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MSI Menu System
Copyright (C) 1991 Larry B. Rice & MSI ShareWorks
Distributed as Shareware.
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README.DOC
Unaltered copies of this software and supporting files (but
not the printed MSI User's Manual) may be freely distributed
to your friends and associates. If you find this program
useful, share a copy with a friend and help make MSI the
PREMIER Menuing System!
MSI is distributed as Shareware. It is NOT a Public Domain or
FreeWare program. MSI must be registered if it is used beyond
the 30-day evaluation period. Distributing a program as
Shareware reduces the costs of Advertising and Distribution
but NOT the costs of Support and continued Development. MSI
may be registered for personal use for as little as $10
(U.S.). Press F2, either at the Shareware screen or inside
MSI, to print a Registration Form.
WELCOME!
In this file you will find:
1. Quick-Start Instructions
2. Installing MSI
3. A Release History of MSI
See MSIx.DOC files for complete operating instructions.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to read the sections marked -->> below.
OnLine Support for the MSI Menu System is available through
the ABSCO EMBASSY BBS, (714) 465-1549 HST. Visit Conference
#1 for direct support, help files, templates and official MSI
ShareWorks releases. Regional Support BBS's are also
available. These board are listed in the file, SUPPORT.MSI.
-->> Quick-Start:
MSI can Install itself and modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT to ensure
proper operation from ANY drive or directory on your computer
system.
If your AUTOEXEC.BAT file is write protected then you will
need to read instruction #2 on the next page. Otherwise, you
only need to follow these few steps to install MSI and make it
fully operational.
If you are not familiar with DOS Batch Commands you should
allow the Installation Utility to modify AUTOEXEC.BAT. A
back-up copy of the file, AUTOEXEC.BAK, will be created before
any changes are made.
In the directory containing your MSI files, type:
RUNMSI (RETURN)
The Installation Utility will appear. Just press RETURN if
the Drive and Directory path are correct. You should then
allow the Utility to continue and modify AUTOEXEC.BAT. If you
do you will be asked if the menus should appear when your
system is first turned on, or re-booted. If so, MSI will add
'RUNMSI' as the last command in the file.
-->> *MANUALLY* INSTALLING MSI:
The following instructions show you how to:
1. Create an MSIPATH specification so that MSI can locate
important files from anywhere on your system.
2. Modify RUNMSI.BAT to allow MSI to return correctly from
an application or DOS Shell.
-->> 1. 'SET' the PATH and MSIPATH specifications.
An Installation Utility is provided that will modify your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to set these DOS environment variable for
you. The following is provided ONLY for those who prefer to
edit the file by hand.
Beginning with version 1.5, a Home directory may be defined
for the MSI data and print files using the DOS 'SET' command.
SET MSIPATH=Drive:\Full\Path
For example, adding
SET MSIPATH=C:\MSI
to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file commands allows the menus stored on
drive C:, sub-directory MSI, to be re-configured from any
drive and/or directory on your computer system.
Likewise, adding the path to the DOS variable PATH allows DOS
to locate the MSI batch and program files, regardless of the
current drive and/or directory when they are called.
PATH=C:\MSI
-->> 2. Create HOME.DIR
An Installation Utility is provided that will do this job for
you. The Utility creates a file, HOME.DIR, that stores the
':getback' directives so that they can be appended to Action
commands (ACT.BAT), rather than changing the RUNMSI.BAT file
directly.
! The following instructions are ONLY for those with a good
knowledge of DOS and unusual installation requirements.
MSI needs to know how to get back to the disk and directory
containing RUNMSI.BAT when returning from an application or a
set of Action Commands. If this step is NOT taken, MSI will
only operate correctly from a single directory.
Use your word processor or editor to create a file called
HOME.DIR in your installation directory.
1. Put the DRIVE LETTER of your installation drive on the
first line, followed by a colon (:).
C:
2. On the next line use the Change Directory command to
tell DOS to goto the installation directory.
CD C:\MSI
Be sure to use a full pathname, if necessary.
FOR EXAMPLE:
If you've installed MSI on an F drive, in a sub-directory
off of a directory called UTILITY, HOME.DIR should contain
these two lines:
F:
CD F:\UTILITY\MSI
-->> NOTE: Version 1.5 and later include an Installation Utility.
However, if the file HOME.DIR is not found in the current
directory when MSI is first run, the Utility will assume the
program has already been installed. Shared copies may include
the file HOME.DIR. IN THIS CASE, run the program, enter the
Menus Editor (F5) and press CTRL-F6 to re-install MSI to YOUR
specifications.
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