(1)DISK INSTALLATION

This diskette contains files that accompany the 
Osborne/McGraw-Hill book:

	Sound Blaster: The Official Book (2nd Edition)

You need about 3.5MB (three and one-half million bytes) of 
available space on your hard drive to install all of the software 
from the diskette that accompanies this book. The installation 
process creates a directory called \SBBOOK. It then decompresses 
files on the diskette and copies them to subdirectories under 
\SBBOOK. If you cannot perform the full installation, see the 
"Partial Installation" section for details on how to select 
individual programs to install. The installation process also 
copies all the files for Chapter 14, "Programming the Sound 
Blaster Family," to your hard disk.

	NOTE: The installation procedure does not change 
	your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file, so you needn't 
	be concerned about making backup copies of these before 
	you begin the installation of the diskette. The final 
	installation of the Windows programs will, under your 
	control, create program icons in your Sound Blaster 
	program group. If you like, you can create a Sound 
	Blaster Book program group for these programs. For 
	more background on how to do this, please consult 
	your Microsoft Windows User's Guide.

(2)Full Installation

To install all the programs, place the diskette into your A: 
(or B:) floppy drive. Switch the DOS prompt for that drive by 
typing A: (or B:) and press ENTER. 

	NOTE: If you're in Microsoft Windows, go to the Program 
	Manager and select Exit from the File menu to return to 
	DOS.

Now run the INSTALL batch file on the diskette, selecting one of 
the following two options:

	To install to hard drive C:, type INSTALL C: 
		and then press ENTER.

	To install to hard drive D:, type INSTALL D: 
		and then press ENTER.

	NOTE: You must include the colon (:) after the 
	drive letter.

After the installation starts, you'll be prompted several times 
to press any key to continue.

	NOTE: You can prematurely terminate the installation 
	process by pressing Ctrl-C (hold down the Ctrl key and 
	press C). Then 	press Y to confirm that you wish to 
	terminate the batch (installation) file. If you run 
	only DOS on your machine, then once the installation 
	batch file finishes, you're done with the installation. 
	If you run Microsoft Windows, your next step is to 
	finish the installation of the Windows programs on the 
	diskette. The INSTALL batch file displays information 
	on your screen that tells you how to perform the Windows 
	part of the installation. This information can be 
	captured to your printer by doing a Print Screen, however
	for your convenience this information is duplicated in 
	the sections that follow.

(3)Creating a Program Group

You're likely to add program icons for the Windows programs to 
your Sound Blaster program group, but if you wish to create a 
program group for the programs in this book, follow these 
instructions. From your Microsoft Windows Program Manager 
follow these steps:
	1. Select New from the File menu.
	2. Select Program Group, and then click OK.
	3. Type Sound Blaster Book in the Description field.
	4. Click OK.

(3)Creating Program Icons

Select the program group (probably your Sound Blaster program 
group but maybe a new Sound Blaster Book group) that'll be the 
home for the Windows programs that accompany 
Sound Blaster: The Official Book. From your Windows Program 
Manager, make certain that this program group is the currently 
selected one, the one that has the highlighted window title. 
From this program group, create program items for each of the 
files listed below, following these steps:
	1. Select New from the File menu.
	2. Click OK (program item is already selected).
	3. Select Browse. (If you don't see the Browse button, 
	you're in the File Manager.)
	4. Navigate to each filename below, double-click them, 
	then click OK:
		\SBBOOK\GOLDWAVE\GOLDWAVE.EXE
		\SBBOOK\VADEMO\V_ASSIST.EXE

(2)Partial Installation

You can install the software onto the hard disk without running 
the installation program. A partial installation is necessary 
if any of the following situations apply to you:

>>	You lack 3.5MB available space on your hard drive.

>>	You wish to copy the files to a directory other 
	than \SBBOOK.

>>	You already have a directory called \SBBOOK (the 
	INSTALL batch file does not copy files to the directory 
	\SBBOOK if it already exists).

The file FILELIST.TXT on the diskette lists the software provided
with the name of the self-extracting file that contains each 
program. Suppose you want to make a fresh copy of the VoiceAssist
demonstration program. It's provided in the self-extracting file 
VADEMO.EXE. Create a directory on your hard drive (if one doesn't 
already exist for these files). Switch to that directory and then 
run VADEMO.EXE. VADEMO.EXE then copies the files to your directory
on the hard drive.

Let's say you've put the diskette into the A: drive, and you wish 
to copy the files in VADEMO.EXE to a directory called \VADEMO that
you've just created on your C: drive. Follow these instructions:
	1.	Type C: and then press ENTER.
	2.	Type CD\VADEMO and then press ENTER.
	3.	Type A:VADEMO.EXE and then press ENTER.

	NOTE: Refer to your DOS manual for more assistance with 
	creating directories or moving into and out of them.

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