The marshfarm ComputerTutor

Downloading Tutorial

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OK!

We've made a folder to download files into,
made another folder to save them in for possible later use,
downloaded a file off the internet,
unzipped it,
installed it, and
stored it away for later use

Terrific......master this and you will have developed a skill that will allow you to use your internet connection to save yourself many hundreds of dollars in software.

A note of CAUTION: if you are at all unsure of the source of a downloaded file always run it through your anti-virus software before you open it. It's not a bad idea to routinely do this with all your downloads. This can generally be done in less than 60 seconds and it could save you 6 to 8 hours of re-installing everything on your computer and the loss of un-replaceable personal data. It should go without saying – but is worth saying yet again – NEVER DOWNLOAD ANYTHING ATTACHED TO E-MAIL FROM SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY. And as some of the recent e-mail "worms" have taught us, you probably shouldn't open any downloads you weren't expecting , without getting confirmation from the sender, even from people you do know!

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This tutorial not have been possible without PrintKey 2000 by Alfred Bollinger. http://www.geocities.com/~gigaman