Macintosh Encarta 1995: Manual Installation Instructions (131433)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Encarta 95 The Complete Interactive Multimedia Encyclopedia for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q131433

SUMMARY

This article lists the steps to manually install Encarta 1995 for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

To perform a manual installation of Encarta 1995 for the Macintosh, do the following:
  1. Insert the Encarta compact disc into the CD-ROM drive.
  2. Create a new folder on your hard disk where you want to install Encarta. Name the folder Encarta 1995.
  3. Double-click the Encarta CD-ROM icon.
  4. Locate and open the Installer Files folder.
  5. Drag the following items to the Encarta 1995 folder on your hard drive:

    Animations Launcher
    Encarta '95
    Encarta Projector
    Animation

  6. Locate and open the System Files folder on the CD-ROM.
  7. Drag all the files in the System Files folder on the disc to the System Folder icon on your hard disk. When you are prompted to place items into the appropriate locations, click OK.
  8. Close the System Files folder.
  9. Close the Installer Files folder.
  10. Open the Encarta 1995 folder on the hard disk.
  11. Create two new folders in the Encarta 1995 folder. Name the folders:

    InterActivities
    Data Files

  12. Locate and open the Encarta Files folder on the CD-ROM.
  13. Copy the following files to the Data Files folder you created on your hard drive:

    Encarta '95 Data
    Performance File
    See Also Index
    Time1 Data
    Time2 Data

  14. Locate and open the Programs folder located in the Encarta Files folder on the CD-ROM.
  15. Make an alias for the following nine items:

    Country Facts
    Ellis Island
    Exploring Fractals
    Mind Maze
    Orbit Simulation
    Personal Nutrition
    Pop/Clim Charts
    World Languages
    World Music

    NOTE: For more information about creating an alias, see your printed Macintosh documentation or online help.
  16. Drag the aliases into the InterActivites folder in the Encarta 1995 folder on the hard disk.
  17. Close the Encarta 1995 folder on the hard disk.
  18. Make an alias of the Encarta 1995 folder.
  19. Drag the Encarta 1995 alias folder to the desktop.
  20. Create a new folder named Encarta '95 Preferences.
  21. Drag the Encarta '95 Preferences folder to the desktop.
  22. Close all windows.
  23. Drag the Encarta 1995 alias folder into the Encarta '95 Preferences folder.
  24. Drag the Encarta '95 Preferences folder into the Preferences folder in your System Folder.
  25. If you have Microsoft Works 4.0x installed on this machine, create a folder named Encarta 1994 Preferences. Place this folder in the Preferences folder in your System Folder.
  26. Close all the windows and restart your Macintosh.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/26/2001
Keywords:KB131433