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8. After the setup is complete,choose a user name and password if you have
not already done so and enter them in their field and click OK to access the
network.
9. The Internet LanBridge installation program will run automatically, but
you can use your network first and come back to the LanBridge installation at
any time in the future if you do not choose to install it now. Before you begin
the LanBridge installation, make sure that your protocols and file and printer
sharing have been enabled before you begin to ensure that it installs success-
fully.
You can run the LanBridge program manually by clicking My Computer on
your Desktop. Then click CD-ROM drive to run the program from your
HomeLink CD, or run autorun.exe from your hard drive. See page 27 for
details on the LanBridge installation.
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The Internet LanBridge documentation has detailed infor-
mation on LanBridge software set-up and dial-up networking.
The file is called
wwhhaatt__iiss__..hhttmmll
, and you can find it on your
HomeLink CD under the directory named
DD::\\iillbb\\uusseerrgguuiiddeess\\iillbb
.
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If you are using HomeLink Cards with WinGate Home software in your other
PCs, and this is the next PC you are adding to your network, you can exit the
Internet LanBridge installation and install the WinGate software on the CD you
obtained prior to the LanBridge CD. If you would like to use Internet LanBridge soft-
ware instead, all of your PCs must have WinGate removed and LanBridge installed.
Internet LanBridge is not compatible with other proxy software like Wingate.
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6. Windows may ask you to supply your original installation files. If so, click
OK and insert your original Windows 95 installation CD in your CD-ROM
drive. Enter the location of the installation files in the Copy files from win-
dow (i.e., D:\Win95). You may have to swap between the HomeLink CD and
the Windows CD a few times. In many cases, the Windows installation files
may be stored on your hard drive in the c:\windows\options\cabs. Click OK.
7. Next, click Ye s to restart your PC.
If you do not restart your PC now, your installation will not be complet-
ed.
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Your workgroup name will be automatically changed to
WWoorrkkggrroouupp
at this time. Make note of your server PC’s name for future
reference, as you will need this information later. Remember, each of
your PC’s names must be unique.
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If you get “
VVeerrssiioonn CCoonnfflliicctt""
or a similar message, asking you if you
want to overwrite some of your existing files, it is recommended that you keep
the existing files. You may receive these messages many times, or you may
not receive them at all, depending on your system configuration and software.
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