you will typically want this tool to be installed
- on a local hard disk, so that it is inaccessible to users.
- Alternatively, you might wish to install it to a directory on
- a server that only system administrators can access.
-
- 2. A directory to use for the initial application library and the
- workstation installation program. This directory needs to be
- accessible (with read, write, create, execute, and delete
- privileges) to every user who will use the library.
-
- If you have purchased more than one library, you will be asked to supply
- the above directory information for each library you have purchased.
-
- Note: If you choose to install Express Meter Editor to a directory on a
- server, you should then run NETINST.EXE from every workstation which will
- use Express Meter Editor. This will ensure that each workstation has the
- current support files used by Express Meter Editor.
-
-
- AUTOMATIC WORKSTATION INSTALLATION
-
- To install Express Meter on workstations automatically:
-
- 1. To tell EMINST which client software (DOS or Windows) to install
- on which workstations, edit the [Workstation Install] section of
- the APPLIB.INI file. The lines in this section are of the syntax:
-
- Default | username = [w] [d] [a] [m]
-
- Where "w" means install the Windows client software, "d" means
- install the DOS client software, "a" means add a line to the
- user's AUTOEXEC.BAT file which loads the DOS client software as a
- TSR, amd "m" means to install MiniMail on the client (if you have
- a full version of Express Meter). You may override these settings
- for specific users as in the following example:
-
- [Workstation Install]
- default=wda ; install Windows, DOS, and load TSR in AUTOEXEC.BAT
- Roger=w ; install just the Windows version
- Christine=wd ; install Windows, DOS versions, don't load TSR
- Mark=da ; install just the DOS client and load TSR
- Ed=m ; install just MiniMail
-
- Also, you can specify whether to interactively prompt users during
- the workstation installation or to run the installation quietly in
- the background with the setting UserInst=quiet or UserInst=verbose
- in the [Express Meter] section.
-
- Note that a Windows installation will install Windows 3.x,
- Windows 95, or Windows NT client software, as appropriate. The
- "d" and "a" switches are ignored on Windows 95 and Windows NT
- workstations.
-
- 2. Put a line in the login script that runs EMINST -L. EMINST is
- in the network directory you specified for the application
- library. For example, if you installed to N:\EMLIB and
- are on a Novell network, you would put the following in
- your system login script:
-
- #N:\EMLIB\EMINST -L
-
- If you are running EMINST from within a Windows NT login
- script, you should establish a drive mapping to the application
- library directory, and run EMINST using this mapped drive,
- as follows:
-
- net use N: \\SERVER\EMLIB >nul
- N:\EMINST -L
-
- Do not switch to the mapped drive and run EMINST from there.
- There is a known bug with NT login script processing that
- will cause a "Please wait while your login script executes..."
- messagebox to remain on the screen after the login script
- completes in this case.
-
- The -L switch must be used when installing from any
- network login script.
-
- 3. EMINST will automatically install Express Meter on each
- workstation and will also update the workstation files when
- necessary. Users will be notified that an installation
- is taking place. This message can be disabled; consult
- the manual for more information.
-
- 4. EMINST will add a line to EMINST.LOG (a text file in the
- application library directory) indicating the user name, date,
- and time installation took place. If any errors occurred, they
- will be noted in this file.
-
-
- MANUAL WORKSTATION INSTALLATION
-
- To install Express Meter on a workstation manually:
-
- 1. You must be at the workstation to which the installation is to be
- performed.
-
- 2. From the workstation installation directory, run EMINST.EXE.
- Do not use the "-L" switch when installing manually.
-
- 3. If you ran EMINST from Windows, you will have to restart
- Windows before metering starts.
-
- 4. EMINST will add a line to EMINST.LOG (a text file in the
- application library directory) indicating the user name, date
- and time installation took place. If any errors occurred, they
- will be noted in this file.
-
-
- New features in Express Meter 3.1
- ---------------------------------
- The following is a summary of new features in Express Meter 3.1. See the
- documentation for more information on these features.
-
- WINDOWS 95 SUPPORT
-
- * Workstation Support. Express Meter now meters all applications launched
- on Windows 95 workstations.
-
- * Look and Feel. Both the workstation software and Express Meter Editor
- now use the Windows 95 user interface.
-
- * Long Filenames. Express Meter supports metering of executables with
- filenames of up to 255 characters.
-
- EASE OF USE
-
- * Application Knowledgebase. A new application knowledgebase contains
- metering and pricing information for hundreds of popular applications.
-
- * New Application Wizard. A new wizard makes identifying and adding
- new applications to the library easy.
-
- * Support Files. You can now designate executables as "support files"
- to application programs, simplifying the main window list and
- ensuring these files are metered correctly.
-
- * Streamlined Installation. Installation is simpler, and now
- automatically configures Express Meter optimally for different
- network types.
-
- REPORTING
-
- * Suite Peak Usage. This new report shows the peak usage of
- suites such as Microsoft Office.
-
- * Suite-only Applications. You can designate applications as
- being available only as part of a suite. This ensures these
- programs are metered correctly.
-
- * Volume Licensing Programs. Express Meter now lets you track
- purchases made under volume licensing programs like Microsoft
- Select 3.
-
- IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS
-
- * Client Configuration. A new Windows version of Dr. EM lets
- you pinpoint client configuration problems quickly.
-
- * Library Integrity Validation. An automatic validation and a
- new Repair command let you identify library corruptions (which
- can occur when clients or servers terminate unexpectedly)
- and repair them easily.
-
- * Performance Tuning. Advanced INI options let you diagnose
- problems and tune performance.
-
- PERFORMANCE
-
- * Improved Performance. Express Meter Editor now requires less
- memory and runs more quickly.
-
-
- Documentation Updates
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- METERING DOS APPLICATIONS
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- * Do not use the "lock out" option in conjunction with a DOS shell
- program; these programs typically cannot gracefully recover from
- a blocked execution resulting from no available licenses.
-
- * Loading the DOS Client before you run Windows will enable you to meter
- any DOS applications which are run in DOS boxes in Windows, including
- those which are launched from within the DOS box, i.e., from the command
- prompt. However, in rare cases involving applications launched from the
- command prompt, a DOS box may appear to freeze just after a new
- application is launched. This can occur when a second DOS box had been
- switched away from shortly after launching an application, without
- Background Execution enabled. To solve it, switch back to the second
- DOS box and allow it to complete its launch. A more permanent solution
- may be to allow Background Execution in the PIF file of your command
- prompt DOS box.
-
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- METERING WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
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- * When you are put on the waiting list for an application, Express Meter
- automatically saves any document filenames or other command line
- parameters you specified, so that when a license becomes available, the
- originally-specified document is opened. Some recent applications,
- however, use the Windows registry to specify DDE execute strings
- that File Manager uses to open and print documents, instead of using
- the traditional command line. In these cases, Express Meter will open
- the application when the license becomes available, but the document will
- not be automatically opened.
-
- * Express Meter supports Windows 3.0 workstations but requires that the
- files COMMDLG.DLL and SHELL.DLL be present. Contact Microsoft if you
- do not have these files.
-
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- METERING APPLICATIONS ON WINDOWS NT WORKSTATIONS
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- * Idle time is not tracked on NT workstations. It will appear as zero in
- all reports.
-
- * You may encounter long delays when the 16-bit version of Microsoft Word
- fails to launch due to no available licenses. To solve this, run
- Word in its own memory space.
-
- * You may encounter occasional problems running Express Meter Editor after
- running some 16-bit applications unlicensed. The error will indicate
- that MICROMAN.EXE could not be found. To solve this, run either the
- 16-bit application or Express Meter Editor in its own memory space.
-
-
- Thanks for your support of Express Systems products!
-
-
- Copyright Notice
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-
- Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does
- not represent a commitment on the part of Express Systems, Inc. The
- software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement.
- The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the
- agreement. It is against the law to copy Express Meter on magnetic tape,
- disk, or any other medium for any purpose other than the purchaser's
- personal use.
-
- US Governmental restricted rights: The software and accompanying written
- materials are provided to the US Government with restricted rights. Use,
- duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions
- as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and
- Computer Software clause at 48 C.F.R. SS 252.227-7013 or in subparagraphs
- (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights
- clause at 48 C.F.R. SS 52.227-19, as applicable. Contractor/manufacturer is
- Express Systems, Inc.
-
- (c) Copyright Express Systems, Inc. 1992-1995. All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- Trademark Notice
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-
- Express Meter is a registered trademark, and Express Systems and Express
- Meter Audit Kit are trademarks of Express Systems, Inc. Microsoft and
- Windows are registered trademarks and Word for Windows and Excel are
- trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names used
- in this documentation are trademarks of their respective owners.
-
- Various Windows applications are used as examples in the text and screen
- shots in the documentation, including Aldus Pagemaker, Microsoft Excel,
- Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word and Norton Desktop. None of these
- applications are included as part of Express Meter.
-
- If you have comments about this README, the documentation or the software,
- please send them to:
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- Express Systems, Inc.
- 2101 Fourth Ave., Suite 303
- Seattle, WA 98121-2314
-
- Phone 206.728.8300
- Fax 206.728.8301
- E-mail info@express-systems.com
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