Installer passed with flying colors under win98 - of course, this is a first pass, but nice job. Installed cleanly into default directory, and I ran AbiWord to verify the install. Then, I used my control panel / add-remove programs, and uninstalled it, and again good and clean - no visible remnants remained :) Nice work... Jim At 03:50 PM 5/13/99 -0500, you wrote: >I'm looking for help from Windows users on the list in testing >our new installer. You can obtain it at the following URL: > > http://www.abisource.com/downloads/win32_setup_test.exe > >The intent here is to get some preliminary feedback on how >well the installer works, before we unleash it on a larger >audience. > >Note that the focus of this request is testing of the installer >itself. In particular, note the following: > >1. Currently, spell check does not work on Windows. We're not >sure why or when it broke, but we'll get it straightened out. > >2. Ignore the artwork, including the icon. they're just >placeholders for the real stuff, which we'll be integrating >soon. > >The only known problem with the installer right now is that >it doesn't look right on Jeff's system, which is running >at 1280x1024 using Large Fonts. > >The installer should function like the setup programs that >most Windows users are accustomed to seeing, even though it >was not created using InstallShield. The easy way to get >through it is to simply press Enter on every screen until >it's done. :-) > >Once installed, you should get a shortcut on your desktop, >as well as entries in the Start menu. If you accept the >default location, you'll find AbiWord rooted at >c:\program files\abisuite. > >After you're all done with it, Uninstall should work too. >Go to the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows control >panel and remove AbiWord. The removal should work without >any problems. > >This installer has been tested on several systems here at >AbiSource, so we believe it's safe to use. It should not >foul anything up on your system. In particular, it will >not force a reboot of your system, nor will it muck >with your system DLLs in any way. > >If you are willing to test this thing out, please send email >back here to the list with your feedback. (Be sure to let us >know what kind of system you're running on.) > >Thanks in advance for your help! > >-- >Eric W. Sink, Software Craftsman >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
