                ( For upgrade instructions, refer to UPGRADE.TXT )

         

         Prudence and courtesy dictate that we ask you to back up your
         system before installing and/or upgrading to ProBoard v2.17.

         Although every effort has been made to provide you with software
         that will install/upgrade easily, due to the many different number
         of possible hardware and software combinations, it's virtually
         impossible to guarantee that a problem won't occur.  It's your
         system, do what you like, but remember we did ask you to backup
         first.  Now, on to the good stuff!!

         

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                              ProBoard v2.17        
                         Installation instructions  
                         
                       

         Unpack the distribution archive in a temporary directory or to a
         diskette and run INSTALL.EXE.  You will be asked in which
         directory you want to install ProBoard.  After confirmation, you
         will get an input screen where you can enter the different
         directories for ProBoard.  After you have entered them, ProBoard
         will create all non-existing directories and start the
         installation.  When completed, you will be asked to add a line to
         set the ProBoard environment variable in AUTOEXEC.BAT.

         Now run PROCFG (the ProBoard configuration utility) to review and
         change all ProBoard settings (e.g. your BBS name, sysop name,
         etc.).  Don't forget to set your modem parameters (explained in
         the documentation, chapter "Configuration")

         At this stage, you can run ProBoard locally by running
         PROBOARD.EXE without any command line parameters.

         To be able to accept modem callers, you have to install a FOSSIL
         driver if you don't have one installed already.  X00 is a very
         good one to try.  It can be found on any ProBoard support BBS.
         To install it, follow the documentation of X00.  A command line
         that will almost always work is (assuming your modem is on COM1):

                X00 B,0,38400 E

         After you have done this, you will have to install an external
         protocol driver called CEXYZ which can be downloaded from any
         support BBS.  Place CEXYZ.EXE in your ProBoard system directory.
         DO NOT SET THE CEXYZLOG variable (or any other environment
         variable).  In other words, don't follow the installation
         instructions of CEXYZ.  Just copy the file CEXYZ.EXE to the
         ProBoard system directory.  Nothing more, nothing less.

         If you want to be able to use the fullscreen editor for entering
         messages on your BBS, you will have to download an external full-
         screen editor from a BBS and install it according to the
         installation instructions that come with it.  A great full-screen
         editor PEX (ProBoard EXecutable) is TheEdit by Alain Schellinck.

         Refer to the chapter "Starting ProBoard" in the manual for
         instructions on how to run ProBoard.


         

         The following section is intented for people who don't want to
         use the automatic installation program for installing
         ProBoard v2.17.


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                              ProBoard v2.17       
                                * MANUAL *         
                        Installation Instructions  
                        
                      

         We will assume that you created the directory C:\PB as ProBoard's
         main system directory.

         1)  Create the following directories:

               C:\PB\MENUS
               C:\PB\TXTFILES
               C:\PB\PEX
               C:\PB\MSGBASE
               C:\PB\RIP
               C:\PB\RIP\ICONS
               C:\PB\SDK

         2)  Unpack ProBoard in the directory C:\PB.

         3)  Move all *.ANS, *.ASC and *.AVT files to the directory
             C:\PB\TXTFILES.

         4)  Move all *.PBM files to the directory C:\PB\MENUS.

         5)  Move all *.CPP, *.C, *.H, *.HPP, *.OBJ and  *.LIB files from
             PB_216.ZIP in the directory C:\PB\SDK.

         6)  Move the files _GRAPH.PEX and _LC.PEX to C:\PB\PEX.

         7)  Move all *.RIP files to the directory C:\PB\RIP.

         8)  Move all *.ICN files to the directory C:\PB\RIP\ICONS.

         9)  Run ProCFG and enter the correct modem parameters for your
             modem (explained in the documentation, chapter
             "Configuration")

         10) Mark the file PROBOARD.EXE "read only" using the DOS ATTRIB
             command.  This is important because PROBOARD.EXE is an
             overlayed executable and to run properly it needs this
             file attribute set to "read only"

             To do this, change to the C:\PB directory and type the
             following command.

                  ATTRIB +R PROBOARD.EXE

         11) Next, you have to install a FOSSIL driver if you don't have
             one installed already.  X00 is a very good one to try.  It
             can be found on any ProBoard support BBS.  To install it,
             follow the documentation of X00.  A command line that will
             almost always work is (assuming your modem is on COM1):

                X00 B,0,38400 E


         After these 11 steps you can run ProBoard, but you will not be
         able to use the fullscreen editor or perform file transfers.

         To log in locally, execute PROBOARD.EXE without any parameters.

         To make ProBoard answer incoming calls, run PROBOARD -S.


         11) Run ProCFG and create some file and message areas. (explained
             in the documentation, chapter "Configuration")

         12) Download an external full-screen editor from a BBS and
             install it according to the installation instructions that
             come with it.  A great full-screen editor PEX (ProBoard
             EXecutable) is TheEdit by Alain Schellinck.

         13) Download CEXYZ from a BBS and copy the file CEXYZ.EXE in the
             directory C:\PB. (CEXYZ can be found on any ProBoard
             Support BBS).  DO NOT SET THE CEXYZLOG variable (or any other
             environment variable).  In other words, don't follow the
             installation instructions of CEXYZ.  Just copy the file
             CEXYZ.EXE to the ProBoard system directory.  Nothing more,
             nothing less.

         Now, you will be able to run ProBoard, use the fullscreen
         editor, and allow users to perform file transfers using X,Y &
         Zmodem.

         
