Re: I want to download....

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: steve eddy (seddy_at_nospam.socal.rr.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:56:34 -0800

"jatfla" <jatfla@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:16D5B363-9D98-4D67-BE71-0934A63F3DE9@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "steve eddy" wrote:
>
>> if you're talking about this link:
>>
>> http://www.e-sword.net/files/setup752.exe
>>
>> it's asking what you want to do with the install executable. no way any
>> floppy is involved, this is 16 MB. You can either click "run" and install
>> it
>> directly, or select save and tell your system where you want to save the
>> ..exe file (out on the desktop is usually the best place). Then you would
>> double click on it there and away you go.
>>
>> hope this helps.
>>
>> steve
>>
>>
>> "jatfla" <jatfla@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A53630CD-84B8-48A9-B1DB-78BC395EF313@microsoft.com...
>> > It doesn't get anymore basic than this.....
>> > I want to download a Bible from E-Sword. When I hit the "install"
>> > button,
>> > the only option I have is to install it on a disk. Now is this a
>> > regular
>> > CD
>> > or is this a floppy disk? I don't know nothing about floppy disks! My
>> > computer is a Dell 3000, brand new and I didn't think it used floppy
>> > disks.
>> > Anything you have to offer would be helpful; even if it's a place to go
>> > read.
>>
>>
>> Thanks Steve. You told me exactly what I wanted to know. When I said
>> that *it* only gave me the option of *save* (apparently onto a disk
>> which I didn't have) it was through the Firefox browser. I tried it
>> straight from AOL and it installed it onto my computer. I did scan it
>> first.
>
> Now, would there be any other reason to put the program (is this what they
> call software?) onto a CD other than to have it as a back up?

Not that I can think of........but backup is good. You might need to
reinstall it someday. Or install it on another computer. CD-RW is good for
backup.

Quantcast