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- Installation of WinDatCon
-
- WinDatCon requires Windows 3.0 or greater, an EGA
- or VGA monitor, and 800 KB available disk space.
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- 1. Start Windows.
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- 2. Go to the Program Manager.
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- 3. Activate the File menu on the menu bar.
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- 4. Select the Run option.
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- 5. If installing from the A drive, put the WinDatCon
- disk 1 in the A drive and type a:\setup. Press the
- <Enter> key or click the OK button.
-
- If installing from the B drive, put the WinDatCon
- disk 1 in the B drive and type b:\setup. Press the
- <Enter> key or click the OK button.
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- If installing from the C drive, type c:\path\setup.
- The path is the directory containing the WinDatCon
- files. Press the <Enter> key or click the OK button.
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- 6. A dialog box will appear confirming that WinDatCon
- will be installed in the WinDC directory on the C
- drive. A different path and directory can be selected
- if desired. Click the Continue button to proceed with
- the installation.
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- 7. If you are installing from 720 KB or 360 KB disks a
- message will appear instructing you when to insert the
- appropriate disks.
-
- 8. A dialog box will appear indicating that the
- installation is complete. Press the <Enter> key or
- click the OK button and this box will disappear.
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- 9. The setup program creates a WinDatCon Group that will
- be displayed in the Program Manager. This Group
- contains the WinDatCon icon for launching the program
- and several text file icons. The following manipulations
- are optional:
- i. Drag the WinDatCon icon and/or text file icons to
- a more convenient location on the Progam Manager.
- ii. Read the text files by clicking a text icon.
- This will open the Windows Notepad application
- with the text file displayed. The file can be
- read or printed. The remaining text files can
- be opened in the Notepad, or you can return to
- the WinDatCon Group and select them by clicking
- an icon.
- iii. The WinDatCon Group window can be minimized by
- clicking the down arrow in the upper right corner
- of this window. The minimized icon can be
- positioned on the Program Manager.
- iv. The WinDatCon group can be deleted if the
- WinDatCon icon is moved to a new location in the
- Program Manager and the text file icons are moved
- or deleted.
- iiv. Once the positions for the WinDatCon Group and icons
- have been selected, the Program Manager configuration
- can be saved by holding down the Shift key while
- selecting the Exit option (Windows 3.1).
-