1.1.2           Software Setup

 

EATOS:

Edit Target Directory: By the EXPLORER  you create the directory where you save the software. We recommend „C:/Programs/Eatos“.

Extraction of the Program Files: Extract the archive Eatos.zip in your target directory.

Execution of EATOS: Double-clicking Eatos.jar or the linkage to be created in the next step, you start the program if JRE.1.3 is setup correctly.

Creating a linkage (optionally): Open the Explorer, change into the Eatos program directory, keep the right mouse button pressed, pull it about 1 cm to the right, release the mouse button, and select „CREATE LINKAGE(S) HERE“ in the emerging small window. This linkage you can assign optionally the EATOS-symbol (Eatos.ico) (right mouse click on LINKAGE --> CHARACTERISTICS --> OTHER SYMBOL)

 

J2RE1.3:

Download of Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition 1.3 (J2RE1.3): (Size: about 5 MB) For Windows under http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/download-windows.html and, generally, under http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/. In the last case, you first must select the platform desired to use (Windows, Linux, Solaris), afterwards, you must choose the version „US English“, or „International“, respectively. The indicated conditions are accepted by ACCEPT and, usually, surveyed by „HTTP download“. Please register the location where you save this file.

Setup of J2RE1.3: Setup is made by double clicking the „j2re-1_3_1-win.exe“ just downloaded. Usually, the program is setup under the preset setup path.

 

Troubleshooting:

In case of occurring errors please try the following steps. If you got any doubts please ask your system administrator.

 

1.    Start the MS-DOS-Request for Input (Windows 95/98), resp., the Command-Prompt under NT and Windows 2000.

2.    Input „java-version“. The following lines should appear:

 

Java version „1.3.1“

     Java™ 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-C)

     Java HotSpot™ Client VM (build 1.3.1-C, mixed mode)

      

     If this does not appear, the J2RE is not installed correctly!

 

If the J2RE is installed correctly, e.g., you change with „cd c:\programs\eatos“ into the EATOS-directory. There please execute „java –jar Eatos.jar“. After some seconds, the message „This is Eatos v1.00 ...“ should occur. It this does not appear, the program could not be started. Please regard possible error messages to recover the cause of the problem. Usually, the error should not be caused by EATOS. Please make sure that you are using the correct version of the J2RE (1.3, 1.3.1, resp.).

If you start the program as described under 3., possibly occurring program-errors produce textual outputs. In this case, these are real, non-intended errors of the program. Please contact Mr. Marco Eissen so that he can eliminate them.

 

Exception: Apparently, under Windows NT (4.0) EATOS can not be started by users of the main users‘ group, but only the system administrator himself (which means with complete rights of access). According to our experiences, this problem is not caused by EATOS but by the J2RE and can be solved by the system administrator by change in rights of access.

 

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