Installation Instructions for Trial version of JFG Harness Handicapper SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS: To Install / use the JFG Harness Handicapper Trial Version you will need the following: 1) Windows 95/98/2000/ME 2) Pentium processor 3) 32 Meg of memory 4) 30 Meg of free hard drive space 5) Winzip 7.0 (available at http://www.winzip.com) 6) Windows 95/98 users must install DCOM95 or DCOM98 and the MDAC components to have this Package work properly. If you do not have these products: Go to the Microsoft (r) web site download page: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp Find: a) DCOM95 or DCOM98 Ver 1.3 release date 6/18/1999. b) MDAC_TYP Ver 2.1.24202.3 release date 6/30/1999 is for Either Windows 95 or 98. Download and install these two packages before loading the JFG Harness Handicapper. ________________________________________________________________________ Installation Steps 1) You should have two Files on your system labeled JFGdemo1.exe and JFGdemo2.exe.that you downloaded from the JFG Website. You should also have the password that was sent to your e-mail address from JFG Harness Handicapper when you signed up for our mailing list on page two. If you do not have the files then please download them now! If you do not have the password then please make sure you have joined the Mailing list and then send a message to JFGHARNESS@excite.com requesting the password. 2) Once you have the password and have located the two files double click on the first file labeled JFGdemo1.exe and then choose the unzip option. You will then be prompted for the password. Enter the password (remember it is case sensitive) and then continue. Once this completes, repeat the procedure for the file JFGdemo2.exe. Once this is completed, you should now have a directory called C:\temp\JFGsetup. This directory should have 88 Files. If it does then continue to step three. If it does not then repeat this step. If you can not get all the files in this directory then stop here and report the problem to JFGHARNESS@excite.com NOTE: Please be sure to CLOSE ALL!! running programs even your Office shortcut bar, during this installation as some .DLL files will be replaced with newer versions. 3) Find the SETUP.exe program in the directory C:\temp\JFGsetup\Disk1\ and double click on it to start the installation. If some of your configuration files are not up to date, the setup program will give you the message: "setup cannot continue because some system files are out of date on your system. Do you want to update these files?" Choose the yes option. This will run a portion of the installation and then ask you to reboot your machine. Once you reboot you will need to start at the beginning of this step again and rerun the SETUP.exe program. NOTE: If you get the error: file "can't find C:/xxx/Oleaut32dl2/. Stop here, contact JFGHARNESS@excite.com and let them know of this error. 3) During the installation, the files will be installed to the directory C:/Program Files/JFG Harness Handicapper. Do not change the path for the installation or the Program will not run correctly. The installation will take about 10 minutes to install completely. 4) If you receive any messages that state: Can not copy: File in use. Make sure all other applications are closed and then take the retry option. If this does not work, then stop the installation, close all running programs and then restart the installation. 5) When the program is near the end of the installation you may receive a few messages that state: "An Error occurred while registering the file: xxxxxxx." If you receive this error take the ignore option and continue with the installation. This is just stating that the file was already registered on your system. INSTALLATION IS NOW COMPLETED. Note: At this time, before continuing, If required based on your operating system, be sure to load the two Microsoft files that were described above in the system requirement section if you have not already loaded them. Starting the Program 1) The program should now have an icon on the start bar under Programs. The icon should be a picture of a horse and the phrase: JFG HARNESS HANDICAPPER. Just select this option and the first panel will come up on your screen within a minute. 2) You should now be able to follow the User manual from Chapter 3 to learn how to input the information into the program. ________________________________________________________________________ Restrictions on Trial Version 1) Program will only allow entry of Ten races before it will automatically quit. When you tell it to go to race Eleven. The program will shut down. 2) Program will only work for up to a 11-horse field and no 1A, 2B etc. horses allowed. 3) Program results file can not be cleared. Therefore, the file will become very messy to read if you try to put in multiple copies of races 1-10. To empty the file you will need to reload the whole demo program. (Full Version allows file to be cleared) 4) Program will not allow you to clear a race or restart a horse if you make an error in your entry. (Full Version allows you to clear a race or restart the horse over) 5) Program will not run after Trial Period Ends. When you try to start it after the Trial period, it will not bring up the first screen. Only one demo per e-mail address is allowed. Note: Please read all the instructions carefully in the users manual to get the correct and most Accurate results from the program. Have a Profitable Day! John(The Harness Handicapper) JFG Inc. 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