This is the README.WIN file from Q&A 5.0 for DOS.

This file contains information on installing the Q&A for Windows
Updates.

Please refer to the following files for more information:

     READ.ME        Information on the new features in Q&A 5.0 and
                    corrections to the manuals.
     PRINTER.TXT    Summary of the new printer drivers.
     README.1ST     Information on the office application included
                    with Q&A 5.0.
     WHATS.NEW      Summary of the new features of Q&A 5.0 for DOS.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Since the functionality of Q&A 5.0 has been considerably enhanced, Q&A
4.0 for Windows can no longer read files that were edited using Q&A
5.0 for DOS.  If you want to exchange data between Q&A 5.0 for DOS and
Q&A for Windows, you need the enclosed Update.

Since not all files in Q&A for Windows are affected by this Update, we
do not supply a complete disk set, but a program which adds the
necessary changes to an existing installation.  This program is
located in the QAWIN subdirectory under the Q&A 5.0 for DOS program
files directory.  That directory contains the following files:
     
     README.WIN          This file
     INSTALL.BAT         A batch file for starting the Update
     PATCH.EXE           The program which implements the changes
     QAWIN406.RTP        The modified files in packed form

The Update is designed in such a way that it updates versions of Q&A
for Windows that are already installed. However, you should make a
backup of your Q&A for Windows installation before you install this
Update.


INSTALLATION

Installing the Update is very simple:

If you are working under Microsoft Windows 3.x, exit Windows.  You
need about 5 MB free memory on your hard disk and about 300 KB free
conventional memory, otherwise the Update cannot be installed.

Change to the directory containing the update files.  For example,  if
you installed Q&A 5.0 into the default directory,  then type:
     CD C:\QADOS50

Start the update process by starting the INSTALL.BAT file, using the
directory of your Q&A for Windows installation as parameters. For
example, if you installed Q&A for Windows to C:\QAWIN, enter:
     INSTALL C:\QAWIN

The installation is carried out automatically. During the
installation, the system displays information on how the installation
is progressing, and when the installation is complete, you see an
overview of the updated files.  If you have not installed a complete
version of Q&A for Windows, only the parts of Q&A for Windows that you
have installed are updated.

     NOTE:     You may see an error "Warning wpt0015: Old File does
     not exist" during update of the following files:
     
          UK.HYF
          UKENG.DLL
          UKENG.NDX
          UKENG.THS
     
     Please ignore this error.

As soon as the update is installed, you can start Q&A for Windows in
the normal way.  The new start screen is proof of the successful
installation of Q&A for Windows 4.06.


GETTING STARTED

The following list describes a few special features which you should
be aware of when working with Q&A 4.06 for Windows:

-    Q&A 4.06 for Windows uses the same file format as Q&A 5.0 for
     DOS.  This means that you can exchange databases between the two
     versions without conversion.

-    When you use Q&A for Windows 4.06 to open a file that was created
     using Q&A 4.0 for DOS or Q&A 4.0 for Windows, this file must be
     converted to the new format. A message to this effect is
     displayed.

-    Files that were edited using Q&A 5.0 for DOS or Q&A 4.06 for
     Windows can no  longer be edited using Q&A 4.0 for DOS or Q&A 4.0
     for Windows.

-    The new programming commands in Q&A 5.0 for DOS, e.g. XPOST, are
     not supported by Q&A 4.06. However, if you try to execute a
     programming command such as this under Q&A 4.06 for Windows, the
     system issues a warning and the command is ignored.
