TECHNICAL BULLETIN #107 - Rev 1.00 (5/13/96) ============================================================================== TITLE : Manually Completing the Install if Setup Fails PRODUCT : PROCOMM PLUS for Windows 2.xx ============================================================================== If PROCOMM PLUS for Windows fails to finish the installation, don't delete what you've already installed! You can manually finish the installation yourself. Video cards occasionally prevent the PROCOMM PLUS installation program from using system resources needed to complete video intensive tasks such as creating program icons. This document outlines how to manually complete the installation if the initial setup fails. SETTING UP YOUR SYSTEM.INI FILE Windows uses two files for most of its general settings. During installation, PROCOMM PLUS for Windows modifies one of these, SYSTEM.INI. To verify that the changes were successfully made, please follow these steps. 1. Within Program Manager, select Run from the File menu. 2. Type SYSTEM.INI into the Command field and click OK. 3. This will launch Notepad and allow you to edit the SYSTEM.INI file. 4. From the Search menu, select Find. 5. Type "DSTASK" in the Find What field, and click OK 6. If the search is successful, proceed to Setting Up the Icons. 7. If the search fails, locate the section labeled [386Enh]. Add the following line to this section. device=dstask.386 8. Select Exit from the File menu and save the changes as you exit Notepad. 9. Close all applications, exit Windows, and then restart Windows. SETTING UP THE ICONS The next step is to create icons for the different programs in PROCOMM PLUS for Windows. From the Window menu of Program Manager, select PROCOMM PLUS for Windows. This will take you to the PROCOMM PLUS for Windows icon group. For each of the programs listed below, you will need to follow these five steps. 1. Select New... from the File menu. 2. Confirm that Program Item is selected and click OK. 3. In the Program Item Properties window, type the description and corresponding Command Line listed in the table that follows. 4. Click on OK after entering the information. 5. This will add the appropriate icon and description to the PROCOMM PLUS for Windows icon group. |=========================================================| | DESCRIPTION | COMMAND LINE | |=========================================================| | PROCOMM PLUS | C:\PROWIN2\PW2.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Fax Status | C:\PROWIN2\FAXSTAT.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Fax Viewer | C:\PROWIN2\FAXVIEW.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Directory/ASPECT Conversion | C:\PROWIN2\PWCNVRT.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Cover Sheet Editor | C:\PROWIN2\PWCVRED.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | GIF Viewer | C:\PROWIN2\PWVIEWER.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | PW Scheduler | C:\PROWIN2\PWSCHED.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Action Bar Editor | C:\PROWIN2\ABAREDIT.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | ASPECT Editor | C:\PROWIN2\PWEDIT.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | User Window Editor | C:\PROWIN2\PWUSERWB.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Dialog Editor | C:\PROWIN2\PWDLGED.EXE | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | PROCOMM PLUS Readme | C:\PROWIN2\README.WRI | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | ASPECT Readme | C:\PROWIN2\ASPECT.WRI | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | PROCOMM PLUS Help | C:\PROWIN2\PW2.HLP | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | ASPECT Help | C:\PROWIN2\PW2ASP.HLP | |------------------------------+--------------------------| | Uninstall | C:\PROWIN2\PWUNINST.EXE | |==============================+==========================| After completion, launch PROCOMM PLUS for Windows by double clicking on the icon. If you haven't run PROCOMM PLUS for Windows before, you will be guided through README.WRI, the on-line Tutorial, the Login Script Generator, and Helpful Hints. ========================================================================== To ensure that you have the latest version of this document, compare its revision number to that of the same document on any of our support sites. This technical bulletin may be copied and distributed freely as long as it is distributed in its entirety and it is not distributed for profit. Copyright (c) 1996 Quarterdeck All rights reserved. ==========================================================================