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Regardless of our interface, you can always use our discs via the folders. Just go to "Demos" for Demos; "Net Tools" for the latest Internet tools; and the folders specific to that month's features (e.g., "Chat" or "Usenet" or "'97 Tools").

We've tested this disc on our test platforms, and it works here. That doesn't mean every demo is going to work on your system--sometimes there are incompatibilities that result from the specific hardware and software installed on your system. For the most recent answers to common questions, go to our Web site at http://www.thenet-usa.com/cdrom.

System Requirements

FAQ

Why won't the demos run?

We have tested every application on this disc to make sure it runs on our demo platforms. We can't guarantee that the apps will run on all platforms. This CD is designed to be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer (in the Net Tools folder under Clients). IE enables us to call a program just as though it were an HTML file and run it. If you're viewing the disc through Netscape Navigator, you'll find that it doesn't work. We don't know when or if Netscape is going to add this feature to Navigator. In the mean time, try installing IE and viewing the disc again.

I'm running Internet Explorer and the demos still won't run. What's up?

Check a couple of things. 1) Are you running the latest version of IE (3.0)? If not, upgrade--you'll find a copy in Net Tools under Clients. 2) If it still won't work, check some other applications--is it just the one, or is it all of them. If it's just one, the file may be corrupted, or your system may not be able to run it for some other reason. 3) Check (and this may sound silly, but it happens) to make sure that you're not trying to run a Mac application from Windows or vice versa.

They still won't run. This is really bugging me.

Go to our Web site and see if the CD-ROM section has more recent answers to your questions.

I click to Run/Install a demo, and it prompts me to save it to my hard disk. What's up?

Well, Internet Explorer (both 2.1 and 3.0) can launch .exes running on Windows, but version 2.1 of IE for the Macintosh is only able to download the installer to you hard drive or desktop. If you're on a Mac, once you click on the application, IE will prompt you to save it. Pick a location (that is, on your hard drive or desktop--and make sure you take note of where you put it!), and then double-click on the installer to run it.

I don't want to run Internet Explorer, but I still want to get to your demos and tools. What do I do?

Just go into our disc through the Windows File Manager (Windows 3.1), the Explorer (Windows 95), or the Macintosh Finder. You'll find a directory structure that our HTML files echo. You can browse the files and run the apps from in there. You may even find some hidden goodies. :-)

The frames on your disc are giving me problems--what do I do?

Because of the amount of content on the disc, we decided to design it with frames. There is no non-frames version available. However, you can view navbar.htm with your browser (select File/Open File and open navbar.htm) and it will pop you through the sections. Don't click on the Home icon, however, because it will reloat the frameset.


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