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Aptiva - How to install / uninstall America Online
Applicable to: United States
To remove AOL from your Aptiva: 21xx-Mxx, Axx, Cxx, & 2159-S64 through S78 series with Windows 95:
1. Click on "Start", "Shutdown", choose the option to "Restart in MS-DOS mode", and click on "Yes".
2. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt, type "CD\" then press "Enter".
3. At the C:\> prompt type "DELTREE AOL25" then press "Enter".
4. Answer "Yes" to delete all subdirectories.
5. Type "EXIT" then press "Enter" to return to windows.
To install or re-install AOL onto your Aptiva: 21xx-Mxx, Axx, Cxx, & 2159-S64 through S78 series with Windows 95:
1. Download and run the file APTRSTOR.EXE available at the IBM WWW\FTP\BBS site's Aptiva file area, ftp://204.146.167.81/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/aptrstor.exe. Run the file to expand files to a floppy diskette, then at A: prompt type "go" to install "restore.exe" to your hard drive.
2. If at Windows desktop, click on "Start", "Shutdown", choose the option to "Restart in MS-DOS mode", and click on "Yes".
3. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt type "CD\" then press "Enter".
4. Insert the maroon Aptiva Product Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive and wait for the drive light to go on and then off
5. At the C:\> prompt type "RESTORE AOL25\*.*" then press "Enter".
6. This will unzip all the AOL files onto your hard disk. When it is done, type "EXIT", then press "Enter" to return to Windows.
To install AOL on your 2159-S80, 2159-S90, 2161, 2162, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2142, and 2153 series Aptiva:
1. Click on "Start", "Run", then type, "C:\progra~1\online~1\aol\setup," then press "Enter".
2. Click on the appropriate icon for your country. After the program performs a brief system check, click on "Install."
3. After installation is completed, click on "OK" to create a shortcut on Start Menu and to close installation program.
To install or re-install AOL on OS2/Windows 3.1 systems:
1. Boot with Recovery disc one and proceed to Recovery disc two when instructed.
2. Select option #6, "OS/2 Prompt" and then press "Enter".
3. Insert Multimedia Exploration CD into CD-ROM drive.
4. At "A:\" prompt, type "D:" and then press "Enter".
5. Type "cd recovery" and then press "Enter".
6. At "D:\RECOVERY" type in lower-case, "unzip system aol25\*.* -d c:\" and then press "Enter".
7. At next option type uppercase "A" to replace all files.
8. When screen activity stops, type "exit" and then press "Enter".
9. Remove the CD and floppy diskette. Restart the computer.
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Date Created |
24-12-97 | |
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10-03-99 | |
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10-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva | |
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2134, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2140, 2142, 2144, 2153, 2159, 2161, 2162, 2168, 2176 | |
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