User guide

1: Before You Begin Installing B.A.S.I.S.
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Installation Prerequisites
The following are required components that must be installed prior to installing
B.A.S.I.S. ET Third Edition:
• DirectX 9.0.
• Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later, if running Windows 2000.
• Windows XP Service Pack 1a or later, if running Windows XP.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (not required to install B.A.S.I.S., but needed to
open the documentation).
These components have been included for your convenience on Disc 2, which
accompanies the B.A.S.I.S. ET Third Edition Disc CD-ROM. To determine
whether your system has these components installed or install any of these
components:
1. Insert the B.A.S.I.S. ET Third Edition Disc 2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive on the computer where B.A.S.I.S. ET Third Edition will be installed.
2. If autorun is enabled, your computer will automatically be checked to
determine whether it has all required third party applications installed.
Note: If autorun is not enabled, click the Run... popup menu choice. In the Run
window, select setup.exe from the CD-ROM drive. Alternatively, you can
run Setup from Explorer.
• If all requirements are met, the following message is displayed. Click
the [OK] button and proceed to step 5.
• If there is a requirement that has not been met, the Third Party
Components - Wizard window is displayed.
3. In the Third Party Components - Wizard window, all components with
grayed out buttons are already installed on the system. In the illustration that