Gabriel
Wed Jul 02 06:19:01 PDT 2008
Hi Rob
Thanks. I too have seperate directories for all downloads for the
contingencies you mention. I take it this three-line Add-on (the only file in
the download) is detritus and should be blown away. Of course, the first
Add-on I tried to install--the first on the list--just happened to be
defective. I spent hours trying to find the missing link that would install
it for me.
--
System: HP a6220n, Core 2 Duo Pro E4500 @ 2.20 GHz, 2GB, Vista Home Premium
SP1, IE 7.0 as preinstalled.
"rob^_^" wrote:
> Hi Gabriel,
>
> Well behaved Addons use a Windows Installer package to correctly install
> programs on your computer and to allow you to un-install them from the
> Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs Applet.
>
> You are best advised to Save files downloaded from the Internet. (Choose
> Save from the Download dialog). I have a separate folder where I keep copies
> of all files I download so that I don't have to download them again to
> re-install or repair them. (I even save Firefox extensions rather than use
> the Addons manager to install them).
>
> Once the file has completed downloading you can then choose to 'Run' the
> file which will start the installation process.
>
> Always carefully read the license agreement (some installers 'bundle'
> unwanted software with their programs) to make sure you are getting exactly
> what you expect.
>
> You should be prompted for a folder to install the program to. I have a
> partitioned disk and install all of my programs to disk D:, separate from
> the Operating System on drive C:, but this is optional.... It makes backing
> up of Windows easier.
>
> You can un-install or repair programs from the Control Panel>Add/Remove
> Programs (XP) or Programs and Features (Vista). Most programs also have an
> Uninstall.exe file placed in their installation folder. You can un-install
> the program by selecting that file.
>
> The Addons manager in IE (Tools>Manage Addons) is completely different from
> FireFox or Netscape. You use this tool to disable or enable IE Toolbars,
> Explorer Bars, Menu and Button Extensions and Downloaded program files.
> Some Addons for IE7 were written before IE7 was available and do not work
> very well with IE7. You can use the Addons Manager to trouble shoot your
> installed Addons by disabling them one at a time to find the one causing
> problems, and then uninstalling it.
>
> I would recommend that you download a Toolbar from
>
>
http://toolbar.google.com
>
http://toolbar.live.com
>
http://toolbar.yahoo.com
>
> (your choice, IE7 has a built-in search function and popup blocker, so there
> is really no need to install additional addons.)
>
> to ensure that you have the latest version of their addons.
>
> You can find additional help by searching this newsgroup.
>
> Regards.
>
> "Gabriel" <Gabriel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5DCC5EA7-5738-4B02-8C51-57BA54237002@microsoft.com...
> > Admitedly, I'm a IE newbie having spent most of my browsing life using
> > Netscape and FF. Therefore, the questions I post may appear too simplistic
> > to
> > even answer but I ask them only after an ernest attempt to find the answer
> > myself. Having said that:
> >
> > I want to install an add-on but don't see how to do it. The help pages say
> > to go to Tools>Manage Add-ons>Find More Add-ons which takes me to
> > www.windowsmarketplace.com/category.aspx?bcaid=3500. Navigating through a
> > few
> > more pages I can select the Add-on "Video Download" and click on "Download
> > Now" which brings up a dialog box with 3 choices: Open, Save, Cancel.
> > Selecting Open displays the contents of the file in Notepad; REGEDIT4 and
> > 2
> > lines of of registry changes. Save saves the file to wherever I want.
> > Assuming I saved the file, what's next? I couldn't find anything called
> > "Install." Help seems to assume that it's common knowledge and implies
> > that
> > "install" is accessable from Manage Add-ons. The file extension is
> > incorrect
> > for a registry file? I tried running it from a command prompt and it
> > couldn't
> > find REGEDIT4. What am I missing?
> >
> > --
> > System: HP a6220n, Core 2 Duo Pro E4500 @ 2.20 GHz, 2GB, Vista Home
> > Premium
> > SP1, IE 7.0 as preinstalled.
>