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- #1-PC Diagnostics Company, the ESD
- Division of Windsor Technologies, Inc.
- 130 Alto Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
- phn 415-456-2200 ~ fax 415-456-2244
- http://www.tufftest.com/54 03251
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-
- Dear PC User,
-
- Thank you for downloading #1-TuffTEST-Lite, our
- FREE PC Diagnostic Software product. Once made,
- the #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program Diskette is
- self-booting with its own proprietary operating
- system. #1-TuffTEST-Lite is very unique in that
- it will "automatically" boot and rigorously
- test your PC's basic hardware in only 10-15
- minutes.
-
- It is strongly recommended that you read the
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS shown below before
- you attempt to install it. Also see the
- "whatsnew.txt" file for a review of the new
- features, enhancements and fixes since the last
- release.
-
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite is the FREEWARE version of our
- #1-TuffTEST PC Diagnostic product. There are
- absolutely no time limits, restrictions or
- limitations on its use or distribution.
-
-
- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
-
- Step 1.
- VERY IMPORTANT: Before installing
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite:
-
- o ALL other open applications and programs
- running in the background MUST be closed. This
- especially applies to anti-virus and system
- protection programs. If this is not possible,
- boot your PC into SAFE MODE and run the
- installation file.
-
- o ALL BIOS-based anti-virus and system
- protection functions MUST be disabled.
-
- o If you are using Windows NT, 2000 or XP you
- must first log on with "Full Administrator
- Privileges".
-
- Step 2.
- TO INSTALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THIS DISC,
- PLEASE GO TO START, RUN AND TYPE D:\Driverwizard\ttlsetup.exe
- WHERE D IS THE LETTER ASSIGNED TO THE RELEVANT DRIVE ON YOUR PC
-
- Check the file name and size of the
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Installation Wizard. The file
- name should be "ttlsetup.exe" and the file size
- should be 317,044 bytes. If for any
- reason you need to download ttlsetup.exe again,
- you can download it at no charge from:
-
- http://www.tufftest.com/tt01-lite-dwnld.htm
-
- Step 3.
- The #1-TuffTEST-Lite Installation Wizard,
- ttlsetup.exe, is a self-extracting Windows
- program that you "run" under Windows 3.1x,
- Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT,
- Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
-
- Step 4.
- The Installation Wizard creates a Program Group
- with 2 icons. One icon, the Make
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette Wizard, is for making
- a self-booting #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program
- Diskette whenever needed. And the other icon,
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite USE INSTRUCTIONS, is for
- viewing and/or printing the #1-TuffTEST-Lite
- Use Instructions file (1ttlread.wri). The
- default directory is C:\Program Files\TT-Lite.
-
- Step 5.
- During operation the Make #1-TuffTEST-Lite
- Diskette Wizard will automatically open a DOS
- Window, create the #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program
- Diskette and then automatically return to the
- Make #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette Wizard.
- Therefore, it is very important that your
- operating system is configured to allow running
- a DOS program under Windows.
-
- NOTE 1 - This is the default Windows setup,
- however, some Windows NT, 2000 and XP setups do
- not allow writing to a diskette and/or shelling
- to DOS. If this is the case with your operating
- system, you must log in with full
- "Administrator Privileges" prior to running the
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Installation Wizard. If this
- is not possible, you can put the
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Installation Wizard,
- ttlsetup.exe, on a floppy diskette and make
- your #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program Diskette on
- another PC running Windows.
-
- NOTE 2 - The Make #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette
- Wizard will not run properly on systems that
- are using "alternative" autoexec.bat and/or
- config.sys files. These files may have been
- modified (by the user or a program) to run
- something like 4-DOS over MS-DOS or to
- accommodate running DOS games/programs that
- can't run under Windows in a DOS window. In the
- latter case, Windows will not let you run a DOS
- program under Windows. It will put up a dialog
- box asking you if you want to re-start your
- system in DOS mode. If you answer yes, all
- Windows programs, including our Windows-based
- installer, are shut down and the system is
- re-started in DOS mode. You can then run your
- DOS game/program under DOS. In order to run the
- Make #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette Wizard you will
- need to use the standard autoexec.bat and
- config.sys files or use another PC.
-
- Note 3 - Some DOS game installation programs
- will create a "command.pif" file that will
- re-start your PC in DOS mode whenever you try
- to run a DOS program. In order to run the Make
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette Wizard you will need
- to temporarily re-name this file.
-
- Step 6.
- The #1-TuffTEST-Lite format and file structure
- is not compatible with commercial operating
- systems (DOS, Windows, UNIX, etc.). Thus
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite's files cannot be "seen" by
- these operating systems. So do not attempt to
- do native operating system commands such as
- "DIR" on them as you MAY DAMAGE the newly
- created #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program Diskette.
-
- Step 7.
- The ONLY way to determine if you have
- successfully created your #1-TuffTEST-Lite
- Program Diskette is to try to use it as
- described in step 8.
-
- Step 8.
- To test your newly created #1-TuffTEST-Lite
- Program Diskette, close all open programs, shut
- down Windows, turn off the PC, insert the
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program Diskette into Drive A,
- and then turn on the PC. #1-TuffTEST-Lite will
- boot the PC and display its Main Menu in 30-90
- seconds.
-
- Step 9.
- Make sure the "Boot Order" for the target PC is
- set at "A, C" in CMOS Setup. If the
- configuration is "C, A" the PC will ignore the
- #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program Diskette in Drive A
- and boot from Drive C.
-
- Step 10.
- Click on the "Make #1-TuffTEST-Lite Diskette"
- Icon to make a #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program
- Diskette whenever needed. If the image write
- fails make sure you are using a "good" blank
- DOS formatted diskette that is "not"
- write-protected.
-
- Step 11.
- Finally, if all efforts fail, try creating your
- Program Diskette in SAFE MODE. If that also
- fails, you can put the #1-TuffTEST-Lite
- Installation Wizard, ttlsetup.exe, on a floppy
- diskette and make your #1-TuffTEST-Lite Program
- Diskette on another PC running Windows.
-
-
- TO INSTALL THE SOFTWARE FROM THIS DISC,
- PLEASE GO TO START, RUN AND TYPE D:\Driverwizard\ttlsetup.exe
- WHERE D IS THE LETTER ASSIGNED TO THE RELEVANT DRIVE ON YOUR PC