By the way, if you have a copy of HoTMetal Pro 6.0 for sale you
might want to drop us a line. We get occasional e-mails from people looking for a copy.
It is very sad that
HoTMetaL Pro was abandoned it is easy to imagine the heights to which it would have reached. It is very difficult for Hotmetal
users to move to an inferior product. I have tried a number of HTML editors with various degrees of frustration. However, the
NVu program at NVu.com is surprisingly similar, though it isn't quite there and doesn't support Miva.
Running HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 on Windows 7
It works, oh happy day. Here is how I
did it.
I installed the main disk fine. But without the patches it didn't work correctly. The patches were impossible to
apply, even though I upgraded to Windows 7 Professional, still no luck under any compatiblity mode (we will now pause for the
memory of 2 weeks of frustration and $100 upgrade fee wasted).
So I tried copying all the HotMetal files from my old
computer to my new computer that were of a newer date. Now it works fine. Right click on the HotMetal icon and select
"properties." Copy the program location into Windows Explorer without the "hmpro6.exe" part. This will bring up the directory.
Now go back to the old computer. I am on a network, so I just enabled sharing on the HotMetal directory and copied all
the files and folders over to the new computer. (I started with just the ones of a newer date, but then I got lazy and tried
them all and it worked)
Since I have a blindingly fast new computer HM works blindingly fast (sort of like it did on XP
before all the XP patches slowed me down to a crawl).
One unresolved issue is that the mouse wheel doesn't scroll any
more on the new installation of HotMetaL. I'll work on that.
If your old computer is toast, install HM6 on another XP
computer, install the patches, and copy them over.
Running HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 on Vista.
David in the UK is running it on Vista.
He found that he has to set it to run on Administrator to avoid getting an error when dragging assets to the main
screen.
Olli from Germany has also been running on Vista, and after a year had some problems. This is how he solved
them:
Do you remember my posting on HoTMetaL Pro 6.0 under Vista? I have got good news! I tried to recall all the
changes that happened on my system before the failure came up. While sitting on my desk and thinking my brand new graphics
tablet came into my sight. I had installed it just before HMPro decided to stop working. And the first thing I did on my Vista
was the clue to all these problems: I simply deactivated the tablet functionalities under Vista, new installed HMPro and now it
works like it did before. Menus and Explorer based features are accessible again! And the good thing about it is, that the
tablet still works perfect with its own Wacom-drivers. Only the handwriting recognition of Vista has gone now - a feature I
really don't miss.
HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 Update 3 Install Instructions
Before you start
This Update can be applied to the FCS ("First Customer Ship") version of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0, or any subsequent
published Patch or Update to HoTMetaL PRO 6.0. It does not apply to pre-release ("Beta") versions or Evaluation versions.
Before applying the Update, check the HoTMetaL PRO version number by choosing "About..." from the Help menu:
- If you currently have one of the following versions of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0,
you should apply the Update:
* 6.0.3.139
* 6.0.3.140
* 6.0.3.143
- If you currently have version 6.0.3.160 of HoTMetaL PRO, you do not need to apply the Update, because
this version already contains the relevant fixes.
Since the installer works by updating existing HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 files, you must not de-install the software
before applying the Update. It is not necessary to de-install at any point in the updating process.
Note: the Update will fail if you have deleted the hmpro6.exe or hmpro6.hlp file. If you have deleted one of
these files, you can restore it by re-installing HoTMetaL PRO from the CD.
How to install the Update
Download the patch 3 update file by clicking here.
1. After you have completed downloading the Update, the file "hm6upd3.exe" should be present on your PC. This
file should have a size of 2918325 bytes. If the file has a smaller size, the download did not complete successfully: you must
download the file again.
2. If you are running Windows NT, you must install this Update as "administrator".
3. Using Windows Explorer, double-click on "hm6upd3.exe" to install the Update files. The Update installer will
prompt you for the location of your current version of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0. If you do not choose the correct folder, the Update
will fail.
4. After the installation has completed, reboot your PC to ensure that all DLLs have been updated
properly.
5. Clean up by deleting the file "hm6upd3.exe".
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000 SoftQuad Software Inc.
@(#)hm6upd3.txt 1.1 2000/03/17
HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 Update 4 Install Instructions
Before you start
----------------
This Update can be applied to the FCS ("First Customer Ship") version of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0, or any subsequent
published Patch or Update to HoTMetaL PRO 6.0. It does not apply to pre-release ("Beta") versions or Evaluation versions.
Before applying the Update, check the HoTMetaL PRO version number by choosing "About..." from the Help menu:
- If you currently have one of the following versions of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0,you should apply the Update:
* 6.0.3.139
* 6.0.3.140
* 6.0.3.143
* 6.0.3.160
* 6.0.3.163
- If you currently have version 6.0.3.164 of HoTMetaL PRO, you do not need to apply the Update, because
this version already contains the relevant fixes.
Since the installer works by updating existing HoTMetaL PRO 6.0 files, you must not de-install the software
before applying the Update. It is not necessary to de-install at any point in the updating process.
Note: the Update will fail if you have deleted the hmpro6.exe or hmpro6.hlp file. If you have deleted one of
these files, you can restore it by re-installing HoTMetaL PRO from the CD.
How to install the Update
Download patch 4 by clicking here
1. After you have completed downloading the Update, the file "hm6upd4.exe" should be present on your PC. This
file should have a size of 4,084,273 bytes. If the file has a smaller size, the download did not complete successfully:
you must download the file again.
2. If you are running Windows NT, you must install this Update as "administrator".
3. Using Windows Explorer, double-click on "hm6upd4.exe" to install the Update files. The Update installer will
prompt you for the location of your current version of HoTMetaL PRO 6.0. If you do not choose the correct folder, the Update
will fail.
4. After the installation has completed, reboot your PC to ensure that all DLLs have been updated
properly.
5. Clean up by deleting the file "hm6upd4.exe".
Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 SoftQuad Software, Ltd.
@(#)hm6upd4.txt 1.1 2001/05/15 |
