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NETSCAPE GOLD PERSONAL EDITION VERSION 3.0
For Windows 3.1x and Windows 95
README.TXT
______________________________________________________________________
CONTENTS
* What's New in Netscape Gold Personal Edition 3.0
* Installation Instructions
* Known Problems in this Release of Netscape Gold Personal Edition
* Information about Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0
______________________________________________________________________
WHAT'S NEW IN NETSCAPE GOLD PERSONAL EDITION 3.0 Final Beta
* Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0 with Plugins
* Under Windows 3.x, improved connection performance and reliablity.
* Under Windows 95, Account Setup Wizard launched directly from the
installer, to help guide you through the setup process.
* Ability to publish web pages using a "Gold Publisher" account
which you can set up through the Netscape Internet Account
Registration server.
______________________________________________________________________
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Windows 95:
* Close any open applications.
* Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. An interactive shell
will begin automatically.
* Click the "Install Personal Edition" icon to run the
Install Wizard, and follow the instructions on your screen.
Windows 3.1:
* Close any open applications.
* Insert your CD. From the Program Manager, select File | Run.
Enter the command
D:\install.exe
If your CD-ROM is not installed on drive D:\, type the letter
of your CD-ROM drive instead of D:\.
* The interactive shell will begin.
* Click the "Install Personal Edition" icon to run the
Install Wizard, and follow the instructions on your screen.
* To uninstall Netscape Gold Personal Edition, select File | Run from
Program Manager and enter the command
c:\netscape\uninst\nuninst.exe
If you installed Netscape Gold Personal Edition into another directory
path than the one above, enter that path instead.
After running nuninst.exe, you must run the Install Wizard again
if you wish to use Netscape Gold Personal Edition, even if you click
No on the uninstaller's confirmation dialog.
______________________________________________________________________
KNOWN PROBLEMS IN THIS RELEASE OF NETSCAPE GOLD PERSONAL EDITION
Internet Startup Problems and Workarounds:
"INSTALL MORE COOL SOFTWARE"
Contains:
PLUG-INS: Inso - WordViewer, Visual Components' - Formula One/NET,
Macromedia's - Shockwave, and ASAP WebShow.
HELPER APPS: PCN - PointCast, Norton Anti-Virus, CyberSpell,
EasyPhoto, and Net Transit.
* You are required to install Netscape Navigator Personal Edition first,
then install the accompanying plug-ins.
* When installing plug-ins, the Internet Startup Shell will search for
an installed Netscape.exe file. If this file is not found, you will
be prompted to 'Please locate your copy of Netscape Navigator
(Netscape.exe). Select 'OK'. Next, you will be prompted with
a browsing dialog that will allow you to search for the installed
Netscape.exe file. If you installed Netscape Navigator Personal
Edition3.0 to its default location, the .exe file can be found in the
following directories:
Win3.1:
c:\Netscape\netscape.exe
Win95:
c:\Program Files\Netscape\Navigator\Program\netscape.exe
Once you have located Netscape.exe, select it and hit 'OK.' The
install process will begin for the selected plug-in.
* The Setup screen for each plug-in may disappear behind the Internet
Startup Shell immediately after the netscape.exe file is found.
Select Alt + Tab to multi-task between the shell and plug-in to
proceed with the installation.
* You must have at least a 256 color display. If you do not have
a 256 color display, you may still install Netscape Personal
Edition.
From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, select File | Run. Under
Windows 95, select the Start Menu | Run. Enter the command:
D:\PEINSTL\SETUP.EXE
If your CD-ROM is not installed on drive D:\, type the letter of
your CD-ROM drive instead of D:\.
* When you begin Internet Startup, it may not display colors
properly. Internet Startup may also affect colors in other
applications. Use the ALT-TAB key combination to move between
applications. Colors should then appear properly.
* You must install Netscape Gold Personal Edition before you can install
Companion Software (Plug-Ins). Internet Startup will ask you
where Netscape is installed before you can install Plug-Ins.
* When you install Plug-Ins, Internet Startup will ask you which
version of Windows you are using.
* Do not remove the CD from your CD-ROM drive while Internet
Startup is running. If you do, re-insert the CD, and click
Retry on any error dialogs that appear until the Internet Startup
program resumes.
INSTALL WIZARD, ACCOUNT SETUP WIZARD, AND DIALER
* Windows 3.1
* If you are upgrading from a previous version of Personal
Edition and cannot log in to your Internet Service Provider
with your old dialer file, copy your SR dialer file to the
c:\netscape\dialer directory.
* If Personal Edition 1.1 is installed on your system, the
Install Wizard will ask you to deinstall Personal Edition 1.1.
Clicking the "Back" button will deinstall your old version of
Personal Edition. If you do not wish to uninstall, click
Cancel.
* If your modem is not listed in Modem Wizard's list of modems,
first try the Hayes compatible setting. If the "Hayes compatible"
setting does not work, try the "Generic" setting.
* Windows 95
* If you have configured Microsoft TCP/IP to use DNS (Domain Name
Service), you may not be able to connect to internet hosts through
your Dial-Up Networking connection. Your Dial-Up Networking
connection contains its own fields for your ISP's name servers,
which will be not be used if you have specified name servers in your
Microsoft TCP/IP configuration.
The Account Setup Wizard will warn you if you have configured
Microsoft TCP/IP to use DNS. If you see this warning, double-click
the Online Books icon in your Navigator program group. Under "Tips,
Techniques and Troubleshooting," for Windows 95 users, read the
topic on "DNS configuration in Windows 95" to either modify or
disable DNS.
* To Uninstall Netscape Gold Personal Edition, select Settings | Control
Panel from the Windows 95 Start Menu. Then select Add / Remove
Programs from the Control Panel. To uninstall, select Netscape
Personal Edition from the list of installed programs, and click
the Add / Remove button.
==================================================================
Netscape Navigator 3.0 (Windows)
==================================================================
Netscape Navigator 3.0 is subject to the terms detailed in the
license agreement accompanying it.
************************************************
IMPORTANT! Before going any further, please
read and accept the terms in the file LICENSE.
************************************************
Release notes for this version of the Netscape Navigator are
available online. After starting Netscape, select "Release
Notes" from the "Help" menu. This will take you to the following
URL:
http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/3.0/relnotes/windows-3.0.html
All the New Features and the Known Problems of this release are
listed there.
To submit bugs or other feedback, use the "How To Give Feedback"
option (also in the "Help" menu), which will take you to this URL:
http://cgi.netscape.com/cgi-bin/auto_bug.cgi
==================================================================
Win32s
==================================================================
Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups users:
If you are running version 1.15 or below of Win32s, you will be
unable to install the Netscape Navigator unless you upgrade to
version 1.20 (or above) of Win32s.
For more information on determining the Win32s version, obtaining
or removing Win32s, please read W32info.txt included in the
self-extracting executable.
==================================================================
OLE 2.02
==================================================================
Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups users:
The Netscape 16bit Installer will install the following OLE2
files into the Windows System directory if there is no existing
DLL or if the existing DLL is older:
COMPOBJ.DLL 108544 10-10-94
MFCOLEUI.DLL 146976 1-13-95
OLE2.DLL 302592 10-10-94
OLE2.REG 27026 10-10-94
OLE2CONV.DLL 57328 10-10-94
OLE2DISP.DLL 164832 10-10-94
OLE2NLS.DLL 150976 10-10-94
OLE2PROX.DLL 51712 10-10-94
STDOLE.TLB 4304 10-10-94
STORAGE.DLL 157696 10-10-94
TYPELIB.DLL 177216 10-10-94
==================================================================
International
==================================================================
The Netscape installer will overwrite existing OLE2 DLLs with the
latest versions for US Windows. This will not affect 32-bit
Windows. For 16-bit Windows, the only difference between the US
and the Japanese versions are the internationalization of error
strings. Occasionally, the Japanese user may see an English
language OLE2 error message after installing Netscape. Currently,
there are no Japanese versions available for the OLE2 DLLs.
Netscape is working with Microsoft to make the Japanese version of
the OLE2 DLLs available.
==================================================================
Information about the Quicktime Plug-in
==================================================================
This part describes what you will need and how to use the
Windows version of Apple's QuickTime plug-ins for Netscape
Navigator 3.0.
WHAT THE QUICKTIME PLUG-IN DOES:
Apple's QuickTime plug-in for Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
later lets you experience QuickTime content directly in the
Navigator browser window. You no longer need a "helper
application" like MoviePlayer to view QuickTime content with
Navigator 3.0. You can also view QuickTime VR Panoramas and
Objects inline, after downloading the QuickTime VR component
from Apple. As a web developer, you can control the
QuickTime playback experience through HTML commands. You can
choose to have a movie automatically played for a user, or
present a controller giving users the ability to play, stop,
fastforward, and rewind.
The QuickTime plug-in works with existing QuickTime movies,
and with movies prepared to take advantage of the plug-in's
"fast start" feature. The "fast start" feature will present
the first frame of the movie almost immediately and can
begin playing even before the movie has been completely
downloaded. The "fast start" feature saves you time waiting
for the entire movie to download, but otherwise plays just
like regular QuickTime movie.
Netscape Navigator will use the QuickTime plug-in
automatically to play any QuickTime movie while browsing the
internet. The plug-in can play many kinds of QuickTime
movies (.mov files) including movies with text, MIDI, and
other kinds of data. If you have downloaded and installed
the QuickTime VR component, it will also let you interact
with QuickTime VR Panoramas and Objects.
WHAT YOU NEED:
* A PC running Windows 95, NT, or 3.1.
* Latest version(s) of QuickTime :
- QuickTime 2.1.1 for Windows
You can download version of QuickTime from
http://quicktime.apple.com/qt/sw/sw.html
Follow the instructions on the page to install the software.
The PC files are in ZIP format and you will need a utility
such as pkunzip to extract the software.
* Apple's QuickTime plug-in
You can obtain the QuickTime plug-in by downloading Netscape
Navigator 3.0 (http://home.netscape.com). Please make sure
you have downloaded the plug-in that is most appropriate for
the computer you are using.
* QuickTime VR
If you would like to view QuickTime VR (Virtual Reality)
Panoramas and Objects using the QuickTime plug-in, you will
need the QTVR library for Windows (QTVRW.QTC). The QTVR
software is *not* included with Netscape Navigator 3.0,
but you can download them from either the Apple QuickTime VR
site (http://qtvr.quicktime.apple.com) or the QuickTime
Software page (http://quicktime.apple.com).
On Windows, the QTVRW.QTC file must be in the WINDOWS
directory of your primary drive.
If you have never seen QuickTime VR before, be sure to stop
by Apple's QuickTime VR web page
(http://qtvr.quicktime.apple.com) to learn more about this
cool software.
* Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later
You can download Navigator 3.0 from Netscape's site at
http://home.netscape.com
HOW TO USE THE PLUG-IN:
Netscape Navigator 3.0 includes the QuickTime plug-in. When
you run Navigator 3.0, the plug-in will be ready to use.
If you are downloading the QuickTime plug-in or the
QuickTime VR components for the plug-in from Apple's web
site, you must quit Netscape Navigator and move the software
to the appropriate location (see above). When you relaunch
Navigator, the plug-in will be loaded and ready to use.
After you have downloaded and set up the software, you may
want to re-visit our
site (http://quicktime.apple.com) for additional information
on:
* Cool sample pages that illustrate how you can
incorporate Quicktime into your web pages.
* Pointers to pages by other companies that incorporate
QuickTime.
* Information on how to optimize your movies for playback
on the internet.
* Documentation how to customize your web pages to take
full advantage of the QuickTime plug-ins.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS:
Q: Should Windows users download the 16-bit or 32-bit
version of the QuickTime plug-in, or both?
A: First of all, if you are using Netscape Navigator 3.0,
you do not need to download the plug-in, it is bundled with
Navigator 3.0. But beyond that, definitely *not* both.
Download the version of the plug-in that matches the version
of Navigator you are running. If you are not sure which
version you are running, look inside the PLUGINS folder in
your NETSCAPE folder. If you see Npnull16.dll, you are using
16-bit Navigator. If you see Npnull32.dll, you are using
32-bit Navigator.
Q: I am running Windows '95 (or NT). I downloaded the
QuickTime VR software (QTVRW.QTC), installed it in my
WINDOWS directory, and rebooted. But When I run Navigator
with the QuickTime VR component, I can't view QuickTime VR
Panoramas and Objects.
A: Currently there is only a 16-bit version of the QuickTime
VR software for Windows. The 16-bit version will not work
with a 32-bit (Windows '95/NT) version of Netscape
Navigator. If you would like to use the QuickTime VR
software with Navigator, you will have to download and use
the Windows 3.1 version of Netscape Navigator. When a 32-bit
version of the QuickTime VR component is available for
Windows '95/NT users, we will post it on the QuickTime web
site (http://quicktime.apple.com).
Q: I downloaded Netscape Navigator 3.0, but the QuickTime
plug-in doesn't seem to be working.
A: Navigator 3.0 lets you pick plug-ins for different types
of content, just like you pick helper apps. You may need to
pick the QuickTime plug-in in the Navigator
"Options/Helpers" dialog to make the QuickTime plug-in work.
Q: I am using a Web browser other than Netscape Navigator
3.0 and I am experiencing problems with the QuickTime
plug-in.
A: Currently, the QuickTime plug-in only supports Netscape
Navigator 3.0 or later.
Q. I design web pages and would like to know more about
movie controls and other capabilities of the QuickTime
plug-in. Where should I look for documentation?
A: The QuickTime plug-in provides a number of new and
exciting options for internet content providers. Please
check the documentation at http://quicktime.apple.com to
learn more.
Q: I am browsing a page with a QuickTime VR panorama and
expect that I can use the option and control (shift and
control on Windows) to zoom in/zoom out of the movie.
Likewise, with a regular QuickTime movie, I expect the arrow
keys to step through the movie a frame at a time. But the
movies don't seem to respond to keystrokes.
A: You need to select the QuickTime VR panaroma or QuickTime
movie first by clicking on it. On Windows, the arrow keys do
not work.
Q. I'd like to save some of the movies to my hard drive. How
do I do this?
A. You can click on the movie and press Command-S on the
Macintosh or Control-S on the PC to bring up a "save"
dialogue. However, this will not work for QuickTime VR
movies. To save QuickTime VR movies go to the Navigator 3.0
menu, select Options/General Preferences/Helpers, then
select QuickTime from the list and choose Edit. At this
point, you'll be presented with a few options, all will work
for saving QuickTime VR files.
In case of trouble:
If you run into difficulties or have comments, please let us
know by sending e-mail to either:
Installation problems: webmaster@quicktime.apple.com
Comments/bug reports for the plugins: quicktime.apple.com
Please be sure to let us know which version of the plug-in
you are using (Mac or Windows) and which operating system
(which system software or version of Windows) you are
running. Because of the heavy traffic on the QuickTime
pages, we may not be able to respond to your e-mail
individually. We appreciate your feedback!
We hope you enjoy the QuickTime plug-in!
==================================================================
Known Bugs
==================================================================
* Please check the Release Notes for a complete list of known
bugs. Release Notes are available at the following URL:
http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/3.0/relnotes/windows-3.0.html