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LottoMan Shareware Evaluation Program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are two common installation errors which may
cause the program to fail when you first try to run
it. If you get a Window Creation error or a message
that says CTL3DV2.DLL is not properly installed, see
the troubleshooting section later in this file.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This installation requires 4,500,000 bytes of free
space on your hard drive. (4.5 meg)
This program is provided as shareware for your use
for evaluation purposes only. If you intend to keep
the program for continued use, you must register it.
Failure to do so is a violation of the license terms
for this program and a violation of the program copyright.
For support, see the topic on Contacting Us in the help
file.
To install this program run setup.exe if you have not
already done so. Specify the name of the directory in
which you would like to install LottoMan. You should
use the option to install new files only.
If you are a registered LottoMan user, you can convert
this shareware copy to the registered version by entering
your personal serial number and password key. If you don't
have your activation codes and are a registered user,
contact us via E-Mail or voice line and we will provide
them for you. See the help topic on Registering Your Copy
for instructions on how to activate this version.
Registering LottoMan
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You may register LottoMan via CompuServe. GO SWREG and
search for the author's ID (74151,1035), the program
name (LottoMan), or databgase ID number 3604. Online
registration is $129.95 - Alternatively, you may register
via US mail. See the Registration topic in the help file
for more info. Registration by mail is set at $129.95.
Credit where credit is due
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First and foremost, let me thank Bob Dolan who wrote the
installation program being used here. He won't win any
awards for the obligatory snazzy bells and whistles...
but it gets the job done very well and in the spirit of
shareware he has made it free to shareware authors.
Thank you Bob. I highly recommend you at least give it
a look for your own use. You can get ahold of Bob on
CIS at 71075,3256. Look for InstallWare to download the
installer, for your own look see, from WINSDK.
Parting Comments
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Second, thank you for taking the time to look at
LottoMan. I hope that you will find it of benefit to
yourself...
Scott Piel
Lighthouse Engineering
Troubleshooting
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OBJECT WINDOWS EXCEPTION - WINDOW CREATION FAILED
===================================================
If you get a message while trying to run LottoMan
which indicates an Object Windows Exception that
a window creation failed, this is dues to an
improperly installed copy of the file BWCC.DLL.
This file is provided as a standard library file
by Borland International. Their standard for using
the file states that it should be installed in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. However, for some reason
many programs install this file in the \WINDOWS
directory instead. If you get this error, you can
be nearly certain a program has installed an older
version of this file (than the one shipped with
LottoMan) in the \WINDOWS directory.
To fix this problem, run the File Manager program
that comes with Windows. Choose the File/Search
menu option. In the box labeled "Search For" type
in BWCC.DLL and type a single backslash (\) in the
"Search From" box. Make sure the "Search All
Subdirectories" option is checked and click on OK.
File Manager will search your entire system for
copies of BWCC.DLL and list each copy it finds.
Once you know where all the copies are, copy the
most recent one to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
(unless the one LottoMan put there is the newest)
then delete all other copies. This will *not*
bother any of your existing programs since Windows
will take care of finding the file for them.
===================================================
CTL3DV2.DLL IS NOT PORPERLY INSTALLED
===================================================
If you get this message when you first run LottoMan,
you have a problem similar to the one just discussed.
For what it is worth, the program will work fine
without this file... it only affects the appearance
of the dialogs and controls. However, to fix the
problem run the Windows File Manager program and
select the File/Search menu option. Enter the file
name CTL3DV2.DLL in the "Search For" box and a single
backslash (\) in the "Search From" box. Make sure the
"Search All Subdirectories" option is checked and
click OK.
As before, copy the most recent version you find to
the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and delete all other
copies. Again, this will not hurt other programs.
CTL3DV2.DLL is a standard library file supplied by
MicroSoft which gives programs that nice three
dimensional look. As with BWCC.DLL, this file must
be installed in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and
there may not be more than one copy on your computer.