What About Existing Files?
The
VM/PC
installation process will never write over one of
your existing files without giving you a chance to prevent it.
If
the installation process discovers
an
existing file having the
same name
as
a file it wants
to
write, the process will either
terminate itself
or
give you a chance to decide what to do
before continuing.
The process terminates if the file it wants to write
is
just a
temporary file used only during installation. The section on
"If
Something Goes Wrong?" discusses this situation.
If
the file the installation process wants to write
is
one of the
permanent files that make up
VM/PC,
you will be presented
with the
"INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
EXISTING FILES"
screen described in STEP
3.
After reading the instructions, you should press any key to
see a list of the files that already exist. The list looks like
this:
EXISTING
VM/PC
FILES
To
choose
an
action
for a
file,
use the ,t,
and
'l'
keys
to
move
the
'==>'
pointer
to
the proper
line.
Then
press
a function key:
Fl
-
SAVE
THE
EXISTING
FILE
'
F9
-
TO
REVIEW
INSTRUCTIONS
F2
-
RENAME
THE
EXISTING
FILE
FlO
-
QUIT
F3
-
REPLACE
THE
EXISTING
FILE
Press
ENTER
after
all
choices
are
complete.
--------FILENAME---------DESCRIPTION-------------------STATUS
----------
==>
CONFIG.
lVM
VM/PC
CONFIGURATION
FILE
Action Required
VMPCCON.EXE
VM/PC
CONFIGURATOR
PROGRAM
Action Required
VMPC.COM
VM/PC
PROGRAM
Action Required
CPI0.1VM
VM/PC
CP
I/O
SERVICES
Action Required
CP.1VM
VM/PC
CP
370
NUCLE~S
Action Required
CPMSG.1VM
VM/PC
CP
MESSAGE
FILE
Action Required
CMS.1VM
VM/PC
CMS
PROGRAM
Action Required
CMS.100
VM/PC
CMS
SYSTEM
LIBRARY
Action Required
The list will show only the files that exist, so the list you see
may not include all eight of the
VM/PC
permanent files.
Chapter 2. Installing
VM/PC
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