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- INSTALLING VERSION 4.3 OF PORTFOLIO MANAGER
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The following is for the installation of Portfolio Manager,
- Version 4.3, as a NEW installation OR as an UPGRADE from an
- earlier version
-
-
- CAUTION:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The files PORTMGR1.EXE, PORTMGR2.EXE, PORTMGR3.EXE, on the
- distribution disks 1, 2, and 3 respectively are self-extracting
- compressed files. The file MANUALS.EXE on disk # 3 is also a
- compressed file. If you start any of them on a floppy disk
- (ie. enter the name at the DOS prompt) they will begin the
- extraction process and fill the disk in short order producing
- a DOS "disk write error".
-
-
- PREPARATION:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You may install PM from ANY floppy disk drive. The program
- will ask the location of the distribution diskette and then
- confirm it. As the install program executes you'll be asked
- to enter the drive and directory where you want to install PM.
- The install program WILL create the directory you name on the
- drive you designate. If the named directory already exists,
- you'll be asked if you want to use the existing directory or
- create a new one. You will also have the option to terminate
- the install program. PM requires approximately 1.7 MB of disk
- space and, when started, it uses about 500KB of disk space for
- temporary work files. I suggest you have at least 2.2 MB of
- free space on the drive where you plan to install the program.
- ** I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU INSTALL PM IN ITS OWN DIRECTORY **
-
-
- TO START THE INSTALL PROGRAM:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- At the DOS prompt enter the command: "PM-INSTL" (no quotes)
- examples: A:\>PM-INSTL or B:\>PM-INSTL
-
- ****** IMPORTANT NOTE ******
- If you're installing the program from a high capacity diskette
- (ALL the distribution files on the SAME disk), IGNORE the change
- distribution disk commands that will appear as the installation
- program executes. Just press ENTER when asked to change disks.
-
-
- WHAT WILL HAPPEN:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The install program will lead you through the installation
- process by asking your preference for each item. For most
- questions a default response is shown in square brackets (ie.
- Y/N [Y], (Y)es is the default ). To accept the default answer,
- press ENTER. Any time the program pauses for a response, you
- may use the ESC key to terminate the installation procedure.
-
-
- Page 1
-
- DO IT YOURSELF ???? (ie. don't use pm-instl.exe)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- IF you're FAMILIAR with DOS and prefer to do it yourself - THEN:"
-
- 1 - Create, then change to, the directory where PM will reside
- 2 - Copy all files to your HARD disk from the 3 distribution disks
- 3 - Run each of the 3 PORTMGRx.EXE files (x = 1, 2, & 3). Each
- program, as it runs, will self-extract the compressed files.
- 4 - Run the file MANUALS.EXE to extract the manuals.
- 5 - Be SURE you have 'FILES=40' & 'BUFFERS=20' in your CONFIG.SYS
- 6 - I suggest you erase the three PORTMGRx.EXE files and the file
- MANUALS.EXE to save disk space after installation is complete.
-
- These instructions are purposely vague because if you need
- examples or more instructions, you probably should let the
- install program do the installation.
-
-
- INSTALLING THE DOCUMENTATION (MANUALS):
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ PORTFOLIO MANAGER INCLUDES TWO USER MANUALS. THE MANUALS ║
- ║ ARE STORED IN A COMPRESSED FILE ON DISTRIBUTION DISK # 3. ║
- ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
- One of the manuals, MANUAL.DOC, is the complete documentation for
- the use of PM. The second manual is an abbreviated version of the
- full manual. To create the second manual, I extracted all the
- notes, suggestions, tips, warnings, etc. from the original manual
- and placed them in the manual PM-NOTES.DOC.
-
- Also included in the compressed file, MANUALS.EXE, on disk # 3 are
- two programs, PRT-MAN.COM and PRT-NOTE.COM. These programs will
- send the respective manual to your printer to produce a printed copy.
-
- The installation program will install the manuals to the same drive
- and directory where you installed the main program.
-
- IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSTALL THE MANUALS PRIOR TO INSTALLING THE
- MAIN PROGRAM (so you can read them), DO THE FOLLOWING.
-
- 1 - Copy the file MANUALS.EXE to your hard disk OR to a
- formatted but empty floppy disk
- 2 - At the DOS prompt enter the command: MANUALS
-
- The compressed file MANUALS.EXE will self-extract four files.
-
- 1 - MANUAL.DOC The main PM user instruction manual
- 2 - PM-NOTES.DOC An extraction from the main manual
- 3 - PRT-MAN.COM A short program to print the main manual
- 4 - PRT-NOTE.COM A short program to print the notes
-
- The above is suggested for those of you who might like to learn
- more about the program before actually installing it. If you
- install the documentation manually as suggested above, respond
- "NO" when asked if you want to transfer the documentation in the
- installation program.
-
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-
- STARTING PORTFOLIO MANAGER:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- When the installation process has been completed, the active
- directory will be the one in which you installed Portfolio Manager.
-
- TO START PORTFOLIO MANAGER, ENTER THE COMMAND: "PM" (no quotes)
- AT THE DOS PROMPT. ex. C:\PM>PM (assumes a directory named PM)
-
- The first time the program is started a configuration utility
- will be activated automatically. This will allow you to
- select your preference items that will customize PM for your
- personal use. On screen instructions will be provided for each
- item when selected from the configuration menu.
-
- FOR USERS UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER VERSION OF PORTFOLIO MANAGER
- ** NOTE ** THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO UPGRADING ONLY: ** NOTE **
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Once you've upgraded to version 4.3, you can NOT use YOUR data
- files in a version prior to 4.0. When PM is started for the
- first time a conversion program will be activated automatically.
- If you're a registered user, it will convert YOUR data files
- for use in Version 4.3. NOTE: After conversion, you can NOT
- use the converted data files in versions prior to 4.0. The
- ONLY way to revert to the previous version will be through the
- use of your back up disks.
-
- The install program has the capability to upgrade from an
- earlier version of Portfolio Manager, however, if you are NOT
- a registered user, the file conversion module will NOT convert
- YOUR data files for use with version 4.3. When the conversion
- menu has been activated (happens automatically when PM is
- started for the first time) you may elect to create EMPTY data
- files to EVALUATE the new version. My reasoning is this: if
- you've used the program long enough to accumulate sufficient
- data to warrant transferring, you SHOULD BE REGISTERED.
-
- IMPORTANT: (CONFIG.SYS FILE)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Examine the main (root) directory of the drive that is used to
- start your computer (usually C:\> drive). Most computers have
- a file there named "CONFIG.SYS". This file is used by the
- computer during the start sequence to activate or set certain
- features in your computer.
-
- Portfolio Manager requires that the CONFIG.SYS file is present
- and that it contains, at a minimum, the following statements:
- FILES = 40 (or more !!)
- BUFFERS = 20 (or more !!)
- Without these lines you'll get a FILE ERROR when you run the program
-
- If you already HAVE a CONFIG.SYS file but it does not have the
- above lines or the assigned values are too small, you may use
- ANY text editor (even Edlin) to add the lines or change the
- existing values. The required lines may be located anywhere
- in the file but are generally placed at the end. Be sure
- you're using the text (ASCII) mode in your word processor to
- change or add the lines.
-
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-
- If you do NOT HAVE a CONFIG.SYS file you'll need to create
- one. You may use your text editor to create the file and
- enter the two lines above OR, if you prefer, you may enter
- the following commands at the DOS prompt:
-
- 1 - C:\ <enter> (to get to C: root directory)
- 2 - COPY CON:CONFIG.SYS <enter> (create the file)
- 3 - FILES = 40 <enter> (enter the data)
- 4 - BUFFERS = 20 <enter> (enter the data)
- 5 - ^Z (Ctrl + Z) <enter> (close file and write to disk)
- (hold down Ctrl key and press Z)
-
- IN CASE OF TROUBLE:
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If the installation procedure is interrupted, you may restart
- it, however, the following may occur depending on when it was
- interrupted. If some files were extracted from one or more of
- the compressed files before the interruption, you'll see the
- following question for EVERY file that has already been extracted:
-
- xxxxxxxx.xxx Overwrite [Y/N] (where xxxxxxxx.xxx is name
- of the existing file.)
-
- Enter an "N" (no quotes) to the question each time it appears.
- You may abort the install with a ^C (Ctrl + C) if desired.
-
- If you feel uncomfortable with the above, I suggest you erase
- ALL the files in the directory where you attempted to install
- PM and then restart PM-INSTL
-
- To print the file PM-INSTL.DOC, exit then:
-
- Select option # 4 in PM-PRINT.COM
- - or -
- Type COPY PM-INSTL.DOC PRN: at DOS prompt
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