1stBase Help

Make sure you have the latest upgrades to your operating system:-

Windows 2000 needs Service Pack 2, which can be found on the CD in the SerPacks\Win2k directory.

For other versions of windows use the Windows Update option on your Start menu.

If so make sure you’re logged on with Administrator rights. (There are other factors involved with making 1stBase run on a Windows 2000 machine – see further down...)

The program should start automatically when you insert the CD. If not then you probably haven’t got auto run enabled. In this case do this:-

1. Click Start and then Run
2. Type in the following D:\SETUP (assuming D: is your CDROM drive letter. If not substitute the correct letter).
3. Click OK

The installer will ask you to select the install type. The options are:-
a. Stand Alone PC – a PC that is not networked (or a networked PC that will run 1stBase in isolation).
b. WorkStation – a networked PC with the data on another PC
c. Server – a networked PC that holds data only.
d. Server & WorkStation – a networked PC that holds data and will run 1stBase.
NOTE: On a network install Server or Server/Workstation FIRST. 1stBase will verify that the data directory exists when it installs Workstation versions.

Now click 'Continue'
The rest of the installation should now continue automatically.

Once 1stBase is installed click Start, Programs, 1stBase to run the program.

1stBase will ask for the KeyDisk the first time you run it. Place it in the floppy disk drive and click OK to continue.
You can remove the Key back to the KeyDisk from the Maint Menu

If you’re using Windows 2000 or NT on NTFS then 1stBase will only install for use by an administrator or member of the Administrators group. This is because NTFS employs a security setting for each file on the system. Files installed to the WINNT\System32 directory are accessible to Administrators by default, other users do not automatically get even read rights. We’re sorry if this gives you a headache – this is just the way NTFS is designed.

In order to make 1stBase accessible to non-Administrative users you must reset the security settings on the following files to give read access to members of the Users group (or ‘everybody’).

ASYCFILT.DLL
COMCAT.DLL
COMCT332.OCX
COMDLG32.OCX
DAO350.DLL
DGUARD2.OCX
EXPSRV.DLL
GRID32.OCX
IC32.DLL
IC32.INI
MFC40.DLL
MSCOMCT2.OCX
MSCOMCTL.OCX
MSHFLXGD.OCX
MSJET35.DLL
MSJINT35.DLL
MSJTER35.DLL
MSMAPI32.OCX
MSRD2X35.DLL
MSREPL35.DLL
MSSTDFMT.DLL
MSVBVM60.DLL
MSVCRT.DLL
MSVCRT40.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
OLEPRO32.DLL
PGRUL.OCX
SCRRUN.DLL
SPIN32.OCX
STDOLE2.TLB
TABCTL32.OCX
TX_BMP32.FLT
TX_HTM32.DLL
TX_RTF32.DLL
TX_TIF32.FLT
TX_WMF32.FLT
TX_WORD.DLL
TX32.DLL
TX4OLE.OCX
TXOBJ32.DLL
TXTLS32.DLL
VB5DB.DLL
VB6STKIT.DLL
VBAJET32.DLL
WNDTLS32.DLL

The CD contains a batch file EVERYONE.BAT that will reset the permissions for the above files so that everyone has read access. You can find it in the Permissions folder.