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SETUP.EXE 4.5 (Freeware)
'The Original' Alternative Setup Bootstrap Program
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Here is the latest upgrade to 'the original' alternative SETUP.EXE.
See the help file "Reference" | "Change History" topic for a list of new
or modified features. This help file describes in great depth how to use
SETUP.EXE 4.5 and all its features.
SETUP.EXE is the program which the user runs to install your application
(as in A:\SETUP). It is designed to pre-install specific files which are
used by a main Setup program which performs the actual application
installation. Once these files are installed SETUP.EXE will run the main
Setup program. It is sometimes referred to as a bootstrap program.
Although it was originally created for use with Microsoft's Visual
Basic it can easily be used with other Windows development systems such as
Borland's Delphi.
I hope this is of use to anyone like me who found the Microsoft Visual
Basic-supplied SETUP.EXE and other third party products not exactly up to
the mark. Previous versions have had over 1300 downloads on CompuServe and
have cropped up in a number of commercial products!
The source code to SETUP.EXE is now available for $10 to $15 - for information
please see the "Source Code" topic in the help file or the SOURCE.TXT file.
However, to simply use SETUP.EXE to distribute your own applications is still
free to all.
Archive contents:
SETUP.EXE The bootstrap program.
SETUPEXE.HLP This help file.
SETUP.INF An example INF file.
SETUP.ICO The icon used in SETUP.EXE.
COMPRESS.EXE Microsoft File Compression Utility.
EXPAND.EXE Microsoft File Expansion Utility.
README.TXT This file.
SOURCE.TXT Details on purchasing the SETUP.EXE source code.
VENDOR.TXT Information for disk vendors and BBS operators.
FILE_ID.DIZ Standard BBS description file for SETUP.EXE.
If you have any queries using SETUP.EXE 4.5, or encounter problems which
you believe may be software bugs, please contact us for assistance.
Product support is free and unlimited.
Feedback and suggestions are very welcome - your contributions to
SETUP.EXE's evolution will help ensure it meets your needs in the future.
Mike Chapman, Chapter One Developments Ltd.
21 June 1995
27 Gorse Drive,
Smallfield,
Surrey, RH6 9GJ
England.
Fax: (44) 0 1342-844507
CompuServe: 100030,351
Internet: 100030.351@compuserve.com
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This program and the related documentation are copyright and protected by
international copyright treaties and all other applicable international laws.
The sole owner is Mike Chapman of Chapter One Developments Ltd.
Users of SETUP.EXE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"SETUP.EXE is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchant
ability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of SETUP.EXE."
ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
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Mike Chapman of Chapter One Developments Ltd is a member of the Association
of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related
problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able
to help. The ASP Ombudsman (OMB) can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
The OMB may be contacted by FAX by sending to the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765.
In communication with the OMB please include a telephone and/or FAX number if
available.
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