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QINST.TXT : Copyright 1993 QUART, Inc.
Users' Manual for QINSTALL.EXE -
Installation Utility for QCDRUN (TM) CD-ROM Library
QINSTALL is the Installation Utility for the QCDRUN CD-ROM
Library System for Microsoft Windows. If you copy the distribution
files directly from the floppy diskette onto your hard drive, the
system will not work because the compressed program files will
not have been expanded, the [QCD] section will not have been inserted
into your WIN.INI file, and the data-base files QCD.INI and CDLIST.INI
will not be created. QINSTALL runs ONLY from the distribution floppy
diskette.
All QCDRUN programs automatically locate the main Windows
working directory on your hard drive and search there for .PIF and
.INI files and major Windows operational files. Certain operating
options in QCDRUN rely on the availability of the Windows utilities
WINFILE (File Manager), WRITE, NOTEPAD, and PIFEDIT (the .PIF Editor)
in your main Windows working directory, and will not operate correctly
if these are absent or located elsewhere.
QINSTALL:
- creates a QCDRUN working directory on your hard drive
(default is c:\qcd);
- copies and expands working files from the distribution
floppy diskette into the working directory;
- locates the WIN.INI file in your Windows directory and
adds a [QCD] section to it; and
- creates CD-ROM database files in Windows .INI format -
QCD.INI (in the Windows directory and backed up to the QCDRUN working
directory) and CDLIST.INI (in the QCDRUN working directory).
QINSTALL requires the QCDRUN subroutines QPWA and QPWV for
Registration Password input and verification. QINSTALL shells to
QDOC.EXE to allow you to read and print documentation.
QINSTALL : Initial Operation:
a. From Windows Program Manager menu - select File Run
b. Enter the Command Line d:qinstall, where d is the floppy
drive containing the QCDRUN distribution diskette; press ENTER (from
the keyboard) or click OK (left mouse button)
QINSTALL : General Instructions and Operations
Please be aware:
At any prompt in QINSTALL - Clicking "Cancel" unconditionally
terminates the program.
To accept defaults (when shown in prompts) - press "ENTER"
or click "OK"
To change from defaults - enter from the keyboard, then press
"ENTER" or click "OK"
All mouse operations in QINSTALL use the (standard) left
mouse button.
Any timed Message or Display window (without an "OK" button)
can be closed, allowing the program to continue ahead to the set time
(which is a maximum of 5 seconds), by placing the cursor in the window
and clicking the left mouse button.
Step by step:
a. QINSTALL opens with a copyright notice that clears in 5
seconds.
b. QINSTALL tests for a previous installation of QCDRUN in
WIN.INI. It notifies you if a previous installation is found.
Continuing QINSTALL beyond this point will overwrite the previous
installation information in the [QCD] section of WIN.INI and in
the [main] section of QCD.INI. Unless you choose to install to a
different QCDRUN working directory, continuing will also overwrite
all program and text files.
Continue to install in the face of a previous installation
ONLY if you have backed up QCD.INI and CDMENU.INI to save data on
all CD-ROMs already installed; otherwise click "Cancel", make backups
of the .INI files, and then restart QINSTALL. If you are running
QINSTALL just to insert the Registration Password and remove the
registration messages and use limits from the shareware distribution
of QCDRUN, QCD.EXE contains a simpler, quicker, and safer method
which is preferred. If you choose to continue, QINSTALL next tells
you the path for the previous QCDRUN working directory.
c. QINSTALL then prompts you for:
- The Floppy Drive Source for Installation - the
floppy drive containing the QCD distribution diskette; default is
A; enter as the drive LETTER ONLY (A, NOT A: or A:\);
- The Hard Drive Destination Directory for Files -
the intended QCD working directory on your hard drive; default is
C:\QCD; enter in the form d:\dir; and
- The CD-ROM Drive; no default; enter as the drive
LETTER ONLY.
These entries are critical to the proper installation and
operation of QCDRUN. QINSTALL will not accept blank entries for any
of these, and will prompt for verification of all entries.
d. QINSTALL copies all files from the first distribution diskette
to the QCDRUN working directory. It then searches the QCDRUN working
directory for the compressed file QCDX.EXE, which is on the second
disk for distribution in 360K 5.25 inch format, and on the single
distribution disk in other formats. If it does not find QCDX.EXE,
it prompts you to insert the second distribution diskette into the
floppy drive and copies all files. QINSTALL then expands the two
compressed files QCDD.EXE and QCDX.EXE (LHA self-extracting format).
e. QINSTALL creates the [main] section of the QCD.INI file,
containing the following:
CDD= (CD-ROM drive)
NCD= (# CD-ROMs installed, initially set to 0)
Path= (QCD working directory)
f. QINSTALL backs up your old WIN.INI to WININI.QCD. It then
adds a [QCD] section to the WIN.INI file, containing:
Ix=k (encrypted index number of unregistered uses)
Password= (initially blank - contains password for
registered versions)
g. QINSTALL then prompts you for:
- Your name (first name and surname)
- Company name
h. QINSTALL adds to the [QCD] section of the WIN.INI file:
Name= (your name)
Co= (company name)
QINSTALL will accept blank entries for both name and company
name. Note that the entries here must be identical to the name and
company name used on your Registration Form or your Registration
Password may not be valid. QDOC.EXE prints a Registration Form
incorporating the exact identity information in WIN.INI to avoid
this problem.
i. QINSTALL requests the Registration Password and checks for
validity. Leave blank unless you have requested and received a
Password from QUART, Inc. If you attempt to insert an incorrect or
invalid password, QINSTALL will terminate password entry after 3
unsuccessful attempts. If you have received a password from QUART,
Inc. and cannot enter it successfully, contact QUART, Inc. for
assistance. Successful password entry allows unlimited use of QCDRUN.
j. QINSTALL verifies successful installation and backs up
QCD.INI to the QCD working directory.
k. QINSTALL calls QDOC.EXE to allow you to read or print out
QCDRUN documentation.
l. Because of the risks of intentionally or unintentionally
overwriting .INI files and all files in the working directory, and
to conserve hard drive space, as its final step QINSTALL erases
itself and the compressed program files QCDX.EXE and QCDD.EXE from
the working QCDRUN directory. You may rerun QINSTALL from the
distribution floppy diskettes at any time. BUT - QLIB.EXE performs
all operations necessary for maintaining or editing the CD-ROM
Library after installation, and QCD.EXE contains a safe routine
for entering the Registration Password. The only reasons for rerunning
QINSTALL are file corruption or loss from outside factors (damaged
hard drive, viruses, badly-behaved or incompatible other programs)
or if upgrading to a later version of QCDRUN.
m. QINSTALL does not automatically install the programs as
icons in Program Manager. Your QCDRUN working directory contains
icons (QCD.ICO, QDOC.ICO, and QLIB.ICO) for the QCDRUN files that
operate as standalones - QCD.EXE (the CD-ROM Loader), QDOC.EXE
(the Documentation Utility), and QLIB.EXE (the CD-ROM Library Editor).
Use the File New functions of the Program Manager menu to set up
these programs with their icons. QINSTALL also does NOT modify your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to put your QCDRUN working directory in the DOS
PATH; you may do this with Notepad or any ASCII text editor if you wish.
NOW - QCDRUN IS COMPLETELY INSTALLED!
To run QCD.EXE and load and run any CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive:
Click on the QCD icon in Program Manager OR
Use the File Run function of Program Manager with the Command Line:
d:\dir\qcd - where d:\dir is the QCDRUN working directory.
If you have added the QCDRUN working directory to your DOS PATH, the
Command Line for File Run is : QCD
To run QLIB and add to, edit, or maintain the master CD-ROM Library:
Click on the QLIB icon in Program Manager OR
Use the File Run function of Program Manager with the Command Line:
d:\dir\qlib - where d:\dir is the QCDRUN working directory.
If you have added the QCDRUN working directory to your DOS PATH, the
Command Line for File Run is: QLIB
ENJOY YOUR CD-ROMs!