FastBucks Install program Version 4.10 Operator Manual Table of Contents About Install................................................... 1 Introduction.................................................... 1 Hardware Requirements........................................... 1 New Features.................................................... 1 Technical Support............................................... 1 First time Installation......................................... 2 Installing on a Hard disk....................................... 2 Installing on a Two-Floppy Drive System......................... 3 Installing on a system with a 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" drives ......... 4 Updating An Existing Copy of FastBucks ....................... 5 Updating a Hard Disk ........................................... 5 Updating a Two Floppy Drive System.............................. 6 Updating on a system with a 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" drives ........... 7 Converting FastBucks 3.1X Data Files ........................... 8 What Does Convert Do? .......................................... 8 Running CONV31 On a Hard Disk .................................. 8 Running CONV31.EXE On A Two-Floppy System ...................... 9 Running CONV31.EXE On A System With 5-1/4" & 3-1/2" Drives ..... 9 Page 1 About Install Introduction This Document is intended to supplement the FastBucks Operator Manual. and give a more thorough description of how to install FastBucks on your system with the new Install.exe program. Install.exe has been completely re-designed to save all of the necessary FastBucks operating files in a single archived file. This adds security from file tampering and damage from the Us. Postal service. More flexibility has been added to where you can place your FastBucks program and data files. I would strongly advise using the Install programs defaults for program installation, unless you know exactly what you are doing and where you want to place your FastBucks program and data files. Hardware Requirements Install requires a minimum of 296K of system memory to run. If your system does not have this much free memory available you will have to install FastBucks on a friends computer and manually copy the files over to yours. New Features The Install.exe has the following new features. Automatic modification of Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files. A media check is performed on the INSTALL-TO-DRIVE before any copying is performed. Source Files are tested for data integrity while they are copied to the destination drive. All files are packed into a single distribution file for added security. Technical Support Limited technical support is available for the FastBucks program and Install.exe program by calling (713)541-3963 between 8AM and 5PM Central Standard Time. Additional support is available on the Software Expressions BBS at (713) 541-3910 24 Hours a day. I try to answer all questions about the program within 24 hours. Page 2 First time Installation Installing on a Hard disk Place your FastBucks distribution diskette into drive A: Type A:Install . Wait until Install gets to the Introduction Screen and press , then select "New FastBucks Installation" from the menu. Install will ask you for the Drive and directory you wish to place your FastBucks program into, and make a suggestion., should you have no particular preference. It will then extract and install the necessary program files into that sub-directory. After the program files have been installed, You will be asked if you would like the sample data files supplied with the program. If you answer "Y" the install program will ask you what drive and directory you want to save you data files on and place the sample data files on your selected drive and directory. Your new FastBucks program is now installed. If you'd like to extract the FastBucks operator manual and place it on your hard disk. Select "Extract FastBucks Operator Manual" From the Main Menu. Install will again ask you for the drive and directory that you want the Operator Manual files saved and place them there for you. You can later view the operator manual or send it to your printer at a later time. When you exit the install program it will offer to modify your Config.sys and Autoexec.bat file. If you Select "Go Ahead and Modify" , Install will check your config.sys file on your Boot drive for a FILES=20 statement and a Buffers=20 statement. If it finds files < 20 or buffers < 20 it will set them to 20 . It will then check the Autoexec.bat file and add the drive and directory to your Path statement. If you don't have an autoexec.bat file it will create one for you. You also may optionally select. "Create example files". This option will create an example file for your config.sys file named Config.exm and an example autoexec.bat file named Autoexec.exm. You can later view these files and manually set up your config.sys and autoexec.bat file. Note: in order for FastBucks 4.10 to operate you must have a statement in your config.sys file with a minimum of Files=20. To run your FastBucks program for the first time ... Type : CD [your program directory] Type : FB FastBucks will now self-initialize itself. Page 3 Installing on a Two-Floppy Drive System Format two Floppy diskettes for use in drive B: If you want to extract the FastBucks Operator Manual and conversion program you will have to format an additional diskette for use in drive B: Place your FastBucks Distribution diskette into drive A: and Type A:Install Wait until Install gets to the Introduction Screen and press , then select "New FastBucks Installation" from the menu. Install will ask you for the Drive you wish to place your FastBucks program into. Select Drive B: It will then extract and install the necessary program files onto that disk. After the program files have been installed, Install will ask you to label the diskette "FastBucks Program Disk". Please do so. You will be asked if you would like the sample data files supplied with the program. If you answer "Y" the install program will ask you what drive You want to save you data files on. and place the sample data files on your selected drive and directory. Select drive B: Your new FastBucks program is now installed. If you'd like to extract the FastBucks operator manual and place it on your hard disk. Select "Extract FastBucks Operator Manual" From the Main Menu. Install will again ask you for the drive that you want the Operator Manual files saved and place them there for you. You can later view the operator manual or send it to your printer at a later time. Select Drive B: When you exit the install program it will offer to modify your Config.sys file. If you Select "Go Ahead and Modify" , Install will check your config.sys file on your Boot drive for a FILES=20 statement and a Buffers=20 statement. If it finds files < 20 or buffers < 20 it will set them to 20 . You also may optionally select. "Create example files". This option will create an example file for your config.sys file named Config.exm. You can later view these files and manually set up your config.sys and autoexec.bat file. Note: in order for FastBucks 4.10 to operate you must have a statement in your config.sys file with a minimum of Files=20. Place your FastBucks program diskette into drive A: and your FastBucks data diskette into drive B:. Type A: Type: FB The FastBucks program will now initialize itself. Page 4 Installing on a system with a 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" drives Prepare two formatted diskettes for use in drive B: , and one diskette for drive A: If you want to extract the FastBucks Operator Manual, you will need an additional formatted diskette for drive B: Carefully follow the instructions to installing FastBucks on a Two Floppy Drive system. After you have completed the installation. Copy the diskette that you wish to run in drive A: from Drive B: Example: Place The FastBucks Program diskette into Drive B: Place the Blank "Formatted" diskette into Drive A: Type: Copy B:*.* A:*.* Remove the diskette in drive B: and replace it with the diskette labeled FastBucks Data into drive B:. Type: A: , and then Type: FB FastBucks will now self-initialize itself. Page 5 Updating An Existing Copy of FastBucks Updating a Hard Disk Install will update an existing copy of FastBucks in a manner very similar to installing a New FastBucks Installation. with the exception that you tell install where your present program is stored. It will then erase the old program and Install the New one. THIS WILL NOT EFFECT YOUR DATA FILES. Only the program files will be effected. Place the FastBucks distribution diskette into drive A: Type A:Install Wait until Install gets to the Introduction Screen and press , then select "Update an existing FastBucks program" from the menu. Install will then ask your for the drive and directory that you presently are running FastBucks in. If it cannot locate the FastBucks program it will Yell at you and return to the main menu. If It locates your FastBucks program files it will determine the version of the program and erase the original program files. It will then copy the New FastBucks program files to the selected drive and directory. If it determined that you were running a 3.1x version of FastBucks it will ask you for a drive and directory for you to place the FastBucks file conversion utility into. After Installation is complete Install will ask you if you want to change your Autoexec.bat file and config.sys file. It's your choice as to whether or not you want these files modified. If the install program prompted you that you have to convert your data files to the FastBucks 4.xx data format , go to the directory that you have placed the conv31.exe file and run it "Before" you try to operate FastBucks. If you'd like to extract the FastBucks operator manual and place it on your hard disk. Select "Extract FastBucks Operator Manual" From the Main Menu. Install will again ask you for the drive and directory that you want the Operator Manual files saved and place them there for you. You can later view the operator manual or send it to your printer at a later time. Page 6 Updating a Two Floppy Drive System Place the FastBucks distribution diskette into drive A: Type A:Install Wait until Install gets to the Introduction Screen and press , then select "Update an existing FastBucks program" from the menu. Install will then ask your for the drive that you presently are running FastBucks on. Select Drive B: If Install cannot locate the FastBucks program it will Yell at you and return to the main menu. If It locates your FastBucks program files it will determine the version of the program and erase the original program files. It will then copy the New FastBucks program files to the selected drive. If it determined that you were running a 3.1x version of FastBucks it will ask you for a drive for you to place the FastBucks file conversion utility into. Install your old copy of FastBucks into drive A: Install a blank "Formatted" diskette into drive B: Select Drive B: After Installation is complete Install will ask you if you want to change your Autoexec.bat file and config.sys file. It's your choice as to whether or not you want these files modified. If the install program prompted you that you have to convert your data files to the FastBucks 4.xx data format , Place the diskette you have just copied Conv31.exe to and place it into drive A: Type A: Type Conv31 Carefully follow the programs prompts for converting your data files. After you have completed the file conversion. Place the new data file diskette into drive B: and the new FastBucks program diskette that you have just created into drive A:. Type A: Type FB The FastBucks Program should now complete its self-initialization. If you'd like to extract the FastBucks operator manual and place it on your hard disk. Select "Extract FastBucks Operator Manual" From the Main Menu. Install will again ask you for the drive and directory that you want the Operator Manual files saved and place them there for you. You can later view the operator manual or send it to your printer at a later time. Page 7 Updating on a system with a 5-1/4" and 3-1/2" drives The following instruction assume the following conditions... FastBucks was supplied to you on a 5-14" disk. Drive A: is a 5-14" Disk Drive B: is a 3-1/2" Disk If you have been running the FastBucks program on drive A:. Make a copy of the disk for Drive B: Place the FastBucks Distribution Diskette into drive A: Place the FastBucks distribution diskette into drive A: Type A:Install Wait until Install gets to the Introduction Screen and press , then select "Update an existing FastBucks program" from the menu. Select Drive B: If Install cannot locate the FastBucks program it will Yell at you and return to the main menu. If It locates your FastBucks program files it will determine the version of the program and erase the original program files. It will then copy the New FastBucks program files to the selected drive. If it determined that you were running a 3.1x version of FastBucks it will ask you for a drive for you to place the FastBucks file conversion utility into. Place a "Blank" formatted diskette into drive B: Select Drive B: Install will now copy the Conv31.exe conversion file to drive B: Set this disk aside for later use for converting your data files. After you have exited the install program you will have to perform the following operation: Place the New FastBucks working diskette into drive B:. Then Place your OLD FastBucks working diskette into Drive A: Type Copy B:*.* A:*.* You should now have a working copy of FastBucks on your A Drive. If you need to convert your data files Read the section on "Converting Data Files". Do not run FastBucks before you have converted your data files if you have previously been using FastBucks 3.1x as this version of FastBucks will not be able to read them. If you'd like to extract the FastBucks operator manual and place it on your hard disk. Select "Extract FastBucks Operator Manual" From the Main Menu. Install will again ask you for the drive and directory that you want the Operator Manual files saved and place them there for you. You can later view the operator manual or send it to your printer at a later time. Page 8 Converting FastBucks 3.1X Data Files What Does Convert Do? The CONV3.1 file conversion program converts your present 3.18 data files and converts them to the FastBucks 4.xx format. It is a very simple program to run and should give you no problems. It will ask you for the drive and directory that your present FastBucks 3.18 data files are in. It will then ask you for the drive and directory that you want install to place it in. The conversion process is straight foreword. CONV31.EXE will read your old data files and place a converted copy in the drive and directory that you have specified. The only thing that you have to remember when you are ready to run your new copy of FastBucks is the drive and directory that you have placed the converted data files in and inform FastBucks where your new data files are when you run it for the first time. Running CONV31 On a Hard Disk I will assume that you have extracted CONV31.EXE from the distribution diskette and have placed it in the default FastBucks directory. If you have placed it somewhere else, I assume that you know where you put it.. Type CD\FBUCKS Type CONFIG31 CONV31 should come up and ask you if you have a color monitor. If you do answer "Y" and continue into the program. CONV31 will then ask you for the drive and directory that your present FastBucks 3.1x data files are stored in. A default answer would be C:\FBUCKS\DATA It will then ask you for the drive and directory that you want the converted data files placed in. Again a default answer would be C:\FBUCKS\FBDATA The conversion process will proceed as follows: Convert will read the data files in Cl\FBUCKS\DATA and copy them to C:\FBUCKS\FBDATA. It will exit when the conversion process is complete. When you run your new copy of FastBucks for the first time. Remember to the Drive and directory that you have placed the converted data files into and set the FastBucks data path to that drive and directory. Page 9 Running CONV31.EXE On A Two-Floppy System Place the diskette that you prepared with INSTALL.EXE that contains the convert program into drive A:., Then type A:CONV31 . CONV31.EXE Should ask you if you have a color monitor and then proceed to ask you what drive and directory you have been using your old FastBucks data files on. Remove the disk presently in drive A: and replace it with your old FastBucks 3.18 Data files and place a "Blank" but Formatted diskette into drive B: Answer A:\ It will then ask you what drive and directory you want to place your converted files on. Answer B:\ The conversion process will now start. The files in drive A: will be read and the converted files will be placed on drive B:. When you run your new copy of FastBucks for the first time make sure you have your converted data files in the system, and inform FastBucks what drive the data is in when it prompts you for the drive and data path for your data files. Running CONV31.EXE On A System With 5-1/4" & 3-1/2" Drives The process is exactly the same as for a two drive conversion, with the exception that you will have to copy either the source or destination diskette to the appropriate size diskette. Example: Your old FastBucks 3.1x data is on a 5-1/4" diskette... Insert t he Conv31.exe diskette into the 5-1/4" drive and type CONV31 . When the program asks you for the FastBucks 3.18 data file drive and directory. . Place the Old FastBucks data diskette into the 5-1/4" drive. Place a "Blank" formatted 3-1/2" diskette into drive B: Enter A:\ Or whatever your 5-1/4" disk drive is. When the program asks you where you want the converted files placed. Enter B:\ Or whatever your 3-1/2" disk drive is. The conversion program will now read the data on your 5-1/4" disk drive and place the converted data files on your 3-1/2" disk drive. When the conversion process has completed. Copy the files from the 3-1/2" disk drive to the 5-1/4" disk drive. Obviously this process can be done with the 3-1/2" disk as the source and the 5-1/4" disk drive as the destination. It's simply your choice on how you want to run it...