Installation Instructions for SB and AO

Step Zero: To install and work with Shabda-Brahma (SB) version 3.0 or Abhibhavak Organizer (AO) version 3.0, you need to have Windows 95 or a higher version of Microsoft Windows as your operating system, in a PC  with a Pentium I (120 MHz) or a faster processor with at least 8 MB RAM, and in which there is at least 15 MB each of disk space free in the hard disk drive you install SB or AO into. These hardware criteria mentioned here are, however, over-satisfied with an extremely wide margin in most PCs nowadays, while Windows 95 or a higher version of Microsoft Windows is the operating system in most PCs around the world. In addition, you need to also have your monitor (VDU) screen resolution tuned in to at least 800 by 600 pixels with the Windows Display Font Size kept as Small Fonts. These factors however, already remain so in most modern computers.

Still, you should ascertain about these factors in the computer. Be particularly conscious about the related pair of Screen Resolution (Screen Area in Windows terminology) and Display Font Size factors. To check it, close all windows and programs to view the Windows Desktop, then right-click at an empty space and click at Properties. Alternatively, click at the Control Panel, then click at Display. In the resulting Display Properties Window, click at Settings Tab. Ascertain whether the Screen Area is at least 800 by 600 pixels. If not, change it to 800 by 600 pixels. Next, click the Advanced button to ascertain whether the Font Size is set to Small Fonts. If not, do it so. If you've made any change(s), click at Apply, then at OK. If you're asked to restart the computer, do so.

Step One: Now get the installation CD and Floppy (or Zip) disks, along with the registration code supplied to you, ready. Also find the Windows Username used in the computer. This is the username that you come across whenever you turn the computer on, and can be readily observed by clicking at the familiar Start button lying on the left-bottom corner, when the menu option Log Off Username... will be shown. If the username is not known by the users, then the computer might not have any - in that case, ignore it! Insert the CD into the appropriate drive, and double-click at the My Computer icon. Double-click the icon for the CD drive (say E: or F:), and locate the file named AO3Setup or SB3Setup there. These files can install AO or SB respectively. Double-click the desired file to start the installation.

Step Two: Follow the screen instructions to proceed with the installation. Click OK to most questions unless there is/are some specific problem(s) about that. In one place you'll be asked to click at a large button showing a picture of a computer, then click there. In AO, if you are asked to choose the hard-disk drive, press Space to let the program itself choose the drive. When you're asked about the Windows username, type that and press Enter (if the Windows username is not known, just press Enter). About agreeing to the license agreement, type YES and press Enter (after allowing the user to read the agreement). When asked about the registration code, see it from the label of the floppy (or zip) diskette and type it carefully, then press Enter. After that, insert the floppy (or zip) diskette in the appropriate drive and press Enter to complete the installation.

If you find that the Desktop link-file (icon) is NOT automatically appearing at the Windows Desktop, open the working folder (e.g., C:\SB3VFP for SB, or C:\Abhibhavak for AO) of the program (starting from My Computer), and copy the link-file (icon) from there to the Windows Desktop. If you're not the user, show the user how she can run the program just by double-clicking at that Desktop icon.

Step Three: If you're installing AO, open the Windows Task Scheduler (say, from My Computer), and add a scheduled task that would open the main working file (i.e., generally C:\Abhibhavak\DontOpen\AO.exe) of Abhibhavak daily at one or two suitable timing(s) (as desired by the user), when the computer is most likely to be kept ON and attended. If you're not the user, inform him that when the battery for the processor clock is down, Abhibhavak won't be able to remind the user properly, in that case a new battery has to be installed. If there will be more than 20 users sharing Abhibhavak in the same computer, you may copy the contents of the \Abhibhavak folder to some other newly created folder(s), and create link files & scheduled tasks for each of the DontOpen\AO.exe files so as to make multiple Abhibhavaks in the same computer, under any mutual agreement that you may enter with the buyer(s) or users.

If you're not the user, you should also teach the user how to copy the Backup subfolder (or its zipped form) into a floppy diskette, say into the one already used for authentication, so as to protect her work from any hard-disk failure.

If you're installing SB, some vital files will be deleted if you can't complete the authentication (i.e., agreeing to the agreement, entering the registration code and inserting the key floppy or zip diskette) process in one go. In that case, you'll need to insert the CD again so as to install again, and when given the choice, click at the Reinstall option, then proceed with the re-installation. If you're installing AO, in case of a similar failed authentication you may authenticate simply by running Abhibhavak. 

Question: How to distinguish between an AO registration code and an SB registration code?
If the four-digit number at the middle is between 1500 and 2000, it's an AO registration code. If that is between 1000 and 1500, it's an SB code.