Compaq 233789-371 - Manual (Page 68)

M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TARTED C OMMON T ASKS 6-5
If you download software
from a Web site, follow the
installation instructions that
are usually displayed on the
Web page. If installation
instructions are not
available, complete the
steps listed here.
Before downloading files of
any kind from the Internet,
make sure that call-waiting is
disabled, and that your
anti-virus utility is running.
If the download process is
interrupted, you must restart
the download procedure from
the beginning.
For more information on
anti-virus software, see
“Preventive Maintenance” on
the My Presario—Learning
More CD.
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Installing Software Downloaded
from the Internet
1. Before you start downloading, note the location on the
hard drive where the files will be stored. Also, be sure that
you have enough disk space available.
2. After the download is complete, terminate your Internet
connection.
3. Close all other open programmes.
4. From the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Settings,
and then click Control Panel.
5. Double-click the Add/Remove Programmes
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icon. This
window displays.
6. Click Add New Programmes. A window displays.
7. Click CD or Floppy. The Installation Programme window
is displays. Click Next.
8. Click Browse.
9. Locate and select the
Setup.exe or Install.exe file
for the downloaded software.
10. Click Open to begin the
installation process.