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- SETUP.EXE 4.5 (Freeware)
- 'The Original' Alternative Setup Bootstrap Program
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-
- Here is the latest upgrade to 'the original' alternative SETUP.EXE.
- See the help file "Reference" | "Change History" topic for a list of new
- or modified features. This help file describes in great depth how to use
- SETUP.EXE 4.5 and all its features.
-
- SETUP.EXE is the program which the user runs to install your application
- (as in A:\SETUP). It is designed to pre-install specific files which are
- used by a main Setup program which performs the actual application
- installation. Once these files are installed SETUP.EXE will run the main
- Setup program. It is sometimes referred to as a bootstrap program.
-
- Although it was originally created for use with Microsoft's Visual
- Basic it can easily be used with other Windows development systems such as
- Borland's Delphi.
-
- I hope this is of use to anyone like me who found the Microsoft Visual
- Basic-supplied SETUP.EXE and other third party products not exactly up to
- the mark. Previous versions have had over 1300 downloads on CompuServe and
- have cropped up in a number of commercial products!
-
- The source code to SETUP.EXE is now available for $10 to $15 - for information
- please see the "Source Code" topic in the help file or the SOURCE.TXT file.
- However, to simply use SETUP.EXE to distribute your own applications is still
- free to all.
-
- Archive contents:
- SETUP.EXE The bootstrap program.
- SETUPEXE.HLP This help file.
- SETUP.INF An example INF file.
- SETUP.ICO The icon used in SETUP.EXE.
- COMPRESS.EXE Microsoft File Compression Utility.
- EXPAND.EXE Microsoft File Expansion Utility.
- README.TXT This file.
- SOURCE.TXT Details on purchasing the SETUP.EXE source code.
- VENDOR.TXT Information for disk vendors and BBS operators.
- FILE_ID.DIZ Standard BBS description file for SETUP.EXE.
-
-
- If you have any queries using SETUP.EXE 4.5, or encounter problems which
- you believe may be software bugs, please contact us for assistance.
- Product support is free and unlimited.
-
- Feedback and suggestions are very welcome - your contributions to
- SETUP.EXE's evolution will help ensure it meets your needs in the future.
-
- Mike Chapman, Chapter One Developments Ltd.
- 21 June 1995
-
- 27 Gorse Drive,
- Smallfield,
- Surrey, RH6 9GJ
- England.
-
- Fax: (44) 0 1342-844507
- CompuServe: 100030,351
- Internet: 100030.351@compuserve.com
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-
- This program and the related documentation are copyright and protected by
- international copyright treaties and all other applicable international laws.
- The sole owner is Mike Chapman of Chapter One Developments Ltd.
-
- Users of SETUP.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
-
- "SETUP.EXE is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
- or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchant
- ability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
- damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of SETUP.EXE."
-
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