General notes on installing Global Chimes on Windows XP systems 03-12-05

Note: Complete and easy install is now available with setup_globalchimes_21july05.exe
-- NO other files need to be downloaded.

Note: Make sure only ONE PS2 MOUSE is enabled in the Windows Device Manager
and disable any SERIAL mice or the GPS will make the pointer jump around --
especially on laptops -- plug in the serial port AFTER the PC boots up.

Note: WIN XP requires SwiftForth PRIORITY to be MINIMUM to stop
chime stuttering -- in WIN 98 it is MAXIMUM

Note: Do NOT enable compatibility mode using XP preferences --
setting this to Win95 or Win98 will crash the machine.

To create the needed folders on the C: drive automatically, click on
the file makedirs.bat in the download area of the web site, then use
the right mouse button on the Windows START menu to EXPLORE the C: drive
and find C:\ForthInc\SwiftForth\GlobalChimes and move there to download
the rest of the files from the web site.

When downloading FORTH files with the ".f" extension from a web site,
using the right hand mouse click and "save link as" function, Windows XP
appends an extra ".txt" extension to the file which must be removed manually
-- eg. change globalchimes.f.txt to globalchimes.f by editing the name manually
with the left mouse button.

The WINIO driver will have to be installed manually on Widows XP after
unzipping/extracting/installing SwiftForth first as per the readme.txt file,
then following the instructions below.

Using WinIo from a non-administrative account
WinIo can now be used from non-administrative accounts under Windows NT/2000/XP.
In order to support this configuration, the WinIo driver (winio.sys) must be first
installed on the system from an administrative account using the InstallWinIoDriver
function, which is provided by the library. Following installation, the driver will
load automatically whenever Windows starts. An application will then be able to use
the library's functions to access I/O ports and physical memory.

You should take the following steps in order to use WinIo from a non-administrative account:

Place winio.dll, winio.vxd and winio.sys in the directory where your application resides
-- c:\forthinc\swiftforth\globalchimes.

Log on as an administrator.

Start SwiftForth from the START menu.
INCLUDE the file InstallWinIoDriver.f from the SwiftForth menu which calls
InstallWinIoDriver with the first parameter set to the path of the winio.sys file
(e.g. c:\forthinc\swiftforth\globalchimes\winio.sys).

Alternately, execute the program INSTALLWINIODRIVER.EXE or use the COMPLETE EASY INSTALL
setup_globalchimes_21july05.exe .

Restart the system.

Log on as a regular user or an administrator.

Start SwiftForth from the START menu.
INCLUDE the file globalchimes.f from the SwiftForth menu.

Alternately, execute the program GLOBALCHIMES.EXE or HEADPHONES.EXE from the START menu.

Follow the startup instructions that are displayed.

Enjoy the chimes.