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E-Prime User’s Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

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1.1 E-Prime

E-Prime is a comprehensive suite of applications offering audited millisecond-timing precision,

enabling researchers to develop a wide variety of paradigms that can be implemented with

randomized or fixed presentation of text, pictures and sounds. E-Prime allows the researcher to

implement experiments in a fraction of the time required by previous products, or by programming

from scratch. As a starting point, the Getting Started Guide provides much of the knowledge to

implement and analyze such experiments. Upon completion of the Getting Started Guide, the

User’s Guide will provide further understanding of the components included within E-Prime.

1.2 Installation Instructions

Please review all of the information in this section before installing the system.

1.2.1 Machine Requirements for Intel PCs

The full E-Prime installation requires approximately 100 MB disk space. A summary of the

machine requirements is listed below.

Minimum Recommended

• Windows 95

• 120 MHz Pentium Processor

• 16-32 MB RAM

• Hard Drive (100 MB free for full install)

• 15” SVGA Monitor and Graphics Card

with DirectX™ compatible driver

support*

• CD-ROM

*4 MB VRAM necessary for 1024x768 24-bit

color.

• Windows 98/ME

• Pentium III

• 64 MB RAM

• Hard Drive (100 MB free for full install)

• PCI/AGP Video Card with DirectX

compatible driver

support and 8 MB+ VRAM

• 17-21” SVGA Monitor

• PCI Sound Card with DirectX

compatible driver

support and option for on-board memory

• Network Adapter

• CD-ROM

1.2.2 Installing

Installation of the E-Prime system requires the E-Prime CD (located in a CD sleeve inside the

Getting Started Guide cover) and hardware key (included in the shipment), as well as a valid

serial number (located on the CD sleeve).

Ø Connect the hardware key to the parallel or USB port.

Ø Close all Windows applications.

Ø Place the E-Prime CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The installation program will launch automatically. Alternatively, the installation may be launched manually by

running the SETUP.EXE program from the CD-ROM drive, or by accessing the Add/Remove Programs option

in the control panel.

Ø Select the type of installation to run and follow the instructions on the screen.

The default installation is recommended. This places E-Prime in the C:\ProgramFiles\PST\E-Prime…directory.

Descriptions of installation options may be found in section 1.3.

Ø Restart the machine.