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CHIEF'S INSTALLER PRO FOR WINDOWS v1.70
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(c) 1994-1995, Dr. Abimbola A. Olowofoyeku (The African Chief)
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Files in the package
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1. INSTALL.EXE (Chief's Installer Pro main executable)
2. UNINSTAL.EXE (Chief's Windows UNinstaller)
3. WINSTALP.DLL (Binary for the "banner" routines)
4. CTL3DV2.DLL (OPTIONAL DLL for 3D dialogs)
5. CHIEF.HLP (Help file for Chief's Installer)
6. CHIEF.WRI (Straight dump of CHIEF.HLP in MS-Write format)
7. README.TXT (This file)
8. SETUP.EXE (OPTIONAL small loader for INSTALL.EXE)
9. WINSTALL.ZIP (contains resource script for WINSTALL.DLL, and
(a number of precompiled language DLLs)
10. UNINST.ZIP (contains resource script for UNINST.DLL, and
(an English version of the DLL)
11. WINSTALL.HLP (sample help file for the installer)
12. WINSTALC.DLL (sample ICONS DLL for the installer)
13. AUTOCALC.EXE (utility to calculate required disk space)
14. AUTOCALC.TXT (documentation for AUTOCALC.EXE)
15. SHOWLOG.EXE (DOS utility to show contents of LOG file)
16. SHOWLOG.TXT (documentation for SHOWLOG.EXE)
17. SAMPLExx.INF (sample INF files for WINSTALL.INF)
18. TEMPLATE.INF (template for new INF files)
19. FILE_ID.DIZ (ID file for BBS SYSOPS)
20. REGISTER.TXT (Registration information)
21. ORDER.FRM (Order form)
What is CHIEF'S INSTALLER PRO?
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Chief's Installer Pro for Windows is a generic program for installation
of Windows applications.
Install is an "off-the-shelf" installation suite. The program will
copy files from floppy disks (or a directory on a hard disk) to the
destination directory. If the files are compressed with Microsoft's
COMPRESS.EXE they will be decompressed automatically. In this respect
Install uses the routines in LZEXPAND.DLL. If the files are not
compressed, they will simply be copied.
INSTALLATION
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You can either;
[a] simply copy all the files into a directory,
or
[b] run INSTALL.EXE from Program Manager or File Manager
or
[c] run SETUP.EXE from Program Manager or File Manager
RESTRICTIONS/FEATURES
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1. You can only install into any combination of the following;
(a) ONE destination directory, and up to 45 subdirectories
under it
(b) the Windows directory
(c) the Windows SYSTEM directory
(d) the TEMP directory
2. Only a maximum of 45 installation disks are supported. Install will
prompt for the disks as they are required.
3. Install will optionally offer to put the destination directory
into the "PATH" statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT
4. Install will optionally create a Program Manager group file, and
icons for any supplied file(s) - .EXEs, README files, etc.
5. Install will optionally run any supplied program(s) during the
installation, as part of the installation process.
6. Install will optionally run any supplied program(s) immediately after
the installation is complete
7. The stipulated format of the WINSTALL.INF file must be followed
strictly.
8. Install allows you to supply on-line for the installation.
You have to create a Windows help file called WINSTALL.HLP. This
help file can be accessed by clicking on the "HELP" button. A simple
one is supplied. You can either use that, or create your own.
If no WINSTALL.HLP file is found in the path, then the "HELP"
button is removed from the Install window.
9. Install will check whether there is sufficient space on the target
drive - based on information which you supply as to how much disk
space your application requires.
If you need extra temporary disk space for the installation, Install
can check for this also.
10. Install will make entries in any INI (or other) file(s) specified
by you. Up to 20 entries can be made. Do NOT use this feature to
insert an entry which may already exist - the old entry will be
deleted and replaced by the new one (e.g., do NOT use it for
"DEVICE=" lines in SYSTEM.INI
11. Install provides support for non-English languages - it will look
for a DLL called WINSTALL.DLL in the directory from which INSTALL.EXE
is executed. If this DLL is found, Install will load the string tables
used for messages from it. By the same token, it will look for
UNINST.DLL in the directory from which UNINSTAL.EXE was executed.
12. Install provides support for PARTIAL INSTALLATIONS of program. In this
respect, you can have up to 10 installation options.
13. Install provides support for displaying a "banner" in the background,
and for specifying the text of the banner, the font to use used for it,
the font size, the color of the text, the color of the background, and
a brush to paint the background.
14. Install provides support for displaying a bitmap file, stretched to fill the
screen.
15. Install will optionally check the disks being inserted by the user to verify
that they are the correct ones.
16. Install provides an UNINSTALLER, which can be used to uninstall any
program that was installed with Chief's Installer Pro.
17. Chief's Installer Pro will check the target directory for the existence of
any copy of each file being installed, and will prompt the user for
over-write permission.
18. Chief's Installer Pro will check for version information in
existing copies of shared binary files, and for date stamps in
non-shared files.
19. Chief's Installer Pro will use the 3D dialog effects in CTL3DV2.DLL
if a copy of that file is found. If CTL3DV2.DLL is not found, then
the program will use standard Windows dialogs (the absence of the file
will NOT cause an error).
20. Chief's Installer Pro provides support for restarting Windows if any
active shared file was overwritten. A dialog asking for confirmation
appears automatically if any active shared file was overwritten during
the installation. The text on this dialog can be changed by the
$RESTARTWIN-MESSAGE reserved word.
21. Chief's Installer Pro provides support for displaying a README file to
the user when the installer is executed. The README file should be a
plain ASCII file not bigger than 16kb. The file should be called
WINSTALL.TXT. You can cause the contents of the file to be displayed
automatically by setting $AUTO-CLICK-BUTTON to 4 (otherwise the user
will have to click on the "readme" button to display the text. If the
file WINSTALL.TXT is not found, then the "readme" button will be removed
at run time.
22. Chief's Installer Pro provides support for making entries into the the
Registration Database, by the reserved word $REG-DATA.
23. Chief's Installer Pro provides limited support for the installation
of TrueType fonts.
24. Chief's Installer Pro will recursively create subdirectories under
the directory tree of the target directory.
LICENSE
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CHIEF'S Installer Pro IS *NOT* FREE SOFTWARE.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Chief's Installer Pro is released as SHAREWARE. This means that you may
use it, and/or supply it as the installation routine for any of your
applications, as long as;
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[1] You PAY THE REQUIRED REGISTRATION FEE
AND,
[2] My name does NOT appear ANYWHERE in your application's
documentation - I am not interested in answering any questions
from any of your customers.
The REGISTRATION FEE is £20 (U.K. Sterling); or $29 (US); or
equivalent.
SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION
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You may distribute the package freely to FTP sites, Bulletin
Boards, Shareware/Freeware/Public Domain archives, CD-ROMS, Magazine
Cover Disks and CD-ROMS, etc. Shareware disk vendors also may also
freely freely distribute the package.
Distribution of the package in any form (other than as the installation
program for your Windows applications), is subject to ALL the
following conditions;
[1] ALL the files which I have supplied must be included,
and
[2] NO ATTEMPT must be made to modify or alter ANYTHING in any of
the files,
and
[3] You must not charge ANYTHING for distributing this package (disk
vendors may charge a reasonable fee, not exceeding $5 (US) for
media and duplication).
Please note the disclaimers below.
DISCLAIMER
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I do NOT warantee ANYTHING concerning any of the programs or files
which make up "Chief's Installer Pro for Windows". I accept NO
RESPONSIBILITY for ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE of ANY kind, including, but
not limited to, losses of a physical, mental, social, financial,
marital, or of whatever nature, resulting from the use, or the
purported use of Chief's Installer Pro for Windows", or any of the
files in the package, for any purpose whatsoever. I do not even
warantee that the programs will not kill you.
You use Chief's Installer Pro for Windows ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK,
and you supply it to your customers, friends, family, acquaintances,
or enemies, ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
If these terms are not acceptable to you, then please DELETE all
the files from your disks IMMEDIATELY AND PERMANENTLY.
Contact address:
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Dr. Abimbola Olowofoyeku
c/o John Barton
57 Baddeley Green Lane
Baddeley Green
Stoke on Trent
Staffs, ST2 7JL
ENGLAND.
Email: laa12@keele.ac.uk
chief@mep.com
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Dr. A. Olowofoyeku
February 1995
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