The CastanetTM Tuner

Installing on Windows 95 and Windows NT

The downloaded Castanet Tuner is a self-extracting InstallShield archive that installs like most downloaded Windows and Windows NT programs. Installation takes just a couple of minutes.

Contents

Prerequisites
What's Installed Where
Installation Step by Step
Configuration Step by Step

If you print this page, installation will take up less screen space, and you'll have a convenient place to check off each prerequisite and installation step as you complete it.

Prerequisites

Hardware Requirements

Before you install the Tuner, be sure your computer has the following:

Proxy Information

For the quickest and smoothest Tuner installation, gather the following information before you begin:

Clean Up First

Before you begin installation:

What's Installed Where

Installing the Tuner creates two folders containing a number of subordinate files and folders.

  1. The program folder holds the Tuner program and related files. By default, the program folder is created at the top level of your hard disk and is called Marimba. You can direct the installer to name it and locate it as you wish; however, accepting the default name is a good idea. That's because all Marimba programs should be installed in the same progam folder, and all of their installers recommend Marimba as the default program folder name. If you install another Marimba program, you won't have to remember the name of the program folder.
  2. The channel folder holds the channels you subscribe to with the Tuner. The channel folder's name is chosen by the installer; by default, it is created in \Windows or \WinNT, but you can direct the installer to put it where you like.

If the program and channel folder exist, the Tuner installer uses the existing folders, and does not disturb non-Tuner files (such as Transmitter files) in them.

Tuner installation also adds a shortcut for the Tuner program, called Castanet Tuner, to the Windows Start>Programs menu.

Installation Step by Step

Configuration Step By Step

When you run the Tuner for the first time, it prompts you for configuration information by presenting a series of dialogs for you to fill in. If you've configured an older version of the Tuner, that information is presented in the dialogs to save you a little typing. You can change configuration settings later by clicking the Tuner's Configure tab.

When an unconfigured Tuner starts, it displays a Castanet Tuner dialog.

User Information

Internet Connection

The Tuner needs to know how your computer connects to the Internet.

Proxy Configuration

A Tuner Update dialog appears.

Tuner Update

The Tuner is a channel and can therefore update itself. This dialog gives you the opportunity to update the Tuner you downloaded (perhaps some time ago). You can do this now or not, and you can do it whenever you like later.

Configuration is complete; the Tuner user interface appears.

Remember, to change the configuration data you have entered above, click the Tuner's Configure tab.

 


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