BBW 4.0 Install for Windows NT

From Bill Schindel, head Miller Associates Tech dude

11.25.97

Our apologies. WinBB32 runs great on WIndows NT and was developed on Windows NT. The problem is that Windows NT is telling Setup.Exe that the Windows version is WIndows 3.10 NOT 4.x. This happens because Setup.Exe is a Windows 3.10 application.

We will be cutting a new production disk in the future and we will be sure that you recieve it. Setup.Exe will be fixed. This will not happen however for at least a month.

In the meantime, we can get you up and running if you have BBW Version 3.0 installed. It should not be too difficult.

Installing BBW 4.0 on a Windows NT machine when BBW 3.0 is already installed.

1 - Sort the files in the BBW subdirectory on the BBW4.0 CD-ROM by type

2 - Copy the following files:

MasWin32.Exe
WinBB32.Exe
WinDraft.Exe
WinLM.Exe
WinStats.Exe
Rhgbtn32.Dll
BBTutor.Hlp
WinBB.Hlp
WinDraft.Hlp
WinLM.Hlp
WinStats.Hlp
ReadMe40.Wri

to your BBW subdirectory on your hard drive.

3 - Copy the following files from the BBW\TABLES subdirectory on the CD-ROM

B3ehmsg.Blk
B3ehmsg.Msg
B3ehmsg.Msx
B3ehmsg.Tbl

to your BBW\TABLES subdirectory on your hard drive.

4 - If you do not have the Harwell 1997 Upgrade installed (Orange CD-ROM w/Advanced Draft 3.5) copy the following files from the BBW\AUDIO subdirectory on the CD-ROM

Plyrsfnu.Vat
PlyrsLne.Vat
Teams.Vat

to your BBW\AUDIO subdirectory on your hard drive.

5 - If you do not have League Manager Power Tool (Version 4.0) Installed then

a) go to WWW.Fanpark.Com and download HlpFix40.Exe
or b) let me know and I will EMail the above file to you Run HlpFix40.Exe

It will install the following files:

Inetwh16.Dll
Inetwh32.Dll
SetBrows.Exe

6 - Edit the ma_bb.ini in the Windows subdirectory:

In the [BASEBALL] section add the following:
ModuleName=WINBB32.EXE
and save the the file.

7 - Add icons for WinBB32.Exe and ReadMe40.Wri to your start menu if desired.

After doing all the previously listed file copies from the CD-ROM to the hard drive there is one last crucial step. The READ ONLY attribute must be removed from the files in the TABLES & AUDIO subdirectories. (4 B3EHMsg.* files in TABLES and the 3 *.VAT files in AUDIO) That should do it!

8 - and PLAY BALL!

Let me know if you need any further help in installing BBW 4.0. You can EMail Alan Pratt (pcdx27c@prodigy.com) or you can call him at work at 203-972-0777 from 9-5pm EST.


Bill Schindel
Personal e-mail: bschindel@sprynet.com


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