Re: Downloading, was Re: real one player
- From: "Dave Hutchins" <dhutchins@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:39:46 -0500
Hi
I did a download last night or t his morning, but I didn't do all that you
mentioned. I don't have any big files or folders, I have some things saved
in my documents from e-mails. Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 10:43 AM
Subject: Downloading, was Re: real one player
> Hi Dave
> You already have a perfectly good enough disc to install stuff on man,
it's
> your hard drive. Ok,
> Here's a helpful guide to downloading things, this should help.
> This comes from the helpful hints section of the JFW Lite.com website.
>
> http://www.jfwlite.com
>
>
>
> Beginner's Guide to Downloading
>
> 1. Make a special download directory.
> 2. Find and download software.
> 3. Decompress your downloads.
> 4. Install the software.
> 5. Clean up your directory.
>
> PART 1:
>
> Make a Download Directory
>
> Downloading can get messy. Unless you neatly file away new software,
you'll
> be buried under a cluttered desktop, lost files, and overflowing folders.
To
> keep track of downloaded software and files, you should save them in a
> special download folder or directory that you can use over and over. Once
> you create this folder and call it something obvious, say, Downloads,
you'll
> always know where to find your new files.
>
> To make a special folder for storing your downloaded programs, follow
these
> steps. When your Web browser prompts you to save downloads into a certain
> folder, simply save them to the directory you've created.
>
> 1. In Windows Explorer select the drive where you'll store the folder.
> 2. Press alt F for the file menu, select new, then F for folder.
> 3. A folder will be created with a default name New Folder. Type Downloads
> over that name and press Enter.
>
> PART 2:
>
> Find and Download the Software
>
> After you've entered on a link to start a download, your Web browser
> determines what happens
> next. When the file download dialog begins, hit enter as the default is to
> save it to disk. When the save as dialog begins, the file name will
> already be in the edit field. To be sure that our downloads folder is
> selected:
> Tab to the save in combo box.
> Press the down arrow to open the combo box.
> Press down arrow to select the c drive.
> Press tab to move to the list view with the list of folders.
> Locate the downloads folder and press enter.
> Once you have specified the downloads folder, all your downloads will go
to
> that
> folder until you change it.
>
> PART 3
>
> 3. Decompress the file.
>
> If your downloaded file has the extension .exe, it's probably
> self-extracting, which means it will automatically install as soon as you
> enter on the filename. Once
> your
> installation is complete, you can skip straight to step five.
>
> If you've downloaded a file that ends in .zip,
> however, you'll need to decompress it with a program such as WinZip.
Here's
> one way to do it:
>
> 1. Locate the file and press your windows application key or shift f10.
> 2. Choose extract to from the context menu.
> 3. Type in the name of a folder where you wish to extract the files to.
> 4. Tab to the extract button and hit enter.
> **note** that in Windows XP you can do this right from within windows
> explorer, Winzip is not needed.
>
> PART 4:
>
> Install the Software
>
> If a file with a .zip extension contains a program called either Install
or
> Setup that is the program to run to install the program. Check the
> downloaded file's readme
> file if it has one, a text file that contains special installation
> instructions and extra
> information about your new application. Once you know what you're getting
> into, follow the instructions as they come up. Software
> will prompt you through the necessary steps.
>
> PART 5:
>
> Clean Up Your Directory
>
> You may want to hold on to the zip file if you need to reinstall it. You
> can create another folder and give it a name you will recognize as being
the
> permanent folder for installed programs. Then copy the installation
program
> from the downloads file to your permanent folder. Then you can delete all
> the files created during installation and clean up your downloads folder
for
> the next time.
>
> That's it. You're now ready to enjoy your new program. Just a note
anytime
> you are going to be downloading files, it is important to have a good
> anti-virus
> program and to use it. Protect yourself so that nothing stands between
you
> and discovering all the fun things you can find on the internet.
>
>
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