PC tech question -- getting Steve Nervig's index to work

[teutone.]

Originally Posted by Rollingstone

Hi MBL,

Thanks for trying to help. I just downloaded Mozilla/Firefox, but the browser was missing plug-ins. So I downloaded Micromedia Flash (as requested). However, with Mozilla, I'm still unable to drag any files into the w126CD1 folder. With Netscape as a browser, I can't find any suitable missing plug-ins. And IE is crap as we know, wrt using the PDFs from the CDs. My guess is that my platform, which is Windows XP, is screwing up the operation of other browsers which I care to download and use other than IE.

I really wish I had the Mac OS platform now (which, it seems, works flawlessly with Mozilla)....then, like you, the programs file would be visible from the CD, and then I could drag the program files directly to w126CD1 and w126CD2 directly. No fuss. No prob. I'm really beginning to despise Microsoft. I wonder how on earth I'm ever gonna be able to use the supplemental service index of Steve's. It looks really good, and the MB CDs are so lacking in depth.

Microsoft sucks. Rant over.

RS

I don't have much to add to MBL87560SEC. I have windows XP and we used mozilla/firefox to install the index and the mbusa CD's. Used 'end it all' for the WIS/ASRA. The EPC,s were easier. Teutone (aka Horst K)

[MBL87560SEC]

Hi RS,

Fellow member bse500sel reminded me of something in mentioning Windows Explorer.

RS, you've been mentioning difficulties with the browsers, plug-ns, etc. while attempting to install the index.

The browser acts as the portal through which to view/work with the index and the w126CD1 & 2 files previously installed on your hard drive. The browser is not used for any part of the installation process.

Please correct me if I got the wrong impression, but it appears as though a web browser was somehow being used as a tool in the install.......... ?

Again, Good Luck, MBL