Downloading and Installing Software in Windows 95

1. Click on the download link. The browser will ask where you want it to save the software file (a "Save As" dialogue box should pop up). We suggest saving the file in the Temp folder on your hard-drive (usually C:\TEMP), which will make it easy to find. The file can really go anywhere on your hard-drive, since you are downloading a temporary file only. Note: The file will be downloaded to C:\TEMP unless you specified a different folder.

Now your file has been downloaded to the directory you specified, or to your temp directory. The next steps are unzipping the file and installing the software.

Unzipping an Executable File

Most of our files have been posted as self-extracting zipped files. This means that all of the disks that you would normally use to install the software have been scrunched into one file for downloading ease. "Executable" means that you do not have to have unzipping software on your pc to un-scrunch the files.

To unzip a file, follow these steps:

1. Click Start on your Windows Taskbar, the click Run.
2. Use the Browse button and go to the place where you stored the file (i.e., C:\TEMP) and double-click on filename.EXE to open it.
3. Click OK. This launches WinZip's self-extractor. It will ask you where you want to put the unzipped files. The extractor will suggest placing the files in a default location, which is usually a temporary folder on your hard-drive called C:\WINDOWS\TEMP. Unless you want to put them somewhere else, go ahead and click the Unzip button. The four files will be unzipped and placed in the C:\WINDOWS\TEMP (or in the folder you designated in the step above).
4. If you want to place the files in a specific folder, key in the location or browse to it.

1. Click Start on your Windows Taskbar, the click Run.
2. Use the Browse button and go to the directory where you placed the unzipped files (i.e., C:\WINDOWS\TEMP) and double-click on Setup.exe. Click OK.
3. This launches the installation routine. Follow the steps outlined as the software is installed.

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