First Aid™ Applications Manager

Using the First Aid Applications Manager, you can install and remove applications supported by First Aid™.

Introduction:

First Aid fixes Windows applications problems.  The supported list of Windows applications are shown when the Applications button is depressed in First Aid.  The list of applications can be expanded through the use of the First Aid Applications Manager.

CyberMedia, the manufacturer of First Aid, periodically releases new application knowledgebases via CompuServe and the Internet in the form of Windows Dynamically Linked Libraries (DLLs).  Using the First Aid Applications Manager, these application knowledgebases can be incorporated into First Aid.

Buttons:

Choose one of the following buttons for information about the First Aid Applications Manager.

  Installed Applications

  Remove

  Add

When you choose the Add button, the Applications Manager window expands, displaying these additional options:

  List of Applications

  Install

See Also:

Prepare to Incorporate New Application Knowledgebases


 Prepare to Incorporate New Application Knowledgebases

The First Aid application knowledgebases and upgrades are named FAJ#####.DLL where ##### are some numbers.  After you have obtained these files, put them in the First Aid installation directory.


The Installed Applications list shows a list of applications which you see when you run First Aid.  These are the applications that can be checked by First Aid.

Clicking in this area selects and highlights applications to be removed.


Choose the Remove button to remove the selected applications from the Installed Applications list.

When an application is removed from the Installed Applications list, you will not be able to check that application from First Aid.  If you would like to check that applications, you need to use the First Aid Applications Manager to reinstall it back into the Installed Applications list.


Choose the Add button to install new applications.

Choosing the button displays the list of applications supported by First Aid.


The List of Applications shows are list of supported applications.

Clicking in this area selects and highlights applications to be installed.


The Install button is only visible if you choose the Add button.

Clicking on this button installs the selected applications from the List of Applications and add them to the Installed Applications list.


The First Aid installation directory is the main directory where First Aid is installed.  You should be able to find the following files in this directory: DRWIN.EXE, FAR.EXE, FAP.EXE, and WSM.EXE.  There should also be a lot of other files in this directory.