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Welcome to Quarterdeck WebCompass Personal Edition!

This program will install Quarterdeck WebCompass Personal Edition, the easiest way to quickly find what you want on the Internet.

WebCompass Personal Edition contains the following programs:

Quarterdeck WebCompass Personal Edition -- the unique Internet search tool.

Quarterdeck WebServer -- the easy server facility.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


Installation Complete

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Quarterdeck WebCompass Personal Edition.

Options:

To read important information about WebCompass Personal Edition, click README.

To exit the installation program, click Exit.

Note:	If you installed WebCompass Personal Edition on a Windows 3.x system and the installation needed to modify some parameters on your system, the Reboot button will display on the Installation Complete screen. Click Reboot to restart your computer, which is required for WebCompass Personal Edition to run correctly.

We hope you enjoy using WebCompass Personal Edition!


Installation Options

There are three sections on this screen:

Base Directory Path

By default, each component of WebCompass Personal Edition is installed into its own subdirectory under the C:\INET directory.

If you want to install WebCompass Personal Edition on a different drive or with a different directory path, enter this directory in the Directory Path text box.

Browse Button

If you would like assistance entering the name of an existing directory, you can use the Browse button to display a directory tree.

Disk Statistics

The Disk Statistics display shows how much disk space is available on the specified drive. If you see a green light, you have enough disk space to install all WebCompass Personal Edition components. If you see a red light, you do not have enough space; you must exit the installation and free up disk space.

Program Group

By default, the WebCompass Personal Edition components are installed in their own program group: Quarterdeck WebCompass. If you would like to change the default group name, or install WebCompass Personal Edition into an existing program group, enter the program group name in the Group Name text box.

Browse Button

If you want to install the WebCompass Personal Edition icons into an existing program group but don't remember the name of the group, you can use the Browse button to display a list of available program groups and select the appropriate one.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


Personalize Your Quarterdeck Product

Please enter some information about yourself: your name, your company (if you are installing WebCompass Personal Edition for a business), your address, and so on. For a serial number, simply use the pre-configured number.

By providing this information, you place your stamp of ownership on your copy of WebCompass Personal Edition.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


WebCompass Browser

This screen helps you select a Web browser to be used with WebCompass Personal Edition.

Options:

If the installation finds Quarterdeck Mosaic on your system, it will inform you of this and display the path to it in the Browser Path text field. If you want to use Quarterdeck Mosaic with WebCompass Personal Edition, click Next to continue with the installation. If you wish to select another Web browser to use with WebCompass Personal Edition, click Browse and locate the Web browser you wish to use.

If the installation does not find Quarterdeck Mosaic on your system, but does find Netscape Navigator, the path to Navigator will be put into the Browser Path text field. If you want to use Navigator, click Next to continue with the installation. If you wish to select another Web browser to use with WebCompass Personal Edition, click Browse and locate the Web browser you wish to use.

If the installation does not find Quarterdeck Mosaic on your system, but does find Microsoft Internet Explorer, the path to Explorer will be put into the Browser Path text field. If you want to use Explorer, click Next to continue with the installation. If you wish to select another Web browser to use with WebCompass Personal Edition, click Browse and locate the Web browser you wish to use.

If the installation cannot find Quarterdeck Mosaic, Netscape Navigator, or Microsoft Internet Explorer on your system, the Browser Path text field will be empty. You must either click Browse and locate the Web browser you wish to use or manually enter its directory path.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


WebCompass Internet Requirement

There are two sections on this screen:

Internet Access

The top section reminds you that you must have a working Internet account before you can use WebCompass Personal Edition, and advises you to exit the installation and set up and Internet account if you do not currently have one.

More information about how to set up and configure an Internet account is available in Windows 95 online help under the topic "How to Connect to the Internet using Dial-Up Networking."

Microsoft Internet Wizard

The bottom section, if it displays, tells you that the WebCompass Personal Edition installation has detected the Microsoft Internet Wizard on your computer, and gives you the opportunity to use it by clicking on the Wizard button.

This wizard, which walks you through the process of connecting to the Internet via a dial-up networking connection, is available only if you've installed the Windows 95 Plus Pack on your system.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


WebCompass Required Information

The WebCompass Required Information screen asks for information required by WebServer.

There are two sections on this screen:

User Information

E-mail address: Enter the e-mail address of the WebServer System Administrator.

Proxy Host: Enter the machine name of the proxy host if WebServer is behind a firewall. Remember that this is a machine name, and not a URL.

Proxy Port: Enter the proxy port number if WebServer is behind a firewall.

Location Information

Time Zone: Select the time zone WebServer is in from the drop-down list. The Sort by Time Zone checkbox lets you control how the list of cities and their time zones display: alphabetical order or by time zone.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


WebServer Upgrade Options

This screen displays only when the installation detects an existing version of WebServer on your system.

Options:

Overwrite Configuration files: When checked, the installation will overwrite the existing WebServer configuration files, which will require you to reconfigure WebServer when the installation is complete. The default is not to overwrite these files.

Overwrite Sample Web pages: When checked, the installation will overwrite the existing sample Web pages. The default is to overwrite these files.

When you are done with this screen, click Next. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Click Exit to quit the installation without finishing it.


Win32s Required

This screen means that your system does not have the Microsoft Win32s sofware required for use with WebCompass Personal Edition.

Important: You must install the Win32s software or WebCompass Personal Edition will not be able to run on your system!

To have the installation program install the Win32s software:

Click Install.

To start WebCompass after the Win32s software is installed:

Double-click on the WebCompass icon in the WebCompass program group. Quarterdeck Mosaic will launch and display a page with further instructions for using WebCompass.

Click Exit to exit the installation and prevent the Win32s software from being installed.