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FirstClass Installation for Windows
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Installing FirstClass
 What is your current FirstClass version? To
find out, from the Help menu choose About
FirstClass Client.
- Print these instructions.
- Click here to download the FirstClass
9.126 for Windows installation software.
A
File Download window will appear. Choose Save.
In the Save As window verify that the field labeled Save
In says Desktop. If not choose Desktop.
Click Save. When you see the Download Complete
window, click Close.
- If any version of FirstClass is already installed on this
computer, first follow the removal instructions then
continue with the installation.
- Exit from all programs including the browser you are using
to read these instructions, and refer to your printed instructions.
- Double-click the FirstClass installer icon on your desktop, FC9126US.exe,
to begin installation. (If your computer has Windows XP you
may see a security warning that the publisher could not be
verified. If so, click Run.)
- You will see an Install Shield window, then a FirstClass
Setup Welcome window. Click Next.
- In the License Agreement window click Yes.
- In the window that says
Install this Application for:, click the button next
to Anyone
who uses this computer (all users). Click Next.
- The Choose Destination Location window will tell
you that the destination folder is C:\Program Files\FirstClass.
Click Next. You should see a message that says "This
folder does not exist. Should Setup create it for you?" Click Yes.
 If you do not see this message, you
should remove the current version of FirstClass
before installing the new one. Click Cancel.
When asked if you want to cancel the setup,
click Yes. Click Finish to
interrupt and exit the setup. Go to the FirstClass
removal instructions. After removing
the old version of FirstClass, proceed
to step 4 of these installation instructions
again.
- In the FirstClass Installation Options window, click Next.
- In the Start Copying Files window, Click Next.
- When the Install Shield Wizard Complete window appears,
click Finish.
- FirstClass may launch automatically and give you
the login window. If not, look for the FirstClass icon
 in
the task bar near the time, you can right click it
and choose Connect. Otherwise, double-click
the new FirstClass shortcut on your desktop to
launch the program.
 Click
the Advanced button in the Login window
so that it opens up a new bottom section shown in this
picture. - 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.
- Log in with your FirstClass User ID and password.
 If
you would like to set FirstClass as your default email
client, click the Preferences button on your toolbar.
On the General tab, click the box that says Register
FirstClass as default Internet mail client. Click Apply then OK.
- Exit from FirstClass (File > Exit)
- Drag the icon for the installer program, FC126US.exe,
into the Recycle Bin. Empty the Recycle Bin by
right-clicking the Recycle Bin and choosing Empty
Recycle Bin.
- 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. Exit
from FirstClass, then locate the file that you saved
in the FirstClass removal instructions and drag it
to the C: > My Documents > FirstClass > Tools folder.
If your Computer has the Windows 98 operating system,
open C: > Windows > All
Users > Application Data > FirstClass > Tools and
locate the two standard dictionary files US.FCC and
US.FCT. Move these two files to My Documents > FirstClass > Tools.
- There will be a new FirstClass shortcut on your
desktop. If you want a shortcut on the Windows XP
or Windows 2000 taskbar at the bottom of the screen,
drag the shortcut to the taskbar from your desktop.
- Restart your computer.
- Verify that you have the correct version
of FirstClass. To do this, launch FirstClass and log in.
From the Help menu choose About
FirstClass Client. If you see a version other than
9.126 another version of FirstClass may have been running
during this installation.
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Removing
FirstClass
- If you have personal dictionary entries for your FirstClass
spell check you can save them to be used with a new installation.
The file you need to save is called USER.FCT. In FirstClass
7 and earlier this file can be found in C: > Program
Files > FirstClass > Tools.
In FirstClass 8 and 9 it is located in C: > My
Documents > FirstClass > Tools.
Drag user.fct temporarily to your Windows desktop or another
location outside of the FirstClass folder. The FirstClass 9
installation instructions explain how to replace this file
to use with the new version.
- If there is a Download folder within C: > Program
Files > FirstClass it may
contain copies of files that you opened as attachments
to email or conference messages. 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.
- Be sure that you have fully exited from FirstClass, otherwise
you will not be able to remove it properly. Look
in the task bar near the time. If you see any of these icons
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right-click on it and choose Exit from the pop-up
menu. Be sure that none of these icons is on the task bar
before you proceed.
- Windows XP: Start >Control
Panel >Add or Remove Programs.
Other Windows versions: Start > Settings > Control
Panel > Add/ Remove Programs.
- When the list of currently installed programs appears,
look to see whether FirstClass Client is
on the list. (If you don't see First Class Client on the
list, close the windows and go to step 7.)
- If FirstClass is in the list of currently
installed programs, click the Remove button.
If/When asked if you wish to proceed, click Yes.
Depending on the way FirstClass was
installed, this step may or may not have
removed the program. Whether or not this
step seems to have worked, proceed to the
next step. If Change/Remove does remove
the program, it will now be gone from the
add/remove programs window but some old,
unnecessary files will have been left behind.
The following steps will remove the rest
of these files.
- On your Windows desktop, open My Computer, then C:,
then Program Files.
- Look for a FirstClass folder within Program Files. (In Windows
2000, you might have to click Show Files in the left
side of the Program Files window to see the folders.)
- Drag the FirstClass folder to the Recycle
Bin. If you see an error message telling you that you can
not delete a file because is is being used, this means
that did not exit from FirstClass before following the
removal procedure. Click OK in the error
message and start again.
- On your Windows desktop, open My Documents.
Look for a folder called FirstClass and drag it to the Recycle
Bin. Note that there may not be a folder with this name if
you are removing a very early version of FirstClass.
- Close all windows so that your Windows desktop icons are
visible.
- If there is a FirstClass shortcut on your
desktop, drag it to the Recycle Bin. (Desktop shortcuts have
a black arrow on the bottom left corner)
- Look for FirstClass in the Start menu. If
you find it, right-click FirstClass and choose Delete or Remove
from this list from the pop-up menu.
- If you have Windows 2000 or XP, there may
be a shortcut to FirstClass in your helper taskbar at the
bottom of the screen. If so, you should click it to select
it and press the DELETE key.
- Right-click Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop and
choose Empty Recycle Bin from the pop-up menu
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- Becky Atwood, ratwood@wellesley.edu
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- Modified:
22 September, 2009
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