                     
                     Installing DOSSBOSS v2.5
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    *    This file contains VERY IMPORTANT information on     *
    *         upgrading previous versions of DOSSBOSS         *
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1. General Installation Information
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DOSSBOSS must be installed in a subdirectory. It may not be installed
in the root directory of a drive. Although DOSSBOSS will create the
subdirectory if it does not yet exist, the path leading up to the where
you want the subdirectory must already exist. For example, if you want
to install DOSSBOSS into the directory C:\PROGRAMS\DOSSBOSS, then the 
directory C:\PROGRAMS should already exist.

Now to install DOSSBOSS, simply switch to the drive and directory 
containing all the original DOSSBOSS files and run the install program 
by entering the following at the DOS prompt:

     INSTALL

The install program will prompt you for all necessary information
(such as the drive & directory path where you want to install
DOSSBOSS). It will also check if old DOSSBOSS files already exist
there. If old files exist you will be prompted for each file whether
you want to replace it. This allows you to replace individual files
at a later date if for some reason one or more of them becomes
unusable. Old stack files (DB_STACK.DAT) and to-do-list files 
(DB_TODO.DAT) will not be replaced. If you need to replace them you
should first erase the old ones.

Once you have installed or upgraded DOSSBOSS, you may run the program
by entering the following command from the directory where you 
installed the program:

     BOSS

This will run the BOSS.BAT file. DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS FILE!!
Before running DOSSBOSS, it is recommended to set (or add) the FILES 
command in your CONFIG.SYS file to at least 15 files (e.g. FILES=15 ).

In addition it may be helpful to read the file MUSTREAD.ME! before 
running DOSSBOSS or when first entering DOSSBOSS. It provides some 
basic information for finding your way around the DOSSBOSS windows 
and menus! In addition, if you want to know what changes have occurred
since your earlier version, check out the end of the DOSSBOSS manual.


2. Important Information for Users of Previous Versions of DOSSBOSS.
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2.1 Two Choices When Upgrading
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If you are upgrading from an earlier version, you have 2 choices: 
  
  1. simply upgrade your version of DOSSBOSS in the directory where 
     you previously installed DOSSBOSS.
  2. install version 2.2 in a new directory to check it out first 
     before updating your previous version. 

The latter option (#2) is highly recommended if you are a registered user 
of a previous version. This is because when you update to a new version 
of DOSSBOSS you become an unregistered user again until you re-register 
(at the reduced upgrade price) and get a new registration id number (your 
old one won't work anymore)! Therefore if you simply go and update your 
previous version before getting your new registration id number, you will 
again be subjected to all the limitations that the unregistered version 
of DOSSBOSS places on you (such as: DOSSBOSS will not read in more than 
14 of your pages, only 3 of your jobs and 3 to-do list items!). In addition, 
because you are once again unregistered you will again be subject to
the information screen popping up occassionally.

Therefore it is best to install this new version in a totally separate 
directory (select the FULL installation, not the upgrade installation). 
Then try it out and if you like what you see, register the new version 
by filling in the form in the REGISTER.FRM file and mailing it in. Then 
keep using your old version until you receive your new registration id 
number in the mail. At that time you can upgrade by installing DOSSBOSS 
into the same directory where your previous version is located. This is 
done by selecting the upgrade installation. By selecting the upgrade 
installation, only the main DOSSBOSS program file (DB_MAIN.EXE), the 
document files (DOSSBOSS.DOC, REGISTER.FRM and MUSTREAD.ME!) and new batch 
and intialization files (BOSS.BAT, BOSSX.BAT and DB_INIT1.DAT) will be
updated. 

If you want to replace any of the other files, you must select the FULL
installation. Then you will be asked separately for each file whether or
not you want to replace (if existing copies of the files are found). Just
be careful not to accidentally replace your tool, page and job data files 
(DB_TOOLS.DAT, DB_PAGES.DAT and DB_JOBS.DAT)!


2.2 System Tools Replaced When Upgrading
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If you performed an upgrade when installing version 2.2 and kept your
tool file(s) from a prior version, the first time DOSSBOSS opens the
tool file, it will update it to make it compatible with version 2.2.
In doing so, all the system tools will be replaced! Therefore if you
had edited any system tools, you will have to go back and make the
changes again.


2.3 Number of Screen Rows & Upgrading
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If you have your DOSSBOSS display set to 43 or 50 rows and you do an
upgrade, the FIRST command you should run when you start DOSSBOSS again
is the 'Row' command found under the 'System' menu to set your row value
back to what it was. This will avoid the possible loss of any tool 
references on your pages!


3. Note for Monochrome Systems
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Although DOSSBOSS works with monochrome monitors; it does not distinguish 
between a monochrome monitor that is capable of displaying multiple shades 
of gray and one that is a true monochrome (such as a Hercules monitor). If 
you have a grayscale monitor you may actually want to answer 'Yes' when the 
install program asks whether the display is in color! This may yield better 
results than answering 'no'.  (If not, you can switch the mode or fiddle
with the color settings using the 'Color' command found under the 'System' 
main menu option - See description of this command in the manual. This may 
help distinguish the various parts of the display e.g. to distinguish the
active window from the non-active windows, etc. Adjusting the contrast and
brightness controls may also help distinguish the different display areas). 
