MULTICOM FOR SERIAL TRANSCEIVER
Copyright(c) 2015,   Patrick LINDECKER,   MAISONS-ALFORT 94700  FRANCE

INSTALLATION AND START-UP OF THE PROGRAM / UNINSTALL AND UPDATING

To install the MULTICOM program files on your hard disk:

  1) Download "MULTICOM_setup.exe" from this WEB site
     Afterwards click on "Run" (or "Execute") (rather that to store it).
  
  ATTENTION: the Windows firewall perhaps will block this file. You will have to 
  unblock it.

  NOTE: as there is no change in the Windows registers base (and so no problem of
  uninstallation), the application files could be installed manually (with 
  Windows Explorer) in any directory.
  
  2) During the execution:

     * the setup program (based on a "Inno Setup" script) will ask to confirm the
       detected language ("English"). The other proposed language is French,

     * by default, the user will confirm the proposed options,
       Note: your configuration files will not be modified, because they will be
       automatically created, only in case of absence. 

     * if the installation directory yet exists, the setup program could ask confirmation
       of this directory. You will answer "Yes", except a particular user need.
       Note: if you are installing the program for the first time, confirm "C:\MULTICOM". 
       If you are updating any previous version, give the yet used directory name.

A link on "MULTICOM" will be automatically created on the desktop
as well as a "MULTICOM" group in the <Start> <All the programs> menu.

Start the MULTICOM program either with the "MULTICOM" link
or from the <Start> <All the programs> menu. The configuration screen opens first. 


QUICK PRESENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM
MULTICOM is conceived for a Windows system.
This program permits to interface a serial transceiver to make possible chat between two users.

The help file can be started from MULTICOM, or by double-clicking on "Help_MULTICOM.htm".

Hints: many buttons have a hint which is obtained by remaining a fraction of second 
with the mouse pointed on the button,


MULTICOM UNINSTALL
The Multicom program can be uninstalled by selecting the "Programs and 
Features" window from the Windows "Control Panel": 
Open Start > Control Panel > Programs And Features

Select the last version of Multicom on the list and unistall it.
Important: the uninstall will not delete the Multicom directory or the
files created by Multicom and representing your own configuration.
So a new install in the same directory will not be a problem.


INSTALL OF A NEW VERSION OF MULTICOM (UPDATING)
Let's suppose that the Multicom program be installed on the directory 
"C:\Multicom" (by default), it will be enough to uninstall the previous
Multipsk version as indicated above and then to install the new version
in the same directory ("C:\Multicom").

Note: if you are cautious or afraid to lose your configuration files 
("in case of..."), you could back up (by copy/paste) the "C:\Multipsk"
directory somewhere in your hard disk, after the previous version 
uninstall but before the new version install. 


RECOMMENDATIONS:
This software and all additional files may be freely copied and distributed, but 
in unmodified state.
This software can be used for non-commercial purposes only.
This program can’t be neither modified nor adapted or integrated in 
other products.