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- If you are using Microsoft Windows and would like to set up a
- "program group" that will hold the various icons for the DOS versions
- of the CompuServe Information Manager and CompuServe Signup programs,
- follow these instructions:
-
- 1. Make sure that the CompuServe software has already been installed onto
- the hard disk.
-
- NOTE: The install procedure uses the directory "C:\CSERVE\DOSCIM" as
- the default directory. The Windows files that we have provided
- use the same default directory name. If you chose not to use
- this directory during the installation process, you will need
- to modify the various Windows files that we have provided.
- See "MODIFYING WINDOWS FILES" below for details.
-
-
- 2. Get into Windows (usually by entering WIN at the DOS prompt).
-
-
- 3. Select "New" from the "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 4. Select the radio button for "Program Group".
-
-
- 5. Place the cursor in the "Group File" field (use the TAB key to move
- to this field or click on the field with the mouse).
-
-
- 6. Enter "C:\CSERVE\DOSCIM\DOSCIM.GRP" (without the quotes) into the
- "Group File" field.
-
-
- 7. Hit the Enter key or click on the OK button in the dialog window with
- the mouse.
-
-
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- A "CompuServe" group should now appear in the Program Manager window.
-
- Unless you changed the default directory during the installation process,
- you are finished creating the CompuServe group.
-
- If you modified the default directory, read on.
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-
-
- MODIFYING WINDOWS FILES
-
- If you modified the default directory, you will need to follow these
- instructions:
-
- 1. Get into Windows (usually by entering WIN at the DOS prompt).
-
-
- 2. Select "New" from the "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 3. Select the radio button for "Program Group".
-
-
- 4. Place the cursor in the "Group File" field (use the TAB key to move
- to this field or click on the field with the mouse).
-
-
- 5. Enter "C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\DOSCIM.GRP" (without the quotes) into the
- "Group File" field. Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory
- you used during the installation procedure.
-
- NOTE: If you used a different drive than "C:", you will need to change
- that also.
-
-
- 6. Hit the Enter key or click on the OK button in the dialog window with
- the mouse.
-
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- A "CompuServe" group should now appear in the Program Manager window.
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-
- 7. If the "CompuServe" group is not already opened, open it (by double
- clicking on the group with the mouse or by using the keyboard
- commands to open the group).
-
-
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- If you did not install the CompuServe Signup files during the installation
- process, skip to step 19.
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-
- 8. Select the icon that says "CompuServe Signup". This is done by single
- clicking on the icon with the mouse (or by using the keyboard commands
- to select the icon).
-
-
- 9. Select the choice for "Properties" from the "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 10. Change the directory in the "Command Line" field to the
- directory you used during the installation procedure
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\SIGNUP.PIF
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also. SIGNUP.PIF is the filename that
- we use to start the CompuServe Signup program.
-
-
- 11. Change the "Working Directory" to the one you used during the
- installation procedure.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also.
-
-
-
- 12. Choose the option for "Change Icon" in the "Program Item Properties"
- dialog window.
-
-
- 13. If you see a dialog box that says "There are not icons for the specified
- file.", dismiss the dialog window (by selecting OK in the dialog).
-
-
- 14. Click on the "Browse" button in the "Change Icon" dialog.
-
-
- 15. Locate and access the directory you used during the installation
- procedure.
-
-
- 16. Select the file "SIGNUP.ICO" and click on the OK button of the
- "Browse" dialog (or just double click on the file).
-
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- You should now see the "CompuServe Signup" icon in the "Change Icon"
- dialog.
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-
-
- 17. Click the OK button in the "Change Icon" dialog.
-
-
- 18. Click the OK button in the "Program Item Properties" dialog.
-
-
- 19. Select the icon that says "CompuServe Information Manager".
- This is done by single clicking on the icon with the mouse (or by
- using the keyboard commands to select the icon).
-
-
- 20. Select the choice for "Properties" from the "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 21. Change the directory in the "Command Line" field to the
- directory you used during the installation procedure
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\CIM.PIF
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also. CIM.PIF is the filename that
- we use to start the CompuServe Information Manager program.
-
-
- 22. Change the "Working Directory" to the one you used during the
- installation procedure.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also.
-
-
-
- 23. Choose the option for "Change Icon" in the "Program Item Properties"
- dialog window.
-
-
- 24. If you see a dialog box that says "There are not icons for the specified
- file.", dismiss the dialog window (by selecting OK in the dialog).
-
-
- 25. Click on the "Browse" button in the "Change Icon" dialog.
-
-
- 26. Locate and access the directory you used during the installation
- procedure.
-
-
- 27. Select the file "CIM.ICO" and click on the OK button in the
- "Browse" dialog (or just double click on the file).
-
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- You should now see the "CompuServe Information Manager" icon in the
- "Change Icon" dialog.
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-
-
- 28. Click the OK button in the "Change Icon" dialog.
-
-
- 29. Click the OK button in the "Program Item Properties" dialog.
-
-
- 30. Find and Run the Windows "PIF Editor". This file is usually found
- in the Windows "Accessories" group.
-
-
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- If you did not install the CompuServe Signup files during the installation
- process, skip to step 36.
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-
- 31. Choose "Open" from the PIF Editor's "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 32. Find the directory you used during the installation and select the
- file "SIGNUP.PIF".
-
-
- 33. Change the directory that is used in the "Program Filename" field.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\SIGNUP.BAT
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also. SIGNUP.BAT is the filename that
- we use for the CompuServe Signup program.
-
-
- 34. Change the directory that is used in the "Start-up Directory" field.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also.
-
-
- 35. Choose "Save" from the PIF Editor's "File" pull-down menu. This will
- save your new settings.
-
-
- 36. Choose "Open" from the PIF Editor's "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
- 37. Find the directory you used during the installation and select the
- file "CIM.PIF".
-
-
- 38. Change the directory that is used in the "Program Filename" field.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY\CIM.EXE
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also. CIM.EXE is the filename that
- we use for the CompuServe Information Manager program.
-
-
- 39. Change the directory that is used in the "Start-up Directory" field.
-
- Example:
-
- C:\YOUR_DIRECTORY
-
- Replace "YOUR_DIRECTORY" with the directory you used during the
- installation procedure. If you used a different drive than "C:",
- you will need to change that also.
-
-
- 40. Choose "Save" from the PIF Editor's "File" pull-down menu. This will
- save your new settings.
-
-
- 41. Choose "Exit" from the PIF Editor's "File" pull-down menu.
-
-
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- You are now finished.
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