Installing additional Personal Edition software

Netscape Navigator Personal Edition comes with additional software, called plug-ins, that enriches your experience on the World Wide Web. Plug-ins work seamlessly with Netscape Navigator to bring you sound, animation, and enhanced printing and document production.

Some popular plug-ins are installed automatically with Navigator. You can find out which plug-ins are already installed by clicking Help|About Plug-ins. To install even more plug-ins, see the following section.

How do I install this cool software?

After you install Personal Edition, you can install additional plug-ins that come with Personal Edition. Follow these steps:
  1. Place the Personal Edition CD in your CD-ROM drive.
  2. Start the Internet Startup screen: Double-click the Internet Startup icon in your Netscape Personal Edition submenu or program group. For more on the Internet Startup screen, see Chapter 5.
  3. Click Install More Cool Software.
  4. You'll see a main page with a button for each plug-in. To learn more about a plug-in, click its button. After you read about a plug-in, you can install it. Follow directions on your screen.

Getting help

If you have a question about a plug-in or bonus application, you must call the assistance phone number for that application. For more information, start the Internet Startup screen, and click Install More Cool Software. Then click an application's icon. Scroll down to find the assistance phone number.

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