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10.0 RUNNING THE EXECUTIVE

SOFTWARE

Once you have installed the Executive software, you can run it by

selecting the AutoMax Programming Executive icon from the

AutoMax V4 program folder.
When you run the Executive software, the first screen displayed after

the name and copyright information is the System Configurator

screen. From this screen, choose the Setup menu and then select

AutoMax to run the AutoMax setup procedure. See the Executive

software instruction manual, J2Ć3102, for how to perform the setup

procedure.
For Personal Computers with Other AutoMax Executives

Installed
You can install and run version 4 of the AutoMax Executive software

on the same personal computer with any other version of the

Executive if you have configured Windows 95 to multiboot to DOS

and have Windows 3.1 installed separately. To run AutoMax V4, you

must boot up in Windows 95; to run any of the version 3

Executives,you must boot up in DOS and then run Windows 3.1.

Note that you cannot run different versions of the Executive

simultaneously.
Running Two Versions of V3.5 and V 3.6

The Executive software contains a utility program named AMX3RUN.

With this program, you can run different versions (V3.5 and V3.6) of

the Executive software without changing your AUTOMAX.INI file.

Follow these steps to use AMX3RUN:
Step 1.

Install the AutoMax Executive software (V3.5 or V3.6).

Step 2.

Copy AMX3RUN.EXE from your AutoMax V4.x directory

to your V3.5 (or V3.6) directory. For example:
C:\>ĂCOPY C:\RPE\AMX4\AMX3RUN.EXE

C:\RPE\AMX35A

Step 3.

Change the properties for the V3.5 (or V3.6) Executive in

Windows 3.1.

a.

DoubleĆclick the AutoMax V3.5 (or V3.6) group icon.

b.

Click AutoMax V3.

c.

Click the File menu, and then select Properties.

d.

Change the Command line from:

C:\RPE\AMX3\II.EXE

to

C:\RPE\AMX3\AMX3RUN II.EXE

e.

Repeat for AMX DB Update, Net In, and Token

Manager. Do not change GenBM or Read Me.

Running Two Versions, V3.0A to V3.4E

Close Windows 3.1 and change the DCSEXDRV environment

variable in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file when you want to switch

between the two versions. Reboot your computer. Then restart

Windows 3.1.
Running Two Versions, V3.5 or Later and V3.0AĆV3.4E

No special commands are required. Simply click the desired icon.
Running Two Versions, V3.x and V2.x

No special commands are required. Click the desired icon to run V3.

Type AUTOMAX2 at the DOS prompt to run V2.