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║ FileStar/2
║ Version 2.10.03
║ Level 2000027
║
║ Sierra HyperStar Software, LLC
║ 1427 Dominion St
║ Dallas, TX 75208-2506
║ Phone: (214) 946-7640 Fax: (214) 946-7640
║ Internet: www.filestar.com
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_________________________________________________________________
INSTALLSTAR
Version 2.1 of FileStar/2 has a new installation program,
InstallStar by Sierra HyperStar Software (SHSINST.EXE). It is a
derivitive of the previous GTINST by GammaTech, Inc. When
compared to GTINST, InstallStar has a new user interface as well
as new capabilities to deregister classes and close open windows
that may interfere with a normal installation.
When applying a FileStar/2 version 2.1 CSD over version 2.0, you
must use SHSINST.EXE. The older GTINST.EXE will not apply CSDs
with a minor version change.
_________________________________________________________________
CSD FILES
When you download the CSD from an Internet server, you will have
one file named F2100027.EXE. This is a self-extracting executable
zip file which contains:
F2100027.CSD - Compressed distribution file
SHSINST.EXE - SHS InstallStar installation program
SHSINST.HLP - Installation program help file
SHSINST.INF - Installation program information file
CSD_INST.TXT - This file. -
F21 is major/minor version, 00027 is last 5 digits of level.
where 00 is the last two digits of the year and 027 is the
Julian date of the distribution.
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CSD INSTALLATION
This CSD should be applied in the existing FILESTAR directory
(target directory) to preserve your existing setup. If applied
over version 2.0, the installation program (InstallStar)
refreshes all the original distribution files and creates
sub-directories named INFOZIP and INSTALL to hold the appropriate
files. After copying files to these directories, InstallStar then
deletes the old files of the same name from the FileStar/2
directory. It creates a new WPS Desktop folder named 'FS 2.1'.
You cannot install this CSD if FileStar/2 is running from the
target directory. You may install to a different directory if
desired and the FILESTAR.INI file may then be copied to that
directory to preserve existing settings. You will be prompted to
close all FileStar/2 windows if necessary and there may be
install errors that stop the installation if there are sharing
violations. You can prevent such an interruption by closing all
FileStar/2 related windows and dialogs before starting
installation.
*********************** PLEASE NOTE! ****************************
Make sure that all of the files in the FileStar/2 target
directory have the RO attribute set OFF. Some of the previous
CSDs set the BPMCC.DLL file to readonly (R).
*****************************************************************
To install a CSD, perform the following steps:
1. Copy the self-extracting CSD installation file F2100027.EXE
to a temporary directory or the directory in which you intend
to install the program and run it to extract the files.
2. You may start the install program, SHSINST.EXE, with or
without the compressed file as a parameter. The F2100027.CSD
file is the compressed file that contains all other files and
installation definitions.
(a) If you start the installation program with a command of
'SHSINST X:\FILESTAR\F2100027.CSD' you will bypass the Source
Directory dialog. Note that the full path to the CSD file is
required.
(b) If you start with 'SHSINST' the Source Directory dialog
will appear. Press the browse button and find and double
click the F2100027.CSD file. This will complete the source
path in the dialog.
NOTE:
Some users are failing to add the CSD filename to the source
path. There may be more than one CSD located in the source
directory and the user is responsible for selecting the CSD
file to install.
3. Press the 'License' button (required to enable the Install
button) and read the License. When finished with reading the
licence, you may read the README.TXT file by pressing the
'Readme' button.
4. Press the 'Install' button to start the installation. A
Target Directory dialog will appear. The Target Directory
dialog entry field should be displaying the current FileStar
directory if it is found in the config.sys path statement.
Otherwise it will be displaying the current directory. If the
target directory is not set to the FileStar directory, manually
change the drive/directory to the FileStar directory or use the
Browse button to find and select the target directory. Press Ok
to accept the target directory as entered and the extraction of
files will begin.
5. When queried about updating the Desktop, select 'Update'.
To insure that the InstallStar program files (SHSINST.EXE,
SHSINST.HLP and SHSINST.INF) are saved for future use, these
files are copied to the FileStar sub-directory INSTALL during
installation. You may delete these files from the installation
directory (either the temporary or FileStar directory) after
installation is complete. It is also recommended that you keep a
copy of the CSD file in the INSTALL sub-directory.
If you receive a BASE LEVEL INVALID error during installation,
you must reinstall from the original source file(s) and then
apply the CSD. The reason for this is that required data from the
original install is missing in the OS2.INI file.
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INSTALLATION CLEANUP
Some previous installations by GTINST created a BMP sub-directory
and some did not. To create a consistent structure, this
installation creates the directory if it does not exist and
places the *.bmp files that SHS believes are appropriate for
distribution in that directory. If your installation has bitmap
(BMP) files in the main FileStar directory, please either delete
these files or move them to the BMP directory. The install
program will NOT delete these files from the FileStar directory
since some may be used in the toolbar, in which case the user
will have to modify the toolbar to reflect the directory change.
If the CSD is installed from the FileStar/2 directory, the
install program file (SHSINST.EXE) may be deleted from that
directory after installation - but first check and make sure that
the file is in the INSTALL directory since it may be needed in
the future. You should also save a copy of the CSD file in the
INSTALL directory.