Installation instructions for MEDLOG for Windows

The installation of MEDLOG for Windows is a little different than for most programs. This is so that MEDLOG for Windows will have access to all of your current MEDLOG databanks. If you follow the instructions below, the installation should take about 15 minutes.

If you have downloaded the single file (either MEDLOG 2000 or MEDLOG W), double click on the file, and follow the instructions below. If you have downloaded and unzipped to multiple diskettes, go to "run program" from the "start" button and run "a:setup.exe" on diskette 1.

The installation program will begin setting up MEDLOG and something called the wizard which will guide you through the installation. There is a progress bar to indicate how things are going.

The system will welcome you and await your reply. Clicking "Next" is the equivalent to pressing "Enter".

You are now at the most important part of the installation. To have access to all of the patient data already in MEDLOG for DOS or Windows, you must install MEDLOG for Windows in the pre-existing MEDLOG directory. The default location for MEDLOG for Windows installation is "C:\MED" (the same as the DOS version's default). After clicking "NEXT" you will go to another warning screen.

If you intend on installing MEDLOG for Windows on your local hard drive, and MEDLOG is already installed in "C:\MED", proceed by clicking "Next". If MEDLOG is installed anywhere but "C:\MED" you must hit the "Browse..." button at this point.

Note: If you intend on installing MEDLOG for Windows onto a Network drive, you must hit the "Browse..." button.

After hitting "Browse..." your screen will switch to another screen in where you must choose the "Path" of the installation. The "Path" reads C:\MED. ("C:" stands for the drive MEDLOG for Windows will be installed in, "\MED" stands for the name of the folder).

If MEDLOG is not located in "C:\MED" but in another folder on your hard drive, you will need to scroll down the list until you find the location of MEDLOG. This folder must contain the file "menupz.exe". Once you find that folder, double click on it and it will replace "C:\MED" as the "Path". Once the "Path" reads as the folder you want, click "OK" and then "Next".

To install the program on a Network drive, you must change the drive you are installing to, and highlight the MEDLOG so that the "Path" reads "K:\MED", or something similar. ("K" stands for the Network drive, "MED" is the folder MEDLOG resides in). Please consult your Network administrator if you are unsure of MEDLOG's location on the Network.

After you have changed the "Path" to the correct drive and folder, click "OK" and then "Next".

If you have had to go through the "Browse..." sequence, the "Destination Directory" will now read "C:\MEDLOG" (standalone), or "K:\MEDLOG" (Network). The exact folder and drive letter names are not important as long as they already contain MEDLOG.

Once you are satisfied that MEDLOG for Windows is being installed to the MEDLOG folder on your standalone or Network machine, click "Next".

You will be asked what name you would like for the "Program Folder". The default is "MEDLOG for Windows." This is not the "Path" that was just discussed, but where the icons for MEDLOG for Windows will be placed in your "Program Manager". As long as you don't object to the folder being called MEDLOG for Windows click "NEXT."

You will be asked to verify the information you have entered before the files will be copied into your machine.

If you are installing MEDLOG for Windows in a different folder than "C:\MED", or if you are installing the system onto a Network, the "Target Folder" will be different.

If you want to make any corrections to the installation, click on the "BACK" key. You can go back and change any of the information you have already put in. Make sure that the "Target Folder" is where MEDLOG currently resides. Once you are happy with your entries, proceed.

When the installation is complete click "Finish". You will be asked if you wish to restart your machine. We recommend that you do because MEDLOG for Windows needs to write to your WIN.INI file, and that can only happen when the system is rebooted.

Your final step will be to place a shortcut on the desktop. The program file is "medlog2k.exe" for the MEDLOG 2000 (32 bit) version and "medlogw.exe" for the 16 bit version. You may have shortcuts to both if you wish.

If you get the message that "this version of MEDLOG is not authorized" or something similar, it is caused by one of two problems. First, you may have installed MEDLOG in the wrong folder. Second, you may have deliberately installed MEDLOG in a different folder than it was in. The MEDLOG folder must contain the file "menupz.exe" which is not in the download. In the first case, uninstall MEDLOG and install it again in the correct folder. In the second case, you must find "menupz.exe" and copy it into the current MEDLOG folder.

If you have any problems installing MEDLOG for Windows, please contact IAC. Phone: (775) 832-4442

A Known Difficulty for Network Installations:

After installing MEDLOG for Windows on a Network drive, some workstations will get a message that says "Application Error: Unable to Initialize Borland Database Engine." This message will only appear if the workstation does not already have Borland software (Paradox or D-Base) previously installed on it. Since MEDLOG for Windows needs to have access to 'table' variables created and maintained in Paradox, it needs to initialize the Borland Database Engine upon startup. The only way a workstation can initialize the BDE is to have the "IDAPI" folder installed on their hard drive, and have the WIN.INI file know where to find it. To cure the startup problem, there are two solutions:

1. Install MEDLOG for Windows on any workstation that needs access to the system on the Network. Then create a redirection file (in any text editor) that allows the user to have access to the databanks on the Network from their "standalone" copy of the system. This is the preferable solution because the workstation uses it's local files to run the program, which makes switching between programs faster.

2. Give the workstation write access to the Network, and then install MEDLOG for Windows to the same exact location on the Network from the workstation. This will install "IDAPI" and write to the .INI file on the workstation hard drive, without overwriting any of the files on the Network. This will allow you to save space on workstation hard drives (about 6 megs), but the system may run slower since it is using all of the Network files.