PMGlobe, version 3.31 3 Aug 2009
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Appendix A – Manual Installation

Installing the PMGlobe application

The easiest way to install PMGlobe is to use the Microsoft Installer (MSI) distribution described earlier. However, you can also install it manually if you wish.

The manual installation PMGlobe package is distributed as a compressed pmglobe3.zip file which includes the software license (license.txt), the PMGlobe program (pmglobe3.exe), and its documentation (pmglobe.pdf). To install the program:

  1. download the pmglobe3.zip file to your IBM PC-compatible computer
  2. extract the files from the pmglobe3.zip file using a tool such as WinZip or UnZip
  3. start (run) pmglobe3.exe by clicking on it in Windows Explorer or entering its name in a Command Prompt window, etc. If started from a command line or script, the same command line options can be used as when installed using the MSI distribution.

Installing PMGlobe as a Screen Saver

PMGlobe can be used as a screen saver as well as an application. To install it as a screen saver:
  1. download the pmglobe3.zip file to your IBM PC-compatible computer
  2. extract the files from the pmglobe3.zip file using a tool such as WinZip or UnZip
  3. copy the pmglobe3.exe executable to your Windows system directory (usually c:\windows\system32)[1]  and rename it to pmglobe3.scr. The extension must be .scr for Windows to recognize it as a screen saver.
  4. right click on the desktop and choose Properties (or click on Display in the Control Panel). This will open the Display Properties dialog.
  5. click on the Screen Saver tab.
  6. you should now find PMGlobe in the Screen saver drop-down list. Selecting it should show a picture of the globe on the small screen image.
  7. configure the startup settings for the screen saver by clicking the Settings button. This will start PMGlobe in interactive mode to let you change the settings you wish (viewpoint, background colour, imagery, twilight settings, startup macro, etc.). Close PMGlobe to save the screen saver settings and complete configuration.
  8. set the other screen saver settings as required. Click on Preview to see the globe full-size.
Footnotes:
[1] It may be called c:\winnt\system32. On Windows XP it can also be placed in the c:\windows directory.
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Author: Mike Cowlishaw, mfc@speleotrove.com