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- Welcome to
-
- The SoftwareVAULT
- Shareware Collections
-
- from
- American Databankers
- 6506 S. Lewis Suite 250
- Tulsa, OK 74136
-
- 1-918-742-2022
- Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM Central
-
-
- 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS SOFTWAREVAULT CD-ROM
- ========================================================
-
- 1. There are a few ways you can run SoftwareVAULT from either
- the CD-ROM directly or from your hard drive, depending
- on your preferences. Read below to learn your options.
-
- 2. The SoftwareVAULT Librarian is available in both a DOS
- version (SVL.EXE) and a Windows version (SVLWIN.EXE).
- Instructions on how to use these are included below.
-
- 3. This product is a collection of "shareware" programs and
- resources. Please contact the respective authors of each
- program to register your copy and to obtain specific technical
- support for any program.
-
- 4. American Databankers will offer technical support for the
- SoftwareVAULT Librarian program, but is not able to offer
- help with the individual shareware programs included on this
- disc.
-
- Ask your local software dealer for more information about
- other great SoftwareVAULT products.
-
- Enjoy this great library of software and let us know how we
- can better serve your needs and interests in future products!
-
-
-
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- YOUR OPTIONS ON HOW TO RUN SOFTWAREVAULT
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-
- The rich contents of this SoftwareVAULT CD-ROM are accessed by running
- the program called the SoftwareVAULT Librarian, which is available on the
- CD-ROM in both a DOS version (SVL) and a Windows version (SVLWIN). Though
- you can easily run the Librarian directly from the CD-ROM, you may prefer
- to run it from your hard drive. Running the Librarian from your hard drive
- may result in better overall performance and doing so allows you to save
- user-specific configuration data for use in subsequent sessions.
-
- Important notes regarding the SoftwareVAULT Librarian
- -----------------------------------------------------
- You will need at least 5.0 MB of free disk space to install the
- SoftwareVAULT Librarian and its data files to your hard disk.
-
- The DOS version of the Librarian includes certain additional
- features not included in this version of the Windows Librarian.
- Feel free to call us regarding future upgrades to the
- Windows Librarian.
-
-
- INSTRUCTIONS ON RUNNING SOFTWAREVAULT
- Following are instructions on how to run the SoftwareVAULT Librarian...
- ... from the CD-ROM in DOS
- ... from your hard drive in DOS
- ... from the CD-ROM in Windows
- ... from your hard drive in Windows
-
-
- How to run the SoftwareVAULT Librarian from the CD-ROM in DOS:
- ==============================================================
- 1. Log on to the CD-ROM using your CD-ROM's drive letter.
- e.g., from the DOS prompt type E: followed by the <ENTER> key.
-
- 2. From the DOS prompt, type SVL <ENTER>.
-
-
- How to run the SoftwareVAULT Librarian from your hard drive in DOS:
- ===================================================================
- 1. Log on to the CD-ROM as directed above.
-
- 2. From the DOS prompt, type INSTALL <ENTER>.
-
- 3. Follow the instructions given by the INSTALL program.
-
- 4. Once the SoftwareVAULT Librarian files have been installed on
- your hard drive, you can run it by logging to the specified
- hard drive directory and typing SVL <ENTER>.
-
-
- How to run the SoftwareVAULT Librarian from the CD-ROM in Windows:
- ==================================================================
- 1. Run Windows as instructed in the Windows User's Guide.
-
- 2. From the Program Manager, select the Run... option in the File menu.
-
- 3. Using the Browse function, select the CD-ROM drive, select the
- subdirectory "SVL" and the program on the CD-ROM titled
- "SVLWIN.EXE".
-
- 4. To make SVLWIN more readily useable from Windows, select New from the
- File menu, and create a New Program Item for SVLWIN. (Refer to your
- Windows User's Guide for details on how to perform this operation.)
-
-
- How to run the SoftwareVAULT Librarian from your hard drive in Windows:
- =======================================================================
- Note: You will need at least 5.0 MB of free disk space to install the
- SoftwareVAULT Librarian and its data files.
-
- 1. Run Windows as instructed in the Windows User's Guide.
-
- 2. From the Program Manager, select the Run... option in the File menu.
-
- 3. Using the Browse function, select the CD-ROM drive and the program
- on the CD-ROM titled SETUP.EXE.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions given by the SETUP program.
-
- 5. Once the SoftwareVAULT Librarian files have been installed on
- your hard drive, and you have returned to the Program Manager in
- Windows, you can run the Librarian from your hard drive while in
- Windows as described next...
-
- 6. While in the Program Manager, double-click on the "SVL" Program
- Group and then double-click on the "SoftwareVAULT Librarian" icon.
-
- * * * ENJOY! * * *
-
-
- NOTE:
-
- A CD-ROM management door program for bulletin board sysops,
- "ROMDSV", was included as freeware on some earlier production runs
- of The SoftwareVAULT CD-ROMs. It was distributed under license from
- its author, but is no longer being distributed due to a high incidence
- of technical support problems. There are a number of such shareware
- door programs available, and sysops are encouraged to use the one of
- their choice.
-
-
-
- TECHNICAL NOTE:
-
- Under certain network configurations, you may experience a General
- Protection Fault issued by Windows and caused by BWCC.DLL. This fault
- is sometimes caused by reading this text file, closing notepad and
- then clicking on the "GO" button. If this conditions occurs, click on
- the "CLOSE" button. This will cause you to exit the setup program
- and return to the Windows program manager. Rerun "SETUP" from the SVL
- directory on the CD-ROM and click on "GO" without first reading that
- file.
-
-