/*************************************************************************/ TSM_INST.TXT TURBO ASSEMBLER 5.0

This file contains details on how to install the TASM 5.0 package.

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                    TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 System Requirements - Full Installation

SECTION 2 Installing TASM 5.0 A) Pre-Installation Notes 1) Backup Disks 2) Disk Compressions 4) Network Installation B) Where to install C) Installation Instructions D) After Installation

SECTION 3 Minimum and Selected Installation Options

SECTION 4 Troubleshooting - Install Issues A) Data Integrity or Bad Section Errors B) Disk Full or Insufficient Disk Space Errors C) GP Fault or Unhandled Exception Errors

SECTION 5 Troubleshooting - Run Time Problems A) Out of Memory Errors B) GP Fault or Unhandled Exception Errors C) Turbo Debugger for Windows

SECTION 6 Icons in the TASM Group Window A) Creating a Program Group Window for TASM B) List of Icons and Executable Files

SECTION 7 Using TASM from Windows

SECTION 8 How to Get A Technical Information Document A) From TechFax B) From Bulletin Boards

SECTION 9 Boot Clean

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SECTION -1- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Before installing TASM please review the minimum system requirements listed below:

System requirements for a generic full installation (both 16- and 32-bit installation): 8 MB system memory (req. to run Win32) Intel 386 or higher DOS 5.01 or later Windows 3.1 or later (to access Turbo Assembler help file) Windows '95 or Windows NT (for targeting those environments) Approximately 10 MB hard disk space 3.5" High Density Disk Drive

Generally, you should use a host environment with a capability that is equal to or greater than capability of the system you plan to target. For example, if you are building 32-bit applications for Windows 95 or Windows NT, you should use TD32 in a Win32 environment.

NOTE: On a compressed hard disk the installation process might need additional hard disk space. If you are using a disk compression utility, refer to Section 2, part A.

SECTION -2- INSTALLING TASM 5.0

A) Pre-Installation Notes

1. Backup Disks If you wish to make backup copies of your original disks use the DOS DISKCOPY command. You must use the same disk size and media (density) when you make your backup set of disks. Attempting to copy from 3.5" to 5.25" will cause the install program to fail. If you have a bad disk contact Borland's Disk Replacement line at (800) 621-3132.

2. Disk Compression If you are using a disk compression utility (such as Stacker[tm], DoubleSpace[tm], XtraDrive[tm], SuperStor[tm], etc.) the estimated available hard disk space reported might not be sufficient to install the product. During installation, TASM 5.0 copies compressed files onto your hard disk. Disk compression utilities report available hard disk space assuming that the files copied onto the disk can be compressed. Since the files that are copied by the installation program are already compressed, the disk compression utility cannot compress them any further. To solve this, you might need to free additional hard disk space for the installation.

3. Network Installation If you are installing TASM 5.0 on a network, you may wish to consult Technical Information Document number 1738. For information on how to receive this document, refer to Section 10.

B) Where to Install:

This product is designed to be used as a standalone product or in conjunction with Delphi 2.0 or Borland C++ 5.0. It can also be used with Borland/Turbo C++ 4.x, Borland Pascal 7 or Delphi 1.0. If you are using Turbo Assembler 5.0 in conjunction with any of these Borland compilers, you can install Turbo Assembler atop the same directory heirarchy as your other Borland Tools.

If you use Turbo Assembler 5.0 with any other Borland development tools or versions, then it is best to install Turbo Assembler to a unique directory, such as c:\tasm. Both tool sets should be referenced in your dos path with the most recent version being first in the path. For custom configuration requirements, please contact Technical Support.

C) Installation Instructions:

1. Boot Clean It is highly recommended that you boot clean before installing TASM 5.0. Booting your system with a clean configuration will eliminate any potential software conflicts that might arise during installation. Refer to Section 10 for instructions on how to boot clean.

2. Insert the TASM 5.0 installation disk into drive A or B.

3. From the DOS prompt type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) and press <ENTER>. Do not install from a Windows DOS prompt.

4. Select installation options from the install menu. See Section 3 for more details on the installation instructions.

5. Choose START INSTALLATION to begin installation. If problems occur during installation, note any error messages and refer to Section 5.

D) After Installation:

1. After the install has completed, the README file appears. The README file contains important information about configuring and using TASM 5.0, including late changes which might have occurred after the manuals were printed.

2. Modify your CONFIG.SYS so that files and buffers are set to at least 40. For example:

   FILES=40 BUFFERS=40

   Also modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file by adding to your path statement the TASM 5.0 bin directory. For example:

   PATH C:\TASM\BIN;C:;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS

3. If you are installing Delphi 1.0, or Borland C++ 4.x AFTER Turbo Assembler 5.0 has been installed, you will have to manually change the system settings that allow these products to coexist:

   In your system.ini file, check your [386Enh] section for multiple entries for the device TDDEBUG.386. Remove duplicate entries of TDDEBUG.386 so that only the version from this product is loaded. On disk, you may also want to rename or remove the BP7 or BC4.x versions of TDDEBUG.386 and TDWINTH.DLL to avoid their accidental loading. You must restart Windows after making changes to system.ini.

4. Changes to SYSTEM.INI file: Presuming you have installed Turbo Assembler and Tools to "c:\tasm", The install program makes these changes to the SYSTEM.INI file:

   1. Adds "device=c:\tasm\bin\windpmi.386" to support our 32-bit tools.
   2. Adds "device=c:\tasm\bin\tddebug.386" to support our debugger.

5. Configuring the Windows NT command prompt: To run 16-bit protected-mode programs (tlink) under an NT command prompt you need to add the following line to CONFIG.NT:

   ntcmdprompt

   Under the default NT command-line prompt, DOS COMMAND.COM is run after returning from a TSR (such as RTM.EXE which bcc and tlink load). Adding the above line will cause the original NT CMD.EXE to be run.

SECTION -3- MINIMUM AND SELECTIVE INSTALLATION OPTIONS

This section outlines the minimum and selective install options available for TASM 5.0.

There are some files that are common to more than one option. For example, MAKE.EXE will be installed if either the 16-bit or the 32-bit command line tools are installed. { Common to 16-bit and 32-bit tools is [2360K] of files ; Common to the TDWIN and TDWIN32 options is [504K] of files } Those common files are included in all the following estimates.

16-bit command line tools [3085K] Install the 16-bit tools (TASM, TLINK). (Minimum installation option)

32-bit command line tools [3163K] Install the 32-bit tools (TASM32, TLINK32).

Turbo Debugger for DOS [1041K] Install Turbo Debugger for DOS. (Minimum installation option)

Turbo Debugger for Windows [1533K] Install Turbo Debugger for Windows and associated Debugger tools (TDWINI setup, wremote).

Turbo Debugger for Win32 [1502K] Install Turbo Debugger for Win32 programs.

Examples [580K] Install Borland TASM examples.

Documentation Files [6K] Install documentation files.

SECTION -4- TROUBLESHOOTING - INSTALL PROBLEMS

This section explains a few common errors encountered during installation. System configuration and software conflicts might cause the installation process to fail. If the installation fails, follow the instructions in Section 10 on how to boot clean. This will eliminate any possible software conflicts. If booting clean doesn't solve the problem, or you encounter a problem not mentioned here, contact Borland Technical Support.

With any of the following installation errors there are several common steps that can be taken to enable the installation to complete.

• Make sure your system meets the minimum requirements. Refer to Section 1 for a list of the minimum installation requirements.

• Boot your system with a clean configuration. Refer to Section 10 for instructions on how to boot clean.

• Install the product from your local hard drive. Sometimes a timing error between the hard drive and a disk drive will generate