Arachne setup tools
Arachne offers various setup tools and wizards, which modify files
arachne.pck and arachne.cfg for you.
This is list of what actually happens during various phases of setup process.
Standard installation process
self-extracting distribution archive launches setup.bat
setup.bat doesn't find any arachne.cfg file in current directory
setup.bat launches CORE.EXE in basic memory and video setup mode
setup.bat launches
arachne.bat
and calls setup_os.dgi,
which detects computer speed and suggests new initial profile and changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS
user is pointed to TCP/IP setup screen.
setup.bat finds arachne.cfg file
setup.bat launches CORE.EXE in basic memory and video setup mode
user is pointed to TCP/IP setup screen.
if necessary, setup_os.dgi can
be launched manualy from Desktop | Your Applications.
Note: this happens also if you delete arachne.pck and then run
arachne.bat.
setup_gr.ook launches CORE.EXE in basic video setup mode
Arachne restarts and returns to previous visited page
setup_os.dgi
detects computer speed and suggests new initial profile and changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS
user is pointed to TCP/IP setup screen.
Note: arachne.cfg is overwritten in this
case - use ACF profiles.
Hitting 'S' key
user is pointed to TCP/IP setup screen.
Hitting 'O' key or going to Desktop | Options
user is pointed to Arachne Options screen.
from this screen, TCP/IP setup screen
can be accessed too.
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