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README for Internet Explorer 3.02
March 20, l997
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1997
This document provides information you may find useful in running
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02.
Additional information about installing and using Internet
Explorer is added to the World Wide Web as it becomes available.
This information can be found at the following address:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/
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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view Internet.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad
window.
To print Internet.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
then use the Print command on the File menu.
CONTENTS
========
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
USING THE INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD
INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
Using the New Auto-Proxy Feature
USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
USING CITRIX WINFRAME WEB CLIENT
Saving a File to Your Desktop
Printing to the User's Printer
CACHE STRUCTURE
CHOOSING A DEFAULT MAIL PROGRAM FOR BROWSING THE INTERNET
KNOWN ISSUES
Installing on a Dual-Boot Computer
Running the Internet Explorer 3.0 Script Debugger
Configuring Your Default Mail Program
SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS
=====================
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 contains many security enhancements
that make opening and downloading pages from the Web safer than
ever before.
USING THE INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD
====================================
Connecting to the Internet is quick and easy using the Internet
Connection wizard. The Internet Connection wizard helps you set up
your computer to communicate with the Internet, helps you sign up
for an account with an Internet service provider, and sets up the
Internet software you need to use your account. When you've completed
the wizard, you are ready to explore the Internet.
To start the wizard for the first time, double-click The Internet
icon on your desktop. If you need to start the wizard again at a
later time, click the Start menu, point to Programs, point to
Accessories, point to Internet Tools, and then click Get On The
Internet.
NOTE: If you install this version of Internet Explorer and then
install an earlier version of Internet Explorer (for example,
Internet Explorer 2.0), the Internet Connection wizard will
not work.
The wizard connects you to the Microsoft Internet Referral Service.
This service provides you with a list of the service providers
available in your area. To determine which service providers are
available, the wizard sends the following information to the
Internet Referral Service:
Field Description
----- -----------
Country Id The country from which you are
dialing
Area/City Code Your area or city code
Exchange Code(US only) Your local exchange code (the first
three digits of your local phone
number)
Language Id The language of the Windows software
currently installed on your computer
Operating Platform The operating system installed on your
computer
Operating Platform Version The version of your operating system
Processor Arch The processor architecture of your
computer if it runs Windows NT
(for example, x86, Alpha, MIPS,
or PowerPC)
Product Code The software product you are using
to connect to the Internet Referral
Service
Promotional Code The promotional offer (if any) in
which you are participating
Manufacturer Code The manufacturer of your computer,
if the manufacturer includes any
special offers
Signup Version The version of the Internet Connec-
tion wizard your computer is
running
INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
==================================
If you are using a PC card (PCMCIA) modem for your Dial-up Networking
connection to the Internet and have not yet installed the modem,
you may have to enable Windows 95 PC card socket support before
running the Internet Setup wizard.
To enable PCMCIA socket support:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon to start the PC Card
wizard, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE: If you can't find the PC Card icon, you may need to install
the PC card (PCMCIA) drivers. To do this, double-click the
Add New Hardware icon, click No, click PCMCIA Support from
the list of hardware items, and then follow the instructions
on your screen.
USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
============================================
If you want to gain access to the Internet by using your local area
network (LAN) through a proxy or firewall (typically used to protect
your LAN from being accessed by others on the Internet), follow these
steps:
1. Install the TCP/IP protocol on your computer by carrying out the
following steps. This is the protocol your computer will use to
connect to the Internet.
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.
2. Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add.
3. In the Manufacturers area, click Microsoft.
4. In the Network Protocols area, click TCP/IP, and then click OK.
5. In the list of components, click your network adapter, and then
click Properties.
6. Click the Bindings tab, and then select the check box next to
TCP/IP.
NOTE: Currently, the Internet Connection Wizard does not
automatically install the TCP/IP protocol for LAN setups.
2. Run the Internet Connection Wizard.
To run the wizard, click the Start menu, and then click Help.
In the Index, double-click "Internet," and then select "Quick
and easy way to set up an Internet connection."
3. Choose the Manual setup option, and then follow the instructions
on your screen.
4. When you are prompted to specify "How to Connect," click Connect
Using My Local Area Network.
5. When you are prompted to do so, make sure that you select the
Use Proxy Server check box.
6. Type the http server address and the port number for the computer
you want to use as the proxy server in the Proxy Server box. The
following is an example of a proxy server address and port number:
http://myproxy.mycompany.com:80
In the Bypass Proxy On box, type the names of the computers,
domains, and ports on the Internet that, when accessed, will
not go through the proxy server. Separate each item you type
with a comma. If you want to bypass the proxy when accessing
all local computers (computers on your LAN), type "<local>".
If you do not know what to type in the Proxy Server, or Bypass
Proxy On boxes, see your network administrator. For Help on
these items, click the ? in the title bar, and then click the
item.
Using the New Auto-Proxy Feature
--------------------------------
Internet Explorer 3.02 contains a new feature named Auto-Proxy. To
learn how to use this feature, see the Web page at the following
address: http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ieak/auto.htm.
USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
===========================================
Internet Explorer requires you to use virtual memory. Otherwise,
Internet Explorer will not run properly. To make sure you are using
virtual memory:
1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon, and then click the Performance tab.
3. Click the Virtual Memory button.
4. If you are specifying your own virtual memory settings, make
sure the Disable Virtual Memory box is unchecked. If this box
is checked, then you are not using virtual memory and Internet
Explorer won't run.
TIP: It is recommended that you let Windows manage virtual
memory for you by selecting the Let Windows Manage My
Virtual Memory Settings option.
USING CITRIX WINFRAME WEB CLIENT
================================
With the WinFrame Web Client, you can run Windows programs
remotely over the Internet and the intranet. Because the WinFrame
Web Client is installed on your computer, you can run some sample
Windows programs over the Internet from the Citrix Web site
at the following address:
http://www.citrix.com/hotspot.htm
To run these programs over the Internet, you need an Internet
account that does not use a proxy server. After you connect to
the site listed above, just click the program icons on the Web
page to launch a program. The demo room designed by Citrix is
in English.
Saving a File to Your Desktop
-----------------------------
If the Windows-based program that you run allows you to save a
document, you can save the file to your desktop by carrying out
the following steps:
1. Click the File menu, and then click Save As.
2. Click Network, and then connect to your client by clicking the
network connection named Client.
3. Choose your drive, assign a network drive, and then click OK.
4. Click Save.
The WinFrame server can be configured so that it doesn't allow users
to save to the client computer. Also, some programs might not allow
you to create a network connection with your computer.
Printing to the User's Printer
------------------------------
The WinFrame Web Client has the client printing feature turned off.
In an intranet network, the WinFrame server can be configured to share
out the network printer to the user, and the user can print to this
printer if the Server Administrator allows the user to access it.
CACHE STRUCTURE
===============
With the release of Internet Explorer and the Internet SDK, it is
expected that many different programs will take advantage of the
caching support provided. This means that there could be thousands
of URLs downloaded and kept in the cache.
Having thousands of URLs cached into a single directory causes
performance to degrade on computers running Windows 95, which use
the FAT file system. The FAT file system might take a long time to
look up a file in a directory when the directory contains thousands
of entries. There are two primary reasons:
- There is a linear search algorithm in FAT to look up a directory
entry.
- The in-memory structure of the directory entry caching used by FAT
does not work by directory but by individual file, causing it to
access the disk more often.
This is the main reason there are multiple directories in the
cache. Internet Explorer directs each URL into one of the multiple
directories, where the downloaded data is kept in the form of a file.
An index entry is created in the index file(s) in that directory to
speed up access to these URLs.
KNOWN ISSUES
============
Installing on a Dual-Boot Computer
----------------------------------
If you have installed multiple instances of Internet Explorer
on different platforms on the same computer, you must upgrade
the installations on both platforms if you upgrade either one.
You need to do this only if the multiple installations are on
the same drive. This problem does not occur if you have installed
different versions of Internet Explorer on different drives or
partitions.
Running the Internet Explorer 3.0 Script Debugger
-------------------------------------------------
The script debugger does not work under Internet Explorer 3.02.
If you have the Internet Explorer 3.0 script debugger installed,
do not upgrade to Internet Explorer 3.02 unless you first uninstall
the script debugger. If you already have Internet Explorer 3.02
installed, do not install the script debugger.
Configuring Your Default Mail Program
--------------------------------------
When you install Internet Explorer 3.02, Internet Mail and News
is set up to be the default mail program used when you are browsing
the Internet. However, the setting in Internet Properties erroneously
displays the name of your previous mail program. To work around this
problem, carry out the following steps:
1. Right-click The Internet icon on your desktop, and then click
Properties.
2. Click the Programs tab.
3. In the Mail And News area, change the Mail program to any other
program, and then click Apply.
4. In the Mail and News area, change the Mail program back to Internet
Mail, and then click Apply again.