ACC1x: Installation Process for the Companion Disk

Last reviewed: April 2, 1997
Article ID: Q100171

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

SUMMARY

This article describes the installation process for the Microsoft Access Companion Disk.

MORE INFORMATION

The following lists a sample installation process from drive B, using the default response:

 B:\>install
 **********************************************************************
 *                                                                    *
 *                   Microsoft Access Companion Disk                  *
 *               Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 1993             *
 *                      May 10, 1993 - Edition 1.0                    *
 *                                                                    *
 **********************************************************************
 *                                                                    *
 *  This batch program installs the companion disk to your C:\ACCESS  *
 *  directory by default. If you wish to override this default        *
 *  installation path, enter a new installation path on the command   *
 *  line as shown below.                                              *
 *                                                                    *
 *  REQUIREMENTS:  3.8 MB of free hard disk space                     *
 *                                                                    *
 *  USAGE:  INSTALL [drive]:\[path]                                   *
 *                                                                    *
 *     Where [drive] is the drive letter and [path] is the directory  *
 *     into which the files will be installed.                        *
 *                                                                    *
 *  Example:  INSTALL C:\ACCESS                                       *
 *                                                                    *
 **********************************************************************
 .
 Install into default directory (Yes/No/Cancel)? [ync]y
 .
 creating c:\access
 .
 Decompressing Sample Applications...
 .
 msforms.mdb (file 1 of 4)
 mssweets.mdb (file 2 of 4)
 mscms.mdb (file 3 of 4)
 msdirect.mdb (file 4 of 4)
 .
 **********************************************************************
 *                                                                    *
 *                       INSTALLATION COMPLETE                        *
 *                                                                    *
 * Please load Microsoft Access to view your sample database files.   *
 *                                                                    *
 *         MSFORMS.MDB .... sample data entry forms                   *
 *         MSSWEETS.MDB ... sample database for small businesses      *
 *         MSCMS.MDB ...... sample Contact Management application     *
 *         MSDIRECT.MDB ... directory of Access products & services   *
 *                                                                    *
 * The sample databases contained on this 'companion disk' have been  *
 * provided purely as an aid to help users learn more about Microsoft *
 * Access and are therefore provided 'as is'. Microsoft is unable to  *
 * provide support for these samples due to the nature of their design.
 *                                                                    *
 **********************************************************************
 B:\>

NOTE: Due to line-length restrictions in the Knowledge Base, some spaces were removed from the ends of lines in the samples above. An asterisk was also removed from the third from the last line for the same reason.

Keywords : DcmNwd kbusage
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbref

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Last reviewed: April 2, 1997
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