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PCTIMECHK SHAREWARE v2.01a INSTALL v2.0a HELP FILE
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SOURCE DRIVE:

The SOURCE Drive will always default to the drive where
the Install program was started.

Should you wish to run Install from another drive, enter
that drive here.  Only one character is required.  You
will be asked to verify that your entry is correct.  Hit
Y for YES or click the Y in the Window.  Hit N for NO or
click on the small n for NO.  "No", will allow you to re-
enter the option.

Any drive from A: to Z: may be selected as a Source Drive.
However, it must be an active drive on your PC.
Use your mouse and click on the drive of your choice, using
either the A: thru Z:, located in the drive letter box.

Hit <Enter> to accept the default Source Drive.
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USING MOUSE?:

PC TIMECHK 2.0 is fully compatible with most Mouse.  If you
wish PC TIMECHK 2.0 to take advantage of the mouse, answer
this question with a YES.  Install will then know where to
place PC TIMECHK 2.0 in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  If your sys-
tem does not have a mouse, the default will be NO for no mouse.
Detection of a mouse is automatic.  Answering this question
with a Y (yes) when there is no mouse driver loaded will cause
an error message to open on your screen.

Hit the <Enter> key to accept the default setting.
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TARGET DRIVE:

The TARGET Drive will always default to Drive C:.

Should you wish to Install PC TIMECHK 2.0 on another drive,
enter a drive letter from C: to Z:.  PC TIMECHK is designed
to run from your PC's "boot" Drive, which in most cases is
the C: Drive, but PCTIMECHK will run from any drive.

Use your mouse and click on the drive letter, or hit the
letter key on which you wish to copy the PC TIMECHK 2.0 files
on.

PLEASE NOTE:

PC TIMECHK 2.0 presumes that your C: Drive is your "boot drive"
regardless of which drive you copy its file on to.  This assump-
tion is made for setting up your PATH and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.

Hit <Enter> to accept the default Target Drive.
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UPDATE AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE?:

Based upon the answers to the first four questions,
Install will add PC TIMECHK 2.0 to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
located in the PC's root directory.  The AUTOEXEC.BAT file
has instructions that tell your PC what to load into memory,
what files to run and so forth.  Install will read this
".BATch" file and determin where to place the PC TIMECHK 2.0
information so it will run automatically each time your PC
is started.

Selecting N (no) will bypass this operation and will require
this update to be done manually through a text editor.
Should this file be longer than 70 lines, Install will not
make any changes due to its length.
PLEASE NOTE:

PC TIMECHK 2.0 presumes that your C: Drive is your Boot Drive
regardless of which drive you copy its file on.  This
assumption is made for setting up your PATH and AUTOEXEC
.BAT files.

If Drive C: is NOT YOUR BOOT DRIVE, answer NO to the "Change
Your AUTOEXEC.BAT File" question.  Manual changes will be
required to set PC TIMECHK 2.0 into your PATH and modify your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  See the INSTALL documentation for com-
plete details.

Hit the <Enter> key to accept the default of Y (yes).
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IS YOUR ENTRY CORRECT?

This "Is your Entry Correct?" question allows you to review
your selection and confirm that it is correct before proce-
eding on to the next step.  Answer with a Y (YES), hit the
<Enter> key (default) for Y, or click on the Y with the left
mouse button to accept your entry.  If your entry is incor-
rect, enter an N (NO), or click on the N with the left mouse
button.  The default or original entry will replace your
entry.  Make your entry again.

No other key is valid for this response.
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AT 286/386/486 OR HIGHER REQUIRED:

PC TIMECHK 2.0 Install looks into your PC to see what type
of processor is being used.  In order for time check to be
of value, other than telling you what time it is, it must be
able to keep the time you enter as a new or correct time.  To
retain this new time, you must be using a PC of the AT family.
Personal Computers of the XT or earlier type do not use a CMOS
or "on board" clock, and therefore cannot retain the new time
and date after the PC is powered off.  XT and earlier PCs use
some type of "add on" board that use a clock/calendar that is
set through special software provided by the manufacturer of
this board.  The AT was the first to provide an "on board"
clock and calendar.  Before DOS 3.2, AT owners needed to use
the "Set Up" diskette when setting the date and time.  DOS
3.20 added this feature and eliminated the need for this
extra date and time routine.

PC TIMECHK 2.0 WILL NOT run on a non-AT machine because of the
compiler code used to generate the ".EXE" file.  Download
from many of the more popular BBSs a copy of version 1.3 of
PC TIMECHK, contact Ken Mummery Software, 8968 Ellingham St.,
San Diego, California 92129-2110, USA, [phone] for a
copy which will run on the non-AT PCs, but WILL NOT make per-
menent changes to the clock/calendar.

Please see PC TIMECHK 2.0 documentation for requirements and
further details.
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DOS REQUIREMENT

PC TIMECHK 2.0 Install looks at the version of the Disk Oper-
ating System (DOS) currently being used by your PC.  Install
has determined that DOS is a version less than the minumum
requirement of DOS 3.2 or higher.

In order for PC TIMECHK 2.0 to affect a permanent change to
your PC's date or time, 3.2 DOS or higher is required.
Earlier versions of DOS do not have the ability to set your
AT's CMOS clock and calendar.

Ken Mummery Software recommends that you upgrade your DOS
version to at the minimum 3.2 or higher before continuing
with PC TIMECHK 2.0 Install.  MS or PC DOS 5.0, or above, is
highly recommended for its speed and memory handling abil-
ities.

Please refer to PC TIMECHK 2.0's Documentation for further
details and requirements.
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<ESC> KEY PRESSED!

The <ESC> key has been pressed before PC TIMECHK 2.0 Install
has finished installing PC TIMECHK 2.0's required files!  To
continue, press the "N" Key (or <Enter> Key (default) to clear
this message and continue with Install.

To end the PC TIMECHK 2.0 Install program, enter a Y.

PLEASE NOTE:

If any PC TIMECHK 2.0 files have been copied to your Target
drive, pressing the Y (YES) key will erase ALL files transfer-
red to the Target, AND delete the directories.  IF YOU ARE
UPGRADING FROM A PRIOR VERSION, INSTALL WILL NOT ERASE FILES.
The AUTOEXEC.BAT file will be replaced with the backup file
"AUTOEXEC.CHK", which will be renamed to AUTOEXEC.BAT.

NO FILES OR UPDATING WILL BE COMPLETED.

See the INSTALL documentation for more information.
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INSTALL COMPLETE

INSTALL has completed placing PC TIMECHK 2.0 on your PC.
You may remove the diskette from the Source Drive and store in
a safe place.

Press the <Esc> key or click on <Esc> to leave the install
program.

Reboot (restart) your PC so PC TIMECHK 2.0 can be set into the
environment and run.  Be certain to use the USERLIST utility to
set up important dates you wish to review with PC TIMECHK 2.0.
Please see the documentation on using USERLIST and PC TIMECHK.
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NO MOUSE DETECTED!:

You've indicated that PC TIMECHK 2.0 will be used with a
mouse.  However, no mouse has been detected.  If PC TIMECHK
2.0 will be used with a mouse, please load the mouse driver
before running PC TIMECHK 2.0's INSTALL program.  Press
<Esc> and end this session, load your Mouse driver and re-
start INSTALL.

If no mouse is to be used, please enter an N (NO) for this
question, if not already set to N.
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AUTO