NOTE: You should print these instructions prior to downloading the software!

System Requirements

WorkWORLD^TM is designed to install and operate properly on most personal computers sold during the past few years. You should have no problems installing it on your computer if your PC meets these minimum recommended system requirements:

• Intel Pentium processor (or equivalent)
  
• Windows 98 or later (see below)
  
• 64 MB RAM (as with all Windows applications, WorkWORLD runs better with more RAM.)
  
• 150 MB free hard drive space
  
• CD-ROM drive
  
• Sound Card supported by SAPI 5.1
  
• Internet Explorer (version 6 or later)
  
• Adobe Acrobat Reader or full program (version 7 or later)
  
• 800x600 display resolution minimum (see below).

WorkWORLD is a 32-bit application designed to run under the Microsoft Windows operating system. It requires Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows NT4 with SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista on your computer. It will not operate with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. You should check which version of Windows runs on your computer before attempting to install WorkWORLD. You can do this easily from your desktop. Right click on the "My Computer" icon, and then choose Properties. Click the General tab and check the System area. Your system should have Windows 98 or later installed. If it is not, contact Microsoft or your computer manufacturer for updated Windows files, and make certain you have them running properly before you install WorkWORLD.

At resolutions below 800x600 the WorkWORLD interface becomes difficult to use. At a display resolution of 640x480 only one case column can be displayed while answering a question. This will impair your ability to see how the question was answered in other cases. Resolutions lower than 800x600 also reduce the number of questions and outputs that can be seen at the same time and make it difficult to have a useable part of a help screen visible. If your computer is only able to display a limited number of colors (256 or less), WorkWORLD will not look as good as it would with more colors (thousands, or millions) available. On many computers, you may be able to simply select a higher display resolution or deeper color palette. See the documentation that came with your computer for further information about your display adapter.

The amount of required hard disk space and RAM required cannot be stated absolutely, as it depends on how you use your computer and how many programs you have open at once. You must ensure that sufficient disk space remains after installation so that Windows has enough space to operate its swap file. If you want to utilize the World Wide Web hyperlink features of WorkWORLD, you must also ensure that you have enough RAM in your system so that both WorkWORLD and your Internet browser program have access to sufficient memory simultaneously.

The installation of WorkWORLD requires Internet Explorer (version 5 or later, 5.5 for NT systems) to be resident on the PC. After installation, the operation of WorkWORLD requires Internet Explorer to be installed and set as the default browser. The browser is used to display some Help and Information topics, and also to display many internet links.

Installation Procedure

1. Start Windows. If you have any application programs running, close them all before proceeding with the installation.
   
   
   • Start Windows Explorer.
     
     
   • Locate the directory in which you downloaded the file.
     
     
   • In the right pane of Windows Explorer, right click on the file name, and choose properties.
     
     
   • You will see a screen similar to the one below.
     
     
     
     
   • Click the OK button to close the Properties window.
   
   
   
2. Click the Windows Start button and select Run.
   
   
   • You will see the screen below. Type in the drive, location and name of the file you downloaded from the web. In this example, the file named WWSE520.exe was saved to the C: drive in the My Downloads directory (C:\My Downloads\WWSE520.exe). Alternatively you could use the Browse... button to help find and select the file you downloaded.
     
     
   
   
   
3. Click the OK button.
   
   
   • You will see the Information screen below. It gives extremely brief instructions.
     
     
   
   
   
4. Click the OK button.
   
   
   • You should see the WorkWORLD Self-Extracting Installation Screen below.
     
     
     
     
   • Files will be unzipped to your computer's default Windows temporary folder shown in the "Unzip to folder:" box. Normally you should accept the default as it is just a temporary destination from which the installation will be executed. You will be able to choose where to actually install the program in a later step.
     
     
   • If you want to unzip the files to a directory other than the displayed default, type the destination path in the highlighted "Unzip to folder:" text box, or use the Browse... button to select a different folder.
     
     
   • We recommend you leave both of the check boxes checked.
     
     
   • If you want to unzip the files but not start the installation of WorkWORLD, uncheck the "When done unzipping open: setup.exe" check box.
     
     
   • When you are ready to unzip the files, click the Unzip button.
     
     
   • This will automatically unzip the installation files required for installing WorkWORLD. It will also automatically start the WorkWORLD installation routine if you left that box checked.
   
   
   
5. Now you can see the first actual WorkWORLD setup screen. It says "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WorkWORLD":
   
   
   
   
   • If you want to stop the install process at any point, you may do so from any screen by clicking the Cancel button.
     
     
   • To continue the installation process, click the Next> button.
   
   
   
6. Now you see the License Agreement screen:
   
   
   
   
   • You must accept the terms by clicking the radio button.
     
     
   • To continue the installation process, click the Next> button.
   
   
   
7. On the next screen, space is provided for you to enter Customer Information:
   
   
   
   
   • Enter your name and company or organization name. You may see default names already entered if they exist in your computer's registry.
     
     
   • If you are installing on a multi-user computer, choose whether to make WorkWORLD available to all users or not.
     
     
   • To continue, click the Next> button.
   
   
   
8. The Choose Destination Location screen will be displayed next:
   
   
   
   
   • You should ordinarily accept the default destination folder unless you have an overriding technical need to change it. There is normally no need to do so.
     
     
   • Click the Next> button to continue.
   
   
   
9. The Start Copying Files window displays. This window allows you to review the settings you previously entered:
   
   
   
   
   • If you want to change a previous entry, click the <Back button to cycle back to the screen with the setting you want to change.
     
     
   • When you are satisfied with the current settings, click the Next> button to actually start copying files onto your computer.
   
   
   
10. The Setup Status windows shows you a graphic depiction of progress being made during the actual installation of files:
    
    
    
    
    • Additionally, the file names of processed files are displayed along with the exact percentage completed.
      
      
    • Be patient, the process may take some time. It is dependent on the speed of your computer system.
      
      
    
    
    
11. When all files have been loaded, you will see the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen:
    
    
    
    
    • Click the Finish button to complete the installation.
      
      
    • Under some circumstances you will be prompted to reboot your computer before you are able to use the WorkWORLD software. This is dependent on the previous configuration of your computer, and what programs were previously installed on it.

There are several ways to start the WorkWORLD program. The installation puts two WorkWORLD icons on your desktop. Clicking on one will start the complete program, while clicking on the other will more rapidly start just the Help/Information system:

You will also find WorkWORLD on your program Menu. Click your Windows Start button, select Programs, then the WorkWORLD folder. A submenu allows you to start either the complete program or just the Help/Information system. From the submenu, click on WorkWORLD 5 to start the program:

The WorkWorld splash screen will appear with its "Speech On" checkbox:

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