Find-a-Drug readme file for Microsoft Windows

This version should run on any PC running Windows XP, NT, 2000, 98 or ME. It will run on Windows 95 but this is not supported and requires winsock.dll to be installed - see faq pages.

The file downloaded will have a name of form fadvnnnz.exe where nnn is a number and z is a letter. The files in this executable will self-extract when double clicked in the Windows File Explorer or the program executed in a command window. A series of dialogs are displayed which allow members to specify which folder the software is installed in etc.

  1. Installation welcome window

  2. Select destination folder

  3. Select start Menu folder

  4. Desktop icon configuration

  5. Installation confirmation

  6. Installation complete

After installation, the Find-a-Drug control panel or setup program is run. Members register by entering a Nickname and e-mail address. Advanced configuration options allow the country and team to be specified (see the setup help) as well as selecting the projects. Assuming this completes without generating an error message the server communication program starts and except in screen-save mode the computational application THINK begins. A job is then downloaded and processing starts. An icon is displayed in the system tray which allows easy access to sleep and snooze controls; the THINK application graphics and Job Queue server windows.

  1. Accept licence agreement

  2. Enter Nickname

  3. Enter E-mail address

  4. Advanced General configuration (optional)

  5. Advanced Projects configuration (optional)

  6. Registration successful

If you encounter an error e-mail support@find-a-drug.org.uk or visit our message board forums on the web-site. You may also find useful information on the web-site on the faq pages or the file description pages.