Step 2: Download a File with Microsoft Internet Explorer

Each program in the library occupies its own page where we provide a description of the program, its rating, size, and system requirements. This is what those pages look like. The Download button is on the right side of the page, and that is where you would ordinarily click to begin downloading.

However, to begin downloading ZDNet's Gates Does Windows 95 for this tutorial, you will click on the large download button below. Now go ahead and click here to download ZDNet's Gates Does Windows 95.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (MSIE) will briefly show a window while it gets more information about the file. When a window asks you, "What would you like to do with this file?" click on "Save it to disk" and then click OK.

When the familiar "Save As" window appears, use it to move to the C:\download folder and click "Save."

Watch and wait until the file has finished downloading.

Problems?? Some versions of MSIE may require that you right-click on Download, and select "Save Target As" to be able to begin the process described above.

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