لطفا منتظر باشید ...
Installing Programs
Setting up User Accounts" in Chapter 16). Only Administrators can install programs without restriction (Figure 6.1 ).
Figure 6.1. To install software, you need certain permissions. XP-certified programs give these clear instructions, but older Windows 9
x programs may display a vague or puzzling message when you try to install them. XP allows a Limited user or Guest to log on as an Administrator to install a program.
1. Choose Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.2. Click Add New Programs.3. Insert the program's setup disk into the CD or floppy drive.4. Click CD or Floppy (Figure 6.2 ); then follow the prompts that appear.
Figure 6.2. Experienced users avoid this installation method; it's quicker to double-click the disk's Setup program (typically, setup.exe) in Windows Explorer.
Tips
Setup programs usually require you to specify a destination folder, accept a license agreement, choose which components to install, and type a serial number or product key from the CD's envelope or registration card.Software publishers create Setup programs with third-party programs such as InstallShield, Wise Installer, or Microsoft's Windows Installer, so you'll see those program names in title bars.After installation the program's shortcuts are highlighted in orange in the Start > All Programs menu. To turn off highlighting, right-click the Start button; then choose Properties > Customize > Advanced tab > uncheck Highlight Newly Installed Programs.If you're on a workplace or school network, the Add New Programs tab may contain a list of Administrator-approved programs available for installation.Most programs include a Click Here for Support Information link in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box. Click this link to display technical support information (Figure 6.3 ).Figure 6.3. Support information usually includes the software company's name, the program's version number, and links to relevant web pages.
Who Can Use the Program?
A program that youor any Administratorinstall is available to all users by default; its shortcuts appear in everybody's All Programs menu. Sometimes shortcuts end up in your personal All Programs menu because you (inadvertently) told Setup to do so or because Setup gave you no choice. Recall from "Using the Start Menu" in Chapter 2 that XP inspects two folders to build the All Programs menu: one for All Users and another for the logged-on user. To make a program available to everyone (instead of only you), do the following:
1. Choose Start > All Programs.2. Right-click the item (icon) that you want everyone to be able to access; then choose Copy.3. Right-click Start; then choose Open All Users.4. Right-click the Programs folder; then choose Paste.
Now the program appears in everyone's All Programs menu. If this method doesn't work, or if a program requires per-user settings, log on to each user account and rerun Setup.Chapter 13) to download any of the thousands of commercial, shareware, demo, and free programs (and updates) available at vendors' web sites and at independent sites such as www.download.com and www.tucows.com.To download and install software:
1. In Internet Explorer, click a link that initiates a download.2. In the File Download Security Warning dialog box, click Save (Figure 6.4 ).
Figure 6.4. This dialog box appears when you click a link to download a file. Blame virus writers worldwide for the paranoid tone of the message.
Figure 6.5. Choose or create a destination folder where you won't lose the downloaded file. Desktop isn't a bad choice, but it's better to create a dedicated folder for all your downloads.
Updating Windows XP" in Chapter 19.Some software download sites let you install a program directly online rather than locally from a downloaded file. Installing locally gives you more control and leaves you a copy of the program if you have to reinstall.
