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Sunday, July 17, 2011

How to install a software program

How to install a software program can depend on the operating system
being used and the program being installed. Because of all the different
possibilities, we have created the below steps as guidelines for installing
programs in each of the major operating systems.
Notice: This document has been created as a basic overview on how to install
software programs, games, and utilities on your computer. If errors are
encountered during the installation, this document will not cover those errors

General Tips
* Make sure your computer meets the requirements of the program, game,
or utility you are attempting to install.
* The manuals for the program or the readme file located in the same
directory as the install commonly contain exact instructions on how to
install a program.
* After installing or during the installation, a program may need to install
other programs, files, or utilities before it is able to run. If this is the case,
the program will commonly prompt you to install the program or you may
need to run a separate install before the program can be fully used.
* When installing a program, utility, or game, it is always a good idea first to
close or disable any other programs that are running.
* When installing a program, utility, or game, it is always a good idea first to
close or disable any other programs that are running.
* After installing a new program if it prompts you to reboot the computer

Many software programs, games, and utilities have an AutoPlay feature that
will automatically start the setup screen for the software program when the
CD is placed in the computer. If your program, game, or utility contains this
feature, run the installation through the screen that appears after inserting
the disc.
If you are installing a program, game, or utility that does not contain this
feature or you are installing a program from a floppy diskette, follow the
below steps.

My Computer ->Within the My Computer window, open the drive that
contains the installation files. For example, if the files are on a floppy diskette,
open the A: drive. If they're on a CD or DVD open the D: drive or the letter of
the disc drive -> Within the drive that contains your files, locate either a
setup or install file. Double-clicking on this file should start the installation
for the program, game, or utility. If you see multiple setups or install files, try
to locate the Application file or double-click each of setup or install files until
you find the file that starts the installation. Many times the icons associated
with the installation files have the same name.

An alternate method of starting the installation in Microsoft Windows
Start -> Run -> Run Window, type x:\setup or x:\install
where x is the letter of the drive you wish to start the installation from.

For example, if you are attempting to install a program from the floppy disk
drive you would type a:\setup or a:\install.

My computer -> open the drive that contains installation files -> Fined Setup
file click it (autosetup) -> press next and all -> tick mark on I accept
theagreement -> finish



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