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***************************************************************************
I M P O R T A N T
MUFsight "README.TXT" FILE
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This file contains information not included in the manual or help files.
DEMONSTRATION VERSION
---------------------
Welcome. The demo versions of MUFsight has fixed date and sunspot values
but is otherwise fully working.
To install the demonstration, you just need to unzip the distibution file
(if appropriate) and run the INSTALL.EXE program. All the distribution
files will be copied into a directory on your hards disk. Note, no files
will be copied into your Windows directory and your system INI files will
not be edited. This makes removal of the demo simple.
To obtain the full version of the package, contact
Simon Collings, G4SGI
46 St. Michaels Road,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL51 5RR
ENGLAND
E-mail: scollin@sapphire.win-uk.net
COPY PROTECTION (not demo version)
---------------
This software is copy protected using a system which places a token on
your hard disk when you install the program. The program will
only work on the disk you installed it to. There is no dongle or
key-disk, so once installed the program runs completely normally and you
will not be inconvenienced (unlike other schemes). However, you cannot
DISKCOPY the distrubution disk or duplicate it with COPY commands.
Specific points to remember:
1. The distribution disk contains two tokens. This means that you can
install up to two complete copies of the software on separate machines
at once. You cannot transfer the program to another machine without
first moving one of the tokens back onto the original distribution disk
then re-installing. The tokens can easily be moved with the MOVE.EXE
program that is provided. Contact us if you need additional copies of #
the software.
2. You should keep your original disk in a safe place away from strong
magnetic fields, high humidity or other environmental conditions that
could damage it. You will not be able to re-install the software or move
it to another machine without the original distribution disk.
3. Two hidden files are copied to a hidden subdirectory of the target
directory when you install the software. These contain configuration
information for the copy protection scheme and are normal DOS format files.
DO NOT DELETE THESE FILES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If these files are
deleted, your software will not run.
4. If you are using a backup utility, make sure that the two hidden files
are not backed up otherwise, when restored, the copy protection scheme may
not be able to validate the installation and your software will not run.
Most backup utilities do not touch these files because they have the hidden,
system and read-only attributes set. The two copy protection files also do
not have the archive bit set, so you should be able to exclude them from
backups by setting up your backup software to ignore files without an
archive bit. Remember, it is not the backup but the restore that can
cause problems.
5. The /d+ option of the PC-Kwik disk cache software from Multisoft
Corporation is not compatible with the copy protection scheme and should be
temporarily disabled when installing your AOR software or moving the token.
HyperCache also affects the copy protection scheme in the same way because
of non-standard methods of accessing the floppy disk drive. Again, it
should be temporarily disabled, but both caches may be used at other times.
6. The copy protection scheme is compatible with disk drives compressed with
SuperStor, Stacker and DoubleSpace. However, you should temporarily remove
the token from the hard disk when installing one of these compression
utilities because the protection will appear invalid when the drives are
compressed. The disk compression utilities warn you of this in their manuals.
7. The copy protection scheme is known to be compatible with the following
disk defragmenters: Central PointÆs Compress, Digital Research's Diskopt,
Stac's Sdefrag and Microsoft's Defrag.
8. The copy protection scheme is not currently compatible with Windows NT.
9. The copy protection scheme is not compatible with non-standard floppy
disk systems. At present (7/95) this includes the following PCs:
Evesham Vale Voyager laptop
Zeos Pentiums
It is possible to install onto a PC with a non-standard floppy disk (or no
floppy disk) using a networked standard drive. The easiest way to do this
if you do not already have a network is to use the INTERLNK or INTERSVR
utilities supplied with MS-DOS.
10. The copy protection scheme is compatible with Windows 95. However,
you can completely erase your tokens using Explorer to drag and drop the
MUFsight directory onto the Recycle bin. Although the token files are
not deleted, they cannot be restored to their original positions on disk.
EXPLORER DOES NOT GIVE WARNINGS LIKE FILE MANAGER UNDER WINDOWS 3.X!.
Why not visit the G4SGI WWW home page http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~g4sgi/