Microsoft KB Archive/137651

Road Atlas 4.0: Manual Install Instructions for Floppy Disk

PSS ID Number: Q137651 Article last modified on 12-14-1995

4.00

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

This article provides instructions to manually install Microsoft Automap Road Atlas version 4.0 from 3.5-inch floppy disks.

= MORE INFORMATION =

These instructions assume:


 * Your hard disk is drive C
 * Your floppy drive is drive A
 * Your destination folder is C:
 * Your Windows directory is C:
 * You have a minimum of 20 megabytes of free space on your hard drive.

NOTE: The following instructions discuss copying, editing, and modifying folders and files. For more information about accomplishing these tasks in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.

Installing Microsoft Automap Road Atlas
CAUTION: If you are using Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5, perform the following steps from an MS-DOS prompt. Do not allow MS-DOS to overwrite any files it finds on your hard drive. Allowing the system files to be overwritten in Windows 95 or Windows NT may cause improper system performance.

If you are installing Road Atlas to Microsoft Windows 3.x, exit Windows and follow these steps from the MS-DOS command prompt. Do not attempt these steps while Microsoft Windows 3.x is running.

  Create a folder on your hard drive named C:. For Example, type the following at the root directory MS- DOS command prompt and press Enter: md c:   Create two folders within the Automap folder and name them: Usa.map Userdata For Example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press ENTER: cd automap Then, type the following at the Automap folder of the MS-DOS prompt and press ENTER: md usa.map This creates an Automap folder containing the folders Userdata and Usa.map.   Change to the Usa.map folder by typing: cd usa.map After you press Enter, the system prompt appears as: c:.map   Insert the Automap Disk 1 into drive A, type the following, and press ENTER: copy a:*.* c:.map   Remove Disk 1 and insert Disk 2. Type the following: extract /c a:2.cab c:.map   Remove Disk 2 and insert Disk 3. Type the following: extract /c a:3.cab c:.map   Remove Disk 3 and insert Disk 4. Type the following: extract /c a:4.cab c:.map   Remove Disk 4 and insert Disk 5. Type the following: extract /c a:5.cab c:.map </li>  At the c:.map MS-DOS prompt, type the following and press ENTER: extract /a amwdisk1.cab . </li>  Move the following files to the Automap folder: <ul> Amw4.exe</li> Nbar4enu.hlp</li> Amw4help.dll</li> Nbstd.dll</li> Nbcodll.dll</li> Nbcshr.wcc</li> Nbmn4enu.wrc</li> Nbla4enu.wrc</li> Nbdde100.dll</li> Readme.wri</li></ul>

To move the files, type the following at MS-DOS command prompt and press Enter, where is the file name: move c: </li>  Move the following files to the Windowsfolder: CAUTION: If you are using Microsoft Windows 95, delete the file Ctl3dv2.dll. Do not move Ctl3dv2.dll to the Windowsfolder. The file used by Microsoft Windows 95 is newer than the file included in Microsoft Automap Road Atlas version 4.0. <ul> Mvfs12.dll</li> Dib.drv</li> Shareres.dll</li> <li>Ctl3dv2.dll</li></ul> </li> <li> Move the following file to the Windows folder: Msinfo.exe </li> <li> Open the Win.ini file in the Windows folder, using a text editor such as Windows Notepad, and add the following lines if they are not already present: [Microsoft System Info] MSINFO=C:.exe [MSAPPS] MSAPPS=C: MSINFO=C: [MS SHARERES] Path=C: If the entry PATH= does exist, add “c:” (without the quotation marks) to the end of the PATH= line. </li> <li> Add the following lines to the Winhelp.ini file located in the Windows folder if they are not already present: [FILES] AMW4HELP.DLL=C: </li> <li> Delete the following files from the Automap.map folder: <ul> <li>_mssetup.exe</li> <li>Acmsetup.exe</li> <li>Acmsetup.hlp</li> <li>Amwdisk1.cab</li> <li>Amwdisk2.cab</li> <li>Amwdisk3.cab</li> <li>Amwdisk4.cab</li> <li>Amwdisk5.cab</li> <li>Extract.exe</li> <li>Setup.exe</li> <li>Mscpydis.dll</li> <li>Mssetup.dll</li></ul> </li> <li> Create the necessary Start Menu items of New Program items. To create the Start Menu Items in Microsoft Windows 95, see the Creating Windows 95 Start Menu Items section, below. To create program items in Windows 3.x, see the section below called, Creating New Program Items. </li></ol>

Creating Windows 95 Start Menu Items
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <li> Return to Windows 95. </li> <li> Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Taskbar. </li> <li> Click the Start Menu Programs tab. </li> <li> Click Add. </li> <li> Type the following in the Command Line box, and then click Next: c:\automap\amw4.exe </li> <li> In the Select Program Folder, click the folder you want to use for Automap Road Atlas, and click Next. </li> <li> Type the following when you are prompted to select a title, and then click Next: Microsoft Automap Road Atlas </li> <li> Repeat steps 2 through 7 to create the following shortcut: Command Line: C:.wri Select A Title Microsoft Automap Road Atlas Read Me </li> <li> Restart Windows. </li></ol>

Creating New Program Items in Microsoft Windows 3.x
<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <li> Start Windows, select the program group where you want the Automap icons, and then on the File menu in Program Manager, click New. </li> <li> Click Program Item, and then click OK. </li> <li> Enter the following information in the Program Item Properties dialog box: Description: Microsoft Automap Road Atlas Read Me Command: write c:.wri Working Directory: c: </li> <li> Click OK. </li> <li> On the File menu, click New. </li> <li> Again, click Program Item and click OK. </li> <li> Enter the following information in the Program Item Properties dialog box: Description: Microsoft Automap Road Atlas Command: c:4.exe Working Directory: c: </li> <li> Click OK. </li></ol>

NOTE: Microsoft Automap Road Atlas was designed to be installed using the Setup program. Following the manual installation steps will allow you to use the application, however, due to changes made to certain files during Setup, you receive the following error messages when starting Microsoft Automap Road Atlas:

Street.wmb: Internal Error. Usa.wmb: Error could not open file c:\automap\nbmaps.dat KBCategory: kbusage kbsetup kbenv kbref KBSubcategory:

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