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Installation Notes
These zip files contain the sample applications from Jeffrey M. Richter's
book, "Windows 3.0: A Developer's Guide", published by M & T Books, 501
Galveston Drive, Redwood City, CA 94063-4728. Call (800) 356-2002 for
information (if in California, call (800) 533-4372). You must have Phil
Katz's PKUNZIP.EXE program to recreate the installation disks. If you don't
have it, get it from any good BBS (I won't do it an injustice by including
only a portion of it with these files...you really should have the entire
PKZIP system).
1. Each zip file (ADG_1-3.ZIP, ADG_4-6.ZIP, and ADG_7-8.ZIP) must be unzipped
onto an individual floppy disk. You may use any disk format, but they
were originally on 5¼-inch 360K DS/DD floppies. The unzip command is:
PKUNZIP ADG_1-3 a: -d -o
The 'a:' represents the drive letter of your floppy drive. If you make that
drive the current DOS drive, you can eliminate the drive parameter from the
command line. The '-d' switch instructs PKUNZIP to create the subdirectories
as it unzips the files. The '-o' causes any like-named files to be replaced.
2. Label each floppy with the filename of its corresponding zip file. For
example, the 1st floppy disk should be labeled ADG_1-3 with this command:
LABEL a:
DOS will respond with the current label (if any) for the floppy disk, and
prompt you to enter a new string. Enter the string in all uppercase, exactly
as it appears in the filename of the zip file (in this example, ADG_1-3) and
press Enter. You should end up with a total of 3 floppy disks.
3. You should already have Windows 3.0 installed on your hard disk, and your
DOS PATH should include the \WINDOWS subdirectory (or its equivalent). The
SETUP.EXE on the Install disk (labeled ADG_1-3) is a Windows program, so
insert that disk into your floppy drive. Start the installation by entering
the following command at the DOS prompt:
WIN a:SETUP.EXE
You can also run the setup from within Windows Program Manager:
- Start Windows by typing WIN at the DOS prompt
- Click File on the Program Manager menu
- Click Run... from the File submenu
- Enter the following in the Command Line textbox: a:setup.exe
- Click the OK button or press Enter
You can also run the setup from the Windows File Manager:
- Start Windows by typing WIN at the DOS prompt
- If not already displayed, double-click on the Main group icon to open
the Main group window.
- Double-click on the File Manager icon to start the File Manager
- Click on the a: Drive icon
- Double-click on the a:\ root directory in the directory tree window
- Double-click on the SETUP.EXE file icon in the file list window
4. Follow the screen prompts; the setup is very thorough and easy to follow.
The setup program will create the directories, copy all the files, create
the Windows group under the Program manager, and install the program icons
in the new group. Each sample application from the book is stored in its
own subdirectory (named to indicate the application and the corresponding
chapter in the Richter book), complete with resources and source code.
5. If you run the PM Restore program, it will not show up in the Windows Task
Manager, but it is actually running... try to run it again, and Windows
will tell you so! Be sure to select Minimize On Use from the Options menu of
the Program Manager, to get the full benefit of the PM Restore utility.