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VIRUS WARNING:
===================
ALTHOUGH THE PUBLISHER HAS CHECKED THIS CD-ROM FOR POSSIBLE VIRUS
AND HAS FOUND NONE, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER/USER OF
THIS CD-ROM TO DOUBLE-CHECK FOR ANY VIRUS BEFORE COPYING ANY PROGRAM
INTO HIS/HER COMPUTER. THE PUBLISHER AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE
MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THIS CD-ROM WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES AND/OR LOSS OF PROFITS AS A RESULT
OF USING THIS CD-ROM. MOST VIRUS-DETECTION SOFTWARE DO NOT DETECT
VIRUS HIDDED IN COMPRESSED FILES (ZIP FILES), SO YOU MUST EXERCISE
JUDGEMENT BEFORE COPYING ZIP FILES INTO YOUR COMPUTER.
=======================================
IMPORTANT NOTES TO WINDOWS 3.1X USERS
=======================================
Some of the programs on this CD-ROM are designed for Windows'95 or NT.
Your computer may report read error from the CD-ROM if it tries to
read Windows '95 files with long file name (more than 8 characters).
The CD-ROM is NOT defective. We have shipped over one million
CD-ROMs and have yet to find a defective one. To fix the problem,
simply upgrade to Win'95 or ignore that program since Windows 3.1x
cannot run that program anyway.
Some 32 bit programs will be able to run under 3.1x if you have
install the WIN32S files. We have included a copy in the CD-ROM
for your convenience.
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E A S Y P E R S O N A L W E B P A G E
=============================================================
THANK YOU FOR BUYING THIS CD-ROM.
This CD-ROM includes the latest collections of internet utilities,
HTML authoring and related programs in the market. It has
over 500Mb of materials and over 8000 files! If you download
the programs from the internet, it may take you up to 2 weeks
to search and download. If you buy these programs by paying
for books with CD-ROM, it will costs you about US$700 to get
the collection.
Over 95% of the programs on this CD-ROM are unzipped for your
convenience. You can run or install the programs directly from
the CD-ROM without the cumbersome unzipping process.
Due to the diversity of programs and the complexity of these
topics, it is difficult to write a front-end that will take
care of everything. We have settled on a combination of a
DOS and Windows-based viewer and program launcher for this CD.
The idea is to let you to view the documentation on the program,
if you like it, you simply copy it to your hard disk, or launch
the program, or do nothing.
We have tried our best to let you test-run programs directly
from the the CD-ROM without hard disk installation. Some
programs run fine on CD-ROM as long as NO new data are added
or created. You will get an error message when trying
to save new data onto the CD-ROM (a read-only media). This
problem will go away when the program is installed into
your hard disk.
We have made your test-run as easy as possible and have
automated most hard disk installation and deletion process.
We hope you will like this feature.
For your convenience, you may want to print out the "TABLE OF
CONENTS", so that you have an idea of what is available.
After you have copied the programs to your hard disk, you
may want to exit the viewer, or if under WIN'95, simply run
the loader program of your choice to try the new programs.
P.I.E. CD Director, the program viewer and launcher, is special
written for this CD-ROM. It is easy to use and powerful.
P.I.E. CD Director will run on both Windows 3.1x and WINDOWS '95.
It will run automatically if your system has Win'95 installed.
Depends on your system, you may need at least 580K RAM
to run the P.I.E. CD Director under the main menu. If
you get "insufficient memory" message, simply get out
of Windows and the main menu.
Then type: EASY <ENTER>
to run the P.I.E. CD Director from Windows.
See TROUBLE-SHOOTING section for more help if you still
have problems.
No installation is needed if you use our Windows-based file
viewer. It also does not install any icon or program group in
your Windows desktop either. Most people like this low profile
feature. You may, however, install a program group in your Windows.
P.I.E. CD Director lets you see any text file (.DOC, .TXT,
or .ASC) and ZIP file. It lets you unzip file to the directory
of your choice. (NOTE: Most programs are unzipped for your
convenience). Please use WINDOWS "RUN" command to read
.WRI and .HLP files.
To start browsing, simply click on the any directory that you
want to examine. Then you will see a list of sub-directories.
Click on any subdirectory will give you a list of file names.
Click on any text or document file for descriptions of the programs.
A good place to start is to click on the .DIZ file if available.
.DIZ file lists a concise description of the program. Click on
any .EXE or .BAT file will test run the program. Click on any
.ZIP file will let you "see" inside the content of the compressed
file. You can also unzip the ZIP file to your hard drive by
clicking on the copy to hard disk button.
Some programs may not run if its files has an "R" attribute,
especially the data files that most family tree programs create.
You will have "path/access error" if your data files are flagged
with the "R" attribute.
ALL files on CD-ROM is flagged "R" to prevent your PC from
writing on the CD-ROM. This "R" attribute will stay with the
file even though you copy the file into your hard disk.
To remove this attribute, log into the subdirectory and
type: ATTRIB *.* -r < ENTER >
If you miss this step, you may get "path/file access" errors.
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INSTALLATION
==============
We assume Windows is in your DOS path and that you will use
P.I.E. File Viewer.
Simply type GO after logging on your CD-ROM drive to launch
the installation menu.
If you want to by-pass the installation menu. Simply do the
following:
If you use Windows '95, no installation is need, the CD will
launch the P.I.E. CD Director automatically.
If you use Windows 3.1x, please do the followings:
1. If you are outside WINDOWS, simply type:
D:\EPW <ENTER> for the default P.I.E. CD Director
-- where "D" is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
2. If you are inside WINDOWS, click on FILE, then RUN, then type:
D:\EASY then click "OK"
-- where "D" is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
3. If you have logged in the CD-ROM drive and have NOT logged in
WINDOWS, simply type:
EPW <ENTER>
================================
HOW TO USE P.I.E. CD Director
================================
The following steps for operating the P.I.E. CD Director are
suggestions only. You can develop your own ways.
We have installed two versions of P.I.E. CD Director. The first version
is totally controlled by the user on which file to browse. The
automatic version will show the files that matches certain
characteristics like .DIZ, .DOC, READ.ME and show the content
automatically. The auto version is ideal for beginners.
After loading P.I.E. CD Director, Click on any sub-directory,
you may see another list of sub-directories. Click on any
one of the directory will show you another list of sub-directories
or a list of file names.
To get an idea of the contents of the program, search for
files with the following extensions:
FILENAME.TXT
FILENAME.DOC
FILENAME.MAN
FILE.DIZ (the first one to "click" if available)
README.DOC
README.1ST
READ.ME
MANUAL.DOC
MANUAL.TXT
You should get information on how to use or launch the program.
P.I.E. CD Director lets you print out any text file on the screen.
You may also click on the "FULL SCREEN VIEW" button if you want
to read the text file in page-mode.
To launch or test-run a program, look for files with the
following extensions and double-click the file.
FILENAME.BAT (batch file)
FILENAME.EXE (executable files)
FILENAME.COM (compiled file, executable)
Some programs, especially the ones that write temporary files,
scores, or records, will not run from the CD-ROM (read-only media).
Your computer may freeze, hangs, or gives out error messages
like "path not found" or "I/O errors". Simply copy programs to
your hard disk and re-run program. Refer to TROUBLE-SHOOTING
section if you have more questions.
To look at the contents of a ZIP file (compressed file), simply
click on it and a Windows of its file list pops up. You can
view any text files with CW File Viewer. But you cannot
launch any programs since they have not yet been decompressed.
You can copy the directory to hard disk and launch program
from there.
To switch to different directory, simply click on any directory
that you want to see on the directory tree. Then click on
any files that you want to see or launch.
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SHAREWARE
==========
Some of the programs on this CD-ROM are SHAREWARE, meaning that
you are required to register or pay for a program after a trial
period of 7- 45 days (varies from publisher to publisher).
Upon registration, you may get printed manuals, updated versions
and technical support. Shareware is different from commercial
software ONLY in the distribution method. Shareware authors
get paid ONLY when you register. They do not get compensation
from the price that you paid for this CD-ROM, which only covers
distribution and manufacturing costs. Please register your
program if you use it beyond the trial period.
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FREEWARE AND PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE
=====================================
Some programs in this CD-ROM are FREEWARE or PUBLIC DOMAIN software,
meaning that you could use it in whatever manner you want without
compensating the original author. The authors of freeware and
public domain software normally retain the copyright of the programs.
THIS CD-ROM IS TESTED WITH MCAFEE'S VIRUSES DETECTION PROGRAM
"SCAN" AND HAS FOUND NO VIRUS.
P.I.E. CD Director is copyrighted by P.I.E. and is NOT shareware.
"Windows", "Windows '95" and "Windows NT" are registrated
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All Trademarks recognized and are the properties of its
copyright holders.
(C) Copyright 1996-97, P.I.E.