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INTRODUCTION
This file contains information about the INSTALLATION or SETUP procecure
for the Windows version of the TCN program.
For general information about the TCN program or Shareware, browse the
file README.DOC.
GENERAL
You can install the TCN Program on your computer in one of three ways:
1) Use SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE (fully automatic Windows programs)
2) Use TCNSTALL.BAT (run manually from DOS prompt, self-documenting)
3) Use individual DOS commands from DOS prompt (see TCNSTALL.BAT)
SETUP.EXE (or TCNSETUP.EXE for those who do not have SETUP.EXE) can be
used to install the TCN program (set it up) on your computer. Refer to
"OPERATION OF SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE" for detailed instructions about
using these programs.
TCNSTALL.BAT results in a slightly different arrangement of TCN program
files when it is used. For further information, refer to "OPERATION OF
TCNSTALL.BAT" which is contained in the last 3 paragraphs in this file.
Following "OPERATION OF SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE", additional
information is presented which may be helpful in those cases where the
SETUP.EXE procedure does not work. Please try these procedures and
TCNSTALL.BAT before calling for technical assistance.
OPERATION OF SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE
1. Access the Windows Program Manager. (If you're not sure what
the Program Manager is, start Windows on your machine. The
Program Manager is usually the first screen to appear when
Windows starts.)
2. Click on the File menu at the upper left hand corner of the
Program Manager window. (The menu appears.)
3. Click on the Run option (7th option down, just above Exit Windows
option) of the File menu. (The dialog box for the Run option appears.
If you know how to type drive and path information for the SETUP.EXE
program, you can do that and skip to step 9.)
4. Click the Browse button (at right side, 3rd button down) in the Run
option dialog box. (The Browse dialog box appears.)
5. Click on the Drives: box at lower left of the Browse dialog box.
A menu pops down below the Drives: box. If needed, use the vertical
scroll bar to scroll the drive icon into view for the drive which
contains your TCN program setup files. Click on the icon for the
drive that contains your TCN program files. (The pop down menu
disappears and the drive letter and volume name of the indicated
drive appears in the Drives: box.)
6. Click the Directories: scroll box (above the Drives: box) to indicate
which directory contains your TCN program setup files. (The
name of the directory you indicated is displayed above the
Directories: scroll box.)
NOTE: If you do not see the name of the directory you know
contains the TCN program files, you can click the root
directory icon (always displayed at the top of the
Directories: scroll box) and work down to the known directory
from there.
7. When you have found and identified the appropriate directory in step
6, the program name SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE should appear in
the File Name: scroll box below the File Name: box which is to
the left of the Directories: box. If needed, scroll through
the File Name: scroll box using the vertical scroll bar until
you see the program name SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE. Click on
the program name SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE. (The name you indicate
appears in the File Name: box just below the File Name: title.)
8. Click the Browse dialog box Ok button (top button at right side)
The Browse dialog box disappears and the Run option dialog box
appears with the indicated drive, path, and file name from steps
5 - 7 repeated in the Command Line: box.
9. Click the Ok button (top button at right) in the Run option dialog
box.
If you indicated SETUP.EXE in step 7, the message
"Initializing Setup" appears. If you indicated TCNSETUP.EXE in
step 7, that message does NOT appear.
You may or may not be prompted for the drive and path containing
TCN program files. If you are, type drive letter, colon and
backslash if files are in the root directory. Follow that by
complete path information if files are not in the root directory,
in which case, a trailing backslash is not needed.
You WILL be prompted for your monitor type. If this prompt does not
appear within a minute or two of clicking the Ok button in step 9, a
problem is indicated. Refer to "IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM"
You WILL be then prompted for a destination directory.
10. When you are prompted for a target install directory, C:\USA is
offered as a default. You can click Ok to accept the default or you
can specify any valid path on a drive with sufficient space to hold
the TCN program files. Click Ok in the Target drive and directory
dialog box when the desired target drive and path are correctly
indicated.
After you click ok, your hard drive is checked for adequate space.
If insufficient space exists on your hard drive, you are advised and
the setup process is automatically terminated. You must clear some
space on your hard drive or start over and indicate a different
target drive in step 10.
If your target drive has enough space, the Windows screen will
disappear momentarily. This is normal. When it reappears, a SFX
file will be running.
If a copy of the TCN program exists on the path you specify, you
will have to type "Y" or "y" up to 90 times to overwrite the existing
files.
When the Windows screen reappears, you are advised if the TCN
program installed successfully.
TCNbP Company provides limited technical support for installation
problems. Contact your shareware disk vendor, your CD-ROM supplier
(or the manufacturer), or your BBS Sysop for technical support or
warranty replacements. Please try the following steps or
TCNSTALL.BAT before calling anyone for technical support.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
If the setup process does not complete successfully, refer to the
following information to see if you got a complete file set. You
might need to unzip VBRUN300.*** (extension may vary depending on
method of compression) and copy the resulting VBRUN300.DLL into your
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Or, you may need to obtain the zipped file.
If you got your TCN program copy from a BBS, look for VBRUN300.ZIP or
VBRUN300.*** on the BBS. If your copy of the TCN program files came
from a CD-ROM, look on it for a likely file. Either place should
have a source of instructions about unzipping and installing the
file VBRUN300.DLL.
You can search for VBRUN300.*** on your hard drive or CD-ROM using the
Search facility of the Windows File Manager program. A procedure
to do that is included in this file.
VALID TCN PROGRAM FILE SETS
To accommodate shareware distribution using various media (diskettes,
BBS, CD-ROM), the TCN program can be distributed in three different
file sets. The complete file set distributed by TCNbP Company contains
the following files:
SETUP EXE 15,312 04-28-93 12:00a
VER DL_ 9,008 03-10-92 3:10a
SETUPKIT DL_ 3,657 04-28-93 12:00a
VBRUN300 DL_ 276,684 05-12-93 12:00a
TCNSETUP EX_ 15,417 08-16-95 6:09p
README DOC 27,881 08-16-95 10:26a
SETUP LST 51 07-10-94 11:49a
TCN31WIN EX_ 255,155 08-16-95 5:46p
SETUP DOC 14,865 08-16-95 6:18p
TCNSTALL BAT 6,647 08-16-95 5:11p
NOTE: The provided file sizes, dates, and times are approximate.
This file set can be abbreviated in two ways. The first way is:
VER DLL 9,008 03-10-92 3:10a
SETUPKIT DLL 7,008 04-28-93 12:00a
TCNSETUP EXE 29,969 08-16-95 6:09p
README DOC 27,881 08-16-95 10:26a
TCN31WIN EX_ 255,155 08-16-95 5:46p
SETUP DOC 14,865 08-16-95 6:18p
TCNSTALL BAT 6,647 08-16-95 5:11p
The second way this file set can be abbreviated is:
VER DLL 9,008 03-10-92 3:10a
SETUPKIT DLL 7,008 04-28-93 12:00a
VBRUN300 DLL 398,416 05-12-93 12:00a
TCNSETUP EXE 29,969 08-16-95 6:09p
README DOC 27,881 08-16-95 10:26a
TCN31WIN EX_ 255,155 08-16-95 5:46p
SETUP DOC 14,865 08-16-95 6:18p
TCNSTALL BAT 6,647 08-16-95 5:11p
If you have the second file set, look for a compressed version of
VBRUN300.DLL. It will probably have an extension like .ZIP, .EX_,
.EXE, .ARC or something like that. If the extension is .ZIP, try
using PKUNZIP to decompress it. If the extension is EXE, type
VBRUN300 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM to decompress it. If the extension is
EX_, use the DOS EXPAND command to decompress it. Refer to appropriate
helps or documentation as required to decompress VBRUN300.***.
If you have the 3rd file set, copy all three .DLL files to the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and try TCNSETUP again.
If that does not work, try contacting your vendor.
If that does not work, order a viable copy of the TCN program directly
from TCNbP Company, P.O. Box 516, OLLA, LA 71465 USA. Cost is $10.00
and that amount applies toward registration if you register. Also,
you receive both a DOS version and a Windows version of the TCN program.
From CD-ROM
If your trial copy of the TCN program is on a CD-ROM, follow the
manufacturer's instructions with the CD-ROM program launcher. Contact
your supplier or the manufacturer for technical support. Refer to
OPERATION OF SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE in a prior paragraph for a
description of what is supposed to happen while the TCN program is
installed.
From BBS download files
If the TCN program download file is 500 K in size (typical, could be
as low as 375K), it probably includes VBRUN300.DL_. If the TCN
program download file is 250K or less (typical, could be up to 325 K),
it probably does NOT include VBRUN300.DL_.
If your download file includes VBRUN300.DL_, run SETUP.EXE from the
"Run" option of the "File" menu of the Windows Program Manger.
If your download file does NOT include VBRUN300.DL_, make sure you
have a copy of VBRUN300.DLL in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory before
attempting installation.
SEARCHING FOR VBRUN300.*** ON YOUR HARD DRIVE OR CD-ROM
NOTE: The TCN program requires that VBRUN300.DLL be in the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. TCNSETUP can operate with VBRUN300.DLL
in the same directory with TCNSETUP. Hence, if TCNSETUP ran ok but
the TCN program won't start, first check the floppy copy with the TCN
program files on it or the directory where you unzipped BBS download
files for the file VBRUN300.DLL. If it is there, copy it to the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and ignore the rest of this procedure.
To determine whether you have VBRUN300.DLL or a zipped file that
contains it, you can use the search feature of the Windows File Manager
(icon looks like a file cabinet).
The search feature is activated by clicking on the "Search" option
(12th option down, 2 above Exit option at bottom) of the "File" menu
(icon at top left) of the Windows File Manager.
Type VBRUN*.* in the "Search For:" box.
Click "Search all subdirectories" box so that an "X" appears in it.
Type a \ (backslash) in the "Start search from" box.
Click ok.
If you get a message "No matching entries found", your search key is not
on the drive you indicated.
Repeat search for another logical hard drive until you find VBRUN300.***
or you have searched all logical hard drives.
If your search key is on a drive, a box will appear with each occurrence
of the search key listed by drive and path. You can use the drive and
path information to locate VBRUN300.***
If you locate VBRUN300.DLL somewhere other than in WINDOWS\SYSTEM, copy
it to WINDOWS\SYSTEM. If you do not find VBRUN300.DLL on your hard
drive or CD-ROM, obtain a copy of it and copy (decompress if necessary)
it into the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
After you know you have VBRUN300.DLL, unzip the TCN program download
file and run TCNSETUP.EXE from the "Run" option of the "File" menu of
the Windows Program Manger.
Refer to OPERATION OF SETUP.EXE or TCNSETUP.EXE in a prior paragraph
for a description of what is supposed to happen while the TCN program
is installed.
OPERATION OF TCNSTALL.BAT
TCNSTALL.BAT can be run with no options to display its documentation.
You can doubleclick on its icon from Windows File Manager. Or you can
exit to DOS, make the drive where TCNSTALL.BAT is located current, and
then make the directory where it is located current. After that, type
TCNSTALL and press ENTER.
FYI, TCNSTALL places VBRUN300.DLL, TCNSETUP.EXE, and the TCN program
files in the same target directory. This is as opposed to SETUP.EXE
which puts TCNSETUP.EXE in the WINDOWS directory, VBRUN300.DLL in the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and the TCN program files in the install
directory you specify.
After using TCNSTALL to install the TCN program, you can start the TCN
program from Windows File Manager by double clicking on the TCN.EXE icon
in the target directory you specified. Or you can use TCNSETUP.EXE to
create the icon. When TCNSETUP.EXE prompts you for the install directory,
specify the same path you used as the option for TCNSTALL.BAT. When
TCNSETUP.EXE detects the TCN program already installed there, it will
offer you the option of "Create Icon Only?" Click yes.