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WinWisdom v4.2 - Copyright (c) 1992-1995 by Richard Pitts.
All rights reserved.
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This document contains the following sections:
General
Registration
Installation
Problems
Distribution
Packing List
Disclaimer
General
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WinWisdom v4.2 consists of two programs for Windows 3.1.
The first is a Quote-of-the-day program designed to display a
quote every time you start Windows. The second program is
the Reference/Editor program which can be used as a writers
reference to search for quotes or it can be used to build and
maintain your WinWisdom quotepacks.
Registration
============
WinWisdom is shareware, it is NOT public domain. The
registration fee is $15 (US) with a free 15-day trial period.
If you intend to use WinWisdom beyond the trial period, you must
register by filling out the form in file REGISTER.TXT or providing
the same information written on a sheet of paper and sending it
along with your registration fee to:
Richard Pitts
P.O. Box 963
Alpharetta, GA 30239
You may also register through CompuServe's Shareware Registration
Database. On CompuServe, type 'GO SWREG'. The registration
number for WinWisdom v4.2 is 2572.
Remember to specify your disk size.
With your registration, you will receive the following:
1 - The registered version without the registration reminders.
2 - The most current version available.
3 - The full quote packs with over 4000 quotes).
4 - A conversion program for converting quotepacks
from WinWisdom versions 3.0-3.2.
Remember, your registration supports shareware development.
The ability to provide future releases depends on your support.
Current registered user: Please contact me directly at the address
above or on CompuServe to upgrade to this version.
Installation
============
A Setup program is provided which will de-compress all of the
files, install them to the appropriate directory, and create a
Program Manager group. Just run SETUP.EXE from your distribution
diskettes or self-extracting archive and follow the prompts.
In order to use the WinWisdom pop-up quote-of-the-day feature,
you will need to do one of the following:
Option 1:
1. Using any text editor (Notepad is good for this, SysEdit is
better), open the WIN.INI file in your Windows directory.
2. Several lines down from the top of the file, you will find
a line which begins with 'RUN='. This line tells Windows
what programs to run after it boots. Change this line to
read: RUN=WINWIS.EXE [plus any other startup programs].
3. Save the WIN.INI file. The next time you start Windows,
WinWisdom will pop-up displaying your quote-of-the-day.
Option 2:
1. Open the group that you have designated as your start-up group
(by default, the group is 'StartUp').
2. From the File menu, select 'New', then select 'Program Item'.
3. Type WinWisdom as the description (or any thing else you want
to call it) and type WINWIS.EXE as the command line.
4. If you put WinWisdom in a directory other than the Windows
directory, you will need to type the directory in the working
directory field, and add the directory to the command line
field.
Problems
========
Problem #1: Due to a bug in Microsoft's setup software
this program might fail on file VER.DLL. If it does, move or
rename the VER.DLL that you already have then run SETUP.EXE
again. After the install completes, keep the most current VER.DLL.
Problem # 2: If you are installing this version of WinWisdom
on a system which has a 1.x - 3.x release of WinWisdom on it,
you will get a file error when you execute either of the
WinWisdom programs. The 4.x releases use a completely new database
which is incompatable with the old database. Since the WINWIS.INI
file used by your old version points to an old file, the new
programs will not recognize the old files as WinWisdom files.
When you receive the file error, just use 'Open' or 'Select file
to use' from the 'File' menu to select one of the new files.
You can prevent this problem from happening by deleting WINWIS.INI
PRIOR to installing the new version. Registered users will receive
a conversion program which will convert the old file format into
the new file format. See REGISTER.TXT for information on how to
register WinWisdom.
Distribution
============
I retain the copyright on all versions. You may distribute
the shareware version as long as you include this document with all
all of the original files and distribute the software unmodified,
free of charge (except for reasonable distribution fees), and
without additional restrictions.
Packing List
============
The complete WinWisdom v4.2 package should contain the
following files (Note: These files will probably be compressed
and have the last character replaced by an underscore):
Application files placed in the directory you indicate during
setup:
File Name Description
WINWIS.EXE Quote-of-the-day Program
WINWISRE.EXE Reference/Editor Program
WINWIS.HLP On-line help file
MISC.MSD Miscellaneous quotepack sampler
MOTIVE.MSD Motivational quotepack sampler
ANCIENT.MSD Ancient Wisdom quotepack sampler
HUMOR.MSD Homorous Quotepack sampler
README.TXT This file
REGISTER.TXT Registration Form
VERSHST.TXT Version History
VENDOR.TXT Vendor instructions
System files placed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
File Name Description
SETUP1.EXE Main Setup (will be run automatically from SETUP)
SETUPKIT.DLL Needed for setup
VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic Runtime library
VBDB300.DLL Database Runtime Library
MSAES110.DLL Database Runtime library
MSAJT110.DLL Database Runtime library
Other files which will NOT be loaded onto your system:
README.1ST Important pre-installation notes
SETUP.EXE Setup initializer (run this program for setup)
SETUP.LST Initial setup file list
Disclaimer
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This software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either
express or implied.