Installation of EB on a WINDOWS Vista /
WINDOWS 7 system
Problem
Obviously WINDOWS VISTA and WINDOWS 7 do not allow DOS
applications to run into full screen mode.
With these operating systems, EB can still be run - but only in a
window. However you won't be able to view graphs!
The solution to this problem is a freeware software DOSBOX which can be
downloaded from the Internet.
After successful installation of DOSBOX, the user first starts this
software (in fullscreen mode!) and then starts EB as a DOS application
Step 1: Download and install DOSBOX
(a) Download the latest version of DOSBOX from http://www.dosbox.com/
(b) Double-click on the downloaded file and install DOSBOX for example
into c:\programme\dosbox
Read the file README.TXT which contains the most important help texts
for operating DOSBOX
(c) Double-click and run DOSBOX.EXE for the first time. DOSBOX will
start in a Window and creates a configuration file DOSBOX??????.CONF
somewhere on your system (a message on your screen should tell you,
where exactly this file has been written)
Remark: I prefer to have the DOSBOX configuration file at the same
directory as eb
(d) Open this CONF file with a normal text Editor (e.g. NOTEPAD.EXE)
(e) Enter the following changes: fullscreen=false changes to
fullscreen=true and save the CONF file.
Step 2: Unpack EB to your harddrive
The EB CD contains a file EBWIN.EXE
in a subdirectory "win". This is a self-extracting file which contains
EB.EXE and all necessary files. To copy EB to your system proceed
as follows:
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Make sure that your operating system is running
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Insert the CD
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Start WINDOWS
Explorer
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Locate EBWIN.EXE in the "win" subdirectory
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Double-click EBWIN.EXE
The self-extracting program displays some
messages. The most important message will be the directory into which
EB
will be installed. If possible, you should accept the proposed new
directory
"c:\ebv4".
Otherwise overwrite with any other legal
directory name. To avoid confusion with other software, a new directory
rather than an already existing directory should be preferred for
installation
of EB..
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EB will be unpacked to the desired directory
(c:/ebv4)
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A closing message will be displayed on screen.
Step 3:
Edit and changes to EB.PIF
During the installation process, a program installation file
EB.PIF has been copied to c:/ebv4. Later this file will be used to
launch EB, but it has to be edited first.
Select EB.PIF / properties and enter the following changes:
Section program: C:\programme\dosbox\dosbox.exe
c:\ebv4\eb.exe -conf c:\ebv4\dosbox.conf -exit -noconsole
Explanations:
The first command launches dosbox.exe
The second command launches eb
within dosbox and sets c:\ebv4 as the DOS c: drive
The third command tells DOSBOX to
use a certain configuration file (located at c:\ebv4)
The fourth command tells dosbox to
finish as soon as eb finishes
The fifth command avoids creation of
windows by dosbox (output will be directed to files stdout.txt and
stderr.txt)
Section screen: Switch to Window, otherwise VISTA or
WINDOWS 7 will refuse to start EB
Save EB.PIF
Step 4: The End
After all these changes, double-clicking on EB.PIF should first
start DOSBOX (in full schreen mode) and then EB.
It may happen that you will have to experiment a little with your own
system.
It may also happen that the colours within EB may look a bit strange,
but at least EB should run also with VISTA and WINDOWS 7
