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- DODDger Software
- P.O. Box 1319
- Keller, Texas 76244-1319
- DODDger Software BBS: (817) 431-3557 (N81 14.4bps .42bis)
- Voice: (817) 431-3292
-
- Welcome to KNOW YOUR STUFF for Windows!
-
- TOPICS OF THIS FILE:
- -ALL USERS (Includes info about the VBRUN200.DLL file.)
- -USERS USING A SHELL IN WINDOWS OTHER THAN PROGRAM MANAGER
- -NORTON DESKTOP FOR WINDOWS USERS
- -INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-
-
- ALL USERS
- ---------
- ITEM A:
- -The INSTALL DISKETTE must NOT be write protected to install program!
-
- -DO NOT install this program into the same directory as you are
- installing from.
-
- -DO NOT install this program into the root directory of any drive.
- (It must be installed into a subdirectory.)
-
- ITEM B:
- -Know Your Stuff was created with Microsoft's Visual Basic v2.0.
- Therefore, you will need to have a copy of the file named VBRUN200.DLL
- in your \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. (If you check those
- directories you may find it is already there.) Some releases of
- Know Your Stuff come with VBRUN200.DLL and some do not in order to
- make downloading from electronic bulletin boards quicker and in order to
- distribute it on the smallest diskette possible. If you know that you
- already have VBRUN200.DLL in your \WINDOWS or \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
- then skip down to the next item. If you do not have VBRUN200.DLL or you
- are not sure, then:
-
- As just stated, this release of Know Your Stuff may or may
- not have it included. In any case, to find out whether or not
- you need that file, follow the installation instructions below.
- When executing STEP 3 below, if you receive a message that
- specifically says:
-
- FILE ERROR
- CANNOT FIND VBRUN200.DLL
-
- then you do need that file. Usually it can be easily located on
- most any electronic bulletin board, including the DODDger
- Software BBS (phone number is listed above). It can also be
- found on CompuServe in the MSBASIC forum, Library 5. The
- filename to download from Library 5 is VBRUN2.ZIP (220kb).
- When you get VBRUN200.DLL, put it in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
- and try installing again. If you cannot locate a copy of
- VBRUN200.DLL, I will send you the latest unregistered release of
- Know Your Stuff (with VBRUN200.DLL on it and ready to install) for
- $2.50 to cover disk, postage, and handling.
-
- ITEM C:
- -If you receive a message during setup informing you that you must close
- (quit) all programs written is Visual Basic that are currently active,
- then the big question is which program(s) are they. Most likely neither
- you or I know. You will have to start closing programs until you no longer
- receive that message. It is unlikely that any of the programs that came
- with Windows were written in Visual Basic. After quitting all programs
- that were written in Visual Basic then you should no longer receive that
- message. This only happens during setup.
-
- USERS RUNNING A SHELL IN WINDOWS OTHER THAN PROGRAM MANAGER
- -----------------------------------------------------------
- -If you are running any other menu shell besides Program Manager in Windows,
- it will be necessary to have Program Manager running (loaded) BEFORE
- installation. (The command to run Program Manager is PROGMAN.EXE.)
- Also, at the end of the installation, if are asked whether to LOAD the
- program group from the disk or CREATE a new program group or
- something similar, you must quickly (within a few seconds) select or
- indicate that you want to CREATE the program group. After installation,
- PROGRAM MANAGER should no longer be necessary to run Know Your Stuff.
-
- NORTON DESKTOP FOR WINDOWS USERS
- --------------------------------
- -If you are using Norton Desktop for Windows in lieu of Program Manager,
- then BEFORE you begin installation, you MUST have Program Manager running
- (loaded). To do this select FILE from the Norton Desktop menu (a menu
- will appear). Now select RUN from that menu. A command line input box
- will appear, type in PROGMAN.EXE and press <ENTER>.
- -Also, at the end of the installation, Norton Desktop will ask if you want
- to LOAD the program group from the disk or CREATE a new program group.
- You must quickly (within a few seconds) select CREATE. After installation,
- PROGRAM MANAGER will no longer be necessary to run Know Your Stuff.
-
- KNOW YOUR STUFF for WINDOWS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
- ---------------------------------------------------------
- A) Read this complete file before proceeding. (This step is important!)
-
- B) From Program Manager:
-
- STEP 1: Select FILE from the main menu bar across the top.
- (A menu will appear.)
-
- STEP 2: Select RUN from the menu that appeared.
- (A command line input box will appear.)
-
- STEP 3: Type in the Path (Drive & Directory) where the
- Know Your Stuff installation files are located and
- the filename, SETUP.EXE, and press <ENTER>.
- For example, if installation files are in the root
- directory of diskette A:\, type:
-
- A:\SETUP.EXE <ENTER>
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- |-NOTE: If you receive a message that specifically says: |
- | |
- | FILE ERROR |
- | CANNOT FIND VBRUN200.DLL |
- | |
- | then see the section above under ALL USERS - ITEM B. |
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
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- |-NOTE: If you receive a message that specifically says: |
- | |
- | ERROR: COULD NOT COPY FILE: VBRUN200.DLL > |
- | C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VBRUN200.DLL |
- | |
- | then most likely the problem is: On some systems, when the |
- | VBRUN200.DLL file is already present it will not be allowed |
- | to be overwritten, henceforth the error message. (However, |
- | there could be other unknown reasons for this message!) To |
- | solve this problem, we will not uncompress and copy the |
- | VBRUN200.DL_ file during setup. So, do this: |
- | |
- | A) Log onto the drive and directory containing the |
- | installation files. For example: |
- | |
- | A:\ <ENTER> |
- | |
- | B) Copy the SETUP.NVB file as SETUP.LST. For example: |
- | |
- | COPY SETUP.NVB SETUP.LST <ENTER> |
- | |
- | C) Go to STEP 1 |
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-
- STEP 4: When the installation is finished, you should find a program
- group with a Know Your Stuff icon. Double click on that
- icon to run Know Your Stuff.
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------------
- If you encounter any installation problems, please call.
- (If you call, please be at your computer.)
-
- Roger Dodd
- President, DODDger Software
-
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- Microsoft, Windows, & Visual Basic are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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- Norton Desktop is a trademark of Symantec.
- Know Your Stuff & DODDger Software are trademarks of DODDger Software.
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