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- INSTALLATION OF ZIPPER PAYROLL
-
- Installation of ZIPPER Payroll involves three steps. These steps should
- be performed in the order listed below.
-
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- ZIPPER PAYROLL MUST BE RUN FROM A HARD DISK DRIVE. IF YOUR COMPUTER DOES
- NOT HAVE A HARD DISK DRIVE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THIS PROGRAM.
- **************************************************************************
-
- You should have at least two megabytes (2 MB) of space available on your
- hard disk. After ZIPPER Payroll is installed you can reclaim some of this
- disk space (see the README.DOC file, "Reclaiming Disk Space"). The ZIPPER
- Payroll data files will continue to grow as you process payroll, so two
- megabytes should be considered a reasonable minimum.
-
-
- Step 1. CREATE A ZIPPER DIRECTORY ON YOUR HARD DISK DRIVE.
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-
- You need to create a DOS directory to hold the various program and data
- files (see list below) that make up the ZIPPER Payroll program. If you
- are unsure about how this is done, see your DOS User's Manual.
-
- Example: Start by selecting a name for this DOS directory. We recommend
- the name ZIPPER. Assuming you want to install ZIPPER Payroll on your C
- Drive, at the DOS prompt type: "MD C:\ZIPPER". (Do not enter the quotes).
- The DOS command MD (Make Directory) will create a directory named ZIPPER
- on your C Disk Drive.
-
-
- Step 2. COPY ZIPPER FILES TO YOUR HARD DISK DRIVE.
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-
- Insert either of the ZIPPER Payroll program diskettes (3-1/2" diskette
- users receive only one diskette) in the floppy disk drive you wish to use,
- and enter the command:
-
- COPY A:*.* C:\ZIPPER
-
- where "A:" represents the floppy drive you are installing from, and
- "C:\ZIPPER" represents the Drive and directory (that you created in step
- #1) where you want to install ZIPPER Payroll.
-
- After DOS has copied the files contained on the first diskette, repeat
- this process for the other ZIPPER Payroll program disk. It does not make
- any difference in which order the diskettes are copied.
-
-
-
- Step 3. UNARCHIVE ZIPPER PROGRAM FILES.
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-
- All ZIPPER Payroll program, data, and documentation files, other then the
- file you are now reading, are contained in the self-extracting compressed
- files ZPACK1.EXE and ZPACK2.EXE. These files should now be located in the
- directory you defined in Step 1. You need to uncompress these files
- before you can use ZIPPER Payroll. To do this you need to be in the
- ZIPPER Payroll directory.
-
- *** [ If you obtained your copy of ZIPPER Payroll from a Bulletin Board
- Service (BBS), it is likely that the file format may be somewhat different
- than described in the proceeding paragraph. If the files have a .ZIP or
- .ARC filename extension, then you will need a copy of an "archiving"
- (packing) program to unarchive (unpack) the files. These programs are
- available from shareware disk vendors and BBS's. In cases where ZIPPER
- Payroll has been uploaded directly to a BBS, it has been uploaded as a
- single file, ZIPPERnn.ZIP, where "nn" is the version number. ] ***
-
- Assuming you have created this directory on your C Drive, first "log on"
- to this drive by entering the command (no quotes) "C:". You should now be
- "logged-on" to the C drive (or whatever drive you selected). Now enter
- the command (no quotes) "CD \ZIPPER" where "ZIPPER" is the directory name
- you selected in Step 1. The DOS command CD (Change Directory) will move
- you ("log on") to the ZIPPER Payroll directory.
-
- To unpack (decompress) ZIPPER Payroll, enter (no quotes) "ZPACK1". When
- the unpacking process is finished, enter (no quotes) "ZPACK2". This will
- repeat the process for the second archived file.
-
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- YOU MAY NOW ERASE THE TWO FILES ZPACK1.EXE AND ZPACK2.EXE. THESE FILES
- ARE NO LONGER NEEDED AND ONLY TAKE UP DISK SPACE.
- **************************************************************************
-
- Verify that you have ALL program and data files. The list of files is
- contained in the disk file FILES.DOC.
-
-
-
- TAX TABLES
-
- The State and Federal Tax Tables are contained in the three database files
- ZIPxxTX1.RBF, ZIPxxTX2.RBF, and ZIPxxTX3.RBF, where xx represents the
- year. Thus the tax table database files for 1992 would be ZIP92TX1.RBF,
- ZIP92TX2.RBF, and ZIP92TX3.RBF, and the Tax Table database files for 1993
- would be ZIP93TX1.RBF, ZIP93TX2.RBF, and ZIP93TX3.RBF.
-
- If you have just registered ZIPPER Payroll, and you already have a
- shareware version of ZIPPER Payroll installed on you computer then you
- need to follow a special procedure. This information is provided on
- printed material (usually brightly colored paper) included with your
- registered version diskettes.
-
- Depending on when you got your shareware copy of ZIPPER Payroll, the tax
- tables you received at that time may be for 1992. In that event, you will
- want to install the 1993 tax tables. Be sure to read the file
- WORKARND.DOC for special information about the tax tables.
-
- The 1993 tax tables are in the self-extracting archived file ZPACK2.EXE.
- You want to install the three files ZIP93TX1.RBF, ZIP93TX2.RBF, and
- ZIP93TX3.RBF, (the tax tables) but you DO NOT want to install the the
- three payroll database files ZIPPER1.RBF, ZIPPER2.RBF, and ZIPPER3.RBF
- over your existing payroll database files (this will erase all your data).
- To install the new tax tables, and save your data, simply unarchive the
- ZPACK2.EXE file and answer "n" (for no) when the unarchiving program asks
- if you want to overwrite database file (any file with a .RBF extension to
- the file name).
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- Searching EXE: C:/ZIPPER/ZPACK2.EXE
- PKSFX: Warning! file: ZIPPER1.RBF already exists. Overwrite (y/n)?
- PKSFX: Warning! file: ZIPPER2.RBF already exists. Overwrite (y/n)?
- PKSFX: Warning! file: ZIPPER3.RBF already exists. Overwrite (y/n)?
-
-
- Respond by pressing "n" (no quotes) to each of these prompts.
-
- AND
-
- Respond by pressing "y" (for yes) to all the others.
-
- If you respond with a "y" to ANY of the three examples above, you will
- erase your payroll data. If you are at all unclear about this, be sure to
- back up your data before you unarchive any files.
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