Compaq Visual Fortran Version 6.6 - READ BEFORE INSTALLING

Thank you for choosing Compaq Visual Fortran.  So that your
installation and use of Visual Fortran is as easy as possible, we
strongly recommend reading through the printed Installation and
Getting Started manual BEFORE installing.  The following tips
supplement Installation and Getting Started and will be especially
helpful to new Visual Fortran users. 

Alpha users should be aware that support for Windows NT Alpha systems
ended December 31, 2000.  Releases of Visual Fortran after Version
6.5A will no longer support Windows NT Alpha systems.

Installation:

- Your Visual Fortran serial number (also referred to as "Product
ID") is a 20-digit number printed on a sticker affixed to the CDrom
envelope as well as the license agreement.  You will need this for
installation now and in the future - please keep it in a safe place. 

- A "Typical" installation does not include the Samples, which can be
referenced from the CD-ROM under INFO\DF\SAMPLES.  If you wish to
install the samples to your hard disk, select a "Custom"
installation.  The Compaq Extended Math Library (CXML) is also not
included in a "Typical" installation; select "Custom" to install it. 

- If you do not wish to use the Microsoft Developer Studio IDE and
will be doing all development from the command line, choose "Custom"
and un-check the option for Developer Studio.  Note that the debugger
is part of Developer Studio. 

- Microsoft Internet Explorer must be installed in order to use the
integrated online documentation.  If you choose to not install
Internet Explorer, you can only access Compaq documentation
(Programmer's Guide, Language Reference) using the Adobe(R)
Acrobat(R) reader and the .PDF files provided.  However, you will not
be able to read the Microsoft Win32 SDK documentation nor will you be
able to use the index or search features of the documentation. 

- For Windows 95/98 users, we recommend selecting "No" (the default)
for the question at the end of installation which asks if you want
the Visual Fortran environment variables to be automatically defined.
Please see Knowledge Base article Q1018 at
http://www.compaq.com/fortran for more details. 

- Printed documentation included with Visual Fortran is Installation
and Getting Started Guide and the Compaq Fortran Language Reference
Manual.  All other documentation, including the Programmer's Guide,
is provided in online form only.  Read Installation and Getting
Started for information on how to use the documentation.  The
Programmer's Guide can be purchased separately in printed form -
please see our web site for details. 

- Please read the Release Notes after installation for changes, new
features and restrictions. 

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Other important information:

- Visual Fortran v6.6 replaces Visual Fortran v6.5*.  There are no
released versions of Visual Fortran numbered 6.2, 6.3, or 6.4.

- If you are porting a mixed-language Fortran-C application, please
read the chapter on mixed-language programming in the online
Programmer's Guide for essential information. 

- Our web site contains a great deal of helpful information,
including a Frequently Asked Questions list, Knowledge Base of
articles, and back-issues of the Visual Fortran Newsletter, which is
full of useful tips and articles. Registered users get access to the
latest issue of the newsletter.  Register at
http://www.compaq.com/fortran/register 

- For all support questions, send e-mail to vf-support@compaq.com 
See the Support section of our web site for more details. 


We hope you enjoy all that we have put in to Compaq Visual Fortran. 
Please write us to let us know how you like it. 

The Compaq Fortran Engineering Group

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