PRE-INSTALLATION DOCUMENT

README FIRST BEFORE INSTALLING SLICK! V8.0 or SLICK! LT V8.0

INSTALLING FROM CD-ROM

-insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive
-click on Run from the Windows Start menu
-browse to the root directory of the CD
-run setup.exe 
-the install program will extract the files and proceed to setup and configuration

INSTALLING FROM INTERNET FILES

-download the self-extracting installation file
	-slick80x1.exe for the full Slick! version
	-slk80ltx1.exe for Slick! LT
-run the program from the Windows Start menu 
-the install program will extract the files and proceed to setup and configuration 

WINDOWS 2000 AND WINDOWS XP USER PERMISSIONS

Slick! requires that Users have read/write/modify/execute permissions for: 
-the directory where Slick! is installed. This is normally in \Program Files\CAD Systems Unlimited\Slick! 8.0
-the configuration directory specified in configuration program

If you have configured Slick! to use AutoCAD fonts, make sure that Slick! has read access to the specified Fonts directory


Configuration

Slick! must be configured before you can run it.  

The configuration program for Slick! LT is slcfglt.exe.
The configuration program for Slick! full  version is slcfgwin.exe.

The setup program will prompt for a configuration directory.  If you have installed the Slick! files on a file server, you must specify a configuration directory in a client machine's  local drive, for example, c:\slick80.cfg.  

Database Files
The database option is not available for Slick! LT.

Slick! v8.0 uses the same database format as Slick! v5.0, v5.1 and v5.2, v6.0 and v7.0.  

Starting from build V6.0.008, Slick! will always create new database records with uppercase pathname.  This includes the fields for NAME, EXTENSION, PATH, and ARCHIVED.

If you are updating or upgrading from a previous build or an older version, it is best that you convert these fields to uppercase before installing the update or upgrade.  You may do this using dbase IV, FoxPro or any database program that will read and modify dbf files.

If you are upgrading from v4.0 or earlier, Slick!  will automatically convert your existing database files into the new format.  For more information, download the Adobe Acrobat install.pdf available from our website.

Running Slick! V8.0

To run Slick! in demo mode, just click on the demo button.

The executable file for Slick! is slickwin.exe.
The executable file for Slick! LT is slicklt.exe.

If you have purchased a license, enter the serial number and authorization code when prompted.  Then click on the License button.