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- INSTALLATION UNDER WINDOWS '95
-
- 1.) Start your computer and insert the Executor CD in the CD-ROM
- drive.
-
- 2.) Run the installation program. You can do this from a DOS prompt
- by typing
-
- D:\install
-
- (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is your D: drive), or you can do it
- from within Windows '95:
-
- Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control
- Panel on the Settings menu which pops up. Double-click on
- Add/Remove Programs. Click the Install button.
-
- Click Next to have Windows '95 detect the installation program
- automatically. If it correctly detects INSTALL.EXE on the CD,
- then click Finish to have Windows '95 run the installer for
- you.
-
- 3.) Change the destination directory for installation if you do not
- want to install in C:\EXECUTOR. Press the number 2 when you are ready
- to begin the installation.
-
-
-
- CONFIGURATION UNDER WINDOWS '95
-
-
- CD-ROM DRIVE
-
- If you want to use Macintosh CDs with Executor, you'll need to make
- what might be a minor adjustment to the way Windows '95 treats CDs.
- If it's present, find and remove the
-
- rem - By Windows 95 Setup
-
- portion from the mscdex line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You will also
- need to edit your CONFIG.SYS file and make sure the CD-ROM driver is
- also not commented out.
-
- If this works, this will tell Windows '95 to use the Microsoft CD-ROM
- Extensions -- the standward way to perceive CDs -- instead of the
- unique Windows '95 way.
-
- If you can't find a "rem - By Windows 95 Setup" command, or if you're
- having trouble modifying your CONFIG.SYS file to load your CD-ROM
- driver, please read the file "CDROM.TXT" that is installed in your
- Executor directory when Executor is installed. It explains the nature
- of the problem and gives you more information on how you might be able
- to solve it.
-
-
- SYSTEM SETTINGS
-
- To examine the system settings, right-click on the Executor icon and
- then select properties. Windows '95 will usually select the correct
- settings for your system automatically, but if you're having any
- trouble then you may want to try adjusting them by hand.
-
-
- The Memory tab;
-
- Conventional Memory-Auto
- Initial Environment-Auto
- Expanded(EMS)memory-None
- Extended(XMS)memory-None
- MS-DOS protected-mode(DPMI)memory-12288
-
- Normally, the DPMI setting would be left on Auto as well. You will
- only want to change it if you are having any trouble with memory. Try
- running
-
- executor -info
-
- from a DOS prompt to see how much free DPMI Executor is detecting. If
- it isn't 2/3 (or more) of your total RAM, then Windows '95 may not be
- assigning enough DPMI automatically.
-
- 12288 is a safe DPMI setting for a computer with 16 MB RAM or more.
- If you have less, the DPMI setting should probably be less as well.
- 6144 would be a good setting for a computer with 8 MB RAM.
-
-
- The Misc tab:
-
- Disable Allow screen saver if you have problems with Executor
- freezing. Also set Idle sensitivity all the way to Low.
-
-
- The Screen tab:
-
- Set Executor to run Full-screen if Executor starts minimized. Because
- it is a DOS-native program, Executor cannot be run in a window.
- Windows '95 should maximize Executor automatically, but if it fails
- then turning on Full-screen should fix the problem.
-
-
- The Program tab:
-
- Close on Exit should be selected normally, so that you don't have to
- close the window by hand after you're finished using Executor. If you
- are having any problems, you may want to deselect this so that
- Executor's DOS window remains visible after Executor itself has
- exited. Then you'll be able to see any error messages which Executor
- may be printing upon exit.
-