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The online features in this book should work automatically if you already have a browser installed and already have network connections through an online service provider. If you do not have a browser already, and if you would like to establish a network connection, we have provided the browsers onthis CD-ROM in the following directory which can also be acessed form the interface of the CD: CD-ROM DRIVE: VB 6 Unleased PRE/3rdParty/Browsers Note: if you already have a browser installed and a network configuration established, the EarthLink installer will overwrite that configuration. Be sure that is what you want! If you have no Internet browser currently installed, this will not be a problem. ___________________________________ Contacting us for support We cannot help you with computer problems, Windows problems, or 3rd party applications problems, but we can assist you with a problem you have with the book or the CD-ROM. 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