Installing Stuffit Expander
Macintosh Users
Installing Stuffit Expander is a bit different for users
of the Macintosh versions of Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet
Explorer. Stuffit Expander is a freeware program that is widely
available for downloading on the World Wide Web, but, only in
a compressed form. It's the old "chicken and egg" problem.
You can download and freely use Stuffit Expander but you must
to already have Stuffit Expander installed to download and unstuff
the program.
Fortunately, there is an easy solution. Included (without
charge) with the course materials, is a copy of the Stuffit
Expander 4.0.1 Installer file stored on a floppy disk. Follow
these step-by-step instructions to install Stuffit Expander on
your Macintosh computer.
- Restart your computer with the extensions off by holding
down the Shift key while you select Restart from
the Special menu in the top row. (This is a good practice
to follow whenever you install new software!)
- When the system software finishes loading, insert the Installer
Disk into your disk drive.
- Double-Click on the Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 Installer
icon.
- Click on Continue, Continue, Install
and Install when the dialog boxes appear.
- When the Installation Was Successful message appears,
click on OK.
- The Stuffit Expander folder will appear on the screen.
- Click on Read Us First for instructions on how to use
the software.
- Close the Read Us
file and the Stuffit
folder by clicking in the close boxes.
- Restart the computer (don't hold down
the Shift key this time!)
- Open your Hard Disk and you will see that a new folder named
Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 Folder and a Stuffit Expander
alias icon have been installed on your computer.
- Follow the instructions in the Read Us First file to use the
software to unstuff downloaded files.
- If you will be using Stuffit Expander with Netscape Navigator
or Microsoft Internet Explorer, proceed to the step-by-step
instructions on page 2.7.8 for configuring your web browser
to automatically open Stuffit Expander when a stuffed file is
downloaded.