Installation Overview

The MINSTALL program (MINSTALL.EXE) requires specific file information to install each program. This file information is provided by the master control file CONTROL.SCR.

The master control file, CONTROL.SCR, tells the installation program what to install, where to install it, how to display it to the user, and what system files need to be updated. CONTROL.SCR uses keywords to specify these instructions to MINSTALL. (See Master Control File.)

The following important keywords used in CONTROL.SCR specify subsequent control files that list the installation files, create necessary entries in the initialization file, and add appropriate lines in the CONFIG.SYS file:

• The keyword FILELIST specifies the name of the file list control file, which lists all the files in the installation package. (See File List Control File.)

• The keyword SSINICH identifies a control file that is used to define folders and programs.

• The keyword SSCONFIGCH identifies a control file that contains all the changes to be made to the CONFIG.SYS file for a particular installable item or subsystem.

For each installation, an error log called MINSTALL.LOG is created. If a problem occurs during installation, the problem is recorded in the error log and might also be displayed on the screen. You can read the log for more information about the error.