QINST.TXT : Copyright 1993 QUART, Inc. Users' Manual for QINSTALL.EXE - Installation Utility for QCDRUN (TM) CD-ROM Library QINSTALL is the Installation Utility for the QCDRUN CD-ROM Library System for Microsoft Windows. If you copy the distribution files directly from the floppy diskette onto your hard drive, the system will not work because the compressed program files will not have been expanded, the [QCD] section will not have been inserted into your WIN.INI file, and the data-base files QCD.INI and CDLIST.INI will not be created. QINSTALL runs ONLY from the distribution floppy diskette. All QCDRUN programs automatically locate the main Windows working directory on your hard drive and search there for .PIF and .INI files and major Windows operational files. Certain operating options in QCDRUN rely on the availability of the Windows utilities WINFILE (File Manager), WRITE, NOTEPAD, and PIFEDIT (the .PIF Editor) in your main Windows working directory, and will not operate correctly if these are absent or located elsewhere. QINSTALL: - creates a QCDRUN working directory on your hard drive (default is c:\qcd); - copies and expands working files from the distribution floppy diskette into the working directory; - locates the WIN.INI file in your Windows directory and adds a [QCD] section to it; and - creates CD-ROM database files in Windows .INI format - QCD.INI (in the Windows directory and backed up to the QCDRUN working directory) and CDLIST.INI (in the QCDRUN working directory). QINSTALL requires the QCDRUN subroutines QPWA and QPWV for Registration Password input and verification. QINSTALL shells to QDOC.EXE to allow you to read and print documentation. QINSTALL : Initial Operation: a. From Windows Program Manager menu - select File Run b. Enter the Command Line d:qinstall, where d is the floppy drive containing the QCDRUN distribution diskette; press ENTER (from the keyboard) or click OK (left mouse button) QINSTALL : General Instructions and Operations Please be aware: At any prompt in QINSTALL - Clicking "Cancel" unconditionally terminates the program. To accept defaults (when shown in prompts) - press "ENTER" or click "OK" To change from defaults - enter from the keyboard, then press "ENTER" or click "OK" All mouse operations in QINSTALL use the (standard) left mouse button. Any timed Message or Display window (without an "OK" button) can be closed, allowing the program to continue ahead to the set time (which is a maximum of 5 seconds), by placing the cursor in the window and clicking the left mouse button. Step by step: a. QINSTALL opens with a copyright notice that clears in 5 seconds. b. QINSTALL tests for a previous installation of QCDRUN in WIN.INI. It notifies you if a previous installation is found. Continuing QINSTALL beyond this point will overwrite the previous installation information in the [QCD] section of WIN.INI and in the [main] section of QCD.INI. Unless you choose to install to a different QCDRUN working directory, continuing will also overwrite all program and text files. Continue to install in the face of a previous installation ONLY if you have backed up QCD.INI and CDMENU.INI to save data on all CD-ROMs already installed; otherwise click "Cancel", make backups of the .INI files, and then restart QINSTALL. If you are running QINSTALL just to insert the Registration Password and remove the registration messages and use limits from the shareware distribution of QCDRUN, QCD.EXE contains a simpler, quicker, and safer method which is preferred. If you choose to continue, QINSTALL next tells you the path for the previous QCDRUN working directory. c. QINSTALL then prompts you for: - The Floppy Drive Source for Installation - the floppy drive containing the QCD distribution diskette; default is A; enter as the drive LETTER ONLY (A, NOT A: or A:\); - The Hard Drive Destination Directory for Files - the intended QCD working directory on your hard drive; default is C:\QCD; enter in the form d:\dir; and - The CD-ROM Drive; no default; enter as the drive LETTER ONLY. These entries are critical to the proper installation and operation of QCDRUN. QINSTALL will not accept blank entries for any of these, and will prompt for verification of all entries. d. QINSTALL copies all files from the first distribution diskette to the QCDRUN working directory. It then searches the QCDRUN working directory for the compressed file QCDX.EXE, which is on the second disk for distribution in 360K 5.25 inch format, and on the single distribution disk in other formats. If it does not find QCDX.EXE, it prompts you to insert the second distribution diskette into the floppy drive and copies all files. QINSTALL then expands the two compressed files QCDD.EXE and QCDX.EXE (LHA self-extracting format). e. QINSTALL creates the [main] section of the QCD.INI file, containing the following: CDD= (CD-ROM drive) NCD= (# CD-ROMs installed, initially set to 0) Path= (QCD working directory) f. QINSTALL backs up your old WIN.INI to WININI.QCD. It then adds a [QCD] section to the WIN.INI file, containing: Ix=k (encrypted index number of unregistered uses) Password= (initially blank - contains password for registered versions) g. QINSTALL then prompts you for: - Your name (first name and surname) - Company name h. QINSTALL adds to the [QCD] section of the WIN.INI file: Name= (your name) Co= (company name) QINSTALL will accept blank entries for both name and company name. Note that the entries here must be identical to the name and company name used on your Registration Form or your Registration Password may not be valid. QDOC.EXE prints a Registration Form incorporating the exact identity information in WIN.INI to avoid this problem. i. QINSTALL requests the Registration Password and checks for validity. Leave blank unless you have requested and received a Password from QUART, Inc. If you attempt to insert an incorrect or invalid password, QINSTALL will terminate password entry after 3 unsuccessful attempts. If you have received a password from QUART, Inc. and cannot enter it successfully, contact QUART, Inc. for assistance. Successful password entry allows unlimited use of QCDRUN. j. QINSTALL verifies successful installation and backs up QCD.INI to the QCD working directory. k. QINSTALL calls QDOC.EXE to allow you to read or print out QCDRUN documentation. l. Because of the risks of intentionally or unintentionally overwriting .INI files and all files in the working directory, and to conserve hard drive space, as its final step QINSTALL erases itself and the compressed program files QCDX.EXE and QCDD.EXE from the working QCDRUN directory. You may rerun QINSTALL from the distribution floppy diskettes at any time. BUT - QLIB.EXE performs all operations necessary for maintaining or editing the CD-ROM Library after installation, and QCD.EXE contains a safe routine for entering the Registration Password. The only reasons for rerunning QINSTALL are file corruption or loss from outside factors (damaged hard drive, viruses, badly-behaved or incompatible other programs) or if upgrading to a later version of QCDRUN. m. QINSTALL does not automatically install the programs as icons in Program Manager. Your QCDRUN working directory contains icons (QCD.ICO, QDOC.ICO, and QLIB.ICO) for the QCDRUN files that operate as standalones - QCD.EXE (the CD-ROM Loader), QDOC.EXE (the Documentation Utility), and QLIB.EXE (the CD-ROM Library Editor). Use the File New functions of the Program Manager menu to set up these programs with their icons. QINSTALL also does NOT modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to put your QCDRUN working directory in the DOS PATH; you may do this with Notepad or any ASCII text editor if you wish. NOW - QCDRUN IS COMPLETELY INSTALLED! To run QCD.EXE and load and run any CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive: Click on the QCD icon in Program Manager OR Use the File Run function of Program Manager with the Command Line: d:\dir\qcd - where d:\dir is the QCDRUN working directory. If you have added the QCDRUN working directory to your DOS PATH, the Command Line for File Run is : QCD To run QLIB and add to, edit, or maintain the master CD-ROM Library: Click on the QLIB icon in Program Manager OR Use the File Run function of Program Manager with the Command Line: d:\dir\qlib - where d:\dir is the QCDRUN working directory. If you have added the QCDRUN working directory to your DOS PATH, the Command Line for File Run is: QLIB ENJOY YOUR CD-ROMs!