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   FACE to moz.champion@sympatico.ca   
   Re: Netscape 7.2 won't download   
   29 May 05 10:17:52   
   
   From: AFaceintheCrowd@today.net   
      
   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   
      
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