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  • Shareware is software offered free only for a limited time or with limited functions, which should be paid for and licensed later; try before you buy.
  • Freeware is software offered with no payment requirement (although sometimes donations and/or feedback are appreciated).

Library Software CD-ROM Instructions

The Library Software CD-ROM may be checked out overnight at the Boreham Library circulation desk, by currently registered students and faculty. It contains tested software that works with the library's online services, as well as other useful software.

Library Software CD-ROM Instructions
Boreham Library Software [version 071016]

This software is provided for students accessing library services, to avoid downloading the files online. The software is primarily intended for Windows XP or Vista and requires an existing Internet access by phone, DSL, or cable through an Internet Service Provider.
You must be a currently registered student or faculty member to use the databases and Electronic Reserves from off-campus. This software is available for free download on the Internet and does not entitle the user to any special privileges or to Internet access by installing it. UA Fort Smith does not guarantee the compatibility, functionality or safety of this software - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. You are not required to register, use any service, or provide information to most of this software to use it. Vendors may require you to download newer versions of these files when installing or at any time in the future.

This CD-ROM Contains:

  • Firefox 2.0.0.6 [alternate for Microsoft Internet Explorer]
    You will also need Java, which is on this CD-ROM.
  • Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 [email for Firefox users]
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.0
  • Adobe Flash Player 9,0,47,0
  • Adobe Shockwave 10.2.0.022
  • Apple QuickTime Player
  • Media Player Classic
  • Viewers for files and documents:
    Microsoft Word,Excel & Powerpoint 2003 Viewers
  • Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
  • Internet Explorer 7

Bonus Freeware:

  • Printkey
  • OpenOffice 2.2.1 [alternate to Microsoft Office]

Create a file folder on your computer's C drive and name it "atest" and then copy everything from the CD into "atest". Then you can remove the CD and install any of these programs from your C:\atest folder. Follow the directions, and take the default setup for each program.

ALTERNATE BROWSER TO USE THE INTERNET

Firefox

You may find this browser works as well or better for you for Library services than Internet Explorer (blue e) If you like, you can import your Favorites from Internet Explorer, Netscape or Mozilla during the installation.

  1. Click on Firefox Setup 2.0.0.6.exe to install.
  2. After installing, open Firefox & you can click on the dotted circle under the red X in the upper right corner. You can add extensions such as Ieview and many other helpful features. (See http://libcat.uafortsmith.edu/screens/helpfirefox.html for more information.)

Firefox does NOT prevent you from using Internet Explorer for any other functions. You do NOT have to make Firefox your default browser.

Java YOU ALSO NEED THIS!

If you do not already have Mozilla or Netscape on your computer, you will also need to install Java for Firefox. Click on the program jre-6u2-windows-i586-p-s.exe. This will install Java.

Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (optional)

This is an alternate email which can be used with or without Firefox.
If you prefer to use the UA Fort Smith LionsLink email only, you may not need Thunderbird. However, Thunderbird is compatible with LionsLink (see http://libcat.uafortsmith.edu/screens/helpfirefox.html for more information) Click on Thunderbird Setup 2.0.0.6.exe to install. To learn how to use Thunderbird, use the tutorial at: http://opensourcearticles.com/introduction_to_thunderbird

VIEWERS FOR FILES AND DOCUMENTS

Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 (optional) xlviewer.exe

With Excel Viewer 2003, you can open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. You can also copy data from Excel Viewer 2003 to another program. However, you cannot edit data, save a workbook, or create a new workbook. Click on xlviewer.exe to install.

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2003 (optional) ppviewer.exe

PowerPoint Viewer 2003 lets you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions. However, Information Rights Management (IRM) presentations, running macros, programs, or opening linked or embedded objects, are not supported by this viewer. This viewer also supports opening password-protected Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer 2003. Click on ppviewer.exe to install.

Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 (optional) wdviewer.exe

Word Viewer 2003 lets you open Word 2003 documents and documents created with all previous versions of Microsoft Word for Windows® and Microsoft Word for Macintosh. In addition to Word document files (.doc), you can also open files saved in the following formats: .rtf, .txt, .htm, .html, .mht, .mhtml, .wpd, Works 6.0 (.wps), Works 7.0 (.wps),and .xml. With Word Viewer 2003, you can view, print, and copy document contents to another program. However, you cannot edit an open document, save a document, or create a new document. Click on wdviewer.exe to install.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Acrobat Reader allows you to read documents in pdf format, often found in Library services and databases.

This is for Windows 98SE/ME:
Click on AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe to install.

This is for Windows XP or Vista:
Click on AdbeRdr810_en_US.exe to install.

Remember: when printing from Adobe Reader, use the printer icon inside the Adobe Reader screen and NOT your browser printer or CTRL-P.

FREEWARE

Printkey 2000 ver.5.10 (unsupported) setup.exe

Install this for a useful popup utility to put in your "Start" folder, so it is loaded when you start up your computer. Press the Print Screen key to activate it. Print, or save to a file, all or part of the screen. The newer shareware version is at http://www.warecentral.com/

OpenOffice 2.2.1

OpenOffice is from http://www.openoffice.org
It is a freeware office suite of software which is comparable and compatible with Microsoft Office in many ways. You can save your document /presentation /spreadsheet in Microsoft Office format, and bring it to campus, then open it on a campus computer. It includes:
CALC (spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel)
WRITER (word processor similar to Microsoft Word)
IMPRESS (presentation similar to PowerPoint)
DRAW (a graphics/drawing program)
You should be able to use files from most Microsoft Office programs in OpenOffice (up through version 2003/XP, at least), and save them in Microsoft Office formats that can be read by Microsoft Office. Be sure to save in Microsoft Office Suite file formats for converting back and forth between software.

Click on OOo_2.2.1_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US.exe to install. This is the version for use with Windows. (Mac users may download their own versions from the website listed above.)
The Open Office instructions.txt file has instructions for installation.
Please note: there is no support or help on campus for OpenOffice. You will need to read the Help file in the program, or use the OpenOffice website at http://support.openoffice.org/ for help.

MEDIA PLAYERS

Note: these players are updated so often it is difficult to keep a current version available on CD-ROM. Downloading the latest version may be your best option.

Windows Media Player must be downloaded from Microsoft as it requires authentication:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/Browse.aspx?displaylang=en&categoryid=4

Apple Quicktime is available at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
or click on QuickTimeInstaller.exe to install version 7.

Adobe Flash Player is available at http://www.adobe.com or click on install_flash_player to install Adobe Flash 9,0,47,0

Shockwave Player is available at http://www.adobe..com or click on Shockwave_Installer_Slim.exe to install Shockwave 10.2.0.022

Media Player Classic is also available at this page or copy mplayerc.exe to your hard drive and click on it to run.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS SOFTWARE

Windows XP Service Pack 1 (xpsp1a_en_x86.exe) and Windows XP Service Pack 2 (WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe) are provided here with no guarantee that they will install or work on your system. They are provided only due to the large size of the files, which may be difficult for some users to download. Microsoft authentication may be required for installation.

INTERNET EXPLORER 7

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe) is provided only due to the large size of the file. Microsoft authentication may be required for installation.