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- BT Internet Release 3
-
- Welcome to BT Internet !
-
- This release note is for the 32-bit version of BT Internet for users of Microsoft
- Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT 4.
-
- Contents
-
- 1. Existing BT Internet Customers
- 2. Installation instructions for Microsoft Window NT 4 users
- 3. Password Security on Microsoft Windows 95
- 4. Your BT Internet software components
- 5. Running your BT Internet software
- 6. Uninstallation
- 7. Users with other Internet software packages installed
-
- 1. Existing BT Internet Customers
-
- If you already have a 16-bit release of BT Internet installed on your computer
- and you wish to upgrade without having to re-register, you will have the option
- to do so after the software has been installed and you have rebooted your machine.
-
- Please note that Windows 95 dial-up networking will only let you save your
- dial-up access password if you 'log-on' to Windows 95 each time you boot.
- We recommend you configure your computer to do this before you
- install BT Internet upgrade. (Please see section 3 for more information).
-
- You can add a Windows password by running 'Passwords' from your Windows 95
- control panel.
-
- When your computer has rebooted, Internet Explorer will be run and you will
- have the option of choosing to upgrade your existing BT Internet account.
-
- This process will copy your existing connection information and your mail
- username to your new software.
-
- You will still be able to use your existing software in parallel with the new
- software.
-
- When you are familiar and happy with your new software you may wish to
- remove your old software to reclaim some space on your hard drive.
-
- Notes -
- (i) You will need to re-enter your mail password the first time you run Internet Mail.
- (ii) Your modem configuration for your existing BT Internet software will not be
- used by your new software, you will be prompted to set up you modem during
- installation (if you have not already done so).
-
- 2. Installation instructions for Microsoft Window NT 4 users
-
- As with most applications that you install on Microsoft Windows NT, you will
- need to make sure you are logged onto your computer as the Administrator,
- or a user with administrative privileges.
-
- Please note that for Microsoft Windows NT 4, there is no automatic configuration
- of your dial-up networking to connect to BT Internet, however there are
- instructions which you will be given at the end of installation, to help you
- configure dial-up networking to connect to BT Internet.
-
- At the end of installation you will be prompted to configure dial-up networking,
- just before being prompted to reboot. Do not start configuring dial-up networking
- before you reboot, because you will be given on-screen instruction to help you
- do so after you have rebooted.
-
- After reboot you will be asked to select a location to dial. You will then be
- presented with a dialogue box which will give you simple step-by-step instructions
- to configure your dial-up networking before and at the end of registration.
-
- Note : during installation you may be asked whether you wish to overwrite a
- newer version of the file 'riched20.dll'. This file is newer in the Microsoft
- Windows NT 4 than Internet Explorer 3, so you should answer 'no'.
-
- 3. Password Security on Microsoft Windows 95
-
- If you are using Microsoft Windows 95, you may already have it configured so
- that each time you switch on your computer you need to enter a password when
- Microsoft Windows 95 has loaded, before you can run any applications.
-
- Every time you connect to the Internet, you will be prompted for a username
- and password, so that when you connect to BT Internet, you will be recognised
- as a registered user.
-
- Microsoft Windows 95 dial-up networking allows you to save this password
- so that you need not type it every time you connect to BT Internet, but to
- do this you need to have identified yourself when you turn on your computer
- so that it is safe to save this information in your user profile.
-
- What this means is that for you to be able to connect to BT Internet
- without having to type a password in each time, you will need to
- 'log-on' to your computer each time you turn it on.
-
- If you have not already turned on this feature, you will be prompted
- for a username and password during the installation of your BT
- Internet software. This username and password can be anything
- you choose and need not be the same as the username and
- password you are given at the end of on-line registration to
- BT Internet.
-
- 4. Your BT Internet software components
-
- During installation you will be offered to select which components you would
- like to install.
-
- We recommend you install all of the components to make fully use of
- your BT Internet software and its use on the Internet.
-
- However, if you are concerned about conserving as much disk space as
- possible you may wish to deselect some of the components.
-
- The components are :
-
- (i) Internet Explorer 3.01 : This is the tool you use to access the World Wide Web and
- is a necessary component. (There is no option to remove this from installation).
-
- (ii) BT Internet Upgrade : This component is required to configure your computer
- for BT Internet. This will only create temporary files which will be automatically
- removed after registration.
-
- (iii) Internet Mail and News : These applications allow you to access your Internet
- mailbox and take part on Internet discussion groups. It is strongly recommended
- that you install these components.
-
- (iv) ActiveX Movie Control : This allows you to watch video clips downloaded from
- the Internet. We recommend you install this component to enable you to enjoy the
- latest enhancements seen on the Internet. You may wish to deselect this
- component if you are prepared to lose this feature in favour of saving space on
- your hard disk.
-
- (v) HTML Layout Control : This is an extension to Internet Explorer and allows
- you to view some of the newer Web pages on the Internet which offer multimedia
- style pages. We recommend you install this component to enable you to enjoy the
- latest enhancements seen on the Internet. You may wish to deselect this
- component if you are prepared to lose this feature in favour of saving space
- on your hard disk.
-
- (vi) Comic Chat : This application allows you to have real-time discussions with
- other users on the Internet. (This is a lot of fun to play with!). You may wish to
- deselect this component if you are prepared to lose this feature in favour of saving
- space on your hard disk.
-
- Notes -
- (i) During installation you may be asked where you want to install Internet
- Explorer 3.01, the default path being C:\Program Files. However, if you have already
- installed a previous version of Internet Explorer, it will automatically be upgraded
- and so you will not be asked for an installation path.
-
- 5. Running your BT Internet software
-
- When you have installed and registered your BT Internet software you will be able
- to access BT Internet through any of the installed components.
-
- Your Internet Explorer Web Browser can be run either by clicking on 'The Internet'
- icon on your desktop, or by running 'Internet Explorer' from the 'Programs' menu
- item off your 'Start' button.
-
- Your mail and news programs can either be run from Internet Explorer or directly
- from the 'Programs' menu off your 'Start' button.
-
- Your Internet Chat software (Comic Chat) can be run from the 'MS Comic Chat'
- menu item under the 'Programs' menu off your 'Start' button.
-
- Both Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows NT 4 come with some
- additional utilities which you can use for Internet access. These can be run
- from a command prompt (under the 'Programs' menu off your 'Start' button).
- The utilities include :
-
- FTP (File Transfer Protocol) : used for transfering files across the Internet
- (Internet Explorer allows you to download files via FTP, but you will need to
- use the command line FTP if you want to upload files or access an FTP server
- with a private username and password).
-
- Advanced users may be interested in the following utilities :
-
- Telnet : Allows you log on to a remote computer, if you have a username and
- password for that machine.
-
- Ping : useful for determining if a computer you are trying to access is running.
-
- Tracert (Trace Route) : useful for determining the route you are using to access a
- remote machine (or determine where a fault on the Internet is occuring between
- you and the remote computer).
-
- 6. Uninstallation
-
- You may remove one or more BT Internet components by running the
- 'Add/Remove components' icon from within your Windows 'Control Panel'
- group (this can be run from your 'My Computer' group on the desktop).
-
- 7. Users with other Internet software packages installed
-
- Installing BT Internet should not affect any other communications software you
- have installed. If you do experience problems running other communications
- software, please contact the manufacturer to see if they have any updated
- software for use with Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4
- dial-up networking. (Note many vendors offer upgrades or patches free of charge
- via download from the Internet. You can use the search capability within
- Internet Explorer to find manufacturers Web sites).
-
- If you have other dial-up networking connections set up on your PC and have
- already installed Internet Mail and News, then after you have installed BT Internet
- software your mail and news software will continue to use your old dial-up
- networking connection for internet access. You may change the connection used
- from the Mail/Options/Connection screen in Internet Mail, and News/Options/Server/
- Properties/Connection in Internet News.