WinMiser Pro Shareware Readme File

This Readme file supports WinMiser Pro Shareware Version 1.2.

This file contains the following information:

I   WinMiser Pro Product Files
II  Automatic Installation
III Manual Installation
IV  Automatic Removal
V   Manual Removal
VI  Revision History


I   WINMISER PRO PRODUCT FILES

The WinMiser Pro product consists of the following files:

    MISERDLL.DLL	The WinMiser Pro DLL
    MISERDRV.DLL        A driver to load WinMiser Pro
    MISERHOG.EXE        Program used to test error analysis
    MISERLEK.EXE        Program used to test leakage analysis
    MISERUNI.EXE        The WinMiser Pro uninstall program
    MISERVXD.386        The WinMiser Pro virtual device driver
    ORDERFRM.WRI        Order form, Windows Write format
    README.TXT          This file
    SETUP.EXE           The WinMiser Pro install program
    UNINST.EXE          The WinMiser Pro uninstall program
    USERGUID.WRI        Write format of full commercial version User's Guide
    WINMISER.EXE	The main WinMiser Pro executable
    WINMISER.HLP        The WinMiser Pro Windows help file
    WINMISER.WRI        Information about WinMiser Pro Shareware



II  AUTOMATED INSTALLATION

WinMiser Pro contains a setup program that you can use to install WinMiser Pro.

To use this program:

     1) Start Windows.
     2) Run the program SETUP.EXE.  This can be done via the run
        option under the Program Manager File Menu option or
        by selecting the program under File Manager.
     3) Enter the required information in the dialogs.  Use the
        Help buttons for help at any time.
     4) Once done, restart Windows before executing WinMiser Pro. You
        can do this via the final setup dialog.



III MANUAL INSTALLATION

WinMiser Pro can also be installed manually.

To install WinMiser Pro manually:

     1) Copy the WinMiser Pro files to the desired directory.
        For example C:\WINMISER

     2) Create a file called WINMISER.INI in the Windows directory.
        For example C:\WINDOWS\WINMISER.INI.

     3) Add the following lines to this file

        [WinMiser]
        Path=pppp
        RegisterName=nnnn
        RegisterCompany=cccc
        RegisterID=iiii

        where

        pppp is the directory where the WinMiser Pro files are located
             For example C:\WINMISER
        nnnn is your name
        cccc is your companies name
        iiii is the WinMiser Pro Registration ID provided to you when
             you purchased WinMiser Pro.

     4) Make the following changes to your SYSTEM.INI file.
        Remember to make a backup copy of your current file
        before making any changes.

        A) Change the drivers= entry in the [boot] section by
           adding WINMISER as the first entry.  For example

           Before

           [boot]
           drivers=xxxx.dll, ...

           After

           [boot]
           drivers=winmiser, xxxx.dll, ...

        B) Add a driver= entry for the WinMiser Vxd in the [386Enh]
           section.  For example, if the WinMiser Pro files are located
           in C:\WINMISER

           Before

           [386Enh]
           device=xxxx.386
           .
           .
           .

           After

           [386Enh]
           device=c:\winmiser\miservxd.386
           device=xxxx.386
           .
           .
           .

        C) Add a WinMiser= entry for the WinMiser Pro load driver in the
           [drivers] section.  For example, if the WinMiser Pro files are
           located in C:\WINMISER

           Before

           [drivers]
           xxxx=xxxx.DLL
           .
           .
           .

           After

           [drivers]
           xxxx=xxxx.DLL
           winmiser=c:\winmiser\miserdrv.dll
           .
           .
           .

     5) Create a WinMiser Pro program group. You should add entries
        for the following programs.  These examples assume the
        WinMiser Pro files are located in the C:\WINMISER directory.

        A) C:\WINMISER\WINMISER.EXE

        B) C:\WINMISER\UNINST.EXE

        C) WINHELP.EXE C:\WINMISER\WINMISER.HLP

        D) NOTEPAD.EXE C:\WINMISER\README.TXT


IV  AUTOMATED REMOVAL

WinMiser Pro contains a uninstall program that you can use to remove
WinMiser Pro.

To use this program:

     1) Start Windows.
     2) Run the program UNINST.EXE.  This can be done via the run
        option under the Program Manager File Menu option or
        by selecting the program under File Manager or from the
        WinMiser Pro program group.
     3) Enter the required information in the dialogs.  Use the
        Help buttons for help at any time.
     4) Once done, restart Windows to remove all WinMiser Pro drivers.

If you have problems removing WinMiser Pro, try starting Windows without
loading WinMiser Pro.  To do this, select the Cancel button on the
WinMiser Pro Startup dialog.


V   MANUAL REMOVAL

WinMiser Pro can also be uninstalled manually.

To uninstall WinMiser Pro manually:

     1) Delete the WinMiser Pro files from the WinMiser Pro directory.

     2) Delete the WINMISER.INI in the Windows directory.

     3) Make the following changes to your SYSTEM.INI file.
        Remember to make a backup copy of your current file
        before making any changes.

        A) Change the drivers= entry in the [boot] section by
           removing the WINMISER entry.  For example

           Before

           [boot]
           drivers=winmiser, xxxx.dll, ...

           After

           [boot]
           drivers=xxxx.dll, ...

        B) Remove the driver= entry for the WinMiser Pro Vxd in the [386Enh]
           section.

           Before

           [386Enh]
           device=c:\winmiser\miservxd.386
           device=xxxx.386
           .
           .
           .

           After

           [386Enh]
           device=xxxx.386
           .
           .
           .

        C) Remove the WinMiser= entry for the WinMiser Pro load driver in
           the [drivers] section.

           Before

           [drivers]
           xxxx=xxxx.DLL
           winmiser=c:\winmiser\miserdrv.dll
           .
           .
           .

           After

           [drivers]
           xxxx=xxxx.DLL
           .
           .
           .

     5) Delete the  WinMiser Pro program group.


VI  REVISION HISTORY

Version 1.0

  New System


Version 1.1

  Added the ability to offload specific GDI objects to a different
  memory area.

  Made WinMiser Pro compatible with Ram Doubler from Connectix.

  Added the ability to reduce the amount of Windows DOS memory
  WinMiser Pro manages.

  Added the ability to allow shared memory requests to use Windows Dos
  Memory.

  Added the ability to specify the path for the log file.

  Added the ability to set log file output to append an existing file
  or create a series of new files.

  Added the ability to use an environment variable to set the name
  of the log file.  This lets administrators use a file server to
  store log files from different workstations in the same directory.

  Fixed a problem with IBM's Client Access product.

    This product has a DLL called LANNSD.DLL which must be loaded before
    WinMiser Pro.  Version 1.1 includes logic to identify if you need
    this module and if so loads it before WinMiser.

    This logic is implemented using a new variable in the WINMISER.INI
    file.  This varibale identifies where the Client Access product was
    installed.  For example:

      [WinMiser]
      CAWinPath=C:\CAWIN

    indicates that client access was installed in the C:\CAWIN directory.
    If LANNSD.DLL is found in this directory, it will be loaded before
    WinMiser Pro.

  Made WinMiser Pro compatible with SoundBlaster from Creative Labs.
  SoundBlaster is one of a few products which was not compatible with
  WinMiser Pro.  This only applies to SoundBlaster cards before the
  SounsBlaster 16 model.  (SoundBlaster 1.5, 2.0, Pro).


Version 1.2

  Made changes to make WinMiser Pro's GDI Offload logic compatible
  with different display and print drivers.

  Made changes to make WinMiser Pro compatible with Intel's Lan Desk
  product and HP print drivers.

  Made Changes to make WinMier Pro compatible with applications
  that access the display driver directly.  This corrects a problem
  with Reflection X.



  Chicago-Soft has and will work with other vendors to correct this type
  of problem.  If you encounter a product that does not work with
  WinMiser Pro, please contact Chicago-Soft for technical support.

