Contents
 Alchemy Setup Help

Installing Alchemy

Packing List

Error Messages


Error Messages

Numbered error messages

Other error messages


Installing Alchemy

The Alchemy software is easy to install - just follow these steps:

Step 1	Insert the Alchemy disk into a drive.
Step 2	From your file or program manager, run the program SETUP.EXE from that disk.
Step 3	When the setup program asks, tell it which drive and directory to install Alchemy into.
Step 4	Change disks if prompted.
Step 5	View the README.TXT or ALSEARCH.TXT file when the setup is complete.  These files may contain last-minute changes to the documentation.


Numbered error messages

The following errors could occur during setup.

Error Number	Error Message
101	Setup is unable to find a hard disk location to store temporary files.  Make at least 500Kb of free disk space available and then try the installation again.
104	Setup is unable to run an intermediate file needed to proceed with the installation.
105	Setup is unable to run an intermediate file needed to proceed with the installation.
106	Setup is unable to run an intermediate file needed to proceed with the installation.
107	Setup is unable to locate the script file SETUP.INS which is needed to complete the installation.
110	Setup was started with a command line argument that contained an incomplete parameter.
201	Setup is unable to initialize the installation program.
202	Setup is unable to initialize the installation program.
420	Setup is unable to copy the installation support file filename to a temporary location.
421	Setup is unable to copy the installation support file ~INS0762.LIB to a temporary location.  Make more space available and try again.
422	Setup is unable to expand the installation support file filename.
423	Setup is unable to load the installation script file.
424	Setup has encountered an internal stack overflow error.  Close all applications, restart the sysem and try the installation again.
425	Setup has encountered an incomplete return statement in the script.  Check your script for unmatched return statements.
502	Setup is unable to initialize the installation program.  The script file may be bad.
701	A division by zero error was detected in the script.  Installation will continue.
702	An internal error has occurred.  Insufficient memory to allocate buffer.
703	An internal read error has occurred on filename.  Unable to load installation instructions.
704	Filename file has become corrupted.  Unable to load installation instructions.
> 3000	Error messages ranging from 3000 to 3021 are internal memory-related error conditions.


Other error messages

The following errors have been encountered during testing.

IS20INST - An error has occcurred in your application.

This error can have several possible causes.  If you get this error,  remove any other programs that may be running.  Change your display resolution to standard VGA and restart Windows.  The major causes of this error include screen savers, anti-virus programs, and display drivers.  Running Setup again on a "bare-bones" system should work.

Invalid True Type font detected.

The Alchemy setup program requests only one font by name and asks for the Arial font.  This font is distributed with Windows, and should be present on most systems.  If this font is not present or is corrupted, you may see this message.  Setup should proceed normally after this message.

~MP files left behind in TEMP directory.

If the installation fails before completion, temporary files may be left behind.  These files should be in the directory pointed to by the environment variable TEMP.  These files are named ~INS0?63 ~MP, and should be deleted before attempting to reinstall.

If the installation completes correctly, a temporary file may be left behind in the TEMP directory.  This file is named ~INS0363.~MP, and may be safely deleted.

For any other error message, try the following:

Insure that the TEMP environment variable points to a drive with at least 5 megabytes of free space.

Remove all running programs, including screen savers and anti-virus programs.

Reset the display resolution to standard VGA.


Packing List

Alchemy Search installs the following files to your hard disk:

File Name	Installed To
ALSEARCH.EXE	Alchemy directory
ALSEARCH.HLP	Alchemy directory
ALSEARCH.TXT	Alchemy directory
ACCUGLD5.DLL	Alchemy directory
ACCUIFGL.DLL	Alchemy directory
ALW_DLL.DLL	Alchemy directory
ALW_VWR.DLL	Alchemy directory
HLIST.DLL	Alchemy directory
OLE2.REG	Alchemy directory
ALCHEMY.INI	Windows directory
CTL3D.DLL	Windows\System directory
COMPOBJ.DLL	Windows\System directory
OLE2.DLL	Windows\System directory
OLE2PROX.DLL	Windows\System directory
OLE2DISP.DLL	Windows\System directory
OLE2NLS.DLL	Windows\System directory
OLE2CONV.DLL	Windows\System directory
STDOLE.TLB	Windows\System directory
STORAGE.DLL	Windows\System directory
TYPELIB.DLL	Windows\System directory
Alchemy Build installs the following additional files:

File Name	Installed To
ALBUILD.EXE	Alchemy directory
ALBUILD.HLP	Alchemy directory
README.TXT	Alchemy directory
SETUP.EXE	Alchemy directory
SETUP.HLP	Alchemy directory
SETUP.INS	Alchemy directory
SETUP.BMP	Alchemy directory
SETUP.PKG	Alchemy directory
SETUP2.BMP	Alchemy directory
STOPLIST.ALW	Alchemy directory
_DEFAULT.RID	Alchemy directory
_DEFAULT.ROB	Alchemy directory
XCD.DLL	Alchemy directory
XCDEXAB.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDIMS.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDJVC.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDRICOH.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDSONY.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDSONY2.DRV	Alchemy directory
XCDYAMA.DRV	Alchemy directory