Setting up your downloaded, unpacked file

1. In Windows, click on "FILE", "RUN", and browse to the directory which contains your unzipped files (perhaps c:\temp or c:\download).

2. Look to see if the directory contains a file named setup.exe or install.exe as one of the entries. If so, double click on the setup.exe or install.exe program to install your software. Follow instructions specific to the given setup program. When you've complete this, you're completely done!

3. If you find no setup or install program in the directory containing the downloaded, unzipped file(s), use File Manager to create a subdirectory specific to the kind of program, etc. that you have downloaded; bring up the "MAIN" window, click on "FILE MANAGER" (in Win 3.x or the equivalent in Windows 95), then on "FILE" and "CREATE DIRECTORY...". Make sure you create it in the specific area of your hard disk that you believe is appropriate, with the appropriate name. Also using "FILE MANAGER", highlight all the files in your download directory and drag them to their new/final subdirectory. Finally, close "FILE MANAGER", and in the "PROGRAM MANAGER", click on "FILE", "NEW..." and give the window a name, and browse to the appropriate file in your new subdirectory. Highlight the appropriate file, which is usually a *.exe, *.com, or *.bat file. Click on [OK], and you are completely finished!!!

You are completely done. Go "Back" to get to other sections. Or, you may want to download DownMan.zip, a Windows 3.x shareware utility (401,551 bytes) that you may find of help in the managing of your downloads!

A. Getting Files from the Internet / World Wide Web

          B. What to do if the Downloaded File is a *.zip or *.hqx / *.sit

                    C. What to do if the Downloaded File is a *.exe

                              D. Moving the Downloaded File(s) to a Disk Directory of Your Choice

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