HOW TO INSTALL EZ-SPLIT: If you are reading this file, then you have uncompressed ESxxxSW.ZIP, (where xxx is the version number) and should now have the following 3 files on your hard drive: 1. INSTALL.TXT (You're reading this now) 2. READ.ME Information file 2. SETUP.EXE Setup program for EZ-Split To install EZ-Split, start windows. Then, from the Program Manager select [F]ile, [R]un, then type "SETUP" (include the path to the SETUP.EXE program if necessary) and hit [ENTER]. When EZ-Split installation is complete, you will have a "EZ-Split" group added to your desktop. To run EZ-Split, double click the 'EZ-Split' icon in this group. For help on using EZ-Split, double click the 'EZ-Split Help' icon in this group. Help is available from anywhere within EZ-Split by pressing 'F1' or the 'Help' button (if there is one displayed). INSTALLATION DIFFICULTIES ------------------------- SETUP PROGRAM REPORTS "OLD FILE FORMAT" AND EXITS This message relates to CTL3DV2.DLL, and is telling you that the CTL3DV2.DLL file on your system is old. Find all instances of CTL3DV2.DLL on your system and delete them. Then re-run the setup program. EZ-SPLIT DISPLAYS "CTL3DV2.DLL NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED" This message tells you that the file CTL3DV2.DLL exists somewhere on your system besides your windows SYSTEM directory. Find all instances of CTL3DV2.DLL and delete them. If CTL3DV2.DLL exists in your SYSTEM directory, leave it there. If it doesn't exist, re-run the setup program. UPON STARTUP, EZ-SPLIT REPORTS "[filename] IS OUT OF DATE..." This message means that the file [filename] is old. Find all instances of the file on your system and delete them. Then re-run the setup program. Good places to look are the WINDOWS directory and any directories in your path.