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File Manager StepUp for Windows(r) NT
Copyright (c) 1994-99, WinAbility.Com. All rights reserved.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This file contains instructions on installing FM StepUp for
Windows(r) NT and using its Setup utility, as well as
troubleshooting recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
--------------------------------------------------------------
1. Introduction and terminology
2. Administrative setup
3. Individual user setup
4. Uninstalling FM StepUp
5. Troubleshooting
5.1. File Manager suddenly fails to run
5.2. File Manager still does not work properly
5.3. Undefined function ... in module CTL3D32.DLL
5.4. This application uses CTL3D32.DLL which is not
properly installed
5.5. If the problem persists...
--------------------------------------------------------------
1. INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY
Unlike most other Windows applications, FM StepUp is not a stand-
alone program; there is no special executable file you would run to
start FM StepUp. To use the program, you need properly install and
set it up and, every time you run File Manager, FM StepUp will run
automatically.
FM StepUp *CANNOT* be installed 'locally', to be used by a single
user; this is because File Manager itself is a 'shared' Windows
application, and if an add-on to File Manager is installed, it is
shared by all users of the system. However, every user may
'deactivate' FM StepUp if s/he does not want to use it, after the
software is installed by the System Administrator. Other users will
be able to continue using FM StepUp.
To make the software available for use, the following steps must be
performed:
1. Copying all files from the FM StepUp package into a directory,
which must be at least 'readable' by all users. This step should
be performed by the system administrator, or another user, who
has an appropriate privilege level. The Setup utility may be
used to perform this step.
2. Registering FM StepUp in the System Registry as an add-on to
File Manager ('enabling' FM StepUp). This step also should be
performed by the administrator, since regular users are usually
not allowed to modify the shared part of the Registry. The Setup
utility may be used to perform this procedure.
After this step is complete, FM StepUp is loaded and used
automatically whenever a user runs File Manager. Each user, is
able, however, to deactivate FM StepUp and then activate it again
any number of times, depending on his or her own preferences.
The rest of this document provides more detailed information on
performing the installation and registration procedures using the
Setup utility, included in the FM StepUp package. The following
terms are used throughout this text:
'currently installed version' -
the version of FM StepUp which is currently available for use
when you start the Setup utility. There may be no such a
version, if no previous version of FM StepUp has been installed
in the system before.
'version being set up' -
the set of FM StepUp files from which the Setup utility is being
run. All the files included in FM StepUp package must be kept in
the same directory, and the Setup utility considers the set of
files in the directory from which it is launched as the 'master'
set of files. If you have a number of different sets of files
(for instance, different versions of FM StepUp located in
separate directories), you can set up each of them by running the
Setup utility from the corresponding directory.
'enabling(disabling) FM StepUp' -
making FM StepUp available for use by a certain group of the
users. This procedure is performed by the system administrator,
or some other user with the privilege level sufficient to modify
the shared part of the Registry.
'activating(deactivating) FM StepUp' -
instructing File Manager to load (or not to load) FM StepUp for
an individual user. This procedure is performed by the user
himself, by running Setup.exe. It does not influence the
availability of FM StepUp to other users at the same location.
'registering' -
- registering FM StepUp as an add-on to File Manager in the
System Registry. This is done automatically when you use Setup
utility to install FM StepUp.
'power user' -
any user with the privilege level sufficient to modify the
shared part of the Registry (such as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE).
There may be a number of different user groups with such
privileges; for the purposes of this text they all are
'power users'.
'regular user' -
any user who is not a 'power' one (see above).
FM StepUp comes with a convenient and flexible Setup utility. You
may run it using the 'File-Run' command of Program Manager or File
Manager, or double-clicking its icon. If you have a number of
different versions of FM StepUp, BE SURE to run Setup.exe from the
directory containing the version you want to set up! You cannot set
up a new version of FM StepUp by running Setup.exe from the old set
of files, if there is one.
After you run Setup.exe and click on the 'OK' button in response to
the 'Welcome' screen, the main screen is displayed, containing
information about the version of the software you are setting up and
directory in which it's located, the currently installed version, if
any, and the following buttons:
Administrative Setup
Individual User Setup
Exit
The rest of this document provides detailed information on using
these options.
2. ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Before anyone can start using FM StepUp, it must be installed by the
system administrator, or another user, whose privilege level is
sufficient to modify the shared part of the Registry. If Setup.exe
is run by a user without the necessary privileges, the
'Administrative Setup' button is grayed out and is not accessible.
After you press the 'Administrative Setup' button, a new screen is
displayed, providing a number of choices to perform various
installation procedures:
Install -
choose this button to quickly install FM StepUp in its default
configuration. You may wish to use this facility if you are
running Setup for the first time, from a diskette or a CD-ROM.
You will be prompted for a new directory to place the files
into, and the files will be copied into the chosen directory.
You will be also prompted to create a Program Group for a
number of FM StepUp files, such as Setup.exe, Readme.txt, and
some others. Finally, FM StepUp will be registered in the
Registry as an add-on to File Manager. After this step is
complete, FM StepUp is ready for use by all users of your
system.
Do not use the 'Install' option if you have already placed all
FM StepUp files in the destination directory. Instead, choose
the 'Enable' button to enable FM StepUp (see below).
NOTE: FM StepUp uses CTL3D32.DLL file to produce 3D effects
when displaying dialog boxes. If you do not have this file
installed in your system, you may install it manually, either
before or after installing FM StepUp. To install CTL3D32.DLL,
copy it into your WINNT/SYSTEM32 directory. Yes, it's *that*
easy!
Enable -
use this button to change the availability of FM StepUp to the
users of your system. You may make the changes immediately
after you have installed FM StepUp, or you may exit Setup and
run it again later on to change the settings.
After you choose 'Enable', a dialog box with a number of
options is presented. It is important to keep in mind that if
you are running Setup from a directory different from the
directory in which the currently installed version of FM StepUp
is located, then pressing 'OK' in this dialog box will make
version 'being setup' the 'currently installed' one. If you
want to change one of the settings in this dialog box, be sure
to run Setup from the directory where the currently installed
version is located.
By default, Setup makes FM StepUp available to all users. If
you leave it that way, each user will be able to deactivate FM
StepUp, if s/he does not want to use it, by running Setup.exe
and performing the 'Individual User Setup' (see below in this
file).
The second choice also allows you to make FM StepUp available
to all users. The difference is that FM StepUp will be
initially activated and ready for use only to 'power' users,
whereas 'regular' users will need to explicitly activate FM
StepUp by running Setup.
The third choice differs from the previous two so that FM
StepUp will be initially deactivated for all users of the
system (including Administrator!). Each user wishing to start
using FM StepUp, will have to run Setup and explicitely
activate the software. All users, both 'power' and 'regular'
ones, will be able to activate FM StepUp.
The fourth option in this group makes FM StepUp enabled and
activated for 'power' users only. None of the 'regular' user
will be able to activate FM StepUp for his or her own use.
Finally, the fifth option disables FM StepUp by removing the
relevant information from the Registry. Use this option if you
wish to temporarily prevent all users from using FM StepUp, or
if you have decided to completely remove FM StepUp from the
system.
Back... -
this button returns you to the main screen.
3. INDIVIDUAL USER SETUP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Individual User Setup button on the main screen opens a dialog
box with a number of choices related to the user who is currently
logged on. Note that if the Administrative Setup has not been
previously done, or FM StepUp has not been enabled by the
administrator, the Individual User Setup button will be grayed out
and unavailable.
The first time the user chooses the 'Individual User Setup' button,
s/he is asked to enter his or her first name. After that a dialog
box with the following choices is displayed:
Activate/Deactivate -
choose this button to change the state of FM StepUp for the
current user. If you deactivate FM StepUp, it will not be
loaded by File Manager when you run it; all the other users at
the same location will still be able to use FM StepUp as long as
it is enabled (by the administrator, see the 'Administrative
Setup' section above in this file). Each user may activate and
deactivate FM StepUp for his/her own use any time and any number
of times.
Back... -
this button returns you to the main screen.
4. UNINSTALLING FM STEPUP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you do not wish to use FM StepUp, you may deactivate it by
running Setup and choosing 'Individual User Setup - Deactivate'.
This will prevent File Manager from loading FM StepUp during your
sessions, while allowing other users to continue using it. If you
decide later on to start using FM StepUp again, you may activate
it in the same way: run Setup and choose 'Individual User Setup -
Activate'.
To completely uninstall FM StepUp and remove it from the system,
please run Setup and enter the 'Administrative Setup' mode (you
must have an appropriate privilege level to do this). Then choose
'Enable' and, when the dialog box pops up, select the last option
- 'Disable for all users'. Finally, after exiting Setup, delete
all files from the directory in which you have previously
installed FM StepUp.
5. TROUBLESHOOTING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following information is provided to help if you encounter
problems when using FM StepUp for Windows NT.
5.1. File Manager suddenly fails to run
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you are using the New Shell (Windows 95-ish) with Windows NT
3.51, make sure you are running the latest version of the shell,
which can be downloaded from ftp.microsoft.com. FM StepUp is
known to fail with the first alfa-release of the shell, but runs
well with the second one.
If the above is not the case, disable FM StepUp by removing
information about it from the Registry in one of the following
ways:
- run Setup from FM StepUp directory and, using the
'Administrative Setup' mode, choose 'Enable', and then -
'Disable for all users'. Or, you can perform this operation
manually:
- run Regedt32.exe (located in your WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory)
and find the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/
Current Version/IniFileMapping/winfile.ini
Find the 'AddOns' value under this key, it points to the key
in the Registry which contains information about addons to
File Manager. By default, this location is specified as
SYS:Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\File Manager\AddOns
where SYS: stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/. Find
this key; the values it contains describe add-ons to File
Manager, which are currently enabled in the system.
FM StepUp is specified by the string variable 'FM StepUp',
which points to the location of file FMSUNT.DLL. To disable
FM StepUp, delete this value from the Registry.
If, after you have disabled FM StepUp with one of the methods
described above, File Manager still fails to run, the problem
is *not* related to FM StepUp. Please refer to your Windows
NT documentation for troubleshooting information.
If, however, the problem goes away after you have disabled FM
StepUp, it indicates that one of the following files,
FMSUNT.DLL or CSLIBNT.DLL, has been corrupted by some reason.
Solution:
~~~~~~~~~
Delete all files from the directory in which you have
installed FM StepUp and repeat the installation using the
'fresh' set of files (from the installation disk).
Also, make sure that file CTL3D32.DLL in your WINNT\SYSTEM32
directory is not corrupted.
5.2. File Manager still does not work properly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you have installed a newer version of FM StepUp in the system
where a previous version was used, make sure that the 'old' and
'new' files are not mixed: all files in the directory where you
have installed FM StepUp should have the same date/time stamp.
Another possible reason is the corruption of the user-specific
configuration data, which is stored by FM StepUp in the
Registry.
Solution:
~~~~~~~~
run Regedt32.exe (located in your WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory) and
find the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Chaosoft/FMSTEPUP.INI/
delete the FMSTEPUP.INI subkey (all its subkeys will be deleted
as well). All settings of FM StepUp will be automatically
restored to their defaults next time you run File Manager.
5.3. Undefined function ... in module CTL3D32.DLL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This message indicates that an older version of CTL3D32.DLL is
currently installed in your WINNT\SYSTEM32 directory.
Solution:
~~~~~~~~~
install a newer version of this file (copy this file from the FM
StepUp set of files into your SYSTEM32 directory) and reboot
system.
5.4. This application uses CTL3D32.DLL which is not properly installed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This message indicates that there is another copy of this file
somewhere on your disk, which is loaded prior to the 'master'
copy installed into the SYSTEM32 directory.
Solution:
~~~~~~~~~
Perform a global search for the file CTL3D32.DLL on all your
disks (you may wish to use the 'File-Search' command of File
Manager for this purpose) and eliminate all the files found,
except the one in the SYSTEM32 directory.
5.5. If the problem persists...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Make sure you are running the latest version of FM StepUp. Please
visit http://www.winability.com to download the latest versions of our
products.
Please refer to the README.TXT file for information on getting
technical support.