================================================================= WinWisdom v4.1 - Copyright (c) 1992-1994 by Richard Pitts. All rights reserved. ================================================================= This document contains the following sections: General Registration Installation Problems Distribution Packing List Disclaimer General ======= WinWisdom v4.1 consists of two programs for Windows 3.1. The first is a Quote-of-the-day program designed to display a quote every time you start Windows. The second program is the Reference/Editor program which can be used as a writers reference to search for quotes or it can be used to build and maintain your WinWisdom quotepacks. Registration ============ WinWisdom is shareware, it is NOT public domain. The registration fee is $15 (US) with a free 15-day trial period. If you intend to use WinWisdom beyond the trial period, you must register by filling out the form in file REGISTER.TXT or providing the same information written on a sheet of paper and sending it along with your registration fee to: Richard Pitts P.O. Box 963 Alpharetta, GA 30239 You may also register through CompuServe's Shareware Registration Database. On CompuServe, type 'GO SWREG'. The registration number for WinWisdom v4.1 is 2572. Remember to specify your disk size. With your registration, you will receive the following: 1 - The registered version without the registration reminders. 2 - The most current version available. 3 - The full quote packs (with thousands of quotes (3600+)). 4 - A conversion program for converting quotepacks from WinWisdom versions 3.0-3.2. Remember, your registration supports shareware development. The ability to provide future releases depends on your support. Installation ============ A Setup program is provided which will de-compress all of the files, install them to the appropriate directory, and create a Program Manager group. Just run SETUP.EXE from your distribution diskettes or self-extracting archive and follow the prompts. In order to use the WinWisdom pop-up quote-of-the-day feature, you will need to do one of the following: Option 1: 1. Using any text editor (Notepad is good for this, SysEdit is better), open the WIN.INI file in your Windows directory. 2. Several lines down from the top of the file, you will find a line which begins with 'RUN='. This line tells Windows what programs to run after it boots. Change this line to read: RUN=WINWIS.EXE [plus any other startup programs]. 3. Save the WIN.INI file. The next time you start Windows, WinWisdom will pop-up displaying your quote-of-the-day. Option 2: 1. Open the group that you have designated as your start-up group (by default, the group is 'StartUp'). 2. From the File menu, select 'New', then select 'Program Item'. 3. Type WinWisdom as the description (or any thing else you want to call it) and type WINWIS.EXE as the command line. 4. If you put WinWisdom in a directory other than the Windows directory, you will need to type the directory in the working directory field, and add the directory to the command line field. Problems ======== Problem #1: There have been a couple of reports of the setup program failing on MSAJT110.DL1. If this happens to you, first try ending all other running Windows programs except Program Manager. Then rerun setup from the File | Run menu of Program Manager. If that doesn't work, all of the WinWisdom files can be decompressed with the DOS command EXPAND. Extensions will be one of these: TXT, MSD, DLL, EXE, VBX, or HLP. The exception is MSAJT110.DL1 and MSAJT110.DL2. Combine those two files first using DOS command COPY MSAJT110.DL1 + MSAJT110.DL2 MSAJT110.DL_. You can then expand MSAJT110.DL_ to MSAJT110.DLL. When all of the files have been expanded, see README.TXT for the final file dispositions. You can then setup a Program Manager group for all of the WinWisdom executables. Problem #2: If you have an older version of THREED.VBX in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, this setup program will fail. A bug in Microsoft's setup software will not copy this file due to a change in file type. To get around this problem move or rename the THREED.VBX that you already have then run SETUP.EXE again. After the install completes, keep the most current THREED.VBX. Problem #3: Due to another bug in Microsoft's setup software this program might fail on file VER.DLL. If it does, move or rename the VER.DLL that you already have then run SETUP.EXE again. After the install completes, keep the most current VER.DLL. Problem # 4: If you are installing this version of WinWisdom on a system which has a previous release of WinWisdom on it, you will get a file error when you execute either of the WinWisdom programs. This release uses a completely new database which is incompatable with the old database. Since the WINWIS.INI file used by your old version points to an old file, the new programs will not recognize the old files as WinWisdom files. When you receive the file error, just use 'Open' or 'Select file to use' from the 'File' menu to select one of the new files. You can prevent this problem from happening by deleting WINWIS.INI PRIOR to installing the new version. Registered users will receive a conversion program which will convert the old file format into the new file format. See REGISTER.TXT for information on how to register WinWisdom. Distribution ============ I retain the copyright on all versions. You may distribute any version as long as you include this document with all of the original files and distribute the software unmodified, free of charge (except for reasonable distribution fees), and without additional restrictions. Vendors, please see VENDOR.TXT for important notes regarding distribution diskette creation. Packing List ============ The complete WinWisdom v4.1 package should contain the following files (Note: These files will probably be compressed and have the last character replaced by an underscore): Application files placed in the directory you indicate during setup: File Name Description WINWIS.EXE Quote-of-the-day Program WINWISRE.EXE Reference/Editor Program WINWIS.HLP On-line help file MISC.MSD Miscellaneous quotepack sampler MOTIVE.MSD Motivational quotepack sampler ANCIENT.MSD Ancient Wisdom quotepack sampler HUMOR.MSD Homorous Quotepack sampler README.TXT This file REGISTER.TXT Registration Form VERSHST.TXT Version History VENDOR.TXT Vendor instructions System files placed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory: File Name Description SETUP1.EXE Main Setup (will be run automatically from SETUP) SETUPKIT.DLL Needed for setup VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic Runtime library VBDB300.DLL Database Runtime Library MSAES110.DLL Database Runtime library MSAJT110.DLL Database Runtime library Other files which will NOT be loaded onto your system: README.1ST Important pre-installation notes SETUP.EXE Setup initializer (run this program for setup) SETUP.LST Initial setup file list Disclaimer ========== This software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.