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                  Sentinel System Drivers Version 5.3
                            README.TXT File
           Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Rainbow Technologies, Inc.
                          All Rights Reserved.

The Sentinel System Drivers provide a communication path between your
protected application and the Sentinel key.  The driver you use depends on
the operating system you are using.

This readme file describes the installation procedures for all Sentinel
system drivers.  See the appropriate section for the procedure about the
driver that you are installing.

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        README File Contents
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        1.0     File List
        2.0     Windows NT Driver Installation Procedure
        2.1     Windows NT Driver Configuration
        2.2     Windows NT Driver Un-install
        3.0     Windows 95 Driver Installation Procedure
        3.1     Windows 95 Driver Configuration
        3.2     Windows 95 Driver Un-install
                        
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1.0     File List
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 README.TXT          - This file.
 WIN_NT\INSTALL.BAT  - Batch file to invoke appropriate Win NT installation
                       program under different hardware platform.
 WIN_NT\SETUPX86.EXE - Sentinel Driver installation program for Windows NT
                       on INTEL platforms.
 WIN_NT\SNTI386.DLL  - Sentinel Driver setup for Windows NT on Intel platforms.
 WIN_NT\SENTINEL.ZIP - Windows NT Sentinel Driver User's Guide in Windows
                       Write format (zipped).
 WIN_NT\I386\SENTTEMP.HLP  - Help file for the WinNT Sentinel Driver setup DLL.
 WIN_NT\I386\SENTTEMP.SYS  - WinNT Sentinel Driver for x86 systems.
 WIN_NT\I386\RNBOVTMP.DLL  - WinNT Sentinel Virtual Device Driver for x86
                             systems.
 WIN_95\SENTINEL.VXD - Windows 95 Sentinel Driver.
 WIN_95\SENTW95.EXE  - Sentinel Driver installation program for Windows 95.
 WIN_95\SENTW95.DLL  - Sentinel Driver installation DLL.
 WIN_95\SENTW95.HLP  - Windows help file used by the DLL.
 WIN_95\SENTSTRT.EXE - Program used to initialize the VxD.

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2.0     Windows NT Driver Installation Procedure
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  1.  Make a backup copy of the diskette.

  2.  Under the Microsoft Windows NT Main group, double click on 
      "Command Prompt".

  3.  Change drive to the floppy drive contains the Driver Diskette.
      In case of the floppy diskette distribution, change the current
      directory to \WIN_NT.  In case of the CD-ROM distribution, change the
      current directory to \PRODUCT\DRIVERS\WIN_NT.

  4.  Type "INSTALL.BAT" at the command prompt.
      There are three command line options:
        (See the INSTALL.BAT file for examples.)
        1.  /q     Quiet mode.  
                   Normal dialogs described below are not displayed.
                   Error messages are displayed.
        2.  /pxxx  Path, where xxx is the path of files to be installed.
                   Specify the path of files to be installed.
                   Otherwise, files will be copied from the default
                   directory.
        3.  /o     Overwrite the existing Sentinel Driver.  By default, if
                   the existing driver is newer then the one to be installed,
                   the installer will not copy over it.

  5.  A window with the title bar "Sentinel Driver Setup Program" is
      displayed.

  6.  Select "Functions" and then "Install Sentinel Driver" from the menu bar.

  7.  A dialog box with the default path for the NT driver is displayed.
      Change the drive letter if necessary and click "OK".

  8.  The Sentinel Driver and associated files are copied to the hard disk.
      One of the DLLs, SNTI386.DLL, SNTMIPS.DLL, SNTALPHA.DLL, or SNTPPC.DLL
      and SENTTEMP.HLP are copied to \%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32. SENTTEMP.SYS
      is copied to the file  \%SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\SENTINEL.SYS.
      %SYSTEMROOT% is the directory where Microsoft Windows NT has been
      installed.

  9.  If the driver installation is successful, a dialog box with the message
      "Sentinel Driver Files Copied Successfully" is displayed.

 10.  When complete, a dialog box with the message "Driver Installed! Restart
      your system" is displayed.

 11.  Click "OK" to continue.

 12.  Restart your computer.

Manual Installation of Sentinel System Driver for Windows NT
------------------------------------------------------------
  We highly recommend that you install the Sentinel System Driver for 
  Windows NT with our installer.  If you decide to install it manually 
  or wish to integrate our driver installation into your application setup,
  review the install.bat file in the WIN_NT directory for an example of how 
  invoke our Windows NT install program. 
  

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2.1     Windows NT Driver Configuration Procedure
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If your system setting has been changed and you would like to reconfigure
the Sentinel Driver, perform the following steps.

  1.  Under the Microsoft Windows NT Main group, double click on
      "Control Panel".

  2.  Under the Control Panel double click on "Drivers".

  3.  Select "Sentinel for i386 System" in the installed driver list box.

  4.  Click the "Setup" button.

  5.  Click the "Edit" button to edit an existing parallel port setting
      or click the "Add" button to add a new parallel port setting.
      Select "OK" after you finish the port configuration.

  6.  A dialog box with the message "Your driver setting has changed" is
      displayed.  You will need to exit and restart Windows NT so that the
      new setting can take effect."

  7.  If you have any other application running at the background with
      unsaved data, choose "Don't Restart Now". Quit all the application
      and restart Windows NT, Otherwise select "Restart Now".


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2.2     Windows NT Driver Un-install
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  1.  Under the Microsoft Windows NT Main group, double click on
      "Command Prompt".

  2.  Change drive to the floppy drive contains the Driver Diskette.
      In case of the floppy diskette distribution, change the current
      directory to \WIN_NT.  In case of the CD-ROM distribution, change the
      current directory to \PRODUCT\DRIVERS\WIN_NT.

  3.  Run "INSTALL.BAT" from the command prompt.
      1. Use Command-line options: (See the INSTALL.BAT file for examples.)
                      /q /u -   Quietly removes the existing driver.

      2. Via Pull-down menu -   Run INSTALL.BAT and select "Remove Sentinel
                                Driver" from the "Function" menu.

  4.  When complete, a dialog box with the message "Sentinel Driver Removed"
      is displayed.

  5.  Click "OK" to continue.

  Note:  Some files may not be removed until you restart your computer.

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3.0     Windows 95 Driver Installation Procedure
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  1.  Make a backup copy of the diskette.

  2.  Start Windows 95.  Select "Run" from the Taskbar and run the file
      SENTW95.EXE in the \WIN_95 subdirectory on the driver diskette.
      There are three command line options:
        1.  /q     Quiet mode.  
                   Normal dialogs described below are not displayed.
                   Error messages are displayed.
        2.  /pxxx  Path, where xxx is the path of files to be installed.
                   Specify the path of files to be installed.
                   Otherwise, files will be copied from the default
                   directory.
        3.  /o     Overwrite the existing Sentinel Driver.  By default, if
                   the existing driver is newer then the one to be installed,
                   the installer will not copy over it.

  3.  Select "Install Sentinel Driver" from the "Functions" menu.

  4.  Click "OK" when the "Driver installed!  Restart your system."
      message appears.  Restart Windows 95.

  5.  The following files have been created on your hard disk:
        WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SENTINEL.VXD
        WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT\SENTW95.EXE
        WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT\SENTW95.DLL
        WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT\SENTW95.HLP
        WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT\SENTINEL.SAV


Manual Installation of Sentinel System Driver for Windows 95
------------------------------------------------------------
  We highly recommend that you install the Sentinel System Driver for Windows
  with our installer.  If you decide to install it manually later on, you may
  do so by performing the following steps:

  1.  Make a backup copy of the diskette.

  2.  If your application is a Win32 application, go to step 7.

  3.  Run Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE in Windows 95 root directory).

  4.  Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices.
     ( Clicking on the expansion box next to the item name expands the
     branch )

  5.  With RunServices highlighted, click on "Edit" menu and select "New",  
      then select "String Value" from its submenu.  Registry Editor 
      adds an entry "New Key #1" to the end of the list.
      Rename it to "RNBOStart".  ( To rename a key, click it with right mouse
      button, select Rename, and type the new name )
      Double-click on it to bring up "Edit String" dialog box.
      Type "%system_root%\system\rnbosent\sentstrt.exe" and click OK,
      where %system_root% is the name of the Windows 95 root directory.

  6.  Alternatively, the file sentstrt.exe can be copied to the
      %system_root%\startm~1\programs\startup subdirectory.

  7.  Copy the file "SENTINEL.VXD" from the "WIN_95\" directory on the
      Sentinel Driver diskette to the %system_root%\system directory.
      Create the subdirectory %system_root%\system\rnbosent.
      Copy all other files from the "WIN_95\" directory to the 
      %system_root%\system\rnbosent subdirectory.  Also copy "SENTINEL.VXD"
      to %system_root%\system\rnbosent as "SENTINEL.SAV", this is your
      back-up file to the system driver.

  8.  The installation is now complete. 
      To use the driver with Win32 applications, start the application.
      For all other applications, restart Windows 95.


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3.1     Windows 95 Driver Configuration
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  1.  Start Windows 95.  Select "Run" from the Taskbar and run the file
      SENTW95.EXE in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT subdirectory.

  2.  Select "Configure Sentinel Driver" from the "Functions" menu.

  3.  Click the "Edit" button to edit an existing parallel port setting
      or click the "Add" button to add a new parallel port setting.
      Select "OK" after you finish the port configuration.

  4.  Restart Windows 95 for the changes to take effect.


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3.2     Windows 95 Driver Un-install
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  1.  Start Windows 95.  Select "Run" from the Taskbar and run the file
      SENTW95.EXE in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNBOSENT subdirectory (or from the
      original distribution media).  The driver can be removed via the
      command-line options or the pull-down menu.

      a. Command-line options:
           SENTW95 /q /u  -  Quietly removes the existing driver.

      b. Pull-down menu:
           Select "Remove Sentinel Driver" from the "Function" menu.

  2.  When complete, a dialog box with the message "Sentinel Driver Removed"
      is displayed.

  3.  Click "OK" to continue.