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 Bonus Software Installer

Use the EarthLink Bonus Software Installer to install a variety of software from the EarthLink CD.

In the left-hand pane of the Bonus Software Installer window, select the name of the application you are interested in. A description of the application will appear in the right-hand pane.

The amount of hard disk space required for the application will appear at the bottom of the window. This tells you how much hard disk space you need to have available in order to install the application. The amount of space you have available is displayed above the right-hand pane.

Further information may be available as a blue link that appears at the bottom of the window, in the center. Further information isn’t available for every application.

When you have decided to install an application, make sure it is selected in the left-hand pane, then click the Install button. Read the instructions on the dialogue box that appears, then click OK. As the software installs, follow the instructions that appear on your screen.


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Install Button – Install the currently selected application


Close button
Close button – Close the Bonus Software Installer


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Select an application from the left pane, then read the description in the right pane. If you like what you read and you have enough free disk space, click the Install button!


Show on Next Reboot
Check this box to have the Bonus Installer loaded into your systray when you restart your computer.


Launching the Bonus Installer

The Bonus Installer will appear as an icon (it looks like a present, complete with bow on top) on your desktop. Double-click the icon to launch the Bonus Installer.


Version
Version 8.10.00


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Note: If you have a number of icons in your System Tray, these also impact system resources.  If you consistently get “low on resources” messages, you should consider closing a number of these programs. To close a program in your System Tray, right click on the icon and click Close or Exit.


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