Windows [TM] Compatibility:
  
This program can be run from inside Windows [TM], version 3, and comes with 
the 'PIF' file to do so.  During the install process for Mechanic's Scheduler 
[TM], the associated 'PIF' file has already been moved into \WINDOWS and C:\ 
for your convenience.


     Method one to run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] from the File Manager: 

Bring up the Windows [TM].  The Program Manager is central to the operation 
of Windows [TM] and starts automatically whenever you start Windows [TM].  It 
continues to run as long as you are using Windows [TM].   Program Manager 
opens on your desktop with the Main Group window open inside it.  The Main 
Group contains these Windows [TM] system applications:  File Manager, Control 
Panel, Print Manager, Clipboard, DOS Prompt, and Windows Setup.

File Manager appears in the first position in the Main Group window of 
Program Manager.  To start File Manager, double-click the File Manager 
program item icon or use the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW to highlight  the File 
Manager program item icon.  Then press [ENTER] to choose Open from the File 
menu.  File Manager displays the directory tree window for your current disk 
drive, and shows the structure of its directories and subdirectories.

In Windows [TM] 3.0, it begins with the root directory.  A copy of the 'PIF' 
file for Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] is located in 'C:\', the root directory of 
your computer.  With the directory icon resting on the root directory, 
double-click the mouse or press [ENTER] on your keypad.  At that point, 
Windows [TM] will show you a listing of all files in 'C:\'.  

In Windows [TM] 3.1, the directory tree window defaults to C:\WINDOWS.  To 
the right of the directory tree is a listing of all files in C:\WINDOWS.  A 
copy of the 'PIF' file for this program is located here too.  

Whether you have Windows [TM] 3.0 or Windows [TM] 3.1, using your 
navigational arrows, please locate this file:

                                  ACS7.PIF

After you have found this file and it becomes highlighted, press the [ENTER] 
key once.  At that point, Windows [TM] will run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] 
normally.  Once you are finished with Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] and exit that 
program, Windows [TM] will bring you back to the point where you have left 
off inside File Manager.


     Method two to run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] using the Run Command:


Choose Run from the File menu in Program Manager or File Manager.  The Run 
dialog box will appear.  Please enter this text into the dialog box:

                                  ACS7.PIF


As with method one, Windows [TM] will run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] normally.  
Once you are finished with Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] and exit that program, 
Windows [TM] will bring you back to the point where you have left off inside 
Windows [TM].


   Method three to run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] by adding a Program Item:


Once inside The Program Manager, bring up the Main Group.  Choose New from 
the File menu.  The Program Manager will the display the New Program Object 
dialog box, with two selections to choose from:  1) Program Group; 2) Program 
Item.  Make sure to select 'Program Item', followed by [ENTER].  At that 
point, the 'Program Item Properties' dialog box appears.  Please enter these 
values:

               Description:  Mechanic's Scheduler   <=== you enter this

               Command Line:  ACS7.PIF    <=== you enter this also




Upon your completing the dialog box, the Main Group will reappear.  This 
time, though, it contains a new icon, 'DOS', below which is displayed 
'Mechanic's Scheduler'.  By double clicking this new, permanent icon, you can 
then run this program.


As with method one, Windows [TM] will run Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] normally.  
Once you are finished with Mechanic's Scheduler [TM] and exit that program, 
Windows [TM] will bring you back to the Main Group.




Windows [TM] must be run in the 386 enhanced mode to avail itself of the 
memory management features in the enclosed PIF file.  If not already in the 
386 enhanced mode, please enter the following command in \WINDOWS:

                  WIN /3     <============= you enter this,
                                             followed by 'Enter'

If your computer appears to be unable to launch this program within Windows 
[TM], yet you are sure you have enough memory to do so, make sure that any 
large hard drive caches are disabled in either CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT.  
One candidate to identify for disabling is:
 
                              SMARTDRV.SYS [TM]





                              Windows 95 [TM]:


This application program runs just fine under Windows 95 [TM]. 

To install it for the first time from Windows 95 [TM], observe this option:



                       /--------------------------\   
                       |    Shut Down Windows      |  
                       |                           |
                       \--------------------------/   


Once you have made that selection, Windows 95 [TM] will display these 
options:

  

                       /---------------------------\   
                       | 1) Shut down the computer  |  
                       | 2) Restart the computer    |
                       | 3) Restart the computer    |  
                       |    in MS-DOS mode.         |
                       \---------------------------/   



After you have selected option 3, Windows 95 [TM] will drop you into a 'C:\' 
prompt.  From there, enter either 'A:' or 'B:' to navigate onto the program 
disk where this application software resides.  Once there, enter 'GO' and 
follow the instructions.


Windows [TM], Windows 95 [TM],  and SMARTDRV.SYS [TM] are registered 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.