Installing HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version

Welcome to HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version. This document has information on:

(The file install.txt contains a plain text version of this document.)

After you have installed HoTMetaL PRO, see the file readme.wri and the HoTMetaL PRO online help for more product information. You can also consult SoftQuad's online Support Center.

System requirements

HoTMetaL PRO Evaluation runs under Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. Your system must have the following, or higher:

Installing HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version

There were two options for downloading the HoTMetaL files over the Web. The steps for installing the product are different for each option.

Option 1: If you downloaded the product in one piece, then the file hm4ev.exe should be present on your system.

Option 2: If you downloaded the product in six pieces, then the files hm4ev_1.exe, hm4ev_2.exe, ..., hm4ev_6.exe should be present on your system.

You will need approximately 20 Mb of temporary space in order to extract the temporary files from the archive(s), and another 40 Mb of free disk space in order to install and use HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version.

If you chose Option 1

  1. Double click on hm4ev.exe.

    This will extract the HoTMetaL PRO files from the archive that you downloaded, and will start the HoTMetaL installer.

    During this process, you will be asked to indicate the Installation Directory (folder) into which the files should be extracted. This is a temporary folder that you will delete when the installation is complete.

  2. Follow the instructions given by the installer.

    Note: if you already have HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, HoTMetaL Light 3.0, or HoTMetaL 3.0 Evaluation on your PC, do not install HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation version in the same folder as any of these products.

  3. You can now delete the file hm4ev.exe, and the temporary installation folder and all the files and folders that it contains. Before you do this, it is good idea to make sure that the main components of HoTMetaL PRO (Editor, Information Manager, and Site Maker) can be launched successfully.

If you chose Option 2

If you downloaded six files, carry out the following steps:

  1. Double-click on hm4ev_1.exe.

    This will extract part 1 of the HoTMetaL PRO files from the archive that you downloaded.

    During this process, you will be asked to enter the Installation Directory (folder) into which the files should be extracted. This is a temporary folder that you will delete when the installation is complete.

  2. After all files in part 1 have been extracted, the process automatically continues by extracting part 2 (hm4ev_2.exe) and so on. Make sure to specify the same installation folder each time you extract the next part.

    You will get an error if:

    You can easily correct this by downloading any missing files. Then start by extracting part 1 again (click on hm4ev_1.exe). Select yes to all to overwrite files that you extracted the first time.

  3. After you have extracted all six parts into the installation folder, then change to the installation folder and double-click on Setup.exe to install.

  4. Follow the instructions given by the installer.

    Note: if you already have HoTMetaL PRO 3.0, HoTMetaL Light 3.0, or HoTMetaL 3.0 Evaluation on your PC, do not install HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation version in the same folder as any of these products.

  5. You can now delete the files hm4ev_1.exe through hm4ev_6.exe, and the temporary installation folder and all the files and folders that it contains. Before you do this, it is a good idea to make sure that the main components of HoTMetaL PRO (Editor, Information Manager, and Site Maker) can be launched successfully.

Un-installing and re-installing

To uninstall HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation Version:

  1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Choose SoftQuad HoTMetaL PRO 4.0 Evaluation from the list.
  4. Click on Add/Remove.
  5. Choose SoftQuad HoTMetaL Site Maker Database Evaluation from the list.
  6. Click on Add/Remove.
  7. To re-install, follow the installation instructions again.

Possible installation problems

Site Maker installer appears to fail

Sometimes the installer for SoftQuad Site Maker appears to fail or terminate abnormally. Each time that we have experienced this, the Site Maker files have still installed successfully.

Site Maker installation sometimes hangs

If the Site Maker installation does not terminate within 10 minutes:

  1. Interrupt the installation:
    1. Type Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
    2. Choose HoTMetaL PRO Eval Setup from the task list
    3. Click on End Task
    This will cause all files installed so far to be un-installed.
  2. Re-run the installer by running setup.exe.
  3. At a certain point in the installation you will see a dialog box with the following prompt: 
    Setup will now invoke the Site Maker Installer
to install the Site Maker - this is required for
proper functioning of the Information Manager.
Please install the Site Maker now.
    When you see this message, click on the No button. The HoTMetaL installation will continue to completion.
  4. Using Windows Explorer, go to the sitemake folder (located in the folder containing the files that you downloaded).
  5. Double-click on setup.exe in that folder to install the Site Maker.

If you need more information, see SoftQuad's Support Center.

Installer fails on NT systems without 16-bit support

If your PC is running Windows NT and 16-bit support has been removed, the HoTMetaL PRO installation program setup.exe will not run. In this case, see SoftQuad's Support Center for an alternative installer.

Installer sometimes fails to register DLLs and OCXs

If the HoTMetaL installer gives you an error message indicating that it did not register the required DLL and OCX files, you can complete this step by running a script, as explained here:

  1. Copy the file fixocx.bat, located in the folder containing the files that you downloaded, to your Windows system folder (usually windows\system)
  2. Choose MS-DOS Prompt from the Programs menu
  3. Change directory (cd) to the system folder
  4. Run the script by typing fixocx.bat
  5. If any errors occur, open the script file with a text editor, identify the lines that caused the errors (just look for the OCX or DLL name that appeared in the error message), and enter each of those lines individually at the MS-DOS prompt.