___________________________________________________________________ README for Microsoft Press Electronic Books Copyright (c) 2001 by Microsoft Corporation All Rights Reserved ___________________________________________________________________ README CONTENTS - HOW TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR NETWORK INSTALL - How to modify the type of installation - WHAT'S ON THIS CD? - Electronic Book - Setup - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 - REQUIREMENTS - YOUR GUIDE TO MICROSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Questions Regarding Microsoft Press Content - Self-Help Tools to Find Answers Yourself - Direct Assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer - KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE MICROSOFT HTML HELP ACTIVEX CONTROL VERSION 1.2 - MICROSOFT PRESS SUPPORT INFORMATION HOW TO MAKE THIS PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR NETWORK INSTALL ====================================================== 1. Copy the contents of the ebook directory and all subdirectories to a network share. 2. Make the share available to users. 3. Instruct users to run the setup.exe file. The setup for this electronic book can be configured by the network administrator either to run from the install point (network install) or to download all necessary files to the user machine (local install). By default the installation is configured to run from the installation point. How to modify the type of installation -------------------------------------- 1. Open the file "bonline.ini" in a text editor. 2. Edit the InstallType parameter to read either: InstallType=Local or InstallType=Network 3. Save and close the file. Note: If you receive an error when saving the file, verify in the file properties that the read-only file attribute is not checked. WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT? ================================ Electronic Book --------------- The complete text of the original print book is contained in the electronic book. Setup ----- Setup for this product will check the user's machine for required files, install required files, create a desktop icon and Start menu item for the electronic book, and (depending on the configuration described above) possibly copy the electronic book files to the user's machine. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 ------------------------------- Important Note: Setup does not install the full version of Internet Explorer. Only the components required to view the electronic book are installed. A full version of Internet Explorer 5.0 is located in the IE5setup subdirectory. Choose ie5setup.exe from this folder to launch the standard Internet Explorer 5.0 installation. For up-to-date information on the Internet Explorer consult Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ============ This electronic book (ebook) requires a system running: * 486/66 or higher processor * Operating System required: Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Window NT4 SP3 operating system * Memory required: Microsoft Windows 95: 12 MB RAM or Microsoft Windows 98: 16 MB RAM or Microsoft Windows NT4 SP3:16 MB RAM * Disk Space required: To install and run an ebook from a network (network installation): 10 MB To install an ebook to the hard drive (local installation): 20 - 31 MB To install Microsoft Internet Explorer to the hard drive (local installation) and install and run an ebook from a network (network installation): 110 MB To install Microsoft Internet Explorer to the hard drive (local installation) and install and run the ebook from a hard drive (local installation): 120 - 131 MB Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 is included on the CD and will be installed on the user's machine automatically if necessary. The Internet Explorer setup has been configured to install the minimum necessary files and will not change the user's current settings or associations. YOUR GUIDE TO MICROSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT ========================================= Microsoft offers technical support and services ranging from self-help tools to direct assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer. Note: The services and prices listed here are available in the United States and Canada only (see Technical Support Worldwide below). Self-Help Tools to Find Answers Yourself ---------------------------------------- Support Online: Rather help yourself to answers? Support Online makes it easy. Simply select your product and type in your question. Because the site's search engine uses a natural language query, you can even write your question in your own words. Then click "Find" and Support Online does all the rest, employing the latest Microsoft technologies to instantly search Microsoft Technical Support's vast collection of problem-solving tools and technical information like the Knowledge Base and Frequently Asked Questions. Next time you have a technical question, visit Support Online at http://support.microsoft.com/support/ and see how easy it is to get the answers you need. Direct Assistance with a Microsoft Technical Support Engineer ------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft offers Standard No-Charge Support for retail versions* of Microsoft Internet Explorer as follows: 90 days no-charge support beginning with first contact with an engineer To access Standard No-Charge Support for this product: In the U.S.: (425) 635-7123 Monday-Friday, 6:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Pacific time, excluding holidays In Canada: (905) 568-4494 Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, excluding holidays *With the exception of the MSN online service, if your Microsoft product was preinstalled or distributed with your personal computer dedicated system or Windows CE-based device, or provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the personal computer manufacturer, the device/system manufacturer, or ISP is responsible for providing your product support. Please contact the manufacturer or source of your Microsoft product for support information. Submitting questions via the Internet: In the U.S. and Canada, you can also submit your Standard No-Charge, Pay-Per-Incident or Priority Annual support questions via the Internet with Web Response. For more details, go to Support Online at http://support.microsoft.com/support KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE MICROSOFT HTML HELP ACTIVEX CONTROL VERSION 1.2 ===================================================================== * The highlighting feature in Search (on the Help Viewer toolbar, click Options/Search Highlight Off or On) requires reloading the topic currently displayed to see a change. * Printing a very large topic may fail. * The HTML Help Installation and Update package (Hhupd.exe) will not run on a Windows NT system unless you have administrative privileges. * HTML Help does not run on any version of Windows NT earlier than Windows NT 4.0. Microsoft Press Support Information =================================== Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this electronic book. Microsoft Press provides corrections for books at the following Web site: http://mspress.microsoft.com/support/ If you have comments, questions, or ideas regarding the product, please send them to Microsoft Press via e-mail to: MSPINPUT@MICROSOFT.COM or via postal mail to: Microsoft Press Attn: Microsoft Press Technical Support One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 Please note that product support is not offered through the above addresses.