Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 and 3.01 Internet.txt File
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01 for Windows 95
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Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
SUMMARY
The information in this article is a copy of the information in the
Internet Explorer 3.0 and 3.01 for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0
Internet.txt file.
MORE INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
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USING THE INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD
INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT
USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
USING CITRIX WINFRAME WEB CLIENT
CACHE STRUCTURE
USING THE INTERNET CONNECTION WIZARD
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Connecting to the Internet is quick and easy using the new Internet
Connection wizard. The Internet Connection sets up your computer to
communicate with the Internet, helps you sign up for an account with
an Internet service provider, and sets up the Internet software you
need to use your account. When you've completed the wizard, you are
ready to explore the Internet.
To start the wizard for the first time, double-click The Internet icon
on your desktop. If you need to start the wizard again at a later time,
click the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to
Internet Tools, and then click Get On The Internet.
NOTE: If you install this version of Windows and then install an earlier
version of Internet Explorer (for example, Internet Explorer 2.0),
the Internet Connection Wizard will not work.
The wizard connects you to the Microsoft Internet Referral Service. This
service provides you with a list of the service providers that are
available in your area. To determine which service providers are
available,
the wizard sends the following information to the Internet Referral
Service:
Field Description
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Country Id The country from which you are dialing.
Area/City Code Your area or city code.
Exchange Code(US only) Your local exchange code. This is the first
three digits of your local phone number.
Language Id The language of the Windows software
currently installed on your computer.
Operating Platform The operating system installed on your
computer (for example, Windows 95,
Windows 3.1, Windows NT, Macintosh)
Operating Platform Version The version of your operating system.
Processor Arch The processor architecture of your computer
if it is running Windows NT (for example,
x86, Alpha, MIPS, or PowerPC).
Product Code The software product you are using to
connect to the Internet Referral Service.
Promotional Code The promotional offer (if any) in which you
are participating.
Manufacturer Code The manufacturer of your computer, if the
manufacturer includes any special offers.
Signup Version The version of the Internet Connection
wizard your computer is running.
INSTALLING PC CARD (PCMCIA) MODEMS
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If you are using a PC card (PCMCIA) modem for your Dial-up Networking
connection to the Internet and have not yet installed the modem,
you may have to enable Windows 95 PC card socket support before
running the Internet Setup wizard.
To enable PCMCIA socket support:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon to start the PC Card
Wizard, and then follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE: If you can't find the PC Card icon, you may need to install
the PC card (PCMCIA) drivers. To do this, double-click the
Add New Hardware icon, click No, click PCMCIA Support from
the list of hardware items, and then follow the instructions
on your screen.
USING A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PROXY OR FIREWALL
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If you want to access the Internet by using your local area network
(LAN) through a proxy or firewall (typically used to protect your LAN
from being accessed by others on the Internet), follow these
steps:
1. Install the TCP/IP protocol on your computer by carrying out the
following steps. This is the protocol your computer will use to
connect to the Internet.
1. In Control Panel, double-click the Network icon.
2. Click Add, click Protocol, and then click Add.
3. In the Manufacturers area, click Microsoft.
4. In the Network Protocols area, click TCP/IP, and then click OK.
5. In the list of components, click your network adapter, and then
click Properties.
6. Click the Bindings tab, and then select the check box next to
TCP/IP.
NOTE: Currently, the Internet Connection Wizard does not
automatically install the TCP/IP protocol for LAN setups.
2. Run the Internet Connection Wizard.
To run the wizard, click the Start menu, and then click Help.
In the Index, double-click "Internet," and then select "Quick
and easy way to set up an Internet connection."
3. Choose the Manual setup option, and then follow the instructions
on your screen.
4. When you are prompted to specify "How to Connect," click Connect
Using My Local Area Network.
5. When you are prompted to do so, make sure that you select the
Use Proxy Server check box.
6. Type the http server address and the port number for the computer
you want to use as the proxy server in the Proxy Server box. The
following is an example of a proxy server address and port number:
http://myproxy.mycompany.com:80
In the Bypass Proxy On box, type the names of the computers,
domains, and ports on the Internet that, when accessed, will
not go through the proxy server. Separate each item you type
with a comma. If you want to bypass the proxy when accessing
all local computers (computers on your LAN), type "<local>".
If you do not know what to type in the Proxy Server, or Bypass
Proxy On boxes, see your network administrator. For Help on
these items, click the ? in the title bar, and then click the
item.
USING PROGRESSIVE NETWORKS' REALAUDIO SUPPORT
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The Microsoft Internet Explorer includes support for Progressive
Networks' RealAudio. This enables you to listen to audio files in
real time over a dial-up modem or direct-network Internet connection.
To use RealAudio, you must have a Windows 95-supported sound card
installed in your computer. RealAudio works best on 486/33 or faster
processors.
To try RealAudio, connect to http://www.realaudio.com.
NOTE: RealAudio will not work if your connection is routed through
a local area network proxy or firewall.
USING INTERNET EXPLORER WITH VIRTUAL MEMORY
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Internet Explorer requires you to use virtual memory. Otherwise,
Internet Explorer will not run properly. To make sure you are using
virtual memory:
1. Click the Start button, then point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon, and then click the Performance tab.
3. Click the Virtual Memory button.
4. If you are specifying your own virtual memory settings, make
sure the Disable Virtual Memory box is unchecked. If this box
is checked, then you are not using virtual memory and Internet
Explorer won't run.
TIP: You can let Windows manage virtual memory for you by
selecting the Let Windows Manage My Virtual Memory
Settings option.
USING CITRIX WINFRAME WEB CLIENT
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With the WinFrame Web Client, you can run Windows programs over
the Internet and the intranet. Because the WinFrame Web Client is
installed on your computer, you can run some sample Windows
programs over the Internet from the Citrix Internet site at the
following address:
http://www.citrix.com/hotspot.htm
To run these programs over the Internet, you need an Internet
account that does not use a proxy server. After you connect to
the site listed above, just click the program icons on the Web
page to launch a program. The demo room designed by Citrix is
in English.
Saving a File to Your Desktop
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If the Windows-based program that you run allows you to save a document,
you can save the file to your desktop by carrying out the following
steps:
1. Click the File menu, and then click Save As.
2. Click Network, and then connect to your client by clicking the
network connection named Client.
3. Choose your drive, assign a network drive, and then click OK.
4. Click Save.
The WinFrame server can be configured so that it doesn't allow users
to save to the client computer. Also, some programs might not allow
you to create a network connection with your computer.
Printing to the User's Printer
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The WinFrame Web Client has the client printing feature turned off.
In an intranet network, the WinFrame server can be configured to share
out the network printer to the user, and the user can print to this
printer if the Server Administrator allows the user to access it.
CACHE STRUCTURE
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With the release of Internet Explorer 3.0 and the Internet SDK, it is
expected that many different programs will take advantage of the caching
support provided. This means that there could be thousands of URLs
downloaded and kept in the cache.
Having thousands of URLs cached into a single directory causes performance
to degrade on computers running Windows 95, which use the FAT file system.
The FAT file system might take a long time to look up a file in a directory
when the directory contains thousands of entries. There are two primary
reasons:
- There is a linear search algorithm in FAT to look up a directory entry.
- The in-memory structure of the directory entry caching used by FAT does
not work by directory but by individual file, causing it to access the
disk more often.
This is the main reason there are multiple directories in the cache.
Internet Explorer directs each URL into one of the multiple directories,
where the downloaded data is kept in the form of a file. An index entry is
created in the index file(s) in that directory.
Additional query words:
3.00 ie30 ie301
Keywords : msiew95 msient
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.01
Platform : WINDOWS
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