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Adding the Mouse Tutorial to non-Gates Public Access Computers   
Follow these steps to download and install the latest version of our Mouse Tutorial program on your Non-Gates public access computers.
Author:
Dale Jensen
Date Posted:
5/31/08
moustute.zip (11,396.4k)
mousetutsp.zip (7,620.4k)
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Applicability

These instructions apply to all public access computers running Windows 9x/Me/2000/XP operating systems.
 

Why Do This?

The Mouse Tutorial is an excellent introduction to working with Windows and using a mouse for the novice user. It includes both audio and on-screen instruction.

Before You Begin

You should be logged on to the computer with administrative privileges and any security features should be disabled.

Instructions

Download the Tutorial

  1. If you are not already viewing these instructions online, open the Web Browser.
  2. Download the English language version, and/or the Spanish language version of the Mouse Turorial
  3. Choose to Save the file.
  4. Browse to the Desktop as the location. The English version is 11.5MB and the Spanish is 7.5MB. The files can take anywhere from a few minutes to over an hour to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
  5. Once download is completed, unzip the downloaded file to your desktop.
  6. Open the Mousetute or Mousetutsp folder and Double-click the exe icon it contains.
  7. Click Unzip to unzip the files to the C:\ drive. A folder will be created on the C:\ drive called Mouse Tutorial.

Create a Shortcut on the Desktop
These are basic instructions for a generic Windows computer. Any security software or special configuration you have may necessitate a different procedure.
  1. Double-click My Computer, then click the C: drive icon.
  2. Double-click the Mouse Tutorial folder.
  3. Double-click either the English or Spanish folder, depending on the version you are installing.
  4. For the English version, right-click the file mousetutorial2002.exe and click Copy. For the Spanish version, right-click the file mousetutorial2002.exe and click Copy.
  5. Close or minimize the open window.
  6. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click Paste Shortcut.
  7. Repeat steps 3-7 if you have downloaded both versions.
  8. Depending on your particular configuration, you may need to repeat steps 1-8 if multiple logon accounts are being used. Log on to each user in turn.
  9. Test the shortcut by double-clicking the shortcut and observing if the Mouse Tutorial starts.


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