[HP4GU-FAQ] Re: Message Archives

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Paul --

You're awesome!!  Thanks -- it worked finally.  Thanks for being so
patient.  I do think instructions at the message archives site would be
a good thing -- for those of us who are technical dunces.

Penny

Paul Kippes wrote:

> 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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