CarTest 4.5 Installation Help

Described here is a detailed step-by-step procedure for installing CarTest on a Windows 95/98 computer. The starting assumption is that the downloaded file, CarTest.zip, has been placed in a subdirectory called C:\CarTest

All of the steps below are performed in Windows Explorer. So, when you do the following, start in Windows Explorer showing the contents of the C:\CarTest subdirectory on the right hand part of the Windows Explorer window. There should be one file listed, CarTest.zip

Expand CarTest.zip into the files needed for CarTest.

Double click on CarTest.zip. Extract the five files to the C:\CarTest subdirectory. They are CT.EXE, CT.DAT, CT.HLP, CT.TXT, and WHATS.NEW.
Close this window by clicking on the X in the top right hand corner.
You no longer need CarTest.zip. You may delete it later. Keep if for now though in case you need it again.

Now, this is all you need to do to install CarTest. To execute the program, double click on the "CT.EXE" name. Each time you run the program though you need to come back here and double click on the "CT.EXE" name. To make things much easier and for CarTest to run more cleanly, continue with the procedures below.

Create a shortcut to CarTest.

Right click on CT.EXE.
Select "Create Shortcut" and left click on that. A new entry appears called "Shortcut to CT".

Configure CarTest to run full screen.

Right click on "Shortcut to CT".
Select "Properties" and left click on that. A window appears call "Shortcut to CT Properties".
Click on the "Screen" tab.
Click on the "Full-Screen" button.
Click on "OK" at the bottom of the window.

Select a better CarTest icon.

Right click on "Shortcut to CT".
Select "Properties" and left click on that. A window appears call "Shortcut to CT Properties".
Click on the "Program" tab.
Click on "Change Icon" near the bottom of the window. A window appears call "Change Icon".
Click on the red race car with the checkered flag icon. It should be in the fourth row from the top and be the seventh icon from the left. After you click on it, it appears with a blue background.
Click on "OK" at the bottom of the "Change Icon" window.
Click on "OK" at the bottom of the "Shortcut to CT Properties" window.
The small icon next to "Shortcut to CT" should now be the red race car with the checkered flag.

Place shortcut on desktop.

Drag "Shortcut to CT" to your desktop while holding down the right mouse button. The desktop must show around the borders of the Windows Explorer window for you to be able to place the icon on the desktop.
A menu appears, select "Move Here" and left click on that.

Rename shortcut icon.

Right click on the "Shortcut to CT" icon on your desktop.
Select "Rename" and left click on that. A flashing cursor appears in the name field of the icon.
Press the Del key to erase the name.
Key in C a r T e s t then press Enter.

Run CarTest.

Double click on the "CarTest" icon on your desktop. CarTest is a DOS program. There will be no mouse pointer. Use the arrow and function keys as shown on the screen to access the functions.
If CarTest does not run, you may not have enough DOS conventional memory, at least 519K is required.

If you still have problems with installing CarTest, please e-mail me with a detailed description of the problem including the exact text of any error messages you got and what you were doing when they they appeared.