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Browsing for your browser

At start up the application will ask Windows if there is an installed browser registered on the system. If Windows confirms there is a browser registered, a search will be made to check if it is actually present in the registered location.

If the program is not found you will be offered the opportunity to find the program yourself, using a conventional Windows dialogue box. Use the box to locate the executable program (ie NETSCAPE.EXE) on your system, and double click on it from the dialogue box. You will then be asked if you wish to continue with launching your browser.

If you do not have one on your system already, you will be given the opportunity to install a browser direct from the CD. The disc normally carries the latest versions of the two most popular browsers around today - Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.


Contents
Web Access Program

Launching your browser

Browsing for your browser

Installing a new browser

Online and Offline Pages


Installing a new browser

The CD normally carries the latest versions of the two most popular web browsers, Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer. By clicking on the relevant button the installation program will be started for a particular browser.

Netscape can be used as soon as the installation is complete. The program will check with Windows to see if the program is registered on the system and give you option to launch the browser immediately.

Internet Explorer integrates itself more deeply with your desktop, becoming an extension of your Windows Explorer interface. This requires the system to be restarted when the installation program has completed. Once the system has been restarted, you will need to restart the main interface and try launching the web access program again. If the program was installed successfully, and is registered on the system, you will now be given the opportunity to launch the browser.

If Windows has not recorded the installations and fails to find the new program, you may be asked to browse for the browser.


Launching your browser

If an installed browser is found on your system you will be given the option to continue:

If you select the Continue button, your browser will start up and web pages from the CD will be opened.

If you change your mind, selecting the Cancel button will abort the program and return you to the main interface.

Please note that if you wish to access live Internet sites from the off-line pages, you will need to make sure your connection to the Internet is open before clicking any of the links. You DO NOT need to have a live connection to open the pages.


Online and Offline Pages

The pages that are opened by the program are stored on the CD and do not require a live connection to the Internet. This means that until you want to access a live link from the pages, you will not pay any telephone charges to view the content. The content in the offline pages is of a general interest and will appeal to all readers.

Those readers who DO NOT have an Internet account, or any other access to the Internet, can still view these offline pages provided they have a browser installed on their system. If you wish to install a browser, the latest versions of two of the most popular - Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer - are available direct from the CD.

If you DO have an live Internet account and wish to go to any of the live sites that are referred to in the pages, you will need to make sure that you have dialed-up and connected to your Internet Service Provider before selecting any of the live links.