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--- installation [2019/03/16 03:47] – avon
+++ installation [2019/03/18 02:37] – install auto - ignore for now. avon
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   * Decompress the file containing the Mystic installation software for the operating system of your choice. There is a useful walk-through on [[http://www.howtogeek.com/73904/beginner-how-to-extract-.rar-files-on-windows-7-and-mac-os-x/|howtogeek.com]] that uses 7-zip as an extraction tool.
-  * Review the **//Upgrade Information//** from the Installation Utility menu or look for UPGRADE.TXT in the installation archive you decompressed. This file will tell you which files need to be copied to your current Mystic installation. There are a few ways of doing this.
+  * Review the **//Upgrade Information//** from the Installation Utility menu or look for UPGRADE.TXT in the installation archive you decompressed. This file will tell you which files need to be copied to your current Mystic installation.
+There are a number of options to extract or replace older files with newer ones.
 ==== Installer Options ====
-The installer that ships with Mystic can be run in several modes.
+The installer that ships with Mystic can be run in several modes. Typing **Install ?** reveals the following help screen:
-**Install ?** reveals the following help screen:
       Syntax:
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         install auto /mystic /mysticdata/ -o
+**Note:** //install auto// does not currently work as of Mystic 1.12 A43
-[this section - under construction]
+Options are
+  * Run the full installation menu and select from its available options
+        install
+  * Copy new versions of binary files to a nominated directory and overwrite old files
+        install replace c:\mystic
+        Searching "c:\mystic\" for binaries to replace...
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\scripts\mide.exe                                   OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\scripts\mplc.exe                                   OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\fidopoll.exe                                       OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\mis.exe                                            OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\mutil.exe                                          OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\mystic.exe                                         OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\nodespy.exe                                        OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\qwkpoll.exe                                        OK
+        Replacing: c:\mystic\upgrade.exe                                        OK
+        Operations complete
+  * Extract file or file mask to a nominated directory
+        install extract userchat* c:\mystic\text
+        Extracting Mask: "userchat* to "c:\mystic\text\"
+        Extracting: c:\mystic\text\userchat.ans                                  OK
+        Extracting: c:\mystic\text\userchat.ini                                  OK
+        Operations complete
 ===== Creating Sysop Account =====