> Dear Jim, > I have 'installed' various ROOT versions on win2k systems without any > problem by doing the following : I've to comment. This work with "no problem" if ROOT is installed for "persoanl use, and into some non-standard place, and this place is "MSDOS-like" directory, i.e. the name of the directory has no internal blanks at least. For sure it should cause the problems if the computer is a "multi-users" one or it is a "server". To take in account all possible features and make the user free of the "guess job" one needs "InstallShield-like installation" (on UNIX it is called RPMs). This is all Windows software vendore use. Valeri > > 1) Make sure to have on your main drive (normally c:\) a file > autoexec.bat containing the lines as indicated on the ROOT > web pages. > The easiest is to make c:\root the basic directory for your ROOT > installation. > > 2) Take the ROOT binary tar.gz file from the ROOT download area > and unzip it into this c:\root directory. > > 3) Shut down your computer and restart it again. > > 4) Now you should be able to run ROOT without any problem by just > opening an MS-Dos box and typing root into it. > > 5) You can tailor your ROOT look and feel by for instance making > a directory c:\jim and calling that your HOME directory (in autoexec.bat). > In your home directory you can enter files .rootrc rootlogon.C rootalias.C > and rootlogoff.C. In your .rootrc file you must then set the DynamicPath > and MacroPath such that it includes .;$(HOME) to specify a search for > files in your current working directory and your HOME directory. > In case you startup ROOT (see 4) above) from some directory, it will > use the above files from your HOME directory as default unless you > have for instance in your current directory also a rootlogon.C. > In that case it will use this file from your current directory. > > Hope this will help you out. > > Cheers, > Nick. > > -- > Dr. Nick van Eijndhoven mailto:nick@phys.uu.nl http://www.phys.uu.nl/~nick > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Org.: Utrecht University/Nikhef, Department of Subatomic Physics > Address: Princetonplein 5, NL-3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands > Phone: +31-30-2532331(direct) +31-30-2531492(secr.) Fax: +31-30-2518689 > NIKHEF: +31-20-5922178(direct) +31-20-5922000(secr.) Fax: +31-20-5925155 > CERN: +41-22-7679751(direct) +41-22-7675857(secr.) Fax: +41-22-7679480 > Offices: Buys Ballot lab. 710 (Utrecht) N241 (Nikhef) B23 1-020 (CERN) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Jim Rinaudo wrote: > > > > I have been trying to install ROOT on my Win2K machine and can't get it installed. I found the discussions on the autoexec file > > statements but W2K is another animal. > > > > Can someone point me in the right direction. I can't seem to find "the right stuff" > > > > thanks > > > > Jim >
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