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Installation options
When !HID is started manually, all necessary USB drivers will be launched automatically and you can use the features of !HID immediately. If you like the features offered by !HID, you may want to install the modules permanently so that they are used next time the machine is started. Several installation options are available and you can easily select the method you like best. Don't worry if you've accidently selected the wrong installation option as you can always change this later. Selecting a new installation method will always remove any HID resources installed previously. Nothing is left behind!

The Installation window
All installation options are available in a single window. Open the !HID iconbar menu and select Install... A window similar to the one shown here will now open. This window is also available by choosing Choices... and selecting the Installation TAB (the open box).

The first option is used to turn the new featues, offered by the USBHID module on or off. Turning it off doesn't make much sense as it disables most of the new features off. It may however by useful to turn it off when solving problems or if you only want to use features offered by some of the other modules in the package.

HID offers several methods for installation, which are dealt with in more detail below. Which one you select is entirely up to you. All options offer certain advances and you may want to change the method after you've used !HID for a while. Changing the installation method will remove any resources installed by the previous method, so you don't have to worry that the program will leave any modules or Obey files behind.
  

Installation method
!HID offers five methods for installation of the software. By default the second option (Start !HID application manually) will be selected.

Don't install
When this option is selected, none of the extra modules will be lauched, even not when !HID is started manually. This might be useful when trying to isolate problems. !HID can still be started in this mode and you may access any of its windows, but no modules will be started and hence all features will be disabled.

Start !HID manually
This is the default setting. Double clicking !HID will launch all modules and settings and you can use all features offered by !HID for as long as you leave the machine running. Quitting !HID will leave the modules active. This options does not install anything in your !Boot sequence.

Run !HID automatically
When this option is selected, !HID will be launched automatically next time your computer is started. Once this option is selected, you shouldn't move !HID from its present location on the harddisc, as otherwise the computer won't be able to find it. This option will only install a very simple Obey file in the Tasks folder inside !Boot. The program will only be launched after the desktop has succesfully started. Select this option only if you want !HID to be present in the iconbar permanently.

Install modules before desktop
This option will install the modules and configuration files inside your !Boot structure, in such a way that they are launched very early in the boot stage of your computer. For many people this will be the preferred method as it makes the !HID features available as early as possible, so that they can even be used when the desktop is not being used. This method will install some modules and files in the PreDesk and Tasks folders inside !Boot.

Install modules after desktop
This method works roughly the same as the previous one, except that all modules and files will only be launched after the desktop has succesfully started. All resources are stored in the Tasks folder inside !Boot.

Adding !HID to the configuration panel
Most configuration options of your computer can be set through the configuration panel, available after double-clicking !Boot on your harddisc. When the option Make !HID available in the !Boot Configuration window is set, a new icon will be added to the configuration panel so that the !HID choices can be altered without the need to locate and start the program.   

Other installation settings
THe bottom section of the Installation window offers a few extra settings:

Auto save changes when saving Choices
!HID has several windows in which you can edit it's many actions. After changing an action (e.g. a special key assignment) a star (*) will be shown in the window title, to indicate that the settings have been modified. Any changed settings need to be saved before they can be used. As this is easily forgotten, you are given the choice to save all changes automatically when the Choices (or indeed Installation options) are saved. By default this option is on.

Scan delay
When a new USB device is plugged in, it will be recognised automatically by the software. However, we've seen situations where a 'new' device wasn't completely ready at the time it was discovered. For this reason you may set a delay between discovering a new device and actually starting to use it. The delay time can be set between 0 and 2 seconds by dragging the slider. When set to 0 each new device will be initialised immediately. Please note that a setting of 0 may lead to problems, especially when using multiple devices through a HUB. In most cased a Scan delay of 40 cs (centiseconds) will be sufficient.


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