Health-Minder Installation Notes:

System Requirements:
 Computer type: 486 or later
 Windows operating system, 3.1, 95, 98, or NT.
 8 megabytes of RAM or more.
 11 megabytes of hard drive space.

Health-Minder is a 16-bit application which can be run under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.  There are separate installation files for Windows 3.1 and Windows95/98/NT. Be sure you have the correct file version. The file for Win3.1 is hm16.exe, and 
for Win95/98/NT is hm32.exe.

During installation you will be asked:
      (1) Where on your computer to install Health-Minder.  By default, Health-Minder will be installed on the path
            "C:\hminder"
      If this is NOT where you want Health-Minder to reside on your computer, use the above format to enter the path where you do want it installed. If you have previously installed Health-Minder, the path shown will be the path where it currently resides on your computer. The installation program will never overwrite a previously installed Health-Minder database, because doing so would erase all the information you have entered there.
      The database is found as a subdirectory called "base" of the hminder directory.  So, by default, if Health-Minder resides on the path "C:\hminder", the database files are located in: "C:\hminder\base".


 (2) Resolution of your monitor's display. The first time you install
Health-Minder, the program will modify your win.ini file to add a
section like this:
           [ASPECT]
           InchesHigh = 8.5
           InchesWide = 10.25

The inches high and wide will vary with resolution.  If you find that the windows in Health-Minder are too large or two small for your display, you may wish to change these lines in the win.ini file.  First, find what your display's resolution is.

If you are using Windows95,98 or WindowsNT, choose Settings, go to the Control Panel
 and look at Display Settings.  In either case, you will see the current values of
 your display's resolution. For example, if it shows you:
          Display: 640x480x256
the resolution is 640x480 (the 256 refers to the number of colors
your display can show).  Then, choose the Health-Minder option
that most closely matches your display's resolution to modify your
"win.ini" file. 

(Under WindowsNT, from the control panel, select SYSTEM, and then ENVIRONMENT.
Then enter the two variable names (InchesHigh and InchesWide, one at a time, with one of the
values in the following table. Press SET each time to set the value of the variable).

      The values for different resolutions are as follows:
      	RESOLUTION	InchesHigh	InchesWide
	640x480		8.5		10.25
	800x600		10.0		12.5
	1024x768	12.4		15.5
	1280x1024	16.0		20.0
	1152x864	14.4		18.0
       
The "win.ini" file is found in your windows directory, usually C:\WINDOWS.  If the Health-Minders are too large, you will need to DECREASE the inches high and/or wide.  If, on the other hand, the windows in Health-Minder are too small, and that the pushbuttons,
text, and other items in the windows are crowded and overlapping,
edit the win.ini file and INCREASE the inches high and wide in the
ASPECT section. 

If you change the resolution of your display, you will need to change
these two values in the win.ini file.  Once your "win.ini" file has the InchesHigh and InchesWide lines, the Health-Minder installation program will not modify or overwrite them if you re-install Health-Minder. If you edit and change your "win.ini" file, be sure to restart WINDOWS before you use Health-Minder to have these changes take effect.

For support, send e-mail to: support@Health-Minder.com. Please visit our web site at http://www.health-minder.com for news of releases, FAQ pages, and to report suggestions or bugs. There you will also find the Health-Minder Users' Manual in either Word97 or HTML format.  While the program contains ample HELP information on how to use each screen, the manual shows how to use Health-Minder features together to achieve family health goals such as improving nutrition or managing medical expenses.
To see What's New in Version 1.2, read releas12.txt included with this version.

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