- EmGee Software Installer/Uninstaller Readme File - The installer and uninstaller that came with this software are part of another package that will soon be available from EmGee Software. The information in this file applies to version 1.1 of both the installer and uninstaller. INSTALLER (Setup.exe) --------------------- Files used by the installer - SETUP.EXE The installer. Uses a simple script to quickly and reliably get the program installed on your system. This file MUST be present in the directory where the source files are or the installation will abort. SETUP.INI Setup uses this file to install the files to your system. Please do not edit this file; doing so may cause unpredictable results. This file MUST be present in the directory where the source files are, or the installation will abort. QPRO200.DLL Setup uses this file for low level functions used during the install. This file must be present in the source directory or \windows\system. MSAFINX.DLL Setup uses this file for various date comparison routines. This file must be present in the source directory or \windows\system. Control over the installation - Depending on the settings in SETUP.INI, you will be prompted for certain things during the installation process. Typically, you will be prompted for permission to create a program group and icons and possibly about your startup group. All important information about the installation is logged to SETUP.LOG. Files actually installed on your system, any directories that were created, the program group name, and any startup group items are logged. If any file in \windows\system needs to be replaced you will be prompted. Any files in the application directory will be overwritten by default (in the case of upgrading from a previous version). This version of EmGee Software Installer/Uninstaller does not put any files in the \windows directory. Overwrite responses - Yes - Overwrites the target file with the newer file. Yes To All - Overwrites any files that are older. No - The target file is not overwritten. No To All - Do not overwrite any files. Backup - Backup the file, then install the newer one. Backup All - Backup all files that need to be replaced. Reinstalling - If you need to reinstall the application, first run the uninstaller to remove the files from your system. This allows the installer to relog all the installation files correctly. If you do not uninstall before reinstalling, SETUP.LOG may not show all of the files used by the application, which would make the uninstaller nearly worthless. Trouble with the installer - If you have any trouble using the uninstaller you can manually install the application. The files that came with application should NOT be individually compressed, although you may have received them in an archive, such as a zip file. To manually install the application follow these general rules: Copy any .VBX, .DLL, and .OCX files to \windows\system. Take care to not overwrite more recent files. When in doubt, don't overwrite anything. Copy everything else to the applicatiion directory of your choice. As an alternative, if you just want to try out the application and you are running Windows 95, then you can also put EVERYTHING in the application directory of your choice. This works because on a Windows 95 system the application directory is the first place that is searched for the external files. While this does work, it is not recommended, because it defeats the purpose of sharing resources, and possibly uses more disk space than would be normally required. This may also work under Windows 3.x, but I think the search sequence is different (searches \windows\system before the application directory). UNINSTALLER (Uninstal.exe) -------------------------- Files used by the installer - UNINSTAL.EXE The uninstaller. Reads a simple script and uninstalls exactly what you allow it to. This file MUST be present in the same directory as SETUP.LOG or the uninstallation will abort. SETUP.LOG The uninstaller uses this file to remove the program and it's files from your system. Please do not edit this file; doing so may cause unpredictable results. Control over the uninstallation - You will have full control over the uninstallation process. You will be prompted to select the files and other items you would like to have removed. By using standard shift-click and ctrl-click methods you may tag individual files for removal. WARNING: Use caution when removing files from windows\system. Even if they were logged by the installer, that does not mean that they are not being used by another application on your system. NOTE: On some systems using SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386 the uninstaller may not be able to remove UNINSTAL.EXE, the directory the application was installed in, and possibly other files if they are in use. This is a known limitation of the EmGee Software Installer/Uninstaller. In this case, you will have to manually remove those items. Those of you running Windows 95 will probably not encounter this problem. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --------------- Windows, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95 are trademarks or copyrights of Microsoft Corporation. EmGee Software Installer/Uninstaller 1.1 Copyright © 1996, EmGee Software. All Rights Reserved.