FirstClass Installation and Removal for Macintosh

What is your current FirstClass version? To find out, from the FirstClass menu choose About FirstClass Client.

 

Installing FirstClass

Removing FirstClass version 7, 8 or 9

Removing older versions of FirstClass

1. Print these instructions.
2. Click here to download the FirstClass 9.022 for Mac OS X installation software. The Download Manager may open and a file called FC9022US.dmg will appear on your Macintosh desktop. (You may see a message saying that the file contains an application and asking whether you want to continue. If so, click Continue.)
   
3. If any version of FirstClass is already installed on this computer, first follow the removal instructions then continue with the installation. You will not be able to install FirstClass 9 unless previous versions have been deleted.
   
4. Quit from all programs including the browser you are using to read these instructions and refer to your printed instructions.
   
5. Double-click on FC9022US.dmg, causing it to create a volume called Install FirstClass® Client on the desktop. It may automatically open the volume, but if not, double-click Install FirstClass® Client on the desktop.
   
6. In the window that appears, double-click the Install FirstClass® Client icon to launch the install program. You can click through each install window, as follows:
   Introduction: Continue
   License: Continue, and then Agree
   Installation Type: Install
   Would you like to add a desktop alias: Yes or No
   Finish Up: Quit
   
7. If Quit is grayed out, click once on the Installation successful window to make it the active window then click Quit.
   
8. FirstClass should now launch automatically as noted by the new FirstClass icon in the dock. If the Login window does not appear, from the menu choose Collaborate > Connect.
   
9. Click the Advanced button in the Login window so that it opens up a new bottom section shown in this picture.
10. Click the Setup button to open a Service Setup window.
    
    In the Connect via field choose Local Network.fcp.
    In the Server field type firstclass.wellesley.edu
    Do not enter information in the other fields.
    Click Save.
    
    
11. Log in with your FirstClass User ID and password. 
12. There is now a FirstClass icon on your dock because FirstClass is open. If you would like to make a permanent FirstClass 9.022 icon in the dock, click and hold down the mouse on the FirstClass icon in the dock. Then select Keep in Dock from the pop-up menu.
13. If you preserved a personal dictionary file (user.fct) before removing a previous installation of FirstClass, you can add it to your version 9 installation. FirstClass > Quit FirstClass, then locate the file that you saved in the FirstClass removal instructions and drag it to the Home > Library > Firstclass > Tools folder.
14. Close all windows and drag the FC9022US.dmg file and the Install FirstClass® Client volume to the Trash. From the Finder menu choose Empty Trash.

1. Exit from FirstClass. If there is an arrow under the FirstClass icon on the dock, select it and from the FirstClass menu choose Quit FirstClass.
2. Click once on the Finder icon in the dock.
3. Go > Applications
4. Find the FirstClass icon and drag it to the Trash then close the Applications window.
5. Go > Home
6. Open the Library folder.
7. Open the FirstClass folder.
8. If there is a Download folder within the FirstClass folder, it may contain files you received as attachments. If there is anything here that you need to keep, move it to another location on your computer or a removable disk so that it is no longer in the FirstClass folder. Close the Download folder.
9. If you have personal dictionary entries for your FirstClass spell check you can save them in a temporary location be used with a new installation. Open the Tools folder within the FirstClass folder and locate the file called user.fct. Drag the file to your Macintosh Desktop or other location outside of the FirstClass folder. The FirstClass 9 installation instructions explain how to replace this file to use with the new version. Click the back button to close the Tools folder.
10. Click the back button again so that you see the closed FirstClass folder inside the Library folder, then drag the FirstClass folder to the Trash.
11. Close the Library window.
12. If you have a FirstClass icon on your dock, click on it once and drag it off the dock.
13. From the Finder menu choose Empty Trash and click OK to confirm. If you see a message that some files cannot be deleted, hold down the OPTION key while you go to the Finder menu and choose Empty Trash.

1. Exit from FirstClass. If there is an arrow under the FirstClass icon on the dock, select it and from the FirstClass menu choose Quit FirstClass.
2. Double-click on Macintosh HD, then FirstClass® Client. Note: If you do not see a FirstClass® Client folder in Macintosh HD, open the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder and see if it is located there.
3. If there is a Download folder within the FirstClass Client folder, it may contain files you received as attachments. If there is anything here that you need to keep, move it to another location on your computer or a removable disk so that it is no longer in the FirstClass® Client folder.
4. If you have personal dictionary entries for your FirstClass spell check you can save them in a temporary location be used with a new installation. Find the file called user.fct inside the FirstClass Client folder and drag it to your Macintosh desktop or another location outside of the FirstClass Client folder. The FirstClass 9 installation instructions explain how to replace this file to use with the new version.
   
5. Close the Download folder window and the FirstClass folder window.
   
6. Drag the FirstClass Client folder to the Trash.
   
7. If FirstClass is listed in the Classic Apple menu, delete this alias. To do so, double click Macintosh HD then System Folder then Apple Menu Items. Look in the Apple Menu Items folder for a FirstClass alias. If you find it, drag it to the trash.
   
8. If there is a FirstClass alias on your Macintosh desktop, delete it by dragging the alias to the Trash.
   
9. If there is a FirstClass icon in the dock, click on it once and drag it off the dock.
   
10. From the Finder menu choose Empty Trash. Confirm deletion by clicking OK