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- Netscape Communicator Installation Guide
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- Please read or print this document before installing Communicator.
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- To print this document, open it in Notepad or another word processor
- and then choose the Print command on the File menu.
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- This guide covers:
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- * What's in Communicator
- * System requirements
- * Installation instructions
- * Installation notes
- * Account Setup notes
- * Troubleshooting
- * Viewing the release notes
- * Where to get more information
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- Welcome to Netscape Communicator 4.5
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- Brought to you by U S WEST.net
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- Netscape Communicator includes all the software you need
- to get started on the Internet:
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- * Netscape Communicator, a suite of
- Internet software that lets you explore the World Wide Web,
- send and receive email, read online newsgroups, and more.
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- * Account Setup, a program that lets you set up an Internet account
- so you can get connected to the World Wide Web right away. If you
- already have an Internet account, Account Setup lets you set up
- Communicator so that it can use your existing account.
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- * Complete online documentation and Help.
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- To use Communicator, follow these steps:
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- 1. Install Communicator according to the
- instructions provided in this document.
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- 2. Use Account Setup to create an Internet account. Account
- Setup can help you create an account with an Internet service
- provider right away. If you already have an Internet account,
- you can use Account Setup to set up Communicator to use your
- existing account.
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- 3. Connect to your account and explore the World Wide Web.
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- Before you begin, make sure your computer meets the system
- requirements described in the next section.
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- System Requirements
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- To use Communicator, your computer must meet the
- system requirements described in this section.
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- * An IBM-compatible computer with the following:
- - Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (or later) operating system
- - A 486/66 (or faster) processor
- - 25 MB to 35 MB of free hard-disk space
- - 16 MB of RAM or greater
- - 256-color (or better) display
- - A CD-ROM drive
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- * An internal or external modem with a data-transfer rate of
- 14.4 kbps or faster (28.8 kpbs or greater recommended) (check your modem
- documentation to find out your modem's speed).
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- * Access to a telephone line to connect to the Internet;
- almost any phone line will do. You can even connect from
- hotel rooms or, in some countries, from pay phones.
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- U S WEST.net TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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- For help, contact U S WEST.net technical support at: 1-888-777-9569.
- Support personnel are available to assist you 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
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- Installation Instructions
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- 1. Close all open applications.
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- 2. Place the Netscape Communicator CD in your CD-ROM drive.
- The Installer screen appears.
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- 3. Click the Install Communicator button. The Installer
- launches.
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- 4. Choose a set-up type:
- - Typical (recommended). This choice installs all the
- software you need for typical Internet use.
- - Custom. This choice lets you install all of Netscape
- Communicator or individual modules. If you're
- connecting to the Internet using a local area network
- (LAN), you might also choose Custom. Check with your
- network administrator.
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- 5. Click Next to move through the remaining Installer
- screens.
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- 6. After completing the installation, restart your computer.
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- Installation Notes
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- * The Netscape Audio Plug-in will only work if you have a
- sound card installed and configured properly. It will not
- work with the PC speaker driver. Please check your sound
- card manual to configure the sound card.
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- * Netscape strongly recommends that you install the latest
- version of Microsoft Dial-Up Networking (version 1.2) on your computer.
- You should update your Dial-Up Networking software as soon as
- you've installed Communicator and are connected to the Internet.
- To update your Dial-Up Networking software, go to
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/dialup.htm
- and follow the instructions to download and install
- version 1.2 of Dial-Up Networking.
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- Account Setup Notes
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- When using Account Setup, if you get the error message
- "The server does not have a DNS entry" while attempting to connect to an
- Internet Service Provider to create an Internet account, you
- may need to install the latest version of Windows Dial-Up Networking
- software, version 1.2.
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- You can download version 1.2 of Dial-Up Networking by starting
- Netscape Navigator and going to this location:
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/dialup.htm.
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- Troubleshooting
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- In most cases, installing Communicator and connecting to the Internet
- will go smoothly. If you do encounter difficulties, however, use the
- information in this section.
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- Not enough hard-disk space to install Communicator
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- Communicator requires 25-35 MB of free hard-disk space. To reclaim
- unused hard-disk space, follow these steps:
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- 1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop.
- 2. From the File menu, choose Empty Recycle Bin.
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- If you still don't have enough free hard-disk space, delete any
- large files you no longer need, or copy them to diskettes or
- some other type of removable storage device.
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- Starting Account Setup
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- To start Account Setup, from the Start menu, choose Programs, then
- choose Netscape Communicator. From the submenu, choose Account Setup.
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- Trouble creating a new Internet account
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- If you are having trouble using Account Setup to create a new Internet
- account, review the following points and try again. If Account Setup
- gives you a message that says Connection Error, read the explanation on
- the screen and refer to the appropriate troubleshooting topic in this
- section. Here are some general tips:
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- *Make sure your modem is installed, connected properly to your computer
- and phone line, and turned on.
- *Verify that the correct modem type is selected in the Your Modem screen.
- Look in your modem's documentation to confirm its manufacturer and model
- name. If your modem is not listed in the Your Modem screen, choose Generic
- and your modem's speed (for example, 28.8 kbps). Also, make sure that you
- have selected the port to which your modem is actually connected.
- *If you need to use special dialing prefixes or codes to turn off call
- waiting or to access an outside line before dialing, be sure that you have
- entered the information correctly in the Dialing Settings for Your Location
- screen in Account Setup.
- *Try connecting again. When you connect, follow the directions on the screen
- for establishing an Internet account.
- *The Internet Account Server or the ISP's server might be busy.
- Try connecting again later.
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- Trouble with your modem
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- If Account Setup tells you that there is a problem with your modem,
- or if your modem won't dial, the problem is probably easy to correct.
- Here are some general tips:
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- *Verify that the power switch of your modem is on. You might even turn
- the modem off and then on again, just to make sure.
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- *Check the Your Modem screen in Account Setup. See your modem's
- documentation to confirm its manufacturer and model name. If your modem
- is not listed in the Your Modem screen in Account Setup, choose Generic
- and your modem's speed (for example, 28.8 kbps). Also, make sure that
- you have selected the port to which your modem is actually connected.
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- *Make sure that your modem is connected properly. See your modem's
- documentation for details. In general, for external modems, one cable
- goes from the modem to the telephone wall jack, another cable goes from
- the modem to the telephone itself, and a third cable goes from the modem
- to the back of the computer, usually into the modem port (the modem port
- is marked by a telephone icon). On some modems, a power cord reaches from
- the modem to the wall power socket. Make sure all cables and the power
- cord are firmly plugged in.
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- *Verify that your modem was installed properly. Some modems include special
- software that needs to be installed on your computer. If you are not sure
- about whether your modem includes special software, see the modem's
- documentation. If you aren't sure whether the software is present on
- your computer, reinstall the software according to the manufacturer's
- instructions.
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- *See Windows online help for more modem troubleshooting tips.
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- No dial tone on the telephone line
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- If you use a voice messaging system provided by a phone company
- and your modem uses your regular phone line, you might need to get your
- messages before you can connect to your Internet account.
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- Some voice messaging systems alert you to the fact that you have
- new messages by changing the ordinary dial tone of your phone to
- a fast dial tone (an on-off-on-off dial tone). When this happens,
- your modem, unable to detect an ordinary dial tone, can't dial out.
- The solution is to get your new messages. When you have heard and
- acted on all of your new messages, your normal, continuous dial tone
- will be restored and you can connect to the Internet.
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- Pick up the receiver of your phone and see if you can hear the dial tone.
- If you can't, then another telephone on the same line might be off the hook,
- or there might be something wrong with your telephone line. Make sure that
- your phone line is plugged into your modem.
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- The Internet Account Server connection is cut off
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- Your phone line might have a service, such as call waiting, that is
- interrupting your phone call. In Account Setup, make sure you've entered
- the characters that turn off call waiting. (If you are not sure how to
- turn off call waiting, contact your local telephone company or operator.)
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- It is also possible that you were disconnected automatically because
- your computer was idle for a certain length of time. Try reconnecting
- from Account Setup. Another possibility is that your modem is trying to
- transfer data too fast. Make sure you specified the right type of modem
- in Account Setup and reconnect. To change the modem or call waiting
- settings you entered in Account Setup, you must exit from Account Setup
- and start it again.
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- Viewing the Release Notes
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- To review the release notes for Communicator,
- start Communicator and choose Release Notes from the Help
- menu. Alternatively, you can type the following URL into the
- Location field of the Netscape Navigator window:
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- http://www.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/4.0/relnotes/due-4_0.html
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- Where to Get More Information
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- Communicator's Reference Library provides access to online
- information that supplements Communicator's built-in help.
- To open the Reference Library, start Communicator and choose
- Reference Library from the Help menu. You don't need to be
- connected to the Internet to view this information.
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- Netscape Communicator is subject to the terms detailed in the license
- agreement accompanying it.
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- Oblique, and Prima Sans Bold Oblique fonts have been installed
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- nontransferable right to use and display the Bitstream's Prima
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- the accompanying materials are copyrighted and contain
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- Unauthorized copying of the Bitstream product even if modified,
- merged, or included with other software, or of the written
- materials, is expressly forbidden.
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