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To Install Irfanview:

1. Print this document.

2. Locate "Irfanview application" (on previous web page) and click it to begin downloading.

3. Depending upon your system, one of two panels will come up. In the  "Save in" select "Desktop" and click the save button at the bottom.   Note where IrfanView.exe is saved. You probably should write it down, for later reference.

4. When the downloading is finished, it will display the following panel (below or something similar):

5. Double Click on Irfanview icon to extract the application.  Click the "Unzip" button to create a folder on the "C:\" drive called "C:\PHSA105\Irfanview". ( Please note that the "Irfanview.exe" file is referred to as a "self extracting application" or SEA and does not need the WinZip program to be extracted.)

6. Locate the PHSA105 folder. Inside this folder is another  folder called "Irfanview" which should contain the following files:

i_about.txt
i_changes.txt
i_options.txt
i_pluggins.txt
i_view32.cnt
i_view32.exe
I_view32.gid
i_view32.hlp

If you do not find these files, delete the folder PHSA105 and reinstall.

7. The actual working program Irfanview is called "i_view32.exe". You may use it by clicking on it directly. You can also make an icon, that can be placed on the desktop, by:

 

Step 1. Right clicking on "i_view32.exe".

Step 2. A menu will appear, click on "Create Shortcut", this will put a short cut in the Irfanview folder.

Step 3. Click and drag shortcut to the desktop and you are done. You may wish to drag the icon onto your "Taskbar" (this will leave an icon on the desktop as well as the taskbar).

 

To use Irfanview simply click on the Irfanview icon
For Direction on the Use IrfanView - Please download the document "Using IrfanView

 

Last updated: Thursday, 23 August 2007 18:50:44