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- SETUP.TXT: Defect Control System for Windows
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-
- Table of Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. General Setup Notes
- 2.1. Use of DOS APPEND
- 2.2. Use of TSR's
- 2.3. File Access Problems
- 3. Upgrading from Previous Versions of DCS
- 4. Changing from a Single Workstation to Network Installation
- 5. Changing Your Network Configuration
- 6. Setup Error Messages
- 7. Uninstalling DCS
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-
- 1. Introduction
-
- This file contains information about problems that may occur while
- running DCS Setup and describes problems that can occur when using
- terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs or drivers with DCS Setup.
- If you are using a TSR or if you encounter problems installing DCS,
- read this document before running Setup again.
-
- Information specific to installing Defect Control System on various
- network operating systems is available in the NETWORKS.TXT file on
- Disk 1 of the DCS installation disks.
-
-
- 2. General Setup Notes
-
- 2.1. Use of DOS APPEND
-
- Do not use the DOS APPEND utility with Windows. It prevents Windows
- and Windows-based applications from creating valid Well-Formed-Path
- (WFP) names for the files they are using. (A WFP is the complete name
- of a file, including the drive letter and full path specification,
- starting from the root directory.)
-
- If you receive an "Unable to copy or decompress file" message while
- running DCS Setup, this could be the cause.
-
- 2.2. Use of TSR's
-
- As discussed in the Windows SETUP.TXT (located in your Windows
- directory), many terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) programs and
- drivers can cause problems when running Windows and Windows
- applications. If you experience unexpected errors while installing or
- running Defect Control System, try removing unnecessary TSR programs
- from your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
-
- 2.3. File Access Problems
-
- The most likely cause of error messages such as "Unable to create
- file", "Unable to delete file", or "Unable to write file" are a lack
- of appropriate network permissions in the destination directory or
- files in the destination directory being marked as read-only. These
- messages usually only happen when you are updating an existing DCS
- installation.
-
- If you are installing to a network file server, ensure that you have
- the proper permissions in the destination directory. You need
- permission to create files, create directories, write files, and
- delete files.
-
- Also, ensure that no files in the DCS installation directory are
- marked as read-only. Use the DOS ATTRIB command to view or change
- file attributes.
-
-
- 3. Upgrading from Previous Versions of DCS
-
- DCS Setup is capable of creating a new installation of DCS, or
- upgrading a previous installation to Version 1.2. You will be prompted
- with the option to update or reinstall. Please ensure all users are
- logged out of DCS before running Setup.
-
- If you choose update, Setup will only copy new executable files and
- help files.
-
- If you choose the reinstall option, Setup will copy the complete set of
- files. You will be prompted before your existing database project
- files will be overwritten. However, you should note that reinstall
- always copies over the database files in the CLONE directory. If you
- have followed the procedure to create a template database outlined in
- the Administrator's Reference, you should not use reinstall.
-
-
- 4. Changing from a Single Workstation to Network Installation
-
- If you own a multi-workstation license of DCS and would like to upgrade
- an existing DCS 1.0 or 1.1 Single Workstation installation to make it
- network aware, follow the procedures below. To prevent any risk of
- loss of data, please make a backup before proceeding.
-
- If the Single Workstation installation is on a local disk
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-
- 1) With the Windows File Manager (or DOS XCOPY), move the
- entire DCS directory (and all subdirectories) to the
- desired location on your network file server.
-
- 2) If you have followed the "Creating a Template Database"
- procedure outlined in the Administrator's Reference,
- save the contents of the ...\DCS\CLONE directory to
- a temporary directory.
-
- 3) Delete the DCS.INI file located in your Windows directory.
-
- 4) Run DCS Setup. When prompted for the destination directory,
- specify the location on your network file server that you
- created in Step 1.
-
- 5) Setup will prompt you before overwriting any project databases.
- To retain your existing databases, be sure to answer "No" to
- these questions.
-
- 6) If Step 2) applied to you, copy the saved files back to
- the ...\DCS\CLONE directory.
-
- If the Single Workstation installation is already on a network server
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-
- 1) Run DCS Setup. Select "Update Existing Installation".
-
- 2) When asked if you wish to keep your existing configuration,
- answer "No". Setup will then let you select a network
- configuration. Choose the server configuration that matches
- your environment.
-
-
- 5. Changing Your Network Configuration
-
- You may change the network configuration which you originally specified
- to DCS Setup using the following procedure:
-
- 1) Run Setup from the DCS installation disks
- 2) Setup should recognize the existing installation and prompt
- you to update or reinstall. Choose "Update Existing
- Installation".
- 3) Setup will ask you if you wish to keep your existing network
- configuration. Answer "No".
- 4) Follow the instructions on the screen to specify a
- different network configuration.
-
-
- 6. Setup Error Messages
-
- DCS database drive is invalid
-
- DCS found an existing reference to a database directory, but the drive
- was not mounted. Mount the drive.
-
- DCS help drive is invalid
-
- DCS found an existing reference to a database directory, but the drive
- was not mounted. Mount the drive.
-
- Directory DirectoryName missing files
- Directory DirectoryName not defined in DCS.INI
- Entry EntryName not defined in DCS.INI or DCSSYS.INI
-
- The DCS.INI or DCSSYS.INI file has been edited or corrupted. Use
- the following procedure to recover:
-
- 1) Backup your current installation
- 2) Delete DCS.INI located in your Windows directory
- 3) Reinstall specifying the existing installation directory as
- the target directory. You will be prompted with the message:
-
- Setup has detected an existing project:
-
- "Old Project Name"
-
- Replacing this project with:
-
- "New Project Name"
-
- will destroy the existing project's data.
- Do you wish to replace the database?
-
- You should answer "No" if you wish to retain your existing
- project data.
-
- Insufficient disk space on drive x:
-
- Choose another target disk or cancel the installation and remove files
- from your disk.
-
- Target location cannot be the same as source
-
- DCS cannot install on top of itself. Choose another target directory.
-
- Unable to copy or decompress file: filename
- Unable to create directory: DirectoryName
- Unable to delete file: filename
- Unable to mark file attribute: filename
- Unable to write DCSSYS.INI or DCS.INI
- Unable to write project name file
-
- Indicates that a file or directory which is part of the DCS
- installation could not be copied, written, deleted, created, or
- marked with an attribute. Check the following:
-
- 1) If you are in a network environment, make sure you have the
- necessary permissions to copy and create files.
- 2) Ensure you are not running the DOS APPEND command.
- 3) Make sure the destination directory has no read-only files.
-
-
- 7. Uninstalling DCS
-
- Make a backup of your DCS directory, including all subdirectories.
-
- Use the Windows File Manager to delete the DCS directory, including
- all subdirectories.
-
- Finally, delete the DCS.INI file located in your Windows directory.