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H o w T o U s e T h e I n s t a l l a t i o n U t i l i t y
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INTRODUCTION
The INSTALL program is a program that automatically and correctly
installs the specially packaged files on your distribution disk to
your hard disk in the proper fashion to insure proper operation.
The program displays information in "windows", which group related
items together. Each window shown on the screen is called a "dialog
box", and will contain three basic types of items that allow you to
control how the installation will proceed.
NOTE:
In order to use a mouse with the installation program, make sure
the mouse driver software is installed and running according to
the manufacturers directions prior to running the installation program.
HOW THE INSTALATION PROGRAM WORKS:
Buttons:
One item used is a "button." Buttons are long rectangles with
text in them. Buttons are "pressed" by pressing the ALT key along
with the key highlighted on the button. You may also press a button
by moving the mouse cursor within one of the buttons and then
pressing the left mouse button. The action described on the button
will then occur.
Input lines:
Another item used in dialog boxes are input lines, where you can
type in the information requested. In the case of the path input
lines used here, you may directly type in the path names required.
The path name input lines also have a feature that will allow you to
select a path from a directory tree showing various directories
available. To use this feature, press the down arrow key when in one
of the input lines or click the left mouse button on the down arrow
in the small box to the right of the path input line. A separate path
select dialog box will appear showing a directory tree with the
available paths. You can use the cursor keys to move around in the
tree, and when you press the RETURN key, the chosen path will be
placed in the input line at the top of the path select dialog box.
You may also use the mouse to directly point and click on the desired
path.
To put the selected path in the original input line in the previous
dialog box, click the left mouse button on the "Select" button, or
press the Alt key along with the S key on the keyboard.
Moving around in the dialog boxes:
You may select various parts of a dialog box to work on by pressing
the TAB or SHIFT+TAB keys. You may also use the mouse to select the
desired dialog box item.
Message boxes:
At various points in the installation program special dialog boxes
called "message boxes" will appear with pertinent information
displayed in them. These boxes usually have one "OK" button at the
bottom. These message boxes remain on the screen until you
acknowledge it by pressing the OK button, either by pressing the
RETURN key on the keyboard or by pressing the button with the mouse
as described above.
System status;
While the program is processing files and doing the actual
installation, a "System Status" box will be displayed, showing the
progress of the installation with the current action being
accomplished. This box will not respond to any keyboard or mouse
action, but simply gives the installation progress.
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THE INSTALLATION PROCESS...
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Step 1 - Get the install program running
Place the distribution disk with the INSTALL.EXE program on it in one
of your floppy drives. Then type (assuming you placed the disk in
your A drive):
A: <CR>
to change to the A drive. Then type:
INSTALL <CR>
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NOTE: If you have all of the files in a temporary subdirectory on
your hard disk (having downloaded them from a BBS), change
directories to that temporary subdirectory. For example, if you have
placed the files in C:\TMP then type:
CD \TMP <CR>
then type:
INSTALL <CR>
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Step 2 - Enter the appropriate paths.
A new dialog box will appear with input lines that allow you to
select the desired source and destination locations for the
product.
Source Path:
The Source path is the place from which the files will be installed.
For example, if you received a distribution disk from someone and you
have placed that disk in your A: floppy drive, the Source Path would
be "A:\". If the install program is in a temporary directory on your
hard disk, you would enter that directory (such as C:\TMP). If you
are currently in the directory in which the install program resides,
then you could enter simply "." or a ".\" indicating the current
directory. This might also be useful if you are installing from a CD-
ROM.
Destination Path:
The destination paths work the same way. If you wish for the program
file to be installed in a directory called PCT3 on your C: hard
drive, you can enter "C:\PCT3" as the path name for program files. If
the path you enter does not exist, the install program will ask you
if you wish to create it. If you do, it will go ahead and create it
for you.
When the necessary paths are to your satisfaction, press the
"Continue Installation" button. If you wish to cancel installation at
this point, press the "Cancel Installation" button, or press the ESC
key on the keyboard.
THIS IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO CANCEL BEFORE THE INSTALLATION
PROCESS BEGINS.
Step 3 - Installation Begins
The installation program will now copy and unarchive the programs
into the designated directories. If the package has been distributed
on more than one disk, then the install program will prompt you to
insert the other disks in the drive when needed.
Step 4 - Installation Completed
When completed, it will leave you in the program directory, to make
starting the program simple.
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NOTE:
This install program utilizes self-extracting archive files
created by LHA version 2.13, Copyright (c) Haruyasu Yoshizaki
1988-1991
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