SUMMARY

This Technical Note describes the installation of Health-Minder on a computer running the Windows operating system.  This version of Health-Minder is a 16-bit application which will run under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT.  Your computer must be an IBM-compatible 486 or higher with at least 8 megabytes of RAM and 11 megabytes of disk space.  Although Health-Minder is the same for all Windows versions, the installation program is not.  Please download the appropriate files for your operating system.  

You may choose to install directly from our download page, or you may download a file and install Health-Minder yourself.  If you choose the automatic installation, you will need to choose different options depending on whether you are using a Netscape browser or an Internet Explorer browser.  Users of all other browsers should download the appropriate file and install manually.  If, during automatic installation, you lose your connection to the Internet, simply reconnect and select the appropriate file again.  Installation will proceed from where it was interrupted. 

PROCEDURE

During installation you will be asked:

Where on your computer to install Health-Minder.   By default, Health-Minder will be installed on the path C:\hminder.   If this is NOT where you want Health-Minder to reside on your computer,  use the above format to enter the path where you do want it installed.If you have previously installed Health-Minder, the path shown will be the path where it currently resides on your computer. The installation program will never overwrite a previously installed Health-Minder database, because doing so would erase all the information you have entered there.  The database is found as a subdirectory called "base" of the hminder directory.  So, by default, if Health-Minder resides on the path C:\hminder, the database files are located in: C:\hminder\base.Where on your computer to install Health-Minder.   By default, Health-Minder will be installed on the path C:\hminder.   If this is NOT where you want Health-Minder to reside on your computer,  use the above format to enter the path where you do want it installed.If you have previously installed Health-Minder, the path shown will be the path where it currently resides on your computer. The installation program will never overwrite a previously installed Health-Minder database, because doing so would erase all the information you have entered there.  The database is found as a subdirectory called "base" of the hminder directory.  So, by default, if Health-Minder resides on the path C:\hminder, the database files are located in: C:\hminder\base.

Whether or not to be allowed to modify your config.sys file.
Windows 3.1 requires this file, Windows 95 and Windows NT do not. If you have a config.sys file, Health-Minder requires that it has  lines which define:
           FILES = 30
          BUFFERS = 40
If your config.sys file has files or buffers less than these settings, Health-Minder installation program can edit your this file for you and make these changes.   It will not change your config.sys file unless necessary, and neither will it make changes to the file if you say "NO" to the question about changing this file.  But, then, you must or Health-Minder will not run properly. If you make any changes to your config.sys file,  be sure to reboot your computer for these changes to take effect. NOTE: Windows 95 or Windows NT users should not see this question  because there is no config.sys file for those operating systems. config.sys file.
Windows 3.1 requires this file, Windows 95 and Windows NT do not. If you have a config.sys file, Health-Minder requires that it has  lines which define:
           FILES = 30
          BUFFERS = 40
If your config.sys file has files or buffers less than these settings, Health-Minder installation program can edit your this file for you and make these changes.   It will not change your config.sys file unless necessary, and neither will it make changes to the file if you say "NO" to the question about changing this file.  But, then, you must or Health-Minder will not run properly. If you make any changes to your config.sys file,  be sure to reboot your computer for these changes to take effect. NOTE: Windows 95 or Windows NT users should not see this question  because there is no config.sys file for those operating systems. Whether or not to be allowed to modify your config.sys file.
Windows 3.1 requires this file, Windows 95 and Windows NT do not. If you have a config.sys file, Health-Minder requires that it has  lines which define:
           FILES = 30
          BUFFERS = 40
If your config.sys file has files or buffers less than these settings, Health-Minder installation program can edit your this file for you and make these changes.   It will not change your config.sys file unless necessary, and neither will it make changes to the file if you say "NO" to the question about changing this file.  But, then, you must or Health-Minder will not run properly. If you make any changes to your config.sys file,  be sure to reboot your computer for these changes to take effect. NOTE: Windows 95 or Windows NT users should not see this question  because there is no config.sys file for those operating systems.

Resolution of your monitor's display During installation, Health-Minder makes a change to your win.ini file which controls the display of Health-Minder windows Health-Minder uses information about the resolution of your display monitor to modify your win.ini file by adding a section like this: Resolution of your monitor's display During installation, Health-Minder makes a change to your win.ini file which controls the display of Health-Minder windows Health-Minder uses information about the resolution of your display monitor to modify your win.ini file by adding a section like this:

[ASPECT]

InchesHigh = 8.5

InchesWide = 10.25

Should you ever change the resolution of your display, you will need to make changes to the win.ini file to match the new resolution. You will need to know the resolution of your screen’s display. If you are using Windows 3.1, run Windows Setup and look at the values for DISPLAY. If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT, look at the Display Settings on the Control Panel. Either of these shows you: the current values of your display’s resolution. For example, it shows you: Display: 640x480x256 the resolution is 640x480 (the 256 refers to the number of colors your display can show). Choose the Health-Minder option from the following table that most closely matches your resolution.