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                     Netscape 7.0
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Netscape 7.0 is subject to the terms detailed in the 
license agreement accompanying it.

This Read Me file contains information about system 
requirements and installation instructions. 

Before you install Netscape 7.0, be sure to read the 
Release Notes, which describe known problems and 
installation issues:

http://home.netscape.com/bookmark/7_0/hrelnotesrtm.html

To submit bugs or other feedback, open the Help menu
and choose Feedback Center.

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                 System Requirements

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*All Platforms

To view and use the new streamlined "Modern" theme,
your display monitor should be set to display 
thousands of colors. For users who cannot set their 
displays to use more than 256 colors, Netscape
recommends using the "Classic" theme for Netscape 7.0.
	
To select the Classic theme after you have installed
Netscape 7.0:
	
     1. Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
     2. Under the Appearance category, choose Themes.
     3. Click to select the Classic theme.
     4. Click OK.
        Changed themes take effect after you restart 
        Netscape 7.0.

During installation, the creation of temporary files
requires more free disk space than listed below.
     
*Mac OS

     -Mac OS 8.6 and later; Mac OS 9.1 or later 
      highly recommended; Mac OS X 10.1.x
     -PowerPC 604e 266 MHz or faster processor, G3,
      or G4
     -64 MB RAM
     -36 MB of free hard disk space

*Windows 

     -Windows 95, 98, or 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 
      4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
     -Pentium 233 MHz (or faster) processor
     -64 MB RAM
     -26 MB of free hard disk space

*Unix

     -Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and later
      
      Note: Netscape 7.0 is certified and fully 
      supported on Red Hat Linux, but will run on 
      other Linux distributions, such as Debian 2.1 
      (or later) or SuSE 6.2 (or later). 
      Netscape 7.0 requires Linux kernel-2.2.14 
      or later, with the following libraries or 
      package minimums:  

      * glibc - 2.1.0
      * gtk+ - 1.2.0 (1.2.5 or later preferred)
      * XFree86-3.3.6

     -Pentium 233 MHz (or faster) processor
     -64 MB of RAM
     -26 MB of free hard disk space

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                 Installation Notes

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- For Mac OS and Windows users, it is strongly 
recommended that you exit all programs before running 
the setup program. Also, you should temporarily 
disable virus-detection software.

- Install into a clean (new) directory. Installing on
top of released product builds may cause problems.

- The Profile Manager lets you create different 
profiles, each with its own bookmarks, preferences, 
email settings, and other user-specific settings. To 
work with profiles, you must first exit the browser, 
then open the Profile Manager:

    * On Windows, open the Start menu and choose 
    Programs, then Netscape 7.0, then Profile Manager.
    * On Mac OS, open the Netscape folder and then 
    double-click the Profile Manager.
    * On Linux, type the following at the command 
    line: 
      ./netscape -profilemanager

For more information, open the Help menu, choose Help 
and Support Center, and click Managing Profiles.

- If you have problems connecting to web sites after 
you install Netscape 7.0, you may need to check your 
proxy configuration settings. For information on 
the settings you should use, speak to your system 
administrator. 

For information on how to change proxy settings, open 
the Help menu, choose Help and Support Center, click 
Search, and type "proxy".

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              Installation Instructions

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*Installation Instructions -- Windows
     
     1. If you are installing from the CD: 
     - Double-click the Windows directory on the 
     Netscape 7.0 CD to open it, if you haven't 
     done so already. 
     
     If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
     - Click the NSSetup.exe link to download it to
     your machine.
     
     2. Double-click the NSSetup.exe program icon on 
     your machine to begin the Setup program.
     
     3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the 
     Setup program. The program starts automatically 
     the first time.

     Note: On Windows, Netscape 7.0 includes 
     Quick Launch. Quick Launch shortens the time it 
     takes for Netscape to start. If your computer is 
     low on memory, and you enable Quick Launch during
     installation, you have the option in Netscape
     to temporarily or permanently disable Quick 
     Launch. For more information about using Quick
     Launch, open the Help menu and choose Help and 
     Support Center; then click the Search tab in the 
     left frame, type "Quick Launch", and press Enter.

*Installation Instructions -- Mac OS 8.x, 9.x

     Note: It is strongly recommended that you do not
     disable extensions before installing Netscape 7.0
     on Mac OS 8.x or 9.x. In particular, QuickTime is
     required for installation to proceed.

     1. If you are installing from the CD:
     - Skip to step 3 now.
     
     If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
     - Click the Netscape-mac-stub.bin link. 

     2. Double-click the Netscape Installer 
     folder.
     
     3. Double-click the Netscape Installer 
     icon.
     
     4. Follow the on-screen instructions to 
     complete the installation process. The 
     program starts automatically the first time.
     
*Installation Instructions -- Mac OS X

     1. If you are installing from the CD:
     - Skip to step 3 now.

     If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
     - Click the Netscape-macosX.smi.bin link.
          
     If the downloaded file does not expand 
     automatically, you must expand the file using a 
     program such as StuffIt Expander. If you don't 
     have StuffIt Expander, you can get a copy by
     visiting:     
     
     http://www.stuffit.com/expander/macindex.html

     2. Double-click the .smi file to open Apple Disk 
     Copy utility and mount the disk image as 
     "Netscape for MacOS X". (If it launches Classic 
     instead, stop Classic and make sure the file name 
     ends with .smi.)

     3. Open the volume called Netscape for MacOS X 
     and **copy** the Netscape folder anywhere on your 
     hard drive. (If you attempt to launch Netscape 
     directly from the disk image, it will crash.)

     4. Unmount the disk image, if necessary, by 
     dragging the Netscape for MacOS X icon to the 
     trash.

     5. Launch Netscape from the folder you copied 
     to your hard drive.

*Installation Instructions -- Unix

     1. If you are installing from the CD:
     - Change to the Linux directory on the CD: 
     cd linux. Then skip to step 3.
     
     If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
     - Download the 
     netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz 
     archive.

     2. Type one of the following to gunzip and 
     untar the archive: 

tar -zxvf netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz

     OR

gzip -dc netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz | tar xvf -
     
     3. Change to the directory that contains the
     Netscape installation files:
     cd netscape-installer

     4. Run the Netscape 7.0 Installer with the run 
     script:
       ./netscape-installer
     
     5. Follow the on-screen instructions to 
     complete the installation process.

     6. To start Netscape, change to the directory 
     where you installed it and run the program: 
       ./netscape 
     The program starts automatically the first time.
     

16 July 2002