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- BackWeb 0.9
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- For the latest information see http://www.backweb.com
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- System Requirements
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- Operating System: Windows 95
- (Coming soon: Mac, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 3.1x)
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- Minimum Hardware: 486-66 Mhz, 16 MB RAM
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- Disk Space: 4MB for the BackWeb software and 6MB per Channel (or
- you set the amount per Channel)
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- Internet Connection: Either direct connection or 14.4 Kbps Modem or higher
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- Web browser: Either Netscape Navigator 2.0 or higher or Microsoft
- Explorer 2.0 or higher
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- Installation
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- If you do not have the BackWeb CD, see http://www.backweb.com
- for download and installation instructions.
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- Before you begin, make sure you are running Windows 95.
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- 1. In the CD drive, change directory to \CLIENT\SETUP
- 2. Double-click on the SETUP.EXE file to install BackWeb on your computer.
- 3. Following installation, BackWeb is launched and you are taken on a
- "guided tour" of the system where you can go through Quick Setup steps
- to customize BackWeb to meet your specific needs.
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- Quick Setup will enable you to:
- * Specify whether InfoPaks should be automatically or manually played.
- * Register to channels of your choice from a Channel Directory.
- * Specify the maximum amount of disk space per channel that you wish
- to allow for the storage of InfoPaks.
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- Uninstalling BackWeb
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- 1. In your Windows 95 Control Panel, launch Add/Remove Programs.
- 2. Choose BackWeb from the list.
- 3. Click on Add/Remove to uninstall BackWeb.
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- Firewalls
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- The following is relevant to users who are connected to the Internet
- through a firewall, or through an on-line service that maintains a
- firewall.
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- BackWeb requires by default that UDP port #370 be available and enabled
- from your firewall in order to allow communication with Channels.
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- You can select the UDP port through which BackWeb will connect to the
- Internet from the Advanced Settings dialog in the Connection tab
- of the Setup dialog.
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- Known Issues
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- 1. The BackWeb installer configures your browser to include a registration
- helper application. If for some reason this setting is missing, you may
- enable registration via web sites by the following steps.
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- If you are using Netscape Navigator:
- Open Netscape Navigator. Select General Preferences in the Options menu.
- Click on the Helpers tab and Create New Type. Enter 'application' in the
- Mime Type field and 'x-iad' in the Mime Sub Type field. Enter 'iad' in
- the File Extensions field. Select the radio button "Launch the
- Application", and browse for register.exe in the BackWeb program folder.
- The default location is "C:\Program Files\BackWeb\BackWeb\program".
- Click OK to close the dialog.
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- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer:
- Open the Options dialog in the view menu. Click on the File Types tab.
- Click on the New Type button. Fill in the following values in the
- corresponding fields.
- Description of type: BackWeb Registration
- Associated extension: .iad
- Content type (MIME): application/x-iad
- Default Extension: .iad
- Make sure to uncheck Confirm Open After Download.
- Click on the New button to open the New Action Dialog. Enter 'open' in
- the Action field. Browse for register.exe in the BackWeb program folder.
- The default location is "C:\Program Files\BackWeb\BackWeb\program".
- Click OK to close the dialog. Close the parent dialogs by clicking the
- Close button.
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- If you are using a different browser, you may look for the instructions
- on how to associate actions with MIME types and extensions. Associate
- MIME type application/x-iad and the extension .iad with the program
- "C:\Program Files\BackWeb\BackWeb\program\register.exe".
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- 2. In some cases where the Netscape browser was unable to locate the
- server of the given URL, it becomes impossible to invoke web pages from
- BackWeb. In order to continue, click on the OK button in the Netscape
- window to close the "Unable to locate server <URL>" message box.
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- 3. Under certain rare circumstances, BackWeb may get stuck the first time
- it is launched after installation. Restart your machine and BackWeb will
- launch appropriately.
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- 4. If you had previously installed BackWeb, then you must uninstall
- the current version prior to installation.
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- 5. In some cases, screen objects will not redraw properly when animation
- sequences are running.
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- 6. Plug-in applications launched from InfoPaks may produce sound even
- when the InfoPak is muted.
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