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ACCESS PACK FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
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Access Pack for Microsoft Windows makes it easier
for you to control the keyboard and mouse when you use
Windows version 3.1.
The Access Pack software is fully compatible with
the standard Windows configurations, and should not
be noticeable by users who do not want to use its
additional features. Therefore, Access Pack can be
installed on any computer for users who require it.
Access Pack consists of three keyboard drivers
and a mouse driver. These drivers replace the standard
Windows drivers for most hardware configurations.
It also includes ACCESS.EXE, a program that controls
the Access functions, and ACCESS.WRI, an online document
that describes Access Pack and explains how to use it.
You can install Access Pack by running the Windows Setup program
from MS-DOS, or you can install the files by hand. For more
information about running maintenance-mode Setup, see Chapter
15, "Maintaining Windows with Setup," in the "Microsoft Windows
User's Guide."
Installing Access Pack using Setup
----------------------------------
Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows version 3.0, you must
install the files by hand. This procedure is described later in
this document.
To install Access Pack
1 Exit Windows to return to the MS-DOS prompt.
2 From your Windows directory, type the following at the
MS-DOS prompt:
setup
3 Move the selection cursor to the Computer setting, and then
press ENTER. (Note the current setting for use in step 6.)
4 Scroll to the bottom of the list and select "Other," and then
press ENTER.
5 When Setup prompts you for the disk containing the
device driver, insert the disk you made during the
downloading procedure, and then press ENTER.
Or type the path of the directory on your hard drive where
you downloaded the Access Pack files, and then press ENTER.
6 From the list, select the setting that most closely matches
your computer type but includes the word (Access)--for example,
if your original setting was "MS-DOS System" select
"MS-DOS System (Access)." Then press ENTER.
If your system is not listed with the word "(Access)",
see "Installing Access Pack by Hand" later in this document.
7 Move the selection cursor to the Mouse setting, and then press
ENTER. (Note the current setting for use in step 8.)
NOTE: You MUST select a Mouse entry that includes the
word (Access) even if you are not using a mouse.
8 From the list, select the setting that most closely matches
your mouse type but includes the word (Access)--for example,
if your original setting was "Microsoft, or IBM PS/2", select
"Microsoft, or IBM PS/2 (Access)". Then press ENTER.
If you do not have a mouse, select "No mouse or other pointing
device (Access)".
If your mouse entry is not listed with the word "(Access)",
see "Installing Access Pack by Hand" later in this
document.
9 Select Complete Changes, and then press ENTER to quit Setup.
10 Start Windows, and then create a program item for the file
ACCESS.EXE.
For more information about creating program items, see Chapter
3, "Program Manager," in the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."
For information about using Access Pack, see the ACCESS.WRI
online document that was copied to your system when the keyboard
and mouse drivers were installed.
After you start Windows, you might want to print the ACCESS.WRI
file by using Windows Write. For more information about printing
documents, see Chapter 9, "Write," in the "Microsoft Windows
User's Guide."
Installing Access Pack by Hand
------------------------------
If you have followed the Setup procedure described previously,
and your system does not match those listed, you may still be able
to install the Access Pack without using Setup.
You do this by using a text editor, such as MS-DOS Editor, to
change the SYSTEM.INI file. The SYSTEM.INI file is located in
your Windows directory. For more information on the format of
the SYSTEM.INI file and how to edit .INI files, see the SYSINI.WRI
file in your Windows directory.
To install Access Pack by hand
1 Exit Windows to return to the MS-DOS prompt.
2 Open the SYSTEM.INI file by using a text editor.
3 Find the section labeled [boot].
4 In the [boot] section, find the entry labeled
"keyboard.drv=".
5 The following entries indicate that you are already running an
older version of the Access Pack keyboard driver:
keyboard.drv=ap-kbd.drv
keyboard.drv=ap-kbdhp.drv
keyboard.drv=ap-kbdol.drv
If the entry in the [boot] section of your SYSTEM.INI file
matches any of these, you need to copy the newer version of
the corresponding .drv file to the Windows SYSTEM directory.
For example, if the Access Pack software is located on a
floppy disk in your A: drive, and your SYSTEM.INI file reads
"keyboard.drv=ap-kbd.drv", and Windows is installed in the
WINDOWS directory on drive C:, then you should type the
following command at the MS-DOS prompt:
copy a:ap-kbd.drv c:\windows\system
The following entries indicate that you are running a keyboard
driver compatible with the corresponding Access keyboard
driver,
If your entry says: change the entry to: and copy file
------------------- -------------------- -------------
keyboard.drv=keyboard.drv keyboard.drv=ap-kbd.drv ap-kbd.drv
keyboard.drv=kbdhp.drv keyboard.drv=ap-kbdhp.drv ap-kbdhp.drv
keyboard.drv=kbdoli.drv keyboard.drv=ap-kbdol.drv ap-kbdol.drv
Instructions for copying the appropriate file to the Windows
SYSTEM directory are explained in the preceding paragraph.
If your entry does not match any of those listed here, then
your computer may not be compatible with the Access Pack
software. Contact your computer manufacturer to find out
if your computer can be used with any of the Access Pack
keyboard drivers.
5. In the [boot] section, find the entry labeled "mouse.drv=".
If the entry says "mouse.drv=ap-mou.drv" then you are already
running an older version of the Access Pack mouse driver. You
need to copy the newer version of the AP-MOU.DRV file to your
Windows SYSTEM directory.
If the entry says "mouse.drv=mouse.drv" then you are running
standard keyboard drivers which can be replaced with the
corresponding Access driver. Copy the file AP-MOU.DRV to your
Windows SYSTEM directory, and edit the entry in SYSTEM.INI
to say "mouse.drv=ap-mou.drv".
If your entry does not match any of those listed here, contact
your mouse manufacturer to find out if your mouse is
compatible with the Microsoft mouse driver, or if the
manufacturer has an Access driver available.
If you cannot install an Access mouse driver, you will not be
able to use the Access Pack's MouseKeys feature or control
the mouse using the SerialKeys feature, but you will still be
able to use the keyboard-related features.
6. Copy the following files from the Access Pack into your
Windows directory:
ACCESS.EXE
ACCESS31.HLP
ACCESSU.DLL
ACCESS.WRI
IBMMKEYS.BMP
SKWIN.BMP
For example, if the Access Pack software is on a floppy disk
in drive A: and Windows is installed in the WINDOWS directory
on drive C:, then you should type the following commands at
the MS-DOS prompt:
copy a:access.exe c:\windows
copy a:access31.hlp c:\windows
copy a:accessu.dll c:\windows
copy a:access.wri c:\windows
copy a:ibmmkeys.bmp c:\windows
copy a:skwin.bmp c:\windows
Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows version 3.0,
you should copy the file ACCESS30.HLP instead of ACCESS31.HLP.
7. Start Windows, and then create a program item for the file
ACCESS.EXE.
For more information about creating program items, see Chapter
3, "Program Manager," in the "Microsoft Windows User's Guide."
For information about using Access Pack, see the ACCESS.WRI
online document that was copied to your system when the keyboard
and mouse drivers were installed.
After you start Windows, you might want to print the ACCESS.WRI
file by using Windows Write. For more information about printing
documents, see Chapter 9, "Write," in the "Microsoft Windows
User's Guide."