				LinkVAL 2.0 README

                                  December  1999 


			(c) Copyright Economic Solutions (SA) Pty Ltd, 1999

This document provides installation information for LinkVAL 2.0 software.

CONTENTS
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System Requirements
Steps to install LinkVAL 2.0
Demonstration Case Study
Contacts

System Requirements:
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1. This software only runs on a 32-bit operating system (Win95 or Win98).
2. If your operating system is Windows 95 or 98 then load Dcom98.exe first 
   if not already on your computer.  Dcom98.exe is on the CD.
   This software requires DCOM98 to be installed in order for the program to 
   install successfully on your system. 
3. It is strongly recommended that you TURN OFF all your Anti-Virus checkers 
   (if any is running in the background) BEFORE you install LinkVAL 2.0. The 
   reason for this is that it could cause some conflicts with your system,
   resulting in your system not responding to any commands. This would result
   in you having to reboot your system.

   It is also recommended that you should use your Anti-Virus checkers 
   (software programs) to scan the medium before any installations.

4. Requires at least 15 MB of memory for the program and about 40 MB of Hard 
   Disk space for installation process.

NOTE : If you are installing LinkVAL 2.0 on Windows 95 or Windows 98, you 
       need to run the DCOM98.EXE, which is included in this package, BEFORE
       you can install LinkVAL 2.0. However, if you are using Windows NT, you 
       will not have to do the above.

       DCOM98.EXE is a self-extracting executable file, you just need to
       double-click on the file, installation will take place automatically.

Steps to install LinkVAL 2.0
----------------------------
1. Run DCOM98.EXE (double-click it) to install it on your system.
2. Run SetUp.exe (you can do this either using Add/Remove Program from the
   Control Panel or Run command from the Start button, then browse for the
   SetUp.exe file)
4. When you are asked to choose a program group, choose LinkVAL and click OK
5. When the installation process is updating your system, there will be 
   messages appear as follow:

   · "SetUp can't continue because some system files are out of date on your 
      system. Click on OK if you would like Update to update these files for 
      you now. You'll need to restart Windows before you can run SetUp again. 
      Click Cancel to exit SetUp without updating system files". 

      Click OK to restart Windows. When Windows has been restarted, repeat 
      step 4.

   · "Version Conflict : A file being copied is not newer than the file 
      currently on your system. It is recommended that you keep your existing 
      file. Do you want to keep this file?" 

      Click on Yes button.

There is a possibility that during the installation process, an error message 
will appear stating:

"The system could not locate the file C:\Windows\TEMP\msftqws.pdw\ST6Unst.exe"

If this occurs, it is possible that the medium is faulty. There are two ways
you can work around this problem. You can:

1. Scan the medium for any faults by using the system's ScanDisk facility. If 
   you choose to do this, then remember that you need to choose the "Thorough" 
   option, not "Standard" otherwise some segments may be passed undetected. 
   Repair the error segments then resume the installation process. If this 
   still does not let you pass then try the second option. OR

2. Create a temporary folder (say c:\LinkVAL), copy all of the files into 
   this folder and then try to run SetUp.exe from it (by double-click on the 
   SetUp.exe). The SetUp program should install the software in the desired 
   folder automatically.

Demonstration Case Study
------------------------
A Demonstration Case Study has been set up to guide you through some of the 
main features of the software. This case study can be located in the LinkVAL
2.0 manuals (if available) or in the Online Help (under Demonstration Case 
Study).


Any enquiries, please forward/contact us at:

Economic Solutions (S.A.) Pty Ltd
64 King William Street
KentTown, SA 5067

Phone   : +61 8 8363 9677 (Outside of Australia)
           (08) 8363 9677 (Within Australia)
Fax     : +61 8 8363 7997 (Outside of Australia)
           (08) 8363 7997 (Within Australia)
Email   : ecosol@ecosol.com
WebSite : http://www.ecosol.com

