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- The Install-Pro Automated Installation System
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- Version 3.02
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- Copyright 1993 DB/Soft Publishing Co.
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- All Rights Reserved
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- DB/Soft Publishing Co.
- 3200 Truxel Rd. #199
- Sacramento, CA 95833
- Voice: 1-916-927-6951
- BBS: 1-916-927-2349
- Orders: 1-800-242-4775
- Netmail: 1:203/16
- CI$ ID: 72147,3055
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- Install-Pro is distributed as shareware, meaning that users are
- encouraged, within the restrictions described in the License Agreement, to
- share copies of this program with others, and to upload it to bulletin
- board systems. Distribution of registered copies of Install-Pro is
- strictly limited.
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- All copies of Install-Pro that you distribute must include all of the
- original distribution files.
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- To get an idea of what Install-Pro is about, just run INSTPRO.EXE in the
- same directory as the Install-Pro distribution files. It will run you
- through a bare-bones installation, but you will want to be sure to read
- the full documentation to learn about the more advanced features. A brief
- list of features follows the text of this file.
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- If you decide to purchase Install-Pro, be sure to use the order form
- included (order.doc)
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- Thanks!
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- Install-Pro Features
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- - Professional look and feel for a better first impres-
- sion.
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- - You customize multiple welcome screens and good-bye
- screens to your own needs.
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- - Up to 999 installation disks and unlimited installation
- files.
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- - Comprehensive environment detection, including minimum
- CPU, floating point processor, installed RAM, MS-Dos
- version, EMS, XMS, VCPI and DPMI.
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- - Powerful system variables for CPU, math coprocessor and
- video adapter that allow your installation to behave
- differently depending on the target hardware.
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- - Display your readme files at the end of the installa-
- tion in a nifty file viewer.
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- - Intelligent FILES=, PATH and SET VAR= update for
- Config.sys and Autoexec.bat.
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- - All Install-Pro text strings may be optionally rede-
- fined via an external file.
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- - Files may be split into up to 9 pieces for huge files
- spanning multiple disks.
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- - Files in the .zip format may be extracted. All direc-
- tories stored in a .zip file are automatically created.
- There is an .arj version of Install-Pro available on
- the DB/Soft Online for registered users.
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- - You define the directory prompts and default destina-
- tion directories that the user sees.
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- - You optionally define the installation disk names (such
- as "Utilities Disk" or "Install Disk")
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- - You optionally specify the disk space requirements
- associated with all portions of the installation,
- including optional portions. (The user is given the
- option to try to continue with installation if short on
- disk space.)
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- - Up to 8 user-defined destination directories.
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- - Unlimited programmer-defined directories child to user-
- defined directories.
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- - Each destination directory may either be optionally
- locked or the user may be allowed to change it.
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- - "Run" commands allow your installation to include
- custom auxiliary programs or batch files to complete
- special tasks. The installation diskette directory(s),
- any of the user-defined directories, and any other
- arguments you choose can be specified anywhere on the
- command line.
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- - Portions of an installation may be specified as option-
- al, prompting the user whether the optional portion
- should be installed.
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- - Multi-Module installations handled seamlessly.
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- - Files may be automatically overwritten, prompted before
- overwriting a newer file, prompted before overwriting
- any file or protected completely from overwrite.
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- - Supports VGA/EGA 50/43 line text modes if detected.
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- - Robust error handling, including a custom critical
- error handler that won't scare the dickens out of your
- users, and including descriptive fatal error messages
- (no "error 14 at xxxx:yyyy" found in this program!)
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