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# Installation and files

OPENCP needs no special install procedure. Simply copy all files you found inside the archive into one directory. If you like you can add this directory to your path statement. Example:

> Install OPENCP into `C:\OPENCP` by typing:

1. `C:`
2. `CD \`
3. `MD OPENCP`
4. `CD OPENCP`
5. `PKUNZIP -D C:[theRightDirectory]OPENCP`

> Then you can modify your `autoexec.bat` and add the new directory to the path statement. The new path might look like
> `path c:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\opencp`.

The following files are (at least) required to start OPENCP

cp.exe
  the startup file used to start the OPENCP runtime system
cp.ini
  the initializition file read by cp.exe to configure itself
cp.pak
  the DLL library where all modules are stored

As OPENCP is a 32bit program it normally needs the DOS4GW extender to use protected mode. If the file `dos4gw.exe` could not be found in the current directory and the path, you get an error message.

When OPENCP loads a module the information stored inside the file is read and stored in a special file (the module information cache). Actually the cache splits up into three files:

cparcs.dat
  Information about archives and files stored inside
cpmdztag.dat
  Paths to `.MDZ`-files (see appendix 10)
cpmodnfo.dat
  Informations about various modules

If you delete these files all file information gathered is permanently lost.

The `doc` directory contains documentation files in various formats and release notes etc. You can safely delete this directory if you are running out of disk space.

Subsections

- OPENCP and Windows 9x
- OPENCP and Windows XP
- OPENCP and Linux
- OPENCP and other Operating Systems
- Notes for german users

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