ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES 
		Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program 
 
 
 
Vol. 18, no. 09	GP 3.16/3-2:18/09	June 15, 1997 
 
 Instructions for Installing and Running the Windows-based
NTDB(r) CD-ROMs under Windows 3.1, 95, NT 

[Text prepared by NTDB staff.]

	First time installers should proceed to the "How to Install the NTDB
CD-ROMs" and "How to Run the NTDB CD-ROMs" sections below.

	Other users should follow the appropriate instructions according to the
month of issue.

	*	Users who have already installed the February '97 (or later)
issues don't have to install the current discs to use the NTDB.  You should
proceed to the "How to Run the NTDB CD-ROMs" section.  If the current discs
contain a new software release, the New Version button in the NTDB opening
screen will be activated.  Click on that button for an automatic update to the
new release.

	*	Users who have previously installed the December '96 or January
'97 issues (only) must install both current discs.  The new software will
create separate icons for each disc.

	If you have previously purchased network and/or extract licenses and
are installing the current discs, you must install to the same directory as
before, and respond "no" to the network and extract licensing questions.  The
installation software will retain the necessary licensing information from your
previous installation.


How to Install the NTDB CD-ROMs:

1.	Insert disc 1 into your CD-ROM drive.

2.	Run the SETUP program:

	a.	Using Windows File Manager or MS Explorer:

		*	Open the Windows File Manager or MS Explorer and choose
your CD-ROM drive (usually D: or E:).

		*	Find the program SETUP.EXE in the ROOT directory of the
CD-ROM and double click on its associated icon.

	b.	Using RUN command line:

	Choose the Run command line option from the File pull-down menu and
type in the drive and full path directory location of the SETUP program (e.g.,
d:\SETUP.EXE) in the appropriate field, where d = drive letter associated with
your CD-ROM drive.

3.	Follow the prompts through the setup process.  The SETUP program will
prompt you for network and extract license serial numbers.  If you are
installing the NTDB on a network drive, then you must click on the  Yes' button
and provide both a valid network license, in the format xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxx, and
a fully qualified path to a directory within your network where information can
be written to by the software.  If you are installing on a stand-alone PC, then
click on the  No' button.  Additionally, if you plan to use the NTDB batch
extraction facility, then you must click on the  Yes' button and type in a
separate license key in the format xxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxx.

	Before the installation of disc 1 is completed, the SETUP program will:

	*	copy the NTDB.EXE program to the C:\NTDB directory (default
directory can be changed to any other valid directory name)

	*	copy the NTDB.INI file to the Windows directory

	*	add a shortcut icon for disc 1 to your desktop, if supported by
your operating system.

4.	Insert disc 2 into your CD-ROM drive.

5.	Run the SETUP program - follow the instructions as in step 2 above.

6.	Follow the prompts through the setup process.  Before the installation
is completed, the program will add a second shortcut icon for disc 2 to your
desktop, if supported by your operating system.

7.	Eventually, your Program Group called STAT-USA will have two Program
Items:

	*	NTDB(CD 1), which can be invoked to access disc 1

	*	NTDB(CD 2), which can be invoked to access disc 2


How to Run the NTDB CD-ROMs:

1.	Insert the NTDB disc 1 (or disc 2) into your CD-ROM drive.

2.	Click on the NTDB icon for disc 1 (or disc 2).

3.	Click on the Options button if you wish to change the default values
for the maximum number of documents that you can retrieve, colors and index
order.

4.	After exiting the Options window, a search for documents can be
initiated through the Basic Search, Structured Search and Free Form Search
buttons.  Single documents can be viewed and entire information programs can be
extracted by clicking on the Browse by Program button.