Road Atlas 4.0: Installing Automap Destination Ski
  
PSS ID Number: Q137652
Article last modified on 12-14-1995
 

 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Automap Road Atlas for Windows, version 4.0
 - Microsoft Automap Destination Ski, version 1.0
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SUMMARY
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Although the Automap Destination Ski add-on was originally designed for
Automap Road Atlas for Windows, version 3.0, you can install the Automap
Destination Ski database to Microsoft Road Atlas for Windows, version 4.0.
 
After you install Automap Destination Ski to Microsoft Automap Road Atlas
version 4.0, you can search for a specific ski area or view information
about each of the ski areas and resorts in the database.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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To successfully install the Destination Ski database add-on product,
Microsoft Automap Road Atlas for Windows, version 4.0 must be installed
on the system.
 
Automap Destination Ski requires approximately 2 MB (megabytes) of free
space on your hard drive.
 
The following are two methods you can follow to install Automap Destination
Ski to Microsoft Road Atlas for Windows, version 4.0.
 
Method 1
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1. Insert the Automap Destination Ski Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.
 
2. Open the Install.inf file on the floppy disk using a text editor such
   as Notepad.
 
3. Delete the following line from the Install.inf file:
 
      Requires=Amw.exe
 
4. Save the changes and exit from the text editor.
 
5. Install Automap Destination Ski following normal procedures.
 
Method 2
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1. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create an empty file named
   Amw.exe.
 
2. Save the file in the Automap folder.
 
3. Install Automap Destination Ski.
 
   NOTE: When the installation procedure starts, you will be prompted to
   input the path to the Automap Road Atlas files. The installation program
   will copy the program files to the hard disk in the location specified.
 
   CAUTION: Microsoft does not recommend installing Automap Destination Ski
   to the CD-ROM version of Microsoft Automap Road Atlas for Windows,
   version 4.0.
 
The database information provided by the Automap Destination Ski add-on is
already included on the CD-ROM version of Microsoft Road Atlas version 4.0.
If you install the Automap Destination Ski add-on to the CD-ROM version of
Microsoft Automap Road Atlas version 4.0, no new ski area information is
added, and duplicate ski icons appear on the maps for each ski area.
 
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