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   Moz Champion to FACE   
   Re: Netscape 7.2 won't download   
   29 May 05 14:51:42   
   
   From: moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
      
   FACE wrote:   
   > On Sun, 29 May 2005 10:35:47 GMT, in alt.netscape Moz Champion   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>CandyFan wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Tue, 17 May 2005 20:06:51 GMT, Moz Champion   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>CandyFan wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>I was using Netscape 7.2 with Win 98 but had to reinstall some things.   
   >>>>>Now Netscape 7.2 won't download.  So I'm using my former browser   
   >>>>>Netscape 7.0.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>When I try to download Net 7.2 from the www, it does not install   
   >>>>>itself?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>CF-   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Exactly what do you mean it wont download?   
   >>>>Do you get an error message, exactly what happens?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>I go to a web page for downloading Net 7.2   
   >>>   
   >>>I begin the download process.  I ask it to retain the download on my   
   >>>hard drive.  That's an option given.   
   >>>   
   >>>The download process finishes and is completed.   
   >>>   
   >>>But, I can't find a folder anywhere in my hard drive.   
   >>>   
   >>>And as has always occured before, my current browser, Netscape 7.0 is   
   >>>still functioning as my default along with the Messenger mailbox?   
   >>>   
   >>>It should automatically replace my current browser and mailbox or at   
   >>>least give me the option of installing it to replace the older   
   >>>version?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>thanks for feedback,   
   >>>   
   >>>CF-   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>When you start the download it gives you an opportunity to state where   
   >>it will be downloaded to (the folder)   
   >>It wont automatically replace anything, because its not an installer,   
   >>its an install program.   
   >>Its just like you downloaded a game, you have to install it by running   
   >>the install program.   
   >>   
   >>Find where you downloaded it to, then launch it.   
   >   
   >   
   > An easy way of keeping up with "where downloaded" would be to download to   
   > desktop.   
   >   
   > FACE   
   >   
      
   Yep, thats exactly what I do   
      
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