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Set up Netscape 1.2 - 3.x As Your Browser

If Family Tree Maker does not set up Netscape Navigator correctly during installation, follow these steps to set it up manually.

First, you need to make the correct entries in the FTW.INI file:

  1. Click the Windows Start button.
  2. Click Find.
  3. Click Files or Folders.
    Windows displays the Find:All Files dialog box.
  4. In the Named field, type in FTW.INI
  5. Click Find Now.
    Windows searches your hard drive for FTW.INI. When it locates the file, it lists it in the bottom half of the Find:All Files dialog box. In this case, skip to step 8. If Windows cannot find the file, the status bar of the dialog box will say "0 file(s) found." In this case, continue with step 6.
  6. If Windows does not find FTW.INI, click the arrow on the right side of the Look In drop-down list and then select My Computer from the list that it displays.
  7. Click Find Now again.
    Windows searches your hard drive for FTW.INI.
  8. Double-click the FTW.INI file listed in the bottom half of the Find:All Files dialog box. Windows starts the Notepad application, with the contents of FTW.INI displayed in the Notepad window.
  9. Scan through FTW.INI and locate a section titled "[Online]."
  10. Add the following lines to the [Online] section:
From Notepad's File menu, select Save, then select the File menu, and choose Exit. Next, you need to make some changes in Netscape Navigator.
  1. Start Netscape Navigator.
  2. From the Options menu choose General Preferences.
  3. Click the Helpers tab.
  4. Click Create New Type.
  5. In the MIME Type field, type application
  6. In the MIME Sub Type field, type x-broderbund-ftoinst
  7. Click OK.
  8. In the File extensions field, type ftoi
  9. In the Action section, select the Launch the Application option button.
  10. In field next to the Browse button, type C:\FTW\FTOINST.EXE If Family Tree Maker is installed in a directory other than C:\FTW, type the name of that directory in front of FTOINST.EXE instead.
  11. Click Create New Type.
  12. In the MIME Type field, type application
  13. In the MIME Sub Type field, type x-broderbund-ftosub
  14. In the File extensions field, type ftos
  15. In the Action section, select the Launch the Application option button.
  16. In field next to the Browse button, type C:\FTW\FTOSUB.EXE If Family Tree Maker is installed in a directory other than C:\FTW, type the name of that directory in front of FTOSUB.EXE instead.
  17. Click OK at the bottom of the Helpers screen.
  18. Exit Netscape.
  19. Start Family Tree Maker, click the Online toolbar button, and see what happens.
This should allow you to get online and use our web site.

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