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MSI Menu System
Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Larry B. Rice
Distributed as Shareware.
INSTALL.MSI
______________________________________________________________
WELCOME!
and Thank-You for taking the time to evaluate the MSI Menu
System. Before getting started, a word of caution to those
who may be upgrading from an earlier version:
-> This version is for EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY and while
-> otherwise fully functional, submenus will NOT be saved as part
-> of the menu data file. ONLY items defined on the Main Menu
-> will be saved.
-> Version 2.0 contains a number of menu data format changes.
-> Any existing menu data will automatically be converted when
-> the program is first executed. NOTE that your current menu
-> data file, MSI.DAT, will NOT BE CHANGED. The converted menu
-> data will be stored in the new files, BGLK.DAT and
-> MSIMENU.DAT.
_______________________________________
In this file you will find:
1. Quick-Start Instructions
2. Complete Installation Details
3. A List of Files you should have received.
See MANUAL.MSI files for complete operating instructions.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to read the sections marked -->> below.
-->> Quick-Start:
MSI will install itself and modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT to ensure
proper operation from ANY drive or directory on your computer
system.
-->> IMPORTANT: The Installation Utility looks for a file named
HOME.DIR in the current directory when MSI is first run. If
it is found, the Utility will assume the program has already
been installed. Since it's relatively easy for this file to
be accidently included with shared copies of the program, you
should delete the file if it is now in your directory.
If the Installation Utility DOES NOT appear when you run the
program, enter the Menu Editor (press F5) and press CTRL-F6 to
re-install MSI to YOUR installation drive and directory.
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. Create a HOME.DIR file to allow MSI Menu options set to
'Action' to operate correctly.
-->> 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
! The following instructions are intended ONLY for those who
have a good working knowledge of DOS and unusual installation
requirements.
An Installation Utility is provided that will do this job for
you. The Utility creates a file, HOME.DIR, that stores the
'home' drive and directory information needed to return to MSI
after an 'Action' or 'Dual' menu item is selected.
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 HOME.DIR is not created, or if it
does not point to the drive and directory that contain
RUNMSI.BAT, you may get a repeating
"Invalid command or file name"
message from DOS when returning from a program.
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.
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
-->> Files you should have received:
RUNMSI.BAT - This is the batch file used to start the MSI Menu
System and control 'Actions'.
MSI.EXE - The MSI program file.
INSTALL.EXE - The MSI Installation Utility.
README.1ST - This file is MUST reading for all MSI users.
MANUAL.MSI - The complete MSI Menu System User's Manual.
SMPL.DAT &
SAMPLE.DAT - A set of sample menus for you to explore.
MANUAL.BAT - A DOS batch file to print the User's Manual.
PRINTQWK.BAT - A DOS batch file to print the supporting
documentation files.
SUPPORT.MSI - Lists the Online Regional Support BBS's and
Official Distribution BBS's for MSI.
INSTALL.MSI - This file contains installation instructions.
WHATS.NEW - Contains changes and new feature information for
the current MSI release.
PRODUCTS.MSI - Other products from Micris Softworks.
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