APPENDIX C:

TIPS ON INSTALLING MICROSOFT WINDOWS

Installing Microsoft Windows without sighted assistance can be difficult. 
The Windows interactive installation program, called "SETUP.EXE", begins in 
a standard DOS text mode readable by DOS screen readers. By the third of six 
installer disks, however, Windows starts and the screen can no longer be 
read by any DOS screen reader. outSPOKEN cannot be used yet because Windows 
must be completely installed before outSPOKEN can function.

Fortunately, SETUP.EXE allows the user to specify a response file, 
eliminating the interactive prompts of the setup program. Once all the user 
information has been provided in this ASCII text file, SETUP.EXE can install 
Windows, prompting only for the next installer disk.

An example response file is provided on the outSPOKEN disk. This file is 
called WINSETUP.SHH. If you have a DOS screen reader and editor, we 
encourage you to examine this text file to verify that its responses fit 
your situation. An explanation for each response is provided in the file 
itself. If you are not able to edit this file, we have already specified the 
most probable responses which will allow SETUP.EXE to execute a complete 
Windows installation with minimal user input.

To use the response file provided on your outSPOKEN disk, place the disk in 
drive A and type the line shown below. If drive A is the wrong type of 
drive, use drive B, and use the letter B instead of the letter A in the 
instructions that follow.

COPY A:\WINSETUP.SHH C:\

This copies the file from the outSPOKEN disk to the hard drive. If you wish 
to edit the response file, you should edit the file C:\WINSETUP.SHH. 

Before installing Windows, verify that you have at least seven megabytes of 
free space on your C drive, and that Windows is not already installed on 
that drive. This will avoid unexpected (and unreadable) prompts from Windows 
SETUP. When you are ready to install Windows, place disk one of the six 
Windows disks in drive A and type the following:

A:SETUP /H C:\WINSETUP.SHH

This begins the Windows installation process and specifies C:\WINSETUP.SHH 
as the response file.

Each time a new disk is needed, the computer beeps. At this point, simply 
eject the disk in the drive, place the next disk in the drive, and press 
ENTER. When the installation is complete, restart your computer. You are now 
ready to install outSPOKEN for Windows (Chapter 2).



Please Note:

Some of the parameters specified in WINSETUP.SHH are as follows:
User Name is specified as "outSPOKEN User". You should modify this to 
specify your actual name.
Windows Directory is specified as "C:\WINDOWS".
Machine Type is specified as "IBM_COMPATIBLE".
Display Type is specified as "VGA".
Keyboard is specified as standard.

