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system. You are ready to go! (Please see the “Manual Installation” section below if you

would like to see a detailed discussions of all the modifications).

Installer options

There are four options available in the installer program:

1) Install from: a:\

Allows you to specify in which drive and in which directory the software is. Normally

you want to accept the default path that the installer suggests, since the it is normally in

the same drive and directory as the mld software.

2) Install to: c:\mld

Here you can choose the drive and the directory where you would like the MLD

software to be placed. The default choice, “c:\mld”, will create a directory called “mld”

on the main hard drive and place the software there.

3) X Modify config.sys if necessary

This option allows the installer to make any necessary modifications to the “config.sys”

file of your PC.

Side note: If you prefer, you may make the modifications to the config.sys file manually, by

following the detailed instructions below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are installing the software without the MLD hardware card

in the PC make sure to tell the installer NOT to modify your config.sys file. If you

receive the hardware at a later time, you can re-install the software into the same

directory. This will make the necessary changes to the config.sys file, as well as allow

you to keep your mld.cfg configuration file and any maps or sets that you might have

already made.

4) X Test for VESA graphics support

A simple test for VESA compatibility.

Side note: VESA support is only needed to show the mld splash screen. If your computer is not

VESA compatible you can still run the software by deleting the file “cover.dat” (which is the

fancy splashscreen). If you do this, a text splash screen will appear instead, but the program

will still have complete functionality.

Manual installation (for experts or troubleshooters)

1) Copy all the MLD files to the folder or directory where you want them. The

following is a list of all the files that are needed to use the mld:

- mld.exe main mld executable

- mld.ovr overlay support file for mld.exe

- evavga.obj graphics support file for mld, dmxtest, and dmxmon

- logo.dat graphics support file for mld.exe

- cover.dat graphics support file for mld.exe

- litt.obj font support file for mld, dmxtest, and dmxmon

- digits.pic font support file for mld.exe

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