ToolBook Deployment
ToolBook Runtimes
Runtime installers for various versions of ToolBook, available via FTP at ftp.sumtotalsystems.com/pub/.
- For ToolBook II 8.x and 7.x runtimes, download and install the proper Neuron Plug-in,
that includes TB runtime engine:
#4016: Guide to Neuron installer versions on SumTotal FTP. - tb65rt.exe:
[Dec 21 1998] 4824k. ToolBook II 6.5.
Neuron6 Plug-in, that includes TB6.x runtime engine:
neuron65ns.exe Netscape [Oct 01 1998] 6837k, neuron65.exe [Nov 03 1998] 7168k, neuron60.exe [May 22 1998] 4374k - tb50rt.exe:
[Sep 18 1996] 2340k. ToolBook II 5.0
Neuron 5.02 Plug-in w/ TB5 runtime engine: neuron50.exe [Feb 4 1998] 3969k - ctb40rt.exe: [Oct 15 1996] 2266k. Multimedia ToolBook 4.02 CBT Edition. Also runs Mutlimedia and plain ToolBook 4 books.
- mtb40rt.exe: [Oct 15 1996] 1978k. Multimedia ToolBook 4.02. Also runs plain vanilla ToolBook 4 books.
- cbt30rt.exe: [Jan 17 1996] 1905k. Multimedia ToolBook 3.0a CBT Edition. Also runs Mutlimedia and vanilla ToolBook 3 books.
- mtb30rt.exe: [Jan 17 1996] 1658k. Multimedia ToolBook 3.0a. Also runs vanilla ToolBook 3 books.
- tb30rt.exe: [Jan 17 1996] 1246k. ToolBook 3.0a
- tb15.exe: [Aug 12 1996] 539k. Multimedia / ToolBook 1.53
See also the following KB articles:
- # 964: Where are the Runtime versions of ToolBook on the FTP site?
- #2404: What are the ToolBook II runtime files? (Instructor 5.x)
- #3685: What are the RunTime system book names in my version of ToolBook
Neuron & Impulse
Neuron: The ToolBook Plug-In for the Internet. Neuron is a browser plug-in or ActiveX control that enables a Web browser to play a ToolBook Instructor or Assistant file (TBK file). Download and KB articles:
- Neuron: The ToolBook Plug-In
- #4016: Where can I find the Neuron installer for the various versions of ToolBook?
- #4218: What is Neuron and how does it work? How is it different than ToolBook?, by Denny Dedmore, March 1999.
- #3950: Frequently Asked Questions with Neuron
- #3145: What is Impulse?
ToolBook Applications Deployment
About executables and applications generated by ToolBook:
- #1249: What does File | Save As EXE do?
- #4247: How does a ToolBook .EXE file know how to find and run the Runtime Engine?
- #4190: What really happens when you double-click on a .TBK file to start it?
- #2838: "Not a valid ToolBook header." (TBLOAD.EXE)
About ToolBook deployment without runtime installation, CD distribution and AutoPlay:
- How do I deliver an application on CD?
- #3896: Deploying ToolBook apps to Network or CD (no Setup/Install required)
- #4059: Distributing an application on CD-ROM without installing the run-time files on the hard drive
- #3541: Distributing your ToolBook application on a network drive or ZIP disk
- Deploying ToolBook II applications to run from network or removable drives
- #2221: Using the AutoPlay feature with a CD in Windows 95 and NT 4.0 (or greater)
- #4971: CD with autorun.inf file does not autoplay and gives "Windows cannot find ..." error
- Developing an application to run exclusively from a CD
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Creating an AutoRun-enabled CD-ROM Application
MSDN Library, Shell Programming: AutoRun.
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Autoplay in Windows XP: Automatically Detect and React to New Devices on a System
By Stephane St-Michel and Brian Aust, MSDN Magazine. -
AutoRun by Tarma Software Research
AutoRun.exe is a Win32 executable program intended for use with the Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP AutoRun facility. It allows opening of any mixture of document files and executable programs, and implements a robust and sensible fall-back strategy to cope with unexpected situations. AutoRun comes free of charge. -
CD AutoRun Freeware Edition
By ImagesPro.com. - FreeDownloads Center: Autorun Utilities
About AutoPackager (6.0+), Setup Manager (up to 5.x) and installation softwares:
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It's All in the Setup -&-
Using the AutoPackager Feature of ToolBook Assistant,
Martha H. Weller Presentations from the Asymetrix OnLine Learning '97
Conference held Sept. 7-10 1997 in Seattle, WA - USA - #3806: Key AutoPackager articles (especially problems and workarounds)
- #3432: Where is the Setup Manager utility in Instructor 6.0?
- #2532: What changes were made to Setup Manager for ToolBook II?
- #4527: How to do a thorough uninstall of ToolBook (before re-installing)
- How can I launch another application when setup.exe is finished?
- #3329: What Windows registry settings are made by Autopackager?
- Download of most recent TBLOAD (FTP)
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WISE Install, by Wise Solutions Inc.
Wise Solutions Knowledgebase, Wise TechInfo! Newsletter, Wise Newsgroups. Wise Resource Center. - InstallShield, by InstallShield Corporation
- Moochers Windows Freeware :: Program Installers
- Freeman Installer