Signing For Dummies (66 page)

You’ll see two options: to run or open the file from the current location or to save the file to your hard drive. Choose to run or open the file from its current location, and the installation procedure continues. When you finish using the interface, close your browser as usual.

Note:
We have included an “easy install” in these HTML pages. If your browser supports installations from within it, go ahead and click the links of the program names you see. You’ll see two options: Run the File from the Current Location and Save the File to Your Hard Drive. Choose to Run the File from the Current Location and the installation procedure will continue. A Security Warning dialog box appears. Click Yes to continue the installation.

To run some of the programs on the CD, you may need to keep the disc inside your CD-ROM drive. This is a good thing. Otherwise, a very large chunk of the program would be installed to your hard drive, consuming valuable hard drive space and possibly keeping you from installing other software.

Using the CD with Mac OS

To install items from the CD to your hard drive, follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

In a moment, an icon representing the CD you just inserted appears on your Mac desktop. Chances are, the icon looks like a CD.

2. Double-click the CD icon to show the CD’s contents.

3. Double-click
start.htm
to open your browser and display the license agreement.

If your browser doesn’t open automatically, open it as you normally would by choosing File
Í
Open File (in Internet Explorer) or File
Í
Open
Í
Location in Netscape (in Netscape Navigator) and select
Signing FD
. The license agreement appears.

4.
Read through the license agreement, nod your head, and click the Accept button if you want to use the CD.

After you click Accept, you’re taken to the Main menu. This is where you can browse through the contents of the CD.

5. To navigate within the interface, click any topic of interest and you’re taken you to an explanation of the files on the CD and how to use or install them.

6. To install software from the CD, simply click the software name.

What You’ll Find on the CD

The following sections are arranged by category and provide a summary of the software and other goodies you’ll find on the CD. If you need help with installing the items provided on the CD, refer back to the installation instructions in the preceding section.

Shareware programs
are fully functional, free, trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support.
Freeware programs
are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like — for free — but they offer no technical support.
GNU software
is governed by its own license, which is included inside the folder of the GNU software. There are no restrictions on distribution of GNU software. See the GNU license at the root of the CD for more details.
Trial, demo,
or
evaluation
versions of software are usually limited either by time or functionality (such as not letting you save a project after you create it).

Dialogues

For Windows and Mac.

All the examples provided in this book are located in the dialogues directory on the CD and work with Macintosh and Windows 95/98/NT and later computers. These files contain much of the sample code from the book. The structure of the examples directory is

STS/CDIntro.swf

STS/Chapter1/Alphabet.swf

STS/Chapter2/Numbers.swf

STS/Chapter2/Restaurant.swf

STS/Chapter2/Anniversary.swf

STS/Chapter2/Housevisit.swf

STS/Chapter3/Park.swf

STS/Chapter3/Store.swf

STS/Chapter3/RoadTrip.swf

STS/Chapter4/Roommates.swf

STS/Chapter4/Chicago.swf

STS/Chapter4/Dinnerparty.swf

STS/Chapter6/Shopping.swf

STS/Chapter7/Movies.swf

STS/Chapter8/Weather.swf

STS/Chapter9/House.swf

STS/Chapter10/Directions.swf

STS/Chapter11/Hospital.swf

Shockwave and Flash Player

For Mac and Windows. Commercial version.
Enables you to view Macromedia Flash content. For more information, check out
www.macromedia.com
.

Troubleshooting

I tried my best to compile programs that work on most computers with the minimum system requirements. Alas, your computer may differ, and some programs may not work properly for some reason.

The two likeliest problems are that you don’t have enough memory (RAM) for the programs you want to use, or you have other programs running that are affecting installation or running of a program. If you get an error message such as Not enough memory or Setup cannot continue, try one or more of the following suggestions and then try using the software again:

Turn off any antivirus software running on your computer.
Installation programs sometimes mimic virus activity and may make your computer incorrectly believe that it’s being infected by a virus.

Close all running programs.
The more programs you have running, the less memory is available to other programs. Installation programs typically update files and programs; so if you keep other programs running, installation may not work properly.

Have your local computer store add more RAM to your computer.
This is, admittedly, a drastic and somewhat expensive step. However, if you have a Windows 95 PC or a Mac OS computer with a PowerPC chip, adding more memory can really help the speed of your computer and allow more programs to run at the same time. This may include closing the CD interface and running a product’s installation program from Windows Explorer.

If you still have trouble installing the items from the CD, please call the Customer Service phone number at 800-762-2974 (outside the U.S.: 317-572-3994) or send e-mail to
[email protected]
. Wiley Publishing Inc. will provide technical support only for installation and other general quality control items; for technical support on the applications themselves, consult the program’s vendor or author.