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- INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS 3.X
-
- 1.) Insert the Executor CD in the CD-ROM drive, either before or after
- you start Windows.
-
- 2.) Choose Run from the File menu. Type
-
- D:\install.exe
-
- at the prompt (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is your D:\ drive), and
- click OK or press Return.
-
- 3.) The installer will bring up a short menu of choices. Press 2 to
- install in the default C:\EXECUTOR, or 1 to change the destination
- directory.
-
- 4.) Installation will begin. After it has finished, you will be
- returned to the Windows desktop.
-
- 5.) Because Executor is native to DOS, it does not automatically
- create its own Windows icon. To create an icon for it, open the
- program group where you would like to put Executor (the Accessories
- group is a common choice).
-
- 6.) Choose New from the File menu. Choose Program Item (unless you
- want to give Executor its own separate group, in which case you should
- choose Program Group first).
-
- 7.) Enter this information in the first three fields:
-
- Executor
- (for Program Description)
-
- executor
- (for Command Line)
-
- C:\EXECUTOR
- (for Working Directory, unless you changed it during installation)
-
- Leave "none" in the fourth field. Click OK or press Enter to accept
- Windows' default icon, or click Change Icon to choose your own icon
- and then click OK. If you ever want to change these settings, you can
- do so by selecting the Executor icon and choosing Properties from the
- File menu.
-
-
-
- CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS 3.X
-
- Executor should be run in 386-enhanced mode with virtual memory turned
- on. This should be the default if you have a 386 or better. To
- double-check, open the Control Panel from the Main program group and
- double-click on the 386-Enhanced icon. This will display several
- settings and buttons, including a button to show your virtual memory
- settings.
-
- Executor requires a mouse and a mouse driver. Many people assume that
- they have a mouse driver because their mouse functions under Windows,
- but actually Windows has a built-in mouse driver. You will need a DOS
- mouse driver loaded and installed in DOS in order to run Executor.
-
- For most people, Executor will work fine without any additional
- configuration. If something strange happens, or if you want to run
- Executor with command line switches (see "Command Line Switches" in
- the minimanual), then you may want to create a Program Information
- File with the Windows PIF Editor.
-
- The PIF Editor is found in the Main program group. Double-click to
- start it, and enter the following information in the fields:
-
- EXECUTOR.EXE
- (for Program Filename)
-
- Executor
- (for Window Title)
-
- (leave Optional Parameters blank for now)
-
- C:\EXECUTOR
- (for Start-up Directory, unless you changed it during installation)
-
-
- Save the file as "EXECUTOR.PIF". Then, change the properties of your
- Executor icon (as above) to point it to EXECUTOR.PIF instead of
- C:\EXECUTOR\EXECUTOR.EXE.
-
- Often, creating a PIF is all that's needed to get a DOS-native program
- running under Windows. If you still have trouble, then you can adjust
- the PIF further.
-
- You may want to add some command line switches to the Optional
- Paramenters line. See the problems.txt file for advice on which
- switches to use for troubleshooting, or type "executor -help | more"
- at a C:\EXECUTOR> prompt to get a complete list of switches with a
- brief description of each. You may also want to un-check the PIF's
- "Close Window on Exit" box, so that any error messages Executor may be
- giving you will be retained on the screen.
-