Windows 95 Secrets/Secrets2.iso/Recreatn/General/CPS/README.TXT

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Client Personality Styles 16-Bit Software
to run on Windows 3.1x and Windows 95
Written by Bob Delaney, Siris Consulting

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  * PROBLEMS, SUGGESTIONS AND HINTS *
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To install on your system:
1. If you are using a Setup diskette, follow this procedure
   a. For Windows 3.1 and 3.11
      * Insert the diskette into your computer, usually drive A:
      * In Windows 3.1x Program Manager, choose File, Run
      * Choose Browse, and select the appropriate disk drive
        from the Drives list box
      * Choose and run the file SETUP.EXE to install the
        Siris Consulting Client Personality Styles software
        on your system.
   b. For Windows 95
      * Press the Start button, and choose Settings
      * In the Settings folder, choose Control Panel
      * Open Control Panel, and select Add/Remove Programs
      * Follow the Windows 95 Setup Wizard to install the
        Siris Consulting Client Personality Styles software
        on your system.

2. If these files have been archived in a .ZIP file
   a. Create an empty directory on your hard disk, for example,
      C:\STYLEZIP
   b. Unzip all the files in the archive file STYLES16.ZIP into
      your newly-created directory
   c. Depending on whether you are running Windows 3.1x or
      Windows 95, follow the steps outlined above in 1a or 1b,
      substituting the hard disk letter and directory for the
      floppy disk drive, for example, C:\STYLEZIP instead of A:
   d. When the Setup process is complete, and you have verified
      that the Client Personality Styles software is running
      properly, you can safely delete this temporary directory,
      and all its contents from your hard disk.

3. If you are having trouble with the install procedure, the
   difficulty may be one of the following:
   a. Most Windows setup or install programs behave in an
      unpredictable manner when you use a Windows shell other than
      Program Manager (in Windows 3.1x) or Explorer (in Windows 95).
      To install your software properly, you should temporarily
      disable any other Windows shell you may be running, and use
      either Windows 3.1x Program Manager or Windows 95 Explorer.
   b. To disable other Windows shell programs, first make a copy of
      your SYSTEM.INI file. If you are not sure how, enter the
      Windows directory (usually C:\WINDOWS) from the DOS prompt, and
      enter this command:
         copy SYSTEM.INI SYSTEM.CPS
      * Now, in case something goes wrong, you have a backup copy of
        your current SYSTEM.INI file.
      * Using Windows NotePad, or another ASCII file editor, edit your
        SYSTEM.INI file as shown below. For example, if your shell is
        Norton Desktop for Windows, you will find a line in the
        SYSTEM.INI file which reads as follows:
         shell=NDW.EXE
      * Temporarily disable that line by 'commenting it out' with a
        semicolon, like this:
         ; shell=NDW.EXE
      * If the Windows Program Manager shell line is either missing
        or has been commented out, add it, or re-enable it by removing
        the semicolon. There should now be a line in your SYSTEM.INI
        file which reads:
          shell=PROGMAN.EXE
      * Save the SYSTEM.INI file, and exit Windows normally. Then
        re-enter Windows. You should now be running Program Manager.
      * Your Client Personality Styles setup program and application
        should run normally.
   c. The above procedure should allow you to properly install most
      Windows software applications that fail when you use a Windows
      shell other than PROGMAN.EXE.
      * To re-enable your other Windows shell program, just reverse
        the above procedure, commenting out with a semicolon the line
        shell=PROGMAN.EXE
      * Now uncomment the line which refers to your shell program,
        for example shell=NDW.EXE in the case of Norton Desktop
        for Windows.
   d. If the Setup Program just won't work for you no matter what you
      do, you can manually extract the files, using EXPAND.
      * The EXPAND.EXE is contained on the disk (or in the .ZIP file),
        and you will likely find a copy of EXPAND.EXE in your Windows
        and/or DOS directories if you are running DOS 6.x and
        Windows 3.1x.
      * Issue the following commands at the DOS prompt:
          EXPAND A:CMDIALOG.VB_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CMDIALOG.VBX
          EXPAND A:COMMDLG.DL_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\COMMDLG.DLL
          EXPAND A:THREED.VB_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\THREED.VBX
          EXPAND A:VBRUN300.DL_ C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VBRUN300.DLL
      * If you are running the setup files from a directory other
        than A:, substitute that directory name, for example, C:\CPSSETUP.
      * If your Windows system files are on a different drive, or in
        a different directory other than C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM, substitute
        that name, for example N:\WIN31\SYSTEM if you are on a network.
   e. Choose or create a directory in which the Client Personality
      Styles software will be installed. The default is C:\SIRIS
      * Switch to the new directory, for example CD\SIRIS
      * Issue the following commands at the DOS prompt:
          EXPAND A:STYLES16.EX_ C:\SIRIS\STYLES16.EXE
          EXPAND A:STYLES16.HL_ C:\SIRIS\STYLES16.HLP
      * Substitute drive and directory names if needed.
   f. Exit Windows normally, and re-enter Windows.
   g. From Program Manager, open a Program Group in which you want the
      software to be. Then choose File, New in Program Manager.
   h. Choose Browse, and find the file STYLES16.EXE in whatever directory
      you put it. Click Ok
   i. Call the new Program Item Client Personality Styles, and click Ok
   j. Your software should be set up and ready to run. If you created a
      temporary directory on your hard disk from which you installed
      the files, you can now safely delete that directory and all
      its contents.

4. a. This version of the Personality Styles software features a full
      on-line Windows help file. It will run under Windows 95.
   b. This software looks best when run at a monitor resolution of
      800 x 600 or higher. If your monitor supports a resolution greater
      then 640 x 480, you should install the driver and use the higher
      resolution. In Windows 3.1x, go into your Main Program Group and
      run Setup. In Windows 95, simply right click anywhere on the
      desktop, and select Properties, and then Settings.
   c. Yes, a 32-bit version written specifically for Windows 95 and
      Windows NT is now available. Contact Bob Delaney (see below) and
      request a copy.
   d. If you have suggestions, or discover a glitch, please advise the
      author. You'll receive an amended copy of Personality Styles for
      your assistance and your trouble.
   e. Contact Info:
      * On the Internet: [e-mail]
      * On CompuServe:   72251,353
      * By telephone:    [phone]
      * By fax:          [phone]
      * By old-fashioned paper mail:
        Bob Delaney
        2474 Trondheim Crescent
        Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1P4
   f. I wish you success with both the software and with the insight into
      people's behaviour that it gives you.