Microsoft KB Archive/130265

GPS: Corrected README.TXT File Instructions for AMWGPS.EXE

PSS ID Number: Q130265 Article last modified on 06-01-1995

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

The README.TXT file contained in the compressed file AMWGPS.EXE, on the Microsoft Bulletin Board System (BBS) contains incorrect information on how to install Global Positioning System (GPS) support disks for Automap.

= RESOLUTION =

Use the following instructions to install the GPS support files:

  Copy the AMWGPS.EXE file to a temporary subdirectory. Change to the subdirectory, type the following and press ENTER: amwgps.exe. The file expands into the specified directory.   Copy all files except AMWGPS.EXE to a floppy disk. NOTE: As a safety measure, copy the file AMWGPS.EXE to a floppy disk. The file can serve as a backup.   Insert the floppy disk into the drive. From the Program Manager File menu, choose Run. Type the following and press Enter: x:install where x is the letter of your floppy disk drive. 

= MORE INFORMATION =

The file AMWGPS.EXE contains 789K of data that expands to 840K of data. The total 1.63 MB exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk. As a result, when AMWGPS.EXE is copied to a floppy disk and expanded, a Disk Full error occurs.

KBCategory: kbsetup kbmm kbdocerr kbreadme KBSubcategory: win31

= Additional reference words: auto auto-map automap reference =

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