Classroom Link Download for Windows

Classroom Link Download and Install Instructions

for Windows 95/98

By: Ross Egloria

Step 1
Open up your web browser and connect to: http://www.merrilleducation.com

Step 2
Click on the "Instructional Technology" link and continue to Step 3.

Step 3
Click on the "resources" link and continue to Step 4.

Step 4
Click on the green "Download" link to start the Classroom Link Software download process and continue to Step 5.

Step 5
Click on the "heinich" link. DO NOT CLICK THE "heinich2" LINK! Continue to Step 6.

Step 6
Double-click the "windows" folder and continue to Step 7.

Step 7
You may get this warning message. Just ignore it and click the "Yes" button. Basically, you're connecting to a "FTP" site from a web browser looking for a "HTTP" address and that is the reason for the warning message. It is nothing to be alarmed about. Continue to Step 8.

Step 8
Double-click on the "win.exe" file to start the download of that file. The "win.exe" file is actually a self-extracting compressed file that contains all of the programs necessary for installing the Classroom Link program on your computer. Note: The "win.exe" sometimes appears just as "win". Continue to Step 9.

Step 9
After double-clicking the "win.exe" file, you may get this message (using Internet Explorer 5.0 for windows). Choose "Save this program to disk" and make sure you save the "win.exe" file into a separate new folder. Continue to Step 10.

Step 10
If you saved the "win.exe" file directly into a New Folder (you can tell because the "win.exe" file is the only file in the folder), then skip to step 13. If not, then read on.

If you didn't get to save the "win.exe" file into a New Folder, don't worry. Create a New Folder, and COPY (not move by drag-and-drop) the "win.exe" file into the New Folder. To learn how, go to step 11.

Step 11
With your mouse pointer DIRECTLY ON the "win.exe" file, SINGLE-CLICK your RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON. This will bring up the menu you see on your right. Choose "Copy" from the list and SINGLE-CLICK your LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. This will temporarily "copy" the "win.exe" file into the computer's memory. Continue to Step 12.

Step 12
Now open your New Folder, and move the mouse pointer somewhere on the white space within this New Folder window. SINGLE-CLICK the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to bring up a menu, select "Paste" from the list and SINGLE-CLICK the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to execute the procedure. Your "win.exe" file should now be copied into your New Folder. You can go ahead and delete the original "win.exe" file (probably from your desktop) because it should now be a duplicate. Continue to Step 13.

Step 13
The image you see on the right is what you should see after you have DOUBLE-CLICKED with the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON on the "win.exe" file. The file will auto-expand, thus extracting about 228 files from that single "win.exe" file. That is the reason for putting the "win.exe" file into it's own folder because if you didn't, you should now have all of these files extracted to whatever directory the "win.exe" file was in. However, once you have extracted all of the files, look for a file called "Setup" (should have an icon of a computer with disks in front of it - see image at right), DOUBLE-CLICK on it with your LEFT-MOUSE BUTTON and it will start the installation process for the Classroom Link program. From there just follow the instructions given by the installation program. Good luck!

(RETURN TO INDEX)

Step 1 Open up your web browser and connect to: http://www.merrilleducation.com Step 2 Click on the "Instructional Technology" link and continue to Step 3.

Step 3 Click on the "resources" link and continue to Step 4.

Step 4 Click on the green "Download" link to start the Classroom Link Software download process and continue to Step 5.

Step 5 Click on the "heinich" link. DO NOT CLICK THE "heinich2" LINK! Continue to Step 6.

Step 6 Double-click the "windows" folder and continue to Step 7.

Step 7 You may get this warning message. Just ignore it and click the "Yes" button. Basically, you're connecting to a "FTP" site from a web browser looking for a "HTTP" address and that is the reason for the warning message. It is nothing to be alarmed about. Continue to Step 8.

Step 8 Double-click on the "win.exe" file to start the download of that file. The "win.exe" file is actually a self-extracting compressed file that contains all of the programs necessary for installing the Classroom Link program on your computer. Note: The "win.exe" sometimes appears just as "win". Continue to Step 9.

Step 9 After double-clicking the "win.exe" file, you may get this message (using Internet Explorer 5.0 for windows). Choose "Save this program to disk" and make sure you save the "win.exe" file into a separate new folder. Continue to Step 10.

Step 10 If you saved the "win.exe" file directly into a New Folder (you can tell because the "win.exe" file is the only file in the folder), then skip to step 13. If not, then read on. If you didn't get to save the "win.exe" file into a New Folder, don't worry. Create a New Folder, and COPY (not move by drag-and-drop) the "win.exe" file into the New Folder. To learn how, go to step 11.

Step 11 With your mouse pointer DIRECTLY ON the "win.exe" file, SINGLE-CLICK your RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON. This will bring up the menu you see on your right. Choose "Copy" from the list and SINGLE-CLICK your LEFT MOUSE BUTTON. This will temporarily "copy" the "win.exe" file into the computer's memory. Continue to Step 12.

Step 12 Now open your New Folder, and move the mouse pointer somewhere on the white space within this New Folder window. SINGLE-CLICK the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to bring up a menu, select "Paste" from the list and SINGLE-CLICK the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to execute the procedure. Your "win.exe" file should now be copied into your New Folder. You can go ahead and delete the original "win.exe" file (probably from your desktop) because it should now be a duplicate. Continue to Step 13.

Step 13 The image you see on the right is what you should see after you have DOUBLE-CLICKED with the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON on the "win.exe" file. The file will auto-expand, thus extracting about 228 files from that single "win.exe" file. That is the reason for putting the "win.exe" file into it's own folder because if you didn't, you should now have all of these files extracted to whatever directory the "win.exe" file was in. However, once you have extracted all of the files, look for a file called "Setup" (should have an icon of a computer with disks in front of it - see image at right), DOUBLE-CLICK on it with your LEFT-MOUSE BUTTON and it will start the installation process for the Classroom Link program. From there just follow the instructions given by the installation program. Good luck!