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- PowWow Version 4.0
- Installation Notes
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Passwords
- 1.2 Interoperability with AIM and MSN
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- 2. NOTES TO USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS
- 2.1 Changes to Password
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- 3. NOTES TO WINDOWS 98 SE USERS
- 3.1 Disabling Internet Connection Sharing
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- 4. NOTES TO WINDOWS 95 & NT 4.0 USERS
- 4.1 Web Browser Requirements
- 4.2 Other DLL Requirments
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- 5. Contacting Tribal Voice
-
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- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- Hello and welcome to PowWow Version 4.0, the next step in instant
- communications!
-
- This version of PowWow installs over your old version. Your Buddy
- List, Address Book, and other components will automatically upgrade.
-
- 1.1. PASSWORDS
- You can still run your old version by clicking on the old PowWow
- icon, however, you will need to re-enter your password since PowWow
- Version 4.0 stores passwords in a different fashion than previous
- versions.
-
- If you are unsure of what your password is, you can retrieve it
- by going to <http://support.tribal.com/powwow/password/>.
-
- 1.2. INTEROPERABILITY
- PowWow is now compatible with AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft
- Network Messenger.
-
-
- 2. NOTE TO USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS:
-
- PowWow Version 4.0 is compatible with and installs over older
- versions of PowWow. Your prior settings are preserved when
- you install the new version of PowWow.
-
- 2.1 PASSWORDS
- Beginning with PowWow Version 4.0, the length of passwords and the
- method used to encrypt passwords has changed to increase security.
-
- If you run an older version of PowWow after running PowWow 4.0, the
- 'Save Password' option will be disabled, and you will be prompted
- to re-enter your password.
-
- If you are unsure of what your password is, or need to change your
- password, visit <http://support.tribal.com/powwow/password/>.
-
- To enable the 'Save Password' option, go to the Preferences menu
- in your old version of PowWow
-
-
- 3. NOTES TO WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION USERS:
-
- PowWow has been tested for compatibility with Windows 98 SE and
- it works fine with the following provisions:
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- 3.1 DISABLING INTERNET CONNECTION SHARING
- If you are using Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), you must first
- uninstall it before running PowWow from the Network applet in your
- Control Panel.
-
- PowWow works by mapping your PowWow (e-mail) address to the unique IP
- address of your network interface. With these two pieces of information,
- other copies of PowWow can make connections to contact you, transmit
- instant messages, and so forth.
-
- Technologies such as Windows 98 Second Edition's Internet Connection
- Sharing work by allowing several computers to share the same network
- connection and IP address by proxy.
-
- When you use a proxying service such as ICS, your computers no longer
- have an unique IP address assigned to their network connections. As a
- consequence, PowWow will be unable to correctly make connections.
-
-
- 4. NOTE TO WINDOWS 95 AND WINDOWS NT 4.0 (PRE-SERVICE PACK 4) USERS:
-
- 4.1 BROWSER REQUIREMENTS
- Beginning with Version 4.0, PowWow has a built-in mini web browser
- to download configuation data and render HTML elements within the
- program, such as custom icons and the web browser tabs. The mini
- web browser makes use of core Microsoft Internet Explorer files,
- available with Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or later.
-
- If Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later) is not installed,
- PowWow will not work. This can be fixed by installing the latest
- version of Internet Explorer from
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- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
-
- on Microsoft's web site.
-
- This is required for PowWow to operate. You can still use
- other web browsers such as Netscape Navigator with PowWow.
-
- 4.2 OTHER DLL REQUIREMENTS
- PowWow uses the 32-bit Common Controls library to create many of
- the dialog boxes and windows you see. If you have an older version
- of the COMCTL32.DLL file PowWow may not be able to draw these
- correctly and will cause a General Protection Fault as a result.
-
- In order to use PowWow, you must have Version 4.70 or later of
- the COMCTL32.DLL file. Version 4.70 of the COMCTL32.DLL file is
- dated August 8, 1996, 8:30PM with a size of 310,544 bytes.
-
- NOTE: Updating your copy of Internet Explorer (see 4.1 BROWSER
- REQUIREMENTS, above) installs the latest version of the
- COMCTL32.DLL file.
-
- For Windows 95 users, if you have an older version, you need to install
- the latest version of the COMCTL32.DLL file. It is available for download
- from Microsoft's FTP site at:
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- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/MSLFILES/COM32UPD.EXE
-
- After you have downloaded the file, run it by double-clicking on the
- COMCTL32.EXE file. If you are unsure of where the file is on your
- computer, use the Find Files applet from the Start Menu to locate it.
-
-
- For Windows NT user, you can download the latest Service Pack from
- Microsoft's FTP site at:
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- ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/
-
- Go to the appropriate subdirectory for your country, for example,
- "usa" for the United States, and follow the path to the Service Pack
- subdirectory. You may wish to install any Hot Fixes available, as
- well.
-
- Be sure to reboot your computer after installing any fixes for the
- changes to take effect.
-
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- 5. CONTACTING TRIBAL VOICE
-
- This is a beta test version of PowWow and is not eligible for technical
- support. Please use the FEEDBACK tab in your copy of PowWow 4.0 to
- report anomalies. If you cannot access the FEEDBACK tab, send email
- to powwow-support@tribal.com instead.
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- Copyright (C) 2000 by Tribal Voice, Inc. All rights reserved.