[macvoiceover] Re: Installing programs
- From: James Dean <professordean@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:11:59 -0400
I also included that in my instructions, but thanks for the reiteration. heh.
James A. Dean
On Jul 14, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just wanted to add, some times when you open the DMG file the app will just
> be in there. In this case, all you need to do is copy the app to your
> applications folder.
>
> Ricardo Walker
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>
>
> On Jul 14, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>
>> James,
>>
>> Great instructions. I am going to save this message to recycle.
>> Keith Reedy
>> keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:39 AM, James Dean wrote:
>>
>>> If you have a .dmg file, do not copy the DMG anywhere. Leave it in your
>>> downloads folder. Just find the DMG file and press command+O. Now, you will
>>> get a new finder window. Inside this finder window will be the filename.pkg
>>> file. Press command+O on the .pkg file and follow the on-screen
>>> instructions. Once the installer says the installation was completed, close
>>> the installer. Then close the finder window that was brought up when you
>>> pressed command+O on the DMG file. Go back to your desktop. You will see a
>>> volume that has the name of the DMG file. Press command+E to eject this
>>> volume, as you no longer need it since all it usually contains is the .pkg
>>> file. Now, go to your applications folder. There you will find the
>>> application you installed by following the instructions in the .PKG
>>> installer. Run the app as normal. If this is an app you use often, press
>>> command+shift+T to add it to the Dock for easier access.
>>>
>>> If you have a .dmg file that just has a .app file in it, all you do is copy
>>> the .app file from the DMG once you open said DMG to your applications
>>> folder, then go back to your desktop and eject the DMG volume that was
>>> created. Then go back to your applications folder and press command+O to
>>> run the application and add it to the Dock if you wish as described above.
>>>
>>> It's not as complicated as it sounds in writing once you do this a few
>>> times.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> James A. Dean
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
>>>
>>>> It says it was installed on Macintosh HD.
>>>> Nicole
>>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:53 PM, James Clark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> looks in your apps folder or where ever the installer tells you the app
>>>>> should be installed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> James
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 3:47 PM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Keith,
>>>>>> That was how I thought it was supposed to work.
>>>>>> However, when I go back into my applications folder, it has the file
>>>>>> name.dmg, when I open that it brings up "Filename.pkg". If I open that,
>>>>>> it brings up the installer box again. That isn't supposed to happen, is
>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nicole
>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Keith Reedy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Nicole,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If your application has an installer you can run the installer from the
>>>>>>> downloads directory or put the program on the desktop if you like and
>>>>>>> run the installer from the desk top and the installer should put the
>>>>>>> working app in your applications directory.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HTH.
>>>>>>> Keith Reedy
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2011, at 1:59 PM, Nicole Hutchins wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi group,
>>>>>>>> I feel really silly asking this, but I can't figure out how to install
>>>>>>>> programs correctly.
>>>>>>>> I copied the file from the "Downloads" folder into the "Applications"
>>>>>>>> folder. Then I ran the installer file. It put an icon on my desktop
>>>>>>>> but it contains an installer package. What am I missing here?
>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>>>>>>>> Blessings,
>>>>>>>> Nicole>
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