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Installing HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version
**********************************************
Welcome to HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version. This
document has information on:
- System requirements
- Installing HoTMetaL PRO
- Un-installing and re-installing HoTMetaL PRO
- Possible installation problems
(The file install.htm contains an HTML version of this document.)
After you have installed HoTMetaL PRO, see the file
readme.wri and the HoTMetaL PRO online help for more
product information. You can also consult SoftQuad's online
Support Center, available from http://www.softquad.com/
System requirements
-------------------
HoTMetaL PRO Evaluation runs under Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0.
Your system must have the following, or higher:
- 80486, 33MHz (Pentium recommended)
- 16 MB RAM
- Super VGA display, 256 colors, 640x480 resolution
Installing HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version
----------------------------------------------
There were two options for downloading the HoTMetaL
files over the Web. The steps for installing
the product are different for each option.
Option 1: If you downloaded the product in 2 pieces,
then the files "hm4ev.exe" and "hm4ev.bat" should be
present on your system.
Option 2: If you downloaded the product in 7 pieces,
then the files "hm4ev_1.exe", "hm4ev_2.exe", ..., "hm4ev_6.exe",
and the file "hm4ev_1.bat" should be present on your system.
If you chose Option 1
=====================
1. Using Windows Explorer, create a new, temporary folder
and move the files "hm4ev.exe" and "hm4ev.bat" to this folder.
2. You will need approximately 40 Mb of free disk space
in order to install HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version.
3. Double-click on "hm4ev.bat".
This will extract the HoTMetaL PRO files from the archive that
you downloaded, and will start the HoTMetaL installer.
This step causes an MS-DOS window to be displayed.
4. Follow the instructions given by the installer.
Note: if you already have HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, HoTMetaL Light 3.0,
or HoTMetaL 3.0 Evaluation on your PC, *do not* install
HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation version in the same folder as
any of these products.
5. When the installation is complete and the title bar in
the MS-DOS window indicates "Finished", close the MS-DOS window.
6. You can now delete the files "hm4ev.exe" and "hm4ev.bat",
and the temporary folder and all the files and folders that
it contains. Before you do this, it would be a good idea to
make sure that the main components of HoTMetaL PRO (Editor,
Information Manager, and Site Maker) can be launched successfully.
If you chose Option 2
=====================
If you downloaded 7 files, carry out the following
steps:
1. Using Windows Explorer, create a new, temporary folder
and move the files "hm4ev_1.exe", "hm4ev_2.exe",..., "hm4ev_6.exe",
and the file "hm4ev_1.bat" to this folder.
2. You will need approximately 40 Mb of free disk space
in order to install HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version.
3. From Windows Explorer, double-click on "hm4ev_1.bat".
This will extract the HoTMetaL PRO files from the archives that
you downloaded, and will start the HoTMetaL installer.
This step causes an MS-DOS window to be displayed.
4. Follow the instructions given by the installer.
Note: if you already have HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, HoTMetaL Light 3.0,
or HoTMetaL 3.0 Evaluation on your PC, *do not* install
HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation version in the same folder as
any of these products.
5. When the installation is complete and the title bar in
the MS-DOS window indicates "Finished", close the MS-DOS window.
6. You can now delete the temporary folder and all of the
files and folders it contains. Before you do this, it would
be a good idea to make sure that the main components of
HoTMetaL PRO (Editor, Information Manager, and Site Maker)
can be launched successfully.
Un-installing and re-installing
-------------------------------
To uninstall HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version:
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
3. Choose SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation from the list.
4. Click on Add/Remove.
5. Choose SoftQuad HoTMetaL Site Maker Database Evaluation from the list.
6. Click on Add/Remove.
7. To re-install, follow the installation instructions again.
Possible installation problems
------------------------------
Site Maker installer appears to fail
====================================
Sometimes the installer for SoftQuad Site Maker appears to fail or
terminate abnormally. Each time that we have experienced this,
the Site Maker files have still installed successfully.
Site Maker installation sometimes "hangs"
=========================================
If the Site Maker installation does not terminate within 10 minutes:
1. Interrupt the installation:
a. Type Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
b. Choose HoTMetaL PRO Eval Setup from the task list.
c. Click on End Task.
This will cause all files installed so far to be un-installed.
2. Re-run the installer by running setup.exe.
3. At a certain point in the installation you will see
a dialog box with the following prompt:
"Setup will now invoke the Site Maker Installer
to install the Site Maker - this is required for proper
functioning of the Information Manager.
Please install the Site Maker now."
When you see this message, click on the No button.
The HoTMetaL installation will continue to completion.
4. Using Windows Explorer, go to the "sitemake" folder
(located in the folder containing the files that you downloaded),
5. Double-click on setup.exe in that folder to install the Site Maker.
If you need more information, see SoftQuad's Support Center,
available from http://www.softquad.com/
Installer fails on NT systems without 16-bit support
====================================================
If your PC is running Windows NT and 16-bit support has
been removed, the HoTMetaL PRO installation program setup.exe
will not run. In this case, see SoftQuad's Support Center
(available from http://www.softquad.com) for an alternative installer.
Installer sometimes fails to register DLLs and OCXs
===================================================
If the HoTMetaL installer gives you an error message indicating that
it did not register the required DLL and OCX files, you can complete
this step by running a script, as explained here:
- Copy the file fixocx.bat, located in the folder
containing the files that you downloaded,
to your Windows system folder (usually windows\system)
- Choose MS-DOS Prompt from the Programs menu
- Change directory to the system folder
- Run the script by typing fixocx.bat
- If any errors occur, open the script file with a text editor,
identify the lines that caused the errors (just look for
the OCX or DLL name that appeared in the error
message), and enter each of those lines individually at the
MS-DOS prompt.
Copyright 1997 SoftQuad Inc.
@(#)install.txt 1.8X 97/10/29