Configuring Netscape for Stuffit Expander

Macintosh

Note: It is assumed that you have installed Stuffit Expander on your Hard Disk prior to initiating this procedure. Follow these step-by-step procedures to configure Netscape Navigator for use with Stuffit Expander.

  1. Open Netscape Navigator.
  2. Hold down the mouse button while you click on Options from the menu bar on the top of the screen.
  3. Select General Preferences.
  4. Click on the Helpers tab on the screen that appears.
  5. When the list appears, scroll down the list until you see the three entries ending in hqx , sit , and bin on the right side of the screen.
  6. Click once on the entry ending in hqx to select that item (it will turn blue).
  7. Click on the Browse button (near the middle of the screen.)
  8. Find the Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 Folder on the Hard Disk.
  9. Double-click on this folder to open it.
  10. Double-click on Stuffit Expander.
  11. The Helpers screen will reappear.
  12. Click on Launch Application in the Action row at the bottom of the screen.
  13. Click on the Apply button.
  14. Now, select the row of text ending with sit .
  15. Click on the Browse button again. (this time it should go directly back to the Stuffit Expander folder.)
  16. Double-click on Stuffit Expander.
  17. Click on the Launch Application button.
  18. Click on Apply.
  19. Now, select the row ending in bin .
  20. Again, click on Browse and select Stuffit Expander from the Stuffit… folder.
  21. Click on Launch Application and Apply.
  22. Click on OK when you are finished.
  23. Reopen the Options/Helpers screen and scroll down to the hqx, sit and bin entries.
  24. You should see that Stuffit Expander is now listed as the default application that will be launched whenever a hqx, sit or bin file is encountered.
  25. From this point on, whenever you download a file from the World Wide Web using Netscape, Stuffit Expander will automatically open to unstuff the file and place it on your desktop.