Installation
Windows
Before using the programs on the General Chemistry Collection, you must
run the General Chemistry Collection setup program. Then you should install
QuickTime and Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view documentation). In addition,
QuickTime Plug-in 1.1 or later for your WWW browser is required. Installers
for QuickTime and Acrobat Reader are included on the CD.
* Note: The following assumes that your CD drive is designated as drive
D:. If your CD drive containing the General Chemistry Collection CD has
a different designation, substitute its designation for D: in the instructions
below.
Main installation
The CD-ROM contains uncompressed program files and compressed files for
hard drive installation. These should be installed onto your hard disk using
JCE Software Setup program before they are run. The JCE Software Setup
program is a Windows program and must be run from Windows version 3.1 or
later. To run the JCE Software Setup program:
1. Start your computer from your hard disk.
2. Start Microsoft Windows.
3. Place the JCE Software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
4a. From the Windows 95 Start button, select Run...
4b. From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, select Run... from the File menu.
5. Type D:\INSTALL\DISK1\SETUP (or X:\INSTALL\DISK1\SETUP, where X is the
letter
of the CD-ROM drive) and press Enter.
6. Follow the directions on the screen.
7. Exit and restart Windows.
To install QuickTime
Windows 95
1. Choose Run... from the Start button.
2. Type D:\INSTALL\QTIME30.EXE and press Enter or click OK.
3. Follow the directions on the screen.
Windows 3.1
1. Choose Run... from the File menu of the Windows Program Manager.
2. Type D:\INSTALL\QTEASY16.EXE and press Enter or click OK.
3. Follow the directions on the screen.
To Install Acrobat Reader
Windows 95
1. Choose Run... from the Start button.
2. Type D\:INSTALL\ACROREAD\32BIT\SETUP.EXE and press Enter or click OK.
3. Follow the directions on the screen.
Windows 3.1
1. Choose Run... from the File menu of the Windows Program Manager.
2. Type D\:INSTALL\ACROREAD\16BIT\SETUP.EXE and press Enter or click OK.
3. Follow the directions on the screen.
Windows 95 Users
Certain DOS programs will not run properly (and can cause your system to
lock up) under Windows 95 unless you make minor changes to their Properties
settings. These programs are: Bravais, Cleave, HCC, Mass Spec, Notebook,
Particle in a Box I and II, Salt, and X-ray Diffraction. To solve this
problem:
1. Open the JCE DOS Software program group. The JCE DOS Software group
can be
located by clicking on My Computer or running Explorer, and using 'Find'
{Ctrl-F} to
find all files/folders named "JCE" - thereafter, double-click
on the JCE DOS Software
item in the list.
2. Hold the right mouse button down while pointing at one of the program
items in the
group, and select 'Properties' from the pop-up menu.
3. Click on the 'Memory' tab and change the 'Initial Environment' memory
to 1024K. Click
'OK' to save the changes.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each program listed.
Mac OS
Before using General Chemistry Collection you must have installed QuickTime
and Adobe Acrobat Reader (to view documentation) and the FEBTechnical font.
In addition, the QuickTime Plug-in version 1.1 or later for your WWW browser
is required. Installers for QuickTime and Acrobat Reader are included on
the CD. We recommend that you read the QuickTime README file in the QuickTime
Installer folder and the ReadMe-Reader and ReadMe-Reader v. 3.01 files in
the Reader folder inside the Acrobat Reader Installer folder before you
proceed to install the software.
To install QuickTime
1. Open the QuickTime Installer folder inside the Installation folder
of the CD.
2. Double click the Installer icon and follow the directions on the screen.
3. Restart your Macintosh.
To Install Acrobat Reader
1. Open the Acrobat Reader Installer folder inside the Installation folder
of the CD.
2. Open the Reader folder and double click the Reader 3.01 Installer icon.
3. Follow the directions on the screen.
4. Restart your Macintosh.
To Install FEBTechnical font
1. Locate the FEBTechnical font suitcase icon in the Installation folder
of the General Chemistry CD and drag it to your hard disk's System Folder
icon (not into the open folder).
2. Click OK in any dialog boxes that appear.
3. Restart your computer.
Where to Go from Here
Now that you have installed the programs in this issue, you should consult
the documentation provided (Windows: see DOCS directory and JCE Docs Program
Group; Macintosh: see Documentation folder) to learn more about the programs
on this CD-ROM. Double-click program icons to try out programs that interest
you.