The instructions say to substitute a w:\ drive. How do I substitute a drive and why do I need to do it?
A: The WireReady32 installation CD contains configuration files for the program and the users. The configuration paths within these files have all been set to the w:\ drive. Using the w:\ drive as a standard creates less confusion when trying to do tech support, as the tech support rep does not have to determine the installation path and the users do not need to have as much computer knowledge to determine the path.
When installing WireReady32 as a stand-alone on a single machine, or when running off the local drive to prevent issues with network delays, we recommend substituting a local folder as the w:\ drive.
To create a substituted drive, first create a Wireready folder on the local drive on the computer. Many customers have multpple drives installed to allow for large music libraries. Any local drive can be used to run WireReady32 (c:\, d:\, e:\, etc).
Once the folder is created, a batch file should be created so that it can be used to create the w:\ drive on startup of the computer. Open a DOS window (this can be done from the Start menu, under Programs, or can be done by typing "command" at the Run window.). Change the directory to the root of the c:\drive ("cd\" and then Enter can be used to get to "c:>"). Type "edit substw.bat" and hit the Enter key. In the window, type "subst w: c:\wireready\" and then hit the Enter key (if you are using a different local drive letter, enter that instead of c:\). On the second line, type "exit". Then strike Alt+F to open the File menu, and choose Save. Then strike Alt+F again and choose Exit. This will bring you back to the c:> prompt in the DOS window. The batch file has been created.
To get the drive substituted whenever the computer is started up, a shortcut to this batch file should be added to the Startup group. This can be done by opening the c:\ drive using Windows Explorer or My Computer. Left-click and drag the substw.bat file over the Start button, up to Programs, over Startup, and then into the box that opens to the right of Startup, holding the left mouse button the entire time. Release the left mouse button while the file is located over the Startup box. You should be given a choice to Copy or Move the file to this location. Choose Copy.
The batch file should be run and the w:\ drive substituted on startup .
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