How to Install The Desktop Internet Reference

- The Desktop Internet Reference is a Windows Help file and uses
- the program winhelp.exe, supplied with Microsoft Windows
- 3.x as a presentation utility.  You NEED Windows 3.x to use
- the Desktop Internet Reference.

* Quick Installation Directions:
    Copy the file DIR10.HLP to a directory where you want it to reside;
    most people copy it to C:\DIR10.  Then, create an icon in Program
    Manager by choosing "File" - "New" - "Program Item" and filling
    in the "Program Item Properties" with the following information:

        Description: Desktop Internet Reference
       Command Line: WINHELP C:\DIR10\DIR10.HLP
  Working directory: C:\DIR10


* Longer Installation Directions:
    - You first need to copy the Desktop Internet Reference file,
      DIR10.HLP, to a directory on your hard drive.
    - If you know how to use the File Manager, copy DIR10.HLP to
      a directory on your hard drive called "C:\DIR10"
      If you want to use DOS to copy the file: first type "C:", then
      type "MD C:\DIR10" and finally "COPY A:\DIR10.HLP C:\DIR10"
    - Load Windows up.  The Program Manager is the first thing
      you see when windows starts up.
    - From the Program Manager, use your mouse to click on FILE
      from the pull down menu.
    - Click on NEW.
    - A dialog box titled "New Program Object" appears.  Use your
      mouse to click on the OK button.
    - A new dialog box appears titled "Program Item Properties" and a
      cursor appears next to a label titled "Description"
    - Use the keyboard to type in "Desktop Internet Reference" - do not
      type the quotation marks!
    - Press the Tab key or use your mouse to move the cursor to
      the box which has the "Command Line" label to the left of it.
    - Use the keyboard to type in "WINHELP C:\DIR10\DIR10.HLP"
    - Press the Tab key or use your mouse to move the cursor to the
      box which has the "Working Directory" label to the left of it.
    - Use the keyboard to type in "C:\DIR10"
    - Press the Enter key or use your mouse to press the button
      labelled "OK"
    - A new icon titled "Desktop Internet Reference" appears.  Press
      return or double click the icon to run it.


 Enjoy!


 John Buckman

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