Installing a ProF Configuration

With the help of the ProF tool, you can install and manage several ProF configurations.

When you install the first configuration, specify a central directory for the installed configurations. All configurations are then saved to this directory, each one in a separate subdirectory.

Some ProF configurations, especially old ones, may require the use of the Windows 8dot3 file name format for correct execution. INCA supports 8dot3, but only if it is enabled for all volumes used by INCA and the ProF configurations. Mixed volume configurations for the INCA installation and the ProF configuration, for example, one volume with enabled 8dot3 and one without, are not supported. On systems with mixed volume configurations, this means that setting 2: 8dot3 name creation on a per-volume basis, 8dot3 is only supported if the INCA installation and the ProF configuration are stored on the same volume, for example, both on C:\.

Therefore, only the following 8dot3 settings are allowed for installing and using ProF configurations:

0	8dot3 enabled for all volumes on the system	INCA installation and ProF configurations are allowed on any volume
1	8dot3 disabled for all volumes on the system	INCA installation and ProF configurations are allowed on any volume
2	8dot3 name creation on a per volume basis	INCA installation and ProF configuration must be on the same volume, for example, both on C:\

You have the following options for installing configurations:

If no configuration is installed:
Install the first ProF configuration.
If you want to install a further configuration that is not yet installed:
Install a new ProF configuration.
If you want to install one configuration several times, and you have already this configuration:
Install the ProF configuration again.
If you want to reinstall a configuration, for example, a new version, and overwrite the previous installation of the configuration:
Reinstall the ProF configuration.

Each installation of a configuration requires about 200 kilobytes of disk space.

To install the first configuration:

In the Utilities menu, select Configure ProF.
The Browse ProF Configurations dialog box opens.
Click Install.
The Path selection dialog box opens.
Select the path to the installation files for the configuration you want to install:
1. Select the drive in the Volume field.
2. Select the directory in the Directories field.
  The configuration you want to install is displayed in the ProF Configuration field. If this field is blank, the directory contains no installation files.
Click OK.
The Path selection dialog box opens.
Select the path to the directory in which you want to create the subdirectory for the configuration:
1. Select the drive in the Volume field.
2. Select the directory in the Directories field.
  Click New to open a dialog box to create a new subdirectory in the currently selected directory.
Click OK.
The configuration is installed.
Click OK.
The installed configuration is defined as the current configuration.

To install a ProF configuration that has not been installed before:

In the Utilities menu, select Configure ProF.
The Browse ProF Configurations dialog box opens.
Click Install.
The Path selection dialog box opens.
Select the path to the installation files for the configuration you want to install:
1. Select the drive in the Volume field.
2. Select the directory in the Directories field.
  The configuration you want to install is displayed in the ProF Configuration field. If this field is blank, the directory contains no installation files.
Click OK.
The configuration is installed.
Click OK.
The installed configuration is defined as the current configuration.

To install an existing configuration again:

In the Utilities menu, select Configure ProF.
The Browse ProF Configurations dialog box opens.
Click Install.
The Path selection dialog box opens.
Select the path to the installation files for the configuration you want to install:
1. Select the drive in the Volume field.
2. Select the directory in the Directories field.
  The configuration you want to install is displayed in the ProF Configuration field. If this field is blank, the directory contains no installation files.
Click OK.
The Install a configuration dialog box opens and reports that the configuration is already installed.
Select Install new configuration with this name and specify a new name for the configuration.
Click OK.
The configuration is installed again under the new name.
Click OK.
The installed configuration is defined as the current configuration.

To reinstall an existing configuration:

In the Manage memory pages... window of the Utilities menu, select Configure ProF.
The Browse ProF Configurations dialog box opens.
Click Install.
The Path selection dialog box opens.
Select the path to the installation files for the configuration you want to install:
1. Select the drive in the Volume field.
2. Select the directory in the Directories field.
  The configuration you want to install is displayed in the ProF Configuration field. If this field is blank, the directory contains no installation files.
Click OK.
The Install a configuration dialog box opens and reports that the configuration is already installed.
Select Overwrite configuration conf.
Click OK.
The configuration is reinstalled. The existing installation of the configuration is then overwritten.
Click OK.
The installed configuration is defined as the current configuration.