Installing Russian EipoInfo 5 from Internet.

Download 2 files from the
CDC internet server ftp.cdc.gov :

repi5.exe Russian EpiInfo 5
repiman.exe    Russian manual for EpiInfo 5

These files are self-extracting archives.


Installing EpiInfo


Step 1 : Extracting files from archives

To extract files from archives, type in the following
lines in DOS prompt:

>cd <directory, where files were downloaded>
>repi5.exe
=== You will be asked for confirmation. Type y and press
Enter.

Step 2 : Installing EpiInfo

To install EpiInfo type in the following line in the DOS
prompt :
>rusex /MODE:128    === This will load Russian driver
>install.exe        === This will start installation


Step 2 : Setting up russian keyboard/screen driver

Russian version of EpiInfo includes russian keyboard/screen
driver :
     rusex.com.

In order for Russian EpiInfo to work correctly, this driver
should be loaded before EpiInfo is started.

To load Russian keyboard/screen driver, type in the
following line in DOS prompt :

rusex.com /MODE:128

Now you can start Russian EpiInfo and/or Russian EpiInfo
Manual.

If you want to remove Russian driver from memory after
finishing
EpiInfo, type in the following line in DOS prompt :

rusex.com /UNLOAD


Step 3 : Starting EpiInfo

To start EpiInfo, type in the following line in DOS prompt :

epi.exe


Step 4 : Starting EpiInfo manual

To start EpiInfo manual, type in the following line in DOS
prompt :

manual.bat



Installing EpiInfo manual

Now, when EpiInfo is installed, you can install its manual.


Step 1 : Copying files

To copy archive file to EpiInfo directory, go to the
directory,
where archive is located and type in

>copy repi5man.exe <destination directory>

in the DOS prompt.


Step 2 : Extracting files from archive

To extract files from archive, type in the following
lines in DOS prompt:

>cd <destination directory>
>repi5man.exe
=== You will be asked for confirmation. Type y and press
Enter.


Step 3 : Russian keyboard/screen driver

Russian version of EpiInfo manual must use Russian
keyboard/screen driver.
Unfortunately, there is no Russian driver among files,
extracted from archive.
You can use rusex.com driver, supplied with EpiInfo.
In order for Russian EpiInfo manual to work correctly, this
driver should
be loaded before EpiInfo manual is started.

To load Russian keyboard/screen driver, type in the
following line
in DOS prompt :

rusex.com /MODE:128

If you want to remove Russian driver from memory after
finishing
EpiInfo manual, type in the following line in DOS prompt :

rusex.com /UNLOAD


Step 4 : Starting EpiInfo manual

To start EpiInfo, type in the following line in DOS prompt :

>rusex /MODE:128    // To start Russian driver
>manual.bat         // To start EpiInfo manual