[HP4GU-FAQ] Re: Message Archives

[Paul Kippes]

Penny,

It sounds like you got the file okay.  So I'll start
there.

The file that your computer prompted you to save to
the hard drive is a runnable application.  To get the
messages it must be executed (though not killed).
You'll need to do the following for each file:

1. Locate the downloaded file (which may be on your
desktop) and double click its icon.  This should cause
a dialog box titled "WinZip Self-Extractor" to appear.
 It will be asking you to choose a folder.

2. Click the "Browse" button and select the desktop
for the file's final destination.  Select "OK" to
close the Browse window.

3. Click the UnZip button.  Shortly, a message box
should appear that says "1 file unzipped
successfully."

4. At this point, a new file has been created at the
destination you selected in (2).  This new file is a
regular .txt file that can be opened in Notepad, Word,
etc.

I'll try to make time tonight to include instructions
(with pictures) on the Archive site.

Trust me.  All this complication in the beginning will
be worth it.  Its far more frustrating to have a
corrupted file and not realize it.

Paul

--- Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <linsenma at hic.net>
wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> Paul Kippes wrote:
> 
> > I've replaced the .zip files with .exe files
> which, when run, will
> > create a message files.  All you need to do is
> click a file's link and
> > when the "File Download" dialog box appears,
> select "Run this program
> > from its current location."  The computer will
> receive the executable
> > and run it.  When this finishes, you'll be
> prompted for a directory to
> > store the message file.  Remember your selection. 
> I typically choose
> > "Desktop" (by Browsing) which is always at the top
> of the list.
> 
> Um . . . I'm sorry to be so technically challenged. 
> When I click on the
> link, my browser prompts me to save it to my hard
> drive.  I did this
> (took 2-3 minutes for the 5000 message file to
> save).  Then, I opened it
> in Word, and it was garbage.  Then, I went to
> Windows Explorer to delete
> it & try something else, and discovered that it's a
> "program."  Can you
> tell what I'm doing wrong and help me out?  I don't
> get a "File
> Download" dialog box when I click on the link.
> 
> Help!!!
> 
> Thanks --
> 
> Penny


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