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EQ5 Quilt Design Software

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---------------------------HARD-DISK SPACE REQUIREMENTS
---------------------------A "COMPACT" INSTALLATION = 90 MB
The minimum hard-disk space required for EQ5 is 90 MB. If you choose
a COMPACT installation, you'll get a small embroidery library and an
extra fabric library of scanned fabrics organized by color. It does
not include the help videos.
A "TYPCIAL" INSTALLATION = 244 MB
The TYPICAL (recommended) installation includes a large embroidery
library and two extra fabric library files of scanned fabrics, over
3000 scanned fabrics. It also includes the help videos.
If you like, you can choose the "CUSTOM" installation which lets
you decide which components you would like to install. Hard-disk
space will vary depending on the components you choose.
----------------------------FOR XP AND WINDOWS 2000 USERS
----------------------------If your computer has multiple user accounts, you'll need to install
and run EQ5 with administrator privileges. You will also need to
install from the same user account you intend to use when you
run EQ5.
-----------FOR XP USERS
-----------After you complete the installation, be sure to complete the
following steps:
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the Windows Desktop, right-click on the EQ5 icon.

A pop-up menu appears.
Click Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab.
Put a check in the box marked "Run this program in compatibility mode for."
Click the down arrow in the list box below, to drop the list of choices.
Click Windows 98/Me.
Click the Apply button at the bottom of the box.
Click the OK button.

------------------------FOR ALL OPERATING SYSTEMS

------------------------If you experience unnecessary lines on your screen (garbage-like lines),

try the following steps to clear the display.

1. Click Start.
2. Point to Settings. (XP users skip this step.)
3. Click Control Panel.
4. Double-click the Display icon.
5. Click the Settings tab.
6. Click the Advanced button.
7. Click the Performance tab. (In XP this tab is called Troubleshoot.)
8. Drag the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left for None.
9. Click OK on all the dialogs and close the Control Panel.
---------------------------IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES
---------------------------You will need to choose two destination locations for the installation
of EQ5. The first location is for the program files. The default path
is C:\Program Files\Electric Quilt Company\EQ5\.
The second location is for the project files you will be writing. The
default path is C:\My Documents\My EQ5\. (In Windows XP and Windows
2000 where multiple user accounts exist, there will be a "My Documents"
folder for each user. Be sure to click the Browse button to verify the
actual location to be C:\My Documents\My EQ5\ otherwise you may not
have a valid installation.)
If you like, you can change both of these default locations, and you
can make them be the same folder. For example, you could choose to
create an "EQ5" folder for both locations.
---------------------ALTERNATE INSTALLATION
---------------------The standard installation should automatically start when you place
the CD in the drive. If for any reason you cannot run this installation,
an additional installation can be found inside the "Install2" folder
on the CD. Double-click on the Setup.exe file found inside this folder.
--------------------------------------ABOUT UNINSTALLING AND REINSTALLING EQ5
--------------------------------------If you uninstall EQ5, your project files will not be deleted.
The User Library files do get deleted when you uninstall.
If you need to reinstall EQ5, your project files and User Library
files will not be overwritten or deleted.
-----------------------EXTRA USER LIBRARY FILES
-----------------------You'll find additional User Library files for blocks and fabrics on the CD.
Copy these files into the same folder as your other User Library files. If
you've chosen the default location, you'll find them in:
C:\My Documents\My EQ5\User\
Since you are copying it from the CD, it may have a "read-only" attribute.
You'll need to change this before you try to save blocks or fabrics in it.
Use Windows Explorer to open the folder on your hard drive containing the
files you copied from the CD. Right-click on the file. Choose Properties.
Uncheck the "Read-only" attribute. Click OK.

-------------------LINKING STASH TO EQ5

-------------------The installation of EQ5 does not automatically link to STASH if you
have STASH installed on your computer. To link STASH, follow these steps:
1. Choose Preferences from the File menu.
2. Click on the Directories tab.
3. Click on STASH from the list.
4. Click the Modify button.
5. Navigate to the location of the STASH library files. These files are
found in the LIB folder of the STASH CD unless you've copied them to
another location. Click on the LIB folder.
6. Click OK. If you have found the files correctly, you'll see the "Not Found"
icon change to "OK."
7. When you open the Fabric Library, you'll see the STASH fabrics.
If you don't get any fabrics when you click on STASH, then you should reinstall
your last version of STASH (don't uninstall) and try steps 1-7 again.
--------------------ABOUT THE ONLINE HELP
--------------------EQ5 HTML Help uses an online Help Viewer. This viewer uses the
underlying component of Microsoft Internet Explorer to display help
content in HTML format. To display the help in EQ5, you must have
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
--------------------ABOUT THE HELP VIDEOS
--------------------The videos included with EQ5 should have audio. You may need to
adjust the volume of your speakers when playing the videos to hear
them.
If you experience any difficulties using the help videos, you should
follow these steps.
1. Close EQ5.
2. Put the EQ5 CD in your CD-ROM drive. If the installation starts
up automatically, exit from it without installing.
3. Double-click on My Computer.
4. Right-click on the CD-ROM drive holding the EQ5 CD.
5. Click Open. You should see a list of files and folders in EQ5.
6. Double-click on TSCC.EXE and install it.
If you continue to have difficulties, you may also need to install
the latest version of the Windows Media Player which is available
free over the internet.
---------------MORE INFORMATION
---------------Be sure to check out our Electric Quilt web site. We post answers to
the most commonly asked technical questions. This free support is
available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site is a great
way to get immediate access to a large selection of useful information.
The site is updated often to provide you with the most current
information. Visit: www.electricquilt.com

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