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Installation Procedure (June 29, 2000)

First thing to do is to check your PC environment.
CPU clock is most important.

2. Install DirectX

Some of the turboR emulator features like;
- Fullscreen display by ALT+ENTER
- Sound
require DirectX series utility which is frequently updated by Microsoft.
If you are using Windows98 or NT5.0 or better, which already have DirectX installed, proceed to Download Necessary Archives.
If you are using other OS which still does not have DirectX installed, install DirectX. Be noted DirectX occupies fair harddisk space.
If you can read Japanese, obtain detailed info from Direct X Fort Tokyo.

Those who cannot read Japanese are recommended to directly visit Official Microsoft Support Site.

3. Download Necessary Archives

4. Prepare Files

Decompress the ruinstal.zip. Make sure to decompress while "retaining the original path", since folders are compressed along.

If you don't know how to decompress, utility, which decompresses upon doubleclicking on an archive, is recommended. Download one here.

Once ruinstal.zip is decompressed, two folders are shown.
Doubleclick folder to open.

appears. Doubleclick .

5. InstallShield Wizard

a. InstallShield Wizard starts up.
The title logo, and setup bar appear in the screen, and later,

appears, so unless you really want to quit, click .
b.

You find updates of current version. Click to proceed.
c.

InstallShield prompts you for installation destination folder. If OK, click .
If you want to change folder to install, press button.
appears. Select a folder to install to. Strange button below "Cancel" button is for installation via the local Network.

d. Specify type of installation.

Select a type then click .
About Setup types;

Program Files, Optional images, Help Files and Utilities will be installed. Additional developer-files will not be installed. After selecting Typical type, installation procedure skips to Select Program Folder screen.

Only Program Files necessary for RuMSX execution will be installed. After selecting Compact type, installation procedure skips to Select Program Folder screen.

This types allows customization of installation contents at will.
After selecting Custom type, Select Components screen opens.

Select components you want to install, then click .
All components are selected to be installed at default.
If any component is unnecessary, deselect by clicking over referent check boxes before clicking .

Above examples shows case of omitting installation of help files.
About components :

Program files are basic RuMSX system which RuMSX cannot run without.

Optional images are the images which are not always loaded upon normal RuMSX startup, like the BASIC compiler ROM. RuMSX can run without Optional images.

Help Files are help files in English. RuMSX can run without Help Files.

Utilities include installation of utilities like VIEWTAPE and BIN2ROM, which are not accessible from RuMSX menu directly. Utility files will be stored in \Program Files\Lex Lechz\RuMSX\Util folder. RuMSX can run without Utilities.

Additional developer-files included installation of uncompressed .zip files which contain the files which are currently unused due to certain reasons. RuMSX can run without Additional developer-files.
e. Select Program Folder screen opens.

After the installation, the name below "Program Folders" will be the menu name to select after selecting Start -> Program in Windows screen.
Do not think seriously and just click .
f. Installation process starts.
Advancement status is indicated by then . Installation automatically quits once the percentage reaches 100%. Thank you!

6. Startup

Select Start (in bottom left of the Windows screen) -> Program then

menu.
* Upon first startup of RuMSX after installation to your PC, you will be prompted to select

MSX configuration.
Normally, select "MSX2Plus" which works finest among the MSX types then press .

If following screen opens, the RuMSX installation should had been a successful one!

Note after RuMSX installation, icon shapes of cassette/disk/rom image files change, and you will be able to start RuMSX automatically by doubleclicking a file inside Explorer or similar. Following is an example of Explorer screen after RuMSX installation.

RuMSX can automatically recognize ROM type, so normally you do not need to speculate and specify ROM type by yourself.

If you doubleclick a disk image, RuMSX starts up regarding such disk image is inserted in A drive. If you doubleclick a ROM image, RuMSX starts up regarding such ROM image is inserted in slot 1.

* Needless to say, RuMSX cannot boot properly if you doubleclick corrupted disk image of the ROM files used as RuMSX system files.

If icon shapes of image files are not changed after RuMSX installation, doubleclick inside \Program Files\Lex Lechz\RuMSX\ folder to open

window and press without changing checkbox.
Enjoy your comfortable RuMSX life! But don't forget to check updates!!
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