Installation - Windows

No special procedure is required for installation; just download pgopher.exe, pgopher.chm and slave.exe to an appropriate directory. Only pgopher.exe is essential; pgopher.chm provides the on-line help and slave.exe provides the Slave Editor.

If the cursor does not appear as a cross in the main window:

Try changing the cursor theme in the control panel. (The mouse icon in the "classic" view and then select "pointers").

If the help file does not display correctly:

I am getting some reports of problems with the help file, pgopher.chm; it is in a Microsoft standard format but:

On older Windows 95/98 machines you may need to install the HTML help component from Microsoft (currently here).

For Windows 2000/XP recent (June 2005) changes have meant that .chm files may not display correctly under some circumstances. The problems are minimized if the help file is on a local drive (rather than a mapped drive), or you may have to apply the fixes suggested in one or more of the following Microsoft knowledgebase articles:

KB902225 if the help file does not open at all
KB896054 if the help file opens, but displays the index but no contents
KB896905