Installing PIT from the CD-ROM
The original page written by Jeff Love is now obsolete. Much of this page has been revised by NMS to handle the new approach to loading PIT and PIT images (and Tcl). It was tested to assure that it works as intended. Feedback please!
*WARNING*
For some,
installation of PIT may require you to modify your AUTOEXEC file so that your computer knows where to find Tcl. The AUTOEXEC file is one of two files that make your
computer run properly, so it is possible to seriously adversely affect the operation
of your computer while modifying this file. If you follow the steps outlined
below and make only the changes listed, there should not be a problem. If you
are uncomfortable making these changes yourself then it is recommended that
you have someone experienced in this type of work do it for you.
There is a yellow folder called Tcl in the PIT folder that should work on most computers. If you have trouble (Tcl doesn't appear to be working), you can download the Tcl program from the Scriptics website - http://www.scriptics.com/)
The files that you will need are on the CD-ROM in two yellow folders, one marked PIT and the second marked PITimages. The strategy is to get PIT and PITimages up and running as separate but connected programs independent of the Tutorial.
Once you have located these files on your CD-ROM you will need to follow these
instructions -
- Minimize this Tutorial page and go to your Windows Explorer program.
- Going back and forth between Windows Explorer and the PIT folder you find on the CD-ROM master list, you are now going to copy the contents of the CD folder labeled PIT (actually, a subfolder) onto your. Leave the PITimage folder as is for now.
- This is the CRUCIAL step. When you click on the PIT folder in the CD, a subfolder called PITnew appears. Click on it. You should see a screen display with several folders and a series of folders labeled with various extensions, e.g., .exe, .bat, etc. One of those is labeled: PIT-V2.2.0.msi. This is the complete program file. As PIT is now set up for CD and NET, installing should be simple (I hope!). Just click on it and it and the associated folders and files will download into your computer. In my case, I let the computer decide where to put the PIT contents (it went in C:Program Files --> RST --> PIT). If your skill permits, you may want to try to direct the contents into a folder you set up.
- In the earlier installation, other folders/files has to been downloaded separately. The procedure you just went into copied these automatically; pit.bat was one, another was a folder Tcl, which in the previous procedure seemed to have to be done in an elaborate way. (Tcl apparently is a software package that helps PIT to connect some of its operations.) Note too that the PITimages folder was included. PIT seems to tie on to those images automatically after this download procedure. If not, you can carry them into this folder from the separate PITimages yellow folder. You will know that you have succeeded in this installation because, if you RESTART or REBOOT, a PIT icon appears.
- If for some reason the icon did not appear, try this: You will likely wish to tie the "pit.bat" execution file to a screen icon. This is done in the usual manner, by using the Shortcut command and dragging to the Desktop. Specifically, click once on "pit.bat" to highlight it in blue. Then using the mouse, right click and you should see a Creat Shortcut option. Click on it and close Windows Explorer. The Icon labeled Shortcut to Pit.bat should be added to your desktop display. Clicking on it will open PIT.
Nicholas M. Short, Sr.