To install vpic for easier use follow these instructions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Make a subdirectory on your hard disk. Type MKDIR c:\vpic This creates a subdirectory to hold your vpic files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copy all the vpic files to the subdirectory with the following command, where X is your CDROM drive letter copy X:\vpic\*.* c:\vpic This puts all the vpic files into the subdirectory on your hard disk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You should now read the vpic install documentation. This explains how to select the right video card for your computer for vpic. Vpic will work the way it is, but will give better performance if you run the vpic config program. This lets you select the right video card for your computer. You have to do this on your hard disk, since you can't write to the CDROM drive. -------- OPTIONAL and dangerous ---------------------------------------- Then you can put this subdirectory "on your path." Use an *editor*, not a word processor, and edit your autoexec.bat: edit c:\autoexec.bat This uses the editor that comes with dos 6. If you don't use this editor, be sure to save the autoexec.bat as an ASCII file, or you will NOT be able to boot your computer again. If you are unsure about this, leave this step OUT. If you did this, then reboot your computer now so the changes take effect. Remember, this step can be dangerous and is not essential to get full use out of this disc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Now go back to the CDROM drive by typing the drive letter of your CDROM drive: X: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Change directories into a directory where you want to view the images. cd \images\cats or type cd \images\dogs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you edited your autoexec.bat, then you should be able to simply type vpic and be able to view the images. If you didn't, then you'll have to type the whole path where vpic is. There is a copy on the CDROM in \vpic and there is a copy on your hard disk in \vpic. Type c:\vpic\vpic and enjoy the pictures! ------------------------------------------------------------------------