INSTALLAION REGISTERED VERSION If you are installing the registered version of this program, simply insert the disc you received into your external drive and run the setup program discribed below. The disc contains all the necessary files to run WinFin. BBS DOWNLOAD If you downloaded the program from a BBS, you must unzip the files into a temporary directory on your hard disc, i.e., "C:\temp". The total size of the unzipped files is greater than 1.44Meg and will not fit on a single floopy. See "SETUP PROGRAM" below for instructions to install the program. After installation, you can delete the unzipped files in the temporary diectory. Note: In order to conserve space on the BBS and minimize your download time, the file VBRUN300.DLL may not be included in you download. You probably already have this file in your \windows\system directory. If not, it is readily available on most BBS's. Search for VBRUN3.Zip, etc. FROM A CD-ROM The files are already unzipped, uncompressed and ready to run. Simply execute WINFIN.EXE or use the menu interface provided with the CD-ROM. See "SETUP PROGRAM" below for instructions to install the program on your harddrive. FROM A SHAREWARE DISC VENDOR Disc vendors frequently provide their own installation program to transfer the files from the disc to your hard drive. If not, look for the file setup.exe and follow the instructions below for running the setup program. SETUP PROGRAM The setup program, setup.exe will copy runtime and program files to the proper directories on your hard disc. It will also create a Windows Program Group with icons to run the program and bring up the instruction manual for easy printing. From program manager, select 'File' and then 'Run'. Type in the drive and path that hold the program files to be installed, followed by the setup program SETUP.EXE. Thus from the external drive, you would use: A:SETUP.EXE or if the program files were stored in a directory called "temp" on your C drive: C:\Temp\SETUP.EXE you may run the setup.exe from File Manager, by double clicking on SETUP.EXE in your A drive. You will be asked to enter a directory for the program files. If it does not exist, it will be created. The program files will be copied to this directory and the other files copied to you WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. A program manager group for WinFin is created. Double click on the "Instructions" to bring up this file and print it out. No changes to your Config.Sys, Autoexec.Bat or INI files are made. PLEASE take the time to printout, or at least read, the WINFIN.WRI file. These are the instructions for the program. MANUAL INSTALLATION 1. Copy the following files to your \windows\system directory: cmdialog.vbx, commdlg.dll, msafinx.dll, vbrun300.dll 2. Create a directory to hold your WinFin program files, i.e. c:\winfin, and copy the following files to that directory: graph.vbx, gsw.exe, gswdll.dll, grid3.vbx, threed3.vbx, inicon3.vbx, winfin.exe, winfin.wri 3. Create a Program Group in Program Manager and add a program item for winfin.exe (Program) and winfin.wri (Manual). Be sure to make your directory that holds these files the default directory for these program items. PROBLEMS It is best to close ALL programs except Program Manager when running the setup program. This setup program copies several files to your \windows\system directory. If you experience a problem during installation or trying to run WinFin, it is most likely due to an older version of one of these files elsewhere on your hard disk. Most likely in your \windows directory. Thus when WinFin loads it looks for these files and uses the first one of the name it needs. If this is an older version, you will get an error message. For example, after a successful installation and upon running WinFin, you may get an error message saying you are using an old version of CMDIALOG.VBX. The reason is that when WINFIN.EXE loads, it looks for CMDIALOG.VBX. If you have an old version in your \windows directory and a new version in your \windows\system directory, the program will use the first one it comes across in your path. The cure for this problem is to do a file search for the file named as causing the problem. You may be surprised to find the same file name in 2 or 3 different locations. The only one you want is the the most current one which will be in your \windows\system directory. Rename the other copies to CMDIALOG.OLD. When you do this you may get another error notice that the file is in use and cannot be renamed or deleted. If this happens, simply exit windows and you may even have to reboot. You may have to rename or delete the file from DOS. Remember, you want the files in \windows\system, so these should not be deleted or renamed.