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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for Win-95,-98 and XP systems:
SRIM-2006 - First Installation (4.2MB)
It is not
necessary to remove old copies of SRIM before installing SRIM-2006. SRIM-2006
will be installed in a separate directory, and it will not interfere with
running the old copy of SRIM.
* Download
the new SRIM files and place in a temporary directory.
* Execute
SRIM2006.exe to unfold the SRIM files.
* Find and
run SETUP.EXE in the temporary directory.
Initial
installations will require restarting your computer to integrate SRIM with
Windows. Later upgrades of SRIM will not require rebooting.
To
run SRIM 2006, Click "Start" and select SRIM 2006 from the Programs
group.
You may
make a desktop icon by Right-clicking on the desktop. Select New+Shortcut.
Command
line = "C:\Program Files\SRIM 2006\SRIM 2006.EXE", Name = SRIM 2006,
Finish.
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Upgrade Installation for
SRIM-2000 (1.4MB)
You may
only use the Upgrade if you have previously installed SRIM 2000.30 or later
versions.
* Copy the
file SRIMUPGR.exe into the SRIM directory.
* Execute
SRIMUPGR.exe. This will replace all files with new versions.
* Erase
SRIMUPGR.exe
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for
Win-NT systems:
For a
First Installation, follow all the instructions above.
One font
file, Linedraw.TTF, must be installed in the Win-NT
font directory: C:\WINNT\FONTS. This font is only necessary for some of the
SRIM Help and output windows, and is not required for SRIM to execute. Once the
font is installed, it must made active with the Font
Manager in the MS-Control Panel application. If you do not install this font,
some of the windows may contain unusual characters.
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The Instruction Manual for TRIM(DOS)
is included as two WORD files: SRIM96A.DOC and SRIM96B.DOC. The first file is
the primary manual, while the second file is the Appendix which includes
examples of all the possible output files. This manual is useful for the
scientific background to TRIM and for special applications.
Labels for the SRIM disks are included in a
file: SRIMLAB.DOC (MS-Word).
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Trouble Shooting:
(1)
Installation Error : Errors
during Setup installation produces an error similar to:
"C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\*.OCX could not be installed". This error occurs because
some applications change special Windows programs to "Read-only" so
that they can not be accidently erased. These files
are not part of the Windows operating system, but may be used by several
applications. SRIM will upgrade any of these files which is
older than the one needed by SRIM. Microsoft believes that all upgrades are
backward-compatible, i.e. they will still work with programs which were
installed using older versions.
The files
which may be affected are:
COMCOL32.oxc
COMCTL32.oxc
COMDLG32.oxc
MSFLXGRD.oxc
RICHTX32.oxc
TABCTL32.oxc
You must
note which files give this error. Then do the following:
(1) Open
Windows Explorer
(2) Open
C:\Windows\System
(3)
Right-click on the file causing the error.
(4) Rename
the file to save it, e.g. change COMCOL32.oxc -> COMCOL32.ox2.
(5)
Execute Setup.exe for SRIM again. No error messages should appear.
If a
problem still persists, then return these files to their original names.
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(2) Strange
characters Problem: Some of the Help panels in SRIM contain strange
characters. This occurs if you do not have the font MS-LineDraw as an active
font. This font is included in most Microsoft software packages. It is the font
for the ASCII character set, and is required for some text windows in SRIM. It
is NOT required to run any of the programs. You must activate this font using
the "Fonts" icon in your Windows Control Panel.
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(3) Registry problems : These errors take various forms, but they all are caused by
having an early version of SRIM (versions 2000.00-2000.24) still in your
Registry, and Windows is getting confused about the support programs required
for SRIM. The only way out of this is to:
* First
see if there is an old version of SRIM listed in your "Add/Remove
Programs" (this program is in your Control Panel folder). If SRIM is
listed, then REMOVE it. Skip the rest of these instructions, and reinstall the
full version of SRIM.
If there
is no earlier version of SRIM, or if there is an
earlier version and you can't remove it, then follow these instructions:
* Save a
copy of your Registry.
*
Use: START + RUN. Enter the name REGEDIT
to execute this program.
* Click on REGISTER. Click
on EXPORT REGISTRY FILE. Save it with a new name.
* Still in REGEDIT, use
EDIT + FIND to search for all entries to SRIM. It may be in:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/App
Paths/SRIM 2000"
* Delete
all references to SRIM.
* Save the
corrected Registry. Quit the REGEDIT program.
Reinstall
the full version of SRIM-2000.
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(4) TRIM Hangs-up : If you do NOT use Windows with
ASCII characters (i.e. 8-bits/character as in English, German, Spanish, French,
Italian, etc.) there is a serious problem. Languages which require 16-bit
letters (Japanese, Arabic, Russian, etc.) can not use the parts of SRIM which
require typed input. You can solve this problem by changing you Regional
Setting to English or any European language. This is done by: "My Computer" -> "Control
Panel" -> "Regional Settings". Then reset you system to any
European language. Although the system will tell you to reboot your PC, this is
not necessary for some systems.
There is
no possible fix for this problem that can be incorporated into SRIM. (I am
indebted to Firas Rida,
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(5) Weird Results : Problem: SRIM calculates weird
values. SRIM is setup to use periods for decimal points. In some countries, the
custom is to use commas for the decimal point. Further, some countries use
commas to demark thousands, while others use spaces or periods. These International
customs are not automatically converted by MS-Windows. If you get strange
results from SRIM, then try converting your decimal point to a period. This is
done by opening "My Computer", and then "Control Panel" and
then "Regional Settings". Set your Regional Settings to "English
(United States)". You can then check that the decimal point is now a
period by selecting the Tab called "Number". It should show a period
for the "Decimal Symbol".
Close the Regional Settings window. It is NOT necessary to restart your
computer. Now execute SRIM, and it should work OK. When you are finished with
SRIM, reopen the Regional Settings and reset to your original standard.
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