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- This file contains information on installing and using the 640 Meg
- Shareware Studio CD ROM.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
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- 1. Insert the Shareware Studio disc in your CD ROM drive.
- 2. Type X:\INSTALL <enter> (where X is your CD ROM drive letter).
- 3. You're now in the installation program. Answer each question. Hit F1
- for online help. When completed, and you're prompted to do so, hit
- control-enter. The installation is now complete.
-
-
- INSTALLATION EXAMPLE
- ────────────────────
- 1. If your CD ROM drive is E: and your hard drive is C:, type:
- E:\INSTALL <enter>
- 2. Sample answers to INSTALL.EXE's questions:
-
- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ What drive letter is your CD-ROM player? E │
- │ │
- │ Directory to place configuration and copied files in (must be a │
- │ floppy or hard drive; a maximum of 27K drive space is required)? │
- │ C:\SWSTUDIO │
- │ │
- │ Copy ACCESS.EXE to hard drive for faster access (speeds up all │
- │ functions, requires 450K of hard drive space)? Y (Y/N) │
- │ Copy ACCESS Databases to hard drive for faster access (speeds up │
- │ searching and file table functions, requires 1 Meg)? Y (Y/N) │
- │ │
- │ Directory to place STUDIO.BAT in? (Please ensure that this │
- │ directory is in your path, or that you change to this directory │
- │ before calling the STUDIO.BAT batch file. This must be placed │
- │ on a floppy or hard drive.) │
- │ C:\SWSTUDIO │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- 3. After answering all questions, hit control-enter to complete the
- installation
-
-
- USING THE DISC
- ──────────────
- 1. Run STUDIO.BAT. Read \STUDIO\ACCESS.DOC for additional information.
- On-line help is available at any time by hitting the F1 key.
-
-
- USING THE DISC EXAMPLE
- ─────────────────────-
- For the installation options shown above, type:
-
- 1. C: <enter>
- 2. CD\SWSTUDIO <enter>
- 3. STUDIO <enter>
-
-
- COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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- Question: What is this ZIP stuff?
- Answer : ZIP is the industry standard method for compressing data. ZIP
- compression allows you to take multiple files and compress them
- into a single file - the .ZIP file.
-
-
- Question: How do I install ZIP compression on my computer?
- Answer : You need to install it on your hard drive. Here's how:
- 1. Copy \COMPRESS\PKZ204G.EXE from the CD ROM player to a
- unique directory on your hard drive.
- 2. Change to this new directory.
- 3. Type PKZ204G <enter>.
- 4. Add this new directory to your path by editing your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file and rebooting your computer.
-
-
- Question: How do you create/uncreate .ZIP files?
- Answer : PKZIP.EXE creates .ZIP files. PKUNZIP.EXE uncreates .ZIP files.
- For example, if you type PKZIP NEWZIP.ZIP C:\FILES\*.TXT <enter>,
- all of the .TXT files in the C:\FILES directory would be
- compressed and stored in the file called NEWZIP.ZIP. Typing
- PKUNZIP NEWZIP.ZIP E:\ would extract all of the files contained
- in NEWZIP.ZIP to E:\.
-
- Hint: Typing PKZIP /? or PKUNZIP /? will display help for using
- either of these programs. Read the documentation that comes
- with PKZ204G.EXE for complete information.
-
-
- Question: I want to try one of the shareware programs. What do I do?
- Answer : You need to install the program on your hard drive. To install
- the program you need to:
-
- 1. Copy the program from the CD ROM player to a unique directory
- on your hard drive.
- 2. Change to this new directory.
- 3. Unzip the file by typing PKUNZIP filename.ext <enter>.
- 4. Install/use the program as indicated in the program's
- documentation.
-
- Hint: There are more graceful ways to accomplish the above (such
- as using the control-x option from the main program), but
- this is the basic approach.
-
-
- Question: How do I add the Shareware Studio to my BBS?
- Answer : BBS software packages have unique requirements for using CD ROMs,
- so you'll need to consult your BBS's documentation for specific
- instructions. FILES.BBS description files can be found in each
- directory. Additional file listings can be found in the \TEXT
- directory.
-
-
- Question: My CD ROM player won't access the disc. Is the disc defective?
- Answer : It might be. Check to see if your CD ROM player will read other
- discs. Check the surface of the disc for scratches or debris.
- Check the CD caddy, if you're using one. Check the disc on other
- CD ROM players.
-
-
- Question: How do I add something to my "path"?
- Answer : You can add a directory to your path by editing the PATH line
- in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This file should be located on the
- root directory of your C: drive. To add a directory to your
- path:
- 1. Load your AUTOEXEC.BAT file into an ASCII editor. If you're
- using DOS, type EDIT C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT <enter>.
- 2. Look for the line that begins with "PATH". At the end of this
- line add your directory.
-
- BEFORE: PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS
- AFTER : PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\NEWDIR
-
- 3. Save the file, exit from the editor, and reboot your computer.
- C:\NEWDIR is now in your path.
-
-
- Question: When I try to manually unzip a file on my hard drive, I get an
- error saying, "WARNING! I Don't Know How to Handle: filename(s)".
- What's going on?
- Answer : You're using an old version of PKUNZIP. To remedy the problem,
- replace your existing PKZIP.EXE & PKUNZIP.EXE with the newer and
- more efficient ones found in \COMPRESS\PKZ204G.EXE.
-
-
- Question: How do I reach technical support?
- Answer : Call 305-572-4848, M-F, 9am-5pm EST.
-