2.1 Installing and opening Blood 3.0

Version 2.0 of Blood 3.0 is a stand-alone program designed for use on an IBM-compatible computer. The program can be run in either a DOS (using version 3.1 or higher) or windows environment. At present, the model is not in the public domain, and should not be distributed and copied. Once it has been further tested and finalised, it will become public domain software, which may be freely copied.

All of the files needed to run this program are on the floppy disk included with this manual. To install Blood 3.0, you need to run the file SETUP.EXE, included on the floppy disk.

Installing and opening from Windows 95, 97 or 98¹

^1. Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 97 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Step 1. Close all running applications and insert the Blood 3.0 disk in your floppy disk drive

Step 2. In Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the [Start] menu

Step 3. Type 'a:setup', where a: is the letter of your disk drive, and press [Enter]. This will start the installation process.

Step 4. A dialog box [HIV Prevention Models Version 2.0 Setup] will appear on your screen. Use the mouse to select the [OK] button on the dialog box or press [Enter] to continue the installation process.

Step 5. Another dialog box [COLLECTING SETUP INFORMATION ....] will then appear on your screen. This gives details of the location and name of the directory in which the Blood 3.0 program files will be copied, the name of the program group in which the Blood 3.0 program icon will be placed, and the location of the installation files. By default, the installation process will create a directory on your C: drive called 'Models', to contain the program files; and will create a program group 'HIV Prevention Models', in which to place the Blood 3.0 program. The location and name of the directory, and/or the group name, and/or the location of the installation files can be changed by entering a different drive, directory name and/or group name in the dialog box. Once you have made any desired changes, use the mouse to select the [NEXT>>] button on the dialog box or press [Enter] to continue.

Step 6. A warning dialog box will now be shown on the screen, warning that the installation process cannot be completed if other applications are running. If necessary, use the [Alt]-[Tab] keys to switch to any open applications, and then close them. Once all other applications are closed, select the [OK] button or press [Enter] to continue with the installation process.

Step 7. A dialog box will now be shown providing information on the progress made in installing Blood 3.0. At any point, you can select the [ABORT SETUP] or press [Esc] to terminate the installation process. Once installation is complete, a dialogue box [CONGRATULATIONS!] will appear on the screen, to inform you that the model has been successfully installed. Select the [OK] button or press [Enter] to exit the installation program.

To run the program, click the Blood 3.0 model icon within the 'HIV Prevention Models' program group.

Installing and opening from Windows 3.1¹

^1. Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 97 and Windows 98 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Step 1. Close all running applications and insert the Blood 3.0 disk in your floppy disk drive.

Step 2. In Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the [File] option.

Step 3. Type 'a:setup', where a: is the letter of your disk drive, and press [Enter]. This will start the installation process.

Step 4. A dialog box [HIV Prevention Models Version 2.0 Setup] will appear on your screen. Use the mouse to select the [OK] button on the dialog box or press [Enter] to continue the installation process.

Step 5. Another dialog box [COLLECTING SETUP INFORMATION ....] will then appear on your screen. This gives details of the location and name of the directory in which the Blood 3.0 program files will be copied, the name of the program group in which the Blood 3.0 program icon will be placed, and the location of the installation files. By default, the installation process will create a directory on your C: drive called 'Models', to contain the program files; and will create a program group 'HIV Prevention Models', in which to place the Blood 3.0 program. The location and name of the directory, and/or the group name, and/or the location of the installation files can be changed by entering a different drive, directory name and/or group name in the dialog box. Once you have made any desired changes, use the mouse to select the [NEXT>>] button on the dialog box or press [Enter] to continue.

Step 6. A warning dialog box will now be shown on the screen, warning that the installation process cannot be completed if other applications are running. If necessary, use the [Alt]-[Tab] keys to switch to any open applications, and then close them. Once all other applications are closed, select the [OK] button or press [Enter] to continue with the installation process.

Step 7. A dialog box will now be shown providing information on the progress made in installing Blood 3.0. At any point, you can select the [ABORT SETUP] or press [Esc] to terminate the installation process. Once installation is complete, a dialogue box [CONGRATULATIONS!] will appear on the screen, to inform you that the model has been successfully installed. Select the [OK] button or press [Enter] to exit the installation program.

To run the program, click the Blood 3.0 model icon within the 'HIV Prevention Models' program group.

Installing and opening from DOS

Step 1. Close all running applications and insert the Blood 3.0 disk in your disk drive.

Step 2. Type ‘a:’ and press [Enter], where a: is the letter of your disk drive.

Step 3. Type 'a:setup', where a: is the letter of your disk drive, and press [Enter]. This will start the installation process.

Step 4. A dialog box [HIV Prevention Models Version 3.0 Setup] will appear on your screen. Press [Enter] to continue the installation process.

Step 5. Another dialog box [COLLECTING SETUP INFORMATION ....] will appear on your screen. This gives details of the location and name of the directory in which the Blood 3.0 program files will be copied, and the location of the installation files. By default, the installation process will create a directory on your C: drive called 'Models', to contain the program files. The location and name of the directory, and/the location of the installation files can be changed by entering a different drive, and/or directory name in the dialog box. Once you have made any desired changes, press [Enter] to continue the installation process. Press [Esc] to terminate the installation.

Step 6. A warning dialog box will now be shown on the screen. This warns that the installation process cannot be completed if other applications are running. If necessary, use the [Alt]-[Tab] keys to switch to any open applications, and then close them. Once all other applications are closed, press [Enter] to continue with the installation process.

Step 7. A dialog box will now be shown providing information on the progress made in installing Blood 3.0. At any point, you can select the [ABORT SETUP] or press [Esc] to terminate the installation process. Once installation is complete, a dialogue box [CONGRATULATIONS!] will appear on the screen, to inform you that the model has been successfully installed. Select the [OK] button or press [Enter] to exit the installation program.

To run the program:

Type ‘cdmodels’ and press [Enter] to change to the Model directory
Type ‘blood’ and press [Enter] to run Blood 3.0.