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NOTE: THIS ASCII TEXT FILE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE CODE USED TO
CREATE THE ONLINE HELP .HLP FILE. CERTAIN SECTIONS REFER TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
TO SEE THE ILLUSTRATION, YOU MUST GO TO THE ONLINE HELP SYSTEM FROM WITHIN
THE AUTOMATED EPISODE GUIDE -- HIT THE F1 KEY AND GO TO THE NAME OF THE
SECTION THAT REFERS TO AN ILLUSTRATION.
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                        INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM
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This version of the Automated Episode Guide for 16 bit Windows uses 
"external" disk-based data files for each of the episodes it displays 
on your screen. 

Therefore, it MUST be installed correctly in order for the executable 
program to find the episode data. An incorrectly installed program will 
result in error messages when you try to view any of the episode data in 
the program. 

Now that I have created a powerful installation program for the Win16
Automated EpGuide programs, it's installtion is very simple! Follow these
simple instructions, depending on which operating system you are using...

(1) Unarchive the original .ZIP file (presumably, you have already done
    this since you are reading the help file or readme). 
(2) Place the files that come out of the original .ZIP archive into a
    temporary directory somewhere on your hard drive. The installation 
    program will install the program where you tell it to during the
    setup procedure. If the directory doesn't exist, it will create it
    for you and move all of the needed files into that sub-directory.
(3) Run the SETUP.EXE program that you have just moved in step #2. 

(A) If you are in Win95, you can run it from a DOS command line session; or 
    you can click on My Computer and the icon representing the hard drive 
    and folder where you moved the SETUP.EXE program; or you can click the
    START button and choose RUN from the START MENU and specify the path
    where the SETUP.EXE program is located. If you don't understand these
    concepts, see the Windows 95 documentation for more details.
    
    NOTE: There is a native Win32 / Wind95 / Win NT version of this program! 
    See the README.TXT file for details on where to locate that version!

(B) If you are using Windows 3.1, click on the FILE menu at the top of the 
    screen in the Windows Program Manager (If you don't understand the 
    Program Manager concept, or don't see the FILE menu, refer to the 
    Windows 3.1 documentation for details). A drop down menu will appear 
    with several options.

    Click on RUN (it should be the next-to-the-last item on this menu).

    A dialog box will appeare on your screen with four buttons: OK, CANCEL,
    BROWSE, and HELP.

    Use the BROWSE button to tell Windows where the SETUP.EXE is located 
    on your hard drive. You will get a BROWSE dialog box where you can 
    click on the various directories and disk drives that you maintain on 
    your computer -- if you aren't sure how to use this dialog box, see 
    the Windows 3.1 documentation for more information.

    Once you have told Windows where to find SETUP.EXE, the RUN dialog 
    box will have the path and filename in the COMMAND LINE text box. 
    Click on the OK button.

    If you did everything correctly, you should see the INSTALLATION
    PROGRAM WINDOW appear on your desktop. If you don't see the A.E.G.
    window, go back to the (B) above and make sure you did everything
    correctly. After you get the Installation Program Window on your
    desktop, simply follow the directions that the program gives you.

    NOTE: You can also use the Windows 3.1 File Manager to run SETUP.EXE.
    If you don't know how to use the Windows 3.1 File Manager to run
    programs, see the Windows documentation for more details...

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                 The Parts of the Installation Program
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This section describes what you will see during the execution of the 
INSTALLATION PROGRAM. Note: the illustrations in this section were taken 
from the Win16 Deep Space 9 Installation Program, but should look very 
similar to what you will see in any of the Win16 Automated EpGuide programs.

When you first start the INSTALLATION PROGRAM, a large window will appear 
on your desktop with a description of the new features of the Win16 
Automated EpGuide. A dialog box (see illustration above) will also appear. 
If you click CANCEL, the Installation Program will exit back to Windows.

If you click the OK button, a brief description of the program will popup 
(see illustration above). 

After you click the OK button, the SELECT DESTINATION DIRECTORY dialog box 
will appear on your screen (see illustration above). The Installation 
Program uses "ds9w1620" as a default directory on your C hard drive, but 
you can easily change the folder by clicking on one of the other folders 
in the box below the Destination Directory entry; or change the hard drive 
by clicking the small down arrow next to the hard drive list, and choosing 
another hard drive.

Once you have selected the destination directory, the Installation Program 
will start copying files to the Automated EpGuide directory. A progress 
dialog box will appear (see illustration above) letting you know what goes 
where and how close you are to completing the installation.

After all of the files have been copied to the Win16 Automated EpGuide 
directory, a dialog box will pop up and ask you if you want add a shortcut 
(Win95) for your new A.E.G. (see illustration above). 

If you are using Windows 3.1, the Installation Program will ask if you want 
a Program Group created, or give you the oppurtunity to add A.E.G. icons to 
an already existing Program Group (see illustration above). The Installation 
program defaults to creating a new Program Group named "DS9 Win16 A.E.G. 
v2.0", but you can change that to whatever you want or add the A.E.G. icons 
to an already existing Program Group.

The new Program Group will pop up on your desktop, and all of the icons will 
start appearing (see illustration above). Program Items will be created for 
the Automated EpGuide program, the Online Help file, the Read Me document 
(this file is an ASCII text version of THIS Online Help file), the What's 
New document, and the UNINSTALL PROGRAM which is described in detail 
elsewhere...

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    A Couple of Notes About UNINSTALLING the Win16 Automated EpGuide
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The Win16 Automated EpGuide Installation Program installs an UNINSTALL
program for your convenience. I know only a lunatic would ever want to
uninstall such a fantastic program as this, but it takes all kinds, huh?

If you ever think you might want to use the UNINSTALL program, be sure
that you (1) Don't delete the UNINST.EXE file that's copied to the Win16
A.E.G. directory; and (2) Don't delete the INSTALL.LOG file that's also
copied to the A.E.G. directory. The former is the actual UnInstall program
and the latter is a list of actions that this program will perform to
successfully uninstall the Win16 A.E.G. If UNINST.EXE can't find the
INSTALL.LOG program, you'll have to manually uninstall the program, so
make sure you don't delete it!

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                         UNINSTALLING THIS PROGRAM 
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Did you REALLY give the Win16 Automated EpGuide a fair chance? Be honest!

Seriously, if you want to UNINSTALL the Win16 Automated EpGuide, this
procedure is just about as painless and easy as the original installation
was...

When you originally installed the Win16 A.E.G., a Program Item (Win 3.1)
or shortcut (Windows 95) was created for you under the name "Uninstall
The A.E.G." (or something very similar). 

Double click on this icon and follow the prompts -- depending on how you 
want to go about uninstalling the program -- there's an AUTOMATIC button 
for a quick, total wipeout approach; and a CUSTOM button for getting rid 
of SOME of the files.

NOTE: Be 100% sure you want to TOTALLY UNINSTALL the program before going
through with these procedures. The UnInstall program physically deletes the
files from your hard drive and removes the directories (if they are empty).
But don't worry, the uninstall program WON'T remove the original SETUP.EXE 
if you still have it in the same directory that you installed the A.E.G.

Also: If you accidentally deleted the Program Item (Win 3.1) or shortcut
(Windows 95) to the UnInstall program, simply run the program named
UNINST.EXE that was copied to the Win16 Automated EpGuide's directory.

One caution -- make sure you maintain the filenamed INSTALL.LOG in the
same directory as the UNINST.EXE -- this is a list of actions that the
uninstall program will have to perform to uninstall the Win16 A.E.G. If
you deleted the INSTALL.LOG file, you will have to manually uninstall the
program!

If you clicked the CUSTOM button, a SELECT PRIVATE FILES TO REMOVE dialog 
will appear (see illustration above). NOTE: If you only remove part of the 
files installed on your system, some things may not work if you try to run 
the Win16 Automated EpGuide, so use caution! 

Once you are through choosing the file(s), click the CONTINUE button and a 
SELECT DIRECTORIES dialog will appear, followed by a SELECT ICONS dialog. 
These dialogs are self-explanatory.

When you are through picking the parts to UnInstall (CUSTOM button) or if 
you clicked the AUTOMATIC button, a progress dialog will popup telling you 
exactly what is being removed (see illustration above). I hope you are a 
speed reader because this bad boy moves FAST! 

When the UNINSTALL PROGRAM gets to the folder/shortcuts/icons, that folder 
will pop up on your desktop and the icons will disappear, then the folder 
will disappear. The Win16 Automated EpGuide is now gone. Sad, really. 

Note: If you moved the original .ZIP file or the SETUP.EXE program to the 
A.E.G. directory after installation, these files won't be deleted, and the 
directory will remain on your hard drive. If the A.E.G. directory is empty 
after the UnInstall Program is through removing the other parts of the 
program, this directory will also be removed.

