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- Installing HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version
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- Welcome to HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version.
-
- This is a 'time-bombed' version that will stop working
- 30 days from the day you installed it. We advise against
- resetting your PC's system clock during the evaluation
- period. The clock may be set back by small amounts of time to
- allow for switching between Standard Time and Daylight Time.
- Setting the clock back longer amounts of time will cause
- HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version to stop working.
- If you set your clock ahead, the software will not stop working
- automatically, but this will of course shorten your
- evaluation period. Once the 30-day evaluation period
- has expired, the software cannot be re-installed and used again.
-
- This document has information on:
- - System requirements
- - Installing HoTMetaL PRO
- - Uninstalling and re-installing HoTMetaL PRO
- - Possible installation problems
-
- (The file "install.htm" contains an HTML 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, available from http://www.softquad.com/supportcenter
-
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- System requirements
- ===================
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- HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version runs on Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0.
- Your system must have the following, or higher:
- * Pentium processor (Pentium 100 MHz or above recommended)
- * 16 MB of available RAM (32 MB RAM or more recommended)
- * Super VGA display, 256 colors, 640 x 480 resolution
- * 26 MB of disk space
- * 40 MB extra disk space during installation
- * On Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 3 must be applied before you
- install and use HoTMetaL PRO 5.0.
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- Installing HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version
- ==============================================
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- There were two options for downloading the HoTMetaL
- files over the Web. The steps for installing
- the product are different for each option.
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- Option 1: If you downloaded the product in one piece,
- then the file "hm5ev.exe" should be present on your system.
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- Option 2: If you downloaded the product in three pieces,
- then the files "hm5ev_1.exe", "hm5ev_2.exe", and "hm5ev_3.exe"
- should be present on your system.
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- You will need approximately 65 MB of free disk space in order
- to install HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version. Approximately
- 40 MB of this will become free again after the install has completed.
- The HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 Evaluation Version software occupies
- approximately 26 MB of disk space.
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- If you chose Option 1
- ---------------------
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- 1. Double click on "hm5ev.exe".
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- This will extract the HoTMetaL PRO files from the archive that
- you downloaded, and will start the HoTMetaL installer.
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- 2. Follow the instructions given by the installer.
-
- Note: The default installation folder is HoTMetaL PRO 5 Eval.
- If you already have HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, or any earlier
- version of HoTMetaL, on your PC, *do not* install HoTMetaL PRO 5.0
- Evaluation version in the same folder as any of these products.
-
- 3. Make sure that HoTMetaL PRO can be launched successfully.
-
- 4. You can now delete the file "hm5ev.exe".
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- If you chose Option 2
- ---------------------
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- If you downloaded three files, carry out the following steps:
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- 1. Double-click on "hm5ev_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, part 2 (hm5ev_2.exe)
- will be run automatically, then part 3 (hm5ev_3.exe).
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- Make sure to specify the *same* installation folder each time.
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- You will get an error if:
- - you have not downloaded all 3 files to begin with
- (hm5ev_1.exe, hm5ev_2.exe, hm5ev_3.exe)
- - you did not start by extracting part 1 (hm5ev_1.exe).
-
- You can easily correct this by downloading any missing files.
- Then start by extracting part 1 again (say "yes to all" to overwrite files
- that you extracted the first time).
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- 3. After you have extracted all three parts into the installation folder,
- go to the installation folder and double-click on "Setup.exe" to install.
-
- 4. Follow the instructions given by the installer.
-
- Note: The default installation folder is HoTMetaL PRO 5 Eval.
- If you already have HoTMetaL PRO 4.0, or any earlier
- version of HoTMetaL, on your PC, *do not* install HoTMetaL PRO 5.0
- Evaluation version in the same folder as any of these products.
-
- 5. Make sure that HoTMetaL PRO can be launched successfully.
-
- 6. You can now delete the files "hm5ev_1.exe", "hm5ev_2.exe", and
- "hm5ev_3.exe", and the temporary installation folder and all the
- files and folders that it contains.
-
- Uninstalling and re-installing
- ===============================
-
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- To uninstall HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 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 5.0 Evaluation from the list.
- 4. Click on Add/Remove.
- 5. To re-install, follow the installation instructions again.
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- Possible installation problems
- ==============================
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- Anti-virus programs can interfere with installation
- ---------------------------------------------------
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- Anti-virus programs sometimes interfere with the installation
- process, causing the installer to hang, usually within a short time
- after it starts up. If you encounter this problem, and you have any
- type of anti-virus program installed on your PC, disable it while
- you are installing HoTMetaL PRO.
-
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- 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:
- - Choose MS-DOS Prompt from the Programs menu
- - Change directory to the system folder (usually C:\windows\system)
- - Run the script by typing 'fixocx.bat' (no quotes)
- at the MS-DOS prompt
- - 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.
-
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Active Desktop
- ==================================================
-
- HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 uses Internet Explorer components in its
- implementation of the following features: the Asset tab in the
- Resource Manager, WYSIWYG-Frames view, Page Preview, Site Maker
- preview, and macros. Additionally, the Thumbnail View and the Open
- dialog preview window require that Microsoft Active Desktop be
- installed.
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- HoTMetaL PRO 5.0 will still operate on Windows 95 and NT 4.0 if
- Internet Explorer and Active Desktop are not installed, but these
- features will be unavailable. On Windows 98, these features will
- always be available.
-
- For best results, you should have Internet Explorer version
- 4.70.3110.8 or later installed on your PC; if you use an older
- version, some of the features listed above may not work correctly.
-
- To obtain Internet Explorer, go to Microsoft's site at
- http://www.microsoft.com/ and download the latest version of
- Internet Explorer 4.0. Internet Explorer is language-specific; if
- you are using a non-English version of Windows, make sure that you
- download the version (plus service pack if required) that applies
- to your system.
-
- Updates to MSIE
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-
- Microsoft regularly provides updates to their software. We strongly
- recommend that you visit http://www.microsoft.com to get any
- patches or updates to Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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- Copyright 1998 SoftQuad Inc.
- @(#)install.txt 1.3 98/11/03
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