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OS/2 Help File
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Main installation window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The main installation window allows the selection of which components are to be
installed and to specify where they are to be installed to.
The installable components are listed on the left hand side of the window and
details of the current or highlited component are shown on the right hand side.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Close confirmation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the installation program is closed, all changes will be lost. When the
program is restarted, all directories, chosen components etc will be reset to
their default values regardless of previous installations.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Installable components ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The list of installable components is shown as a tree representing the
reationships between components.
When a component has been selected for installation, a checkmark will appear to
the left hand side of the component's name.
A component can be selected or deseleted for installation by first
highlighting it with the mouse or cursor keys to make it the current component
and then double clicking on it with the mouse; pressing the space bar or
clicking on the Select/Deselect pushbutton.
When a component is selected, it's parent component is also selected, then it's
parent's parent etc. Any child components are also selected unless they have
been explicitly deselected previously. Finally, any components which the
current component requires will also be selected although confirmation of this
action will first be requested.
When a component is deselected, any child components are also deselected. If
other components require the current component, they will also be deselected
although confirmation of the action will first be requested.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Destination path ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The destination path determines where the current component's files and
subdirectories will be installed. If a components path has not been modified
from the default value, this will be a subdirectory of the parent component's
destination path.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Disk space ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The disk space required by a component is only displayed if that component is
selected for installation.
The disk space required is displayed for each drive to which the component's
files will be installed. The required sizes are the sum of all file sizes
associated with the current component and all file sizes associated with
selected child components.
To see the overall total of space required on each disk, the top-most component
must be highlited in the tree view.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Select/Deselect ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Select/Deselect pushbutton will select or deselect the current component
for installation. Clicking on this button has the same effect as double
clicking on the current component in the tree view with the mouse.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Undo pushbutton will undo any changes made to the current component since
it became highlighted. Clicking on this button will return the selection state
and destination to the values they had when the component was highlited.
When a different component is highlited, changes to the previous component are
made permanent and the Undo pushbutton will not be enabled.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Default ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Default pushbutton will set the values associated with the current
component to their defaults. Clicking on this button will set the component's
selection state to match that it's parent and the destination path to become a
subdirectory of the parent's destination path.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Install ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Install pushbutton will commence installation of the selected components.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Options pushbutton will invoke the options window, where details of the
installation process can be specified.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Quit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Quit pushbutton will exit the installation program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the installation
program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Installation options window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The installation options window allows specification of which parts of the
system should be updated by the installation program.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Install selected files ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the Install selected files checkbox is selected, the installation process
will physically transfer the requested files to the target system.
It may be useful to deselect this option if the files have been installed
perviously or are to be used direct from the installation disk.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Register WPS classes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the Register WPS classes checkbox is selected, any files which implement
Workplace Shell classes will be registered with the system.
It may be useful to deselect this option if the installation is to copy files
to a LAN server or other machine for which the environment need not be set up.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Create desktop objects ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the Create desktop objects checkbox is selected, all objects such as
folders, program references etc will be created on the desktop.
It may be useful to deselect this option if the installation is to copy files
to a LAN server or other machine for which the environment need not be set up.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Update CONFIG.SYS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the Create desktop objects checkbox is selected, system configuration
changes will be written to the specified file which is CONFIG.SYS by default.
It may be useful to deselect this option if the installation is to copy files
to a LAN server or other machine for which the environment need not be set up.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Updated CONFIG.SYS filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
After the system's CONFIG.SYS has been modified, the changes will be saved to
this file. By default, that will mean writing the changes back to the system's
CONFIG.SYS.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Backup CONFIG.SYS ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the Backup CONFIG.SYS checkbox is selected, the specified system
configuration file will be copied to the backup filename before any changes are
made. By default, selecting this checkbox means that the CONFIG.SYS file will
be copied to CONFIG.BAK before any changes are made.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Backup CONFIG.SYS filename ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Before writing changes to the specified system configuration file, the original
will be copied to this file. By default, this will be CONFIG.BAK.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK pushbutton will confirm changes made to the installation options and
close the options window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel pushbutton will close the options window without keeping any of the
changes made.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the options
window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Prerequisite components window ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The prerequisite components window displays components which require or are
required by the current component. If selecting or deselecting a component
would result in components being installed without the components the require,
this window will show which components will also need to be selected or
deselected.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. Prerequisite component list ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The component list displays those components which will also be selected or
deselected along with the current component if the action is carried out.
A component will appear in this list if it is required by a component being
selected; requires a component being deselected or would ordinarilly have
automatically been seleted along with the current component but was previously
explicitly deselcted.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK pushbutton will confirm the action to take place on the prerequisite
components, selecting or deselecting all in the list along with the current
component. The prerequisite components window will close after the action has
been carried out.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel pushbutton will reject the action to take place on prerequisite
components aswell as the current component, restoring the selection to the
state it was in before the Select/Deselect action was chosen. The prerequisite
components window will close after this button has been pressed.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the prerequisite
components window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Installation status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The installation status window displays the current status of the installation
in progress. The current component and installable item being processed are
displayed along with a status bar indicating how much of the installation has
been completed.
When the installation has completed, the installation status window will
automatically close, returning to the main installation window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Installation error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The installation error message indicates an unexpected error which has ocurred
during the installation. In most cases, an explanation is given regarding the
reason for the error.
If the Abort option is given, this can be chosen in order to abort the entire
installation.
If the Retry option is given, this option can be chosen in order to retry the
failing operation.
If the Ignore option is given, this option can be chosen in order to ignore the
error and proceed with the rest of the installation.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Abort confirmation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Abort confirmation message indicates that aborting the installation has
been requested. Confirming the abort will cause the installation operation to
terminate and automatically close the installation status window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Installation confirmation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the selected files require more disk space than is currently available on
the chosen target drives, the installation must be confirmed. Confirming the
installation will initiate the installation process whereas rejecting the
installation will return to the main installation window.
The free disk space is calculated without regard for previous installtions of
the same files. For this reason, attempting to re-install the files may result
in this warning even though the installation will succeed without error.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Installation completion ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
When the installation has completed, the installation status window will
automatically close. If updates were made to the system configuration file
(CONFIG.SYS by default), the completion message will indicate that a reboot is
required.
The installation program does not keep track of which components have been
installed on this or previous occasions.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Completion status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The completion status bar represents the amount of installation work completed
at a percentage of the total amount of work to do.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Abort ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Abort pushbutton will prompt for confirmation before aborting the
installation. If the abort is confirmed, the installation will complete as
soon as the current item is finished with. The installation program will not
attempt to restore the system back to it's previous state in the event of an
abort.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the installation
status window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Update config.sys error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
An error occured while trying to update the config.sys or update file specified
in the options. Possible reasons could be that the file is read only, the drive
is not ready or the drive is not writeable.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Retry ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Retry pushbutton will try to perform the operation again.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. ForceUpdate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The ForceUpdate pushbutton will try to change the attributes of the file to
make it writeable and then try to update it.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel pushbutton will display a dialog box warning the user that the
changes to config.sys or the update file will be lost. The user is given a
second chance to save the changes in a separate file.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the installation
error window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Save config.sys changes ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The changes to config.sys will be lost. If you don't want the loose the changes
enter the name of the file where you want to save these changes.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK pushbutton will confirm the name of the file give and closes the window.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Cancel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Cancel pushbutton will dismiss the dialog box and any config.sys changes
will be lost.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Help pushbutton will display the help text available for the dialog box
that is displayed for saving the config.sys changes in a file.