Object Model Browser Version 2.0 - Readme File

This program Copyright (C) 2002, by The Roman Press, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Requires Windows 95/98/NT4/XP.

Contents of this file:
-   Installation Instructions
-   Uninstallation Instructions
-   Contact and Technical Support Information
-   Known Issues

Installation Instructions

STEP 0 - Uninstall any previous versions of Object Model Browser
If you are replacing an older version of Object Model Browser, you should first uninstall the previous version through the control panel, using the Add/Remove Programs applet. You will also need to erase any remaining files from the Object Model Browser directories and remove those directories.

STEP 1 - Install the Object Model Browser Software
To install the Object Model Browser software run setup.exe, located on the source disk. You can do this in the usual way using the Start menu's Run command or through the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs applet. This will an Object Model Browser entry to the Programs folder of your Start Menu.

Uninstallation Instructions
To uninstall Object Model Browser, use the Control Panel's Install/Remove Programs applet as usual. You will also need to erase any remaining files from the Object Model Browser directories and remove those directories.

Contact and Technical Support Information

Web Site
For the latest information on Object Model Browser, please see our Web site at www.romanpress.com.

Sales Inquiries
For inquiries with regard to sales ONLY, please call 949-854-5667 (9AM-5PM Pacific time). NO TECHNICAL SUPPORT PERSONEL ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS NUMBER.

Technical Support
Official Policy:
Technical support is available ONLY to registered customers who have purchased the Object Model Browser directly from The Roman Press, Inc. We regret that we cannot provide technical support for those who have obtained Object Model Browser from other sources, such as on CD-ROMs included in books. (However, the publishers of such books may provide technical support.)

For customers of The Roman Press, Inc., please address all technical questions, report any problems or make any suggestions through our web site at www.romanpress.com. You will need to supply your serial number (from the About dialog box).

Known Issues

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Updating system files:

If you do not have recent versions of some support files installed on your system (DLLs, OCXs, etc.), the installation program may display the message:

Setup cannot continue because some system files are out of date...

at which time the program will offer to update your files.

I know that this message is scary. At this point you simply need to decide whether or not you trust Microsoft to provide compatible updated files. If you run into any problems (although I have had no such reports to date), let me know so I can include the information in this readme file.

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"???.DLL Access Violation" on Installation:

If you receive a "???.DLL Access Violation" error message during installation (for example "MSVCRT.DLL Access Violation"), it means that a program currently running on your system is using this DLL, thereby preventing the installation program from overwriting the file with a newer version. You have two choices:

You can try just hitting the Ignore button and proceeding with the installation. The newer version of MSVCRT.DLL will not be copied to your system, but our tests indicate that this MAY still work.

If you want (or need) to install the new DLL, proceed as follows. 

Shut down ALL running programs. Unfortunately, this may include behind the scenes programs such as virus checkers or PCMCIA card services. In extreme cases, you may even need to remove all programs from startup folders and reboot. Then try the installation again.

If this doesn't work and you are grimly determined, there is another procedure that we have used from time to time in other circumstances, but it is not for the fainthearted (and we cannot help you if you get into trouble, so we recommend it only for experienced PC users).

1) Reboot the computer to Windows Command Prompt Only mode. This should free up the DLL. (If it doesn't, you can also try booting to DOS using a DOS disk.)

2) Copy the offending DLL to a floppy disk. Carefully rename the offending DLL on your hard disk, say from ???.DLL to ???.DLLOld so you can easily spot the file.

3) Extract the newer DLL from the ObjectBrowser.CAB file on the CD to a temporary location on your hard disk. Use the Extract.exe program, found on the Windows source disk, with syntax

  extract PathandNameToCabFile FileToExtract /l DestinationPath

You can use the syntax 
  
  extract /?

to get the complete syntax for the extract program.

4) Copy the newly extracted DLL to the location of the older DLL (probably the Windows System folder) and reboot to Windows in the normal manner.

5) If for some reason the reboot fails, reboot to Command Prompt only (or to DOS) and replace the newer DLL with the older (original) version.

6) You should now be able to run Object Model Browser's installation program without problems. 