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- Astro-World Installation
-
- INSTALLATION OF THE DISK-VERSION
- ********************************
- To install Astro-World, run windows. It is recommended that no
- other programs (THIS INCLUDES ANY ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE) are running
- while the installation takes place, which is just good practice.
-
- Insert Setup disk #1 into the floppy drive and from the Program
- Manager, click File and then Run. Type A:\Setup (or B:\Setup if
- you using the B: drive). The setup will ask if you wish to
- install the software on C:\ASTRO22E (you can type in the drive and
- directory of your choice here). Click OK and insert disk #2
- when asked to do so.
-
- After installing the program, it is absolutely necessary to
- integrate the Astro-Font into the list of installed fonts:
- It contains the symbols of the Zodiacal Signs and the Planets.
- If you forget to install this font, you'll find ordinary letters
- instead of Planets and Zodiacal Signs on your print-out!
-
-
- INSTALLATION OF THE BBS VERSION
- ********************************
-
- The whole package consists of two disks but will be uploaded as physically
- *ONE* file which contains both ædisksÆ
-
- To install the downloaded image, copy the file into a temporary directory (e.g.: C:\Temp)
- and unpack it with:
-
- PKUNZIP -d -o aw222e.zip
-
- The option "-d" is mandatory to insure that the files are being unpacked to the
- according "disk"-directory.
- After unpacking you should have: C:\Temp\Disk1 and C:\Temp\Disk2
-
- Now you can start the program C:\Temp\Disk1\Setup.EXE from Windows (not out of a DOS-Box!).
-
- If you work with the program WinZip 6.0 from Nico Mac Computing, unpacking is even easier:
- * Open AW222e.zip
- * Click on EXTRACT
- * In the field "Extract To:" enter the directory-name "C:\Temp"
- * Activate (check) the options "Overwrite Existing Files" and "Use Directory Names"
-
-
- INSTALLATION OF THE ASTRO-FONT
- ******************************
- To install the Astro font, proceed as follows: If you are still using
- Windows 3.1, Start the Control Panel out of the Windows Program Manager.
- As Windows 95 user you click on the Start button and choose "Settings"
- and "Control Panel"
-
- 1 Choose the menu-item Fonts
-
- 2 Click the button Add
-
- 3 Choose the file, from the directory in which you have installed
- Astro World (the default is C:\ASTRO22E).
-
- 4 If you have chosen the correct directory, the desired font:
- Astro (TrueType) appears in the upper box under List of fonts.
- Click on Select All and then OK.
-
- 5 The font will be installed and displayed in the font window.
-
- 6 The installation of Astro-Font is complete. Finally, click
- on Close.
-
- That's it! You will find a significant amount of information in
- the Help file (click on Help from within Astro-World). Please
- note that all of the text and Help files are being processed to
- accommodate US-English and will be re-released for version 2.2.
-
- Late notes: Old versions (before Mar 1, 1993) of SMARTDRV.SYS
- default to enable write-cache. This problem is not limited to
- AstroWorld. This can result in ASTRO.INI and database entries
- not being written to the disk properly and a loss of data if
- anything goes wrong. Recommendation: Update SMARTDRV.SYS, or
- disable the Write-cache with the option /X (SMARTDRV.SYS /X).
-
-
- Including additional Databases
-
- In order to integrate additional databases you should proceed
- as follows:
- 1) Put the diskette into floppy-disk drive A:
- 2) Select the menu-item File, then, Include Additional Locations.
- 3) Select the database of locations <FILE.ASC> and confirm your
- selection with OK.
-
- The procedure may take several minutes. In case you are familiar
- with DOS, there is a faster method:
-
- - Copy the file from the diskette into a temporary directory on
- your hard-disk-drive (or better still a RAM-drive if you have
- set one up).
-
- - Select the menu-item Include Additional Locations.
-
- - Now the program will complain about there being no diskette in
- drive A.
-
- - Select Cancel. Now you will be asked for the file-name. Select
- the path and filename on your hard-disk-drive.
-