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 Installation
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 Perpetual Motion Software
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 Requirements
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IBM PC or compatible (386, 486, Pentium, or better)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, or later

You must also have these Microsoft Windows system DLLs:

      mfc42.dll    - MS Foundation Classes DLL
                     (size: 940,304, date: 9 June 1997 or later)
      msvcrt.dll   - C-runtime DLL
                     (size: 280,576, date: 9 May 1997 or later)

You can download these files from our web site:

      http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/5444/


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 Install
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Both of the following installation methods create a folder called
C:\Alarm and copy the files into that folder, without checking if
that folder or those files already exist.  (See below for instructions
on how to change the destination folder.)

Automatic installation:

1. Double-click on Setup.exe.  If this installation fails for some reason,
   you can follow the manual installation instructions below.


Manual installation:

1. Right-click on the Alarm.inf file and select the Install command.

2. You can then create a shortcut to c:\alarm\alarm.exe or to your
   alarm database files in your Startup group or on your desktop, wherever.

Not all of the files are installed on your computer.  You should keep them
in case you need to refer to the .txt files or need to reinstall the
application.  (You can keep them either on the distribution media they
came on or you can copy them to your computer yourself.)


*** Note to advanced users ***

Before you install Alarm++, you can edit the alarm.inf file and modify the
following line to change the path where the Alarm files are installed.
(Unfortunately, you cannot use long filenames.)

PATH_APP = "Alarm"   ; app dir

If you want to use the automatic installation, you also need to change
the corresponding path in the Setup.dat file.


*** Note for upgrading ***

To upgrade Alarm++ version 3.00 or later to the current version, follow
the above installation instructions.  This version of Alarm++ automatically
converts your older alarm database files when you open them for the first
time.

If you are upgrading from Alarm++ version 1.x or 2.x (16-bit), you can
also follow the above installation instructions, but you will need to
manually enter your alarms again.  This version of Alarm++ cannot read
the alarm.ini file.


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 Uninstall
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1. Open the Control Panel and run "Add/Remove Programs".
2. Select "Alarm++ for Windows 95" and press the "Add/Remove" button.
   (The actual name may be slightly different.)
3. Please send us a message telling us what you don't like about Alarm++.

