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                           LZ Install Kit (2.1)
                                (Freeware)
             LZ WinSoft Consulting, CopyRight (C), 1995 to 1997


        LZ Install Kit (for Windows) is an universal install/uninstall 
program which allows you to install/uninstall files to/from any desired 
locations (up to 7 separate directories). It's easy to use, and guess what?
it's free!

        If you use LZ Install Kit as the install tool for your applications, 
you only need to edit two types of files (by any ASCII file editor). They all
are plain text files, and easy to write and modify. The first one is 
LZINSTAL.INI which describes all of the information about where and how to
install your applications. A complete sample file for this is included with
this package. You should be able to modify it easily for your own needs.

        There are 6 (six) sections at most, all of them are optional except
section [General] under which the entry nDisks is mandatory. The other two
entry under [General] are DefPath and IniFile which indicate the default
location your application is going to install and your application's INI
file. The default path can be altered during the installation by user to any
location s/he wants.

        The second important section will be [GroupIcon] if you want LZ
Install Kit to create a Windows Group icon for you. What you need to do is to
specify a group name (entry GroupName), the number of icons in the group
window (entry Items), and each icon's property. An icon's property includes
the complete path of a file associated with the icon, the file type, and text
underneath the icon. The three fields are separated by divider |. Refer to the
included sample file for details.

        Section PreExecute is needed if you want to run some programs during
the installation. You need specify how many executions you want to have, and
the complete command line for each execution.

        LZ Install Kit can also set as many entries as you want to 3
important ini files, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and your own application INI file.
The name of your own INI file must be exeactly the same as the one you
specified to entry IniFile under section General.

        On each disk, you need one instruction file (in ASCII format ) to tell
LZ Install Kit which files in that disk need to be installed. This file would
be called DISK.2 if it is for disk 2. There is only one section called 
DiskInfo in each of the files. Entry nFiles tells LZ Install Kit the number of
files in that disk to be copied. Three portions are used for each file to tell
LZ Install Kit the current name of the file in the installation disk, the 
final name when it's been transferred to its destination, and the destination. 
A destination is indicated by one of the 7 (seven) numbers (-4, -3, -2, -1, 
0, 1, 2). Number -4 to -1 represents DefSubPath4 to DefSubPath1, respectively;
0 indicates the main directory DefPath; 1 means that the file will be copied
to your Windows directory; number 2 represents Windows system sub-directory.

        All of your files except the instruction file can be compressed. LZ
Install Kit currently only supports the MicroSoft format. That is to say, the
file can be uncompressed by EXPAND.EXE coming with MicroSoft DOS or Windows.

        Note, 1) entries are always numbered starting from 1 and ascending
continuely where appicable; 2) portions in one line is always divided 
by | even the portion is empty; comments always starts with semi-column. 
However, avoid writing comment at the same line as the entry. For details,
please refer to the enclosed file LZINSTAL.INI.

        The 32-bit version is available for purchase ordering. Costomized
copies can be also purchased directly from us. For details, please contact
us or visit our web site.


                        LZ WinSoft Consulting
			25 Silver Springs Blvd., Unit 404
			Toronto, Ontario
			Canada, M1V 1M9

			Tel: (416)332-1410
			Email: winsoft@io.org
			http://www.io.org/~winsoft


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