Instructions for Starting CD's

All StonePics CD's have an HTML design allowing you to view them with a web browser like Netscape or Internet Explorer. You will "browse the CD" with the same look and feel as if you were connected to the internet. Just point and click. You do not need an internet connection or internet provider to use the CD's. A Netscape browser installation file is shipped with every CD if you need to install a browser on your machine. The CD's are designed for use on a PC, but if you have a Macintosh click here.
 

Method A

For most PC's just insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and wait several seconds for it to auto-start. Your web browser will automatically open to the starting page of the CD. If your computer is not set up for auto-starting a CD, use one of the other methods.

Method B

  1. Insert the disk into the CD-ROM drive of your computer after the computer has already been booted up.
  2. A window should open automatically showing the names of the files and folders on the root directory of the CD. Using your mouse double-click on the file named:
    Double-click here to start.htm
    This should open the web browser automatically.
  3. Stretch the browser window to fill the entire space on the screen by clicking on the "box" that appears between the "-" and "x" in the extreme upper right corner of your browser window.
  4. Click on the links (words appearing in blue text) to navigate around the CD.

Method C

  1. Insert the disk into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
  2. Double-click on the "MY COMPUTER" icon on your Windows desktop. It's typically in the upper left corner of the screen and looks like a picture of a computer.
  3. Look for the icon for the CD-ROM drive in the window which opened in the previous step and double-click on it.
  4. In the window opened by the previous step, locate and double-click on the following file:
    Double-click here to start.htm
    Note: You may have to slide the scroll bar on the edge of the window to see this file.
  5. The previous step should cause your web browser to open automatically. Click on the links (words appearing in blue text) to navigate around the CD.

Method D

This method is similar to the previous method except you will "drag and drop" an HTML file onto your web browser:

  1. Open your web browser (either Netscape or Internet Explorer).
  2. Using the mouse, "grab" the lower left corner of the browser window and move it towards the right center of your screen. This will allow you to view the icons on the left side of your desktop.
  3. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
  4. Double-click on the "MY COMPUTER" icon on your Windows desktop, or use any other application you are familiar with on your computer which will allow you to view the names of the files stored on a disk.
  5. Located the following file and drag it onto the web browser window which you opened on the right side of your screen in a previous step:
    Double-click here to start.htm
  6. Expand your browser window to completely fill the space on your screen by clicking on the "box" that appears between the "-" and "x" in the extreme upper right corner of your browser window.
  7. Click on the links to navigate around the CD.

Potential Problems:

  • If your web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer, it may complain about your not being connected to a network (the internet). You do not need the internet to browse this CD. If you are given the option to "browse off-line", then select it. If your modem dials up automatically, you can disconnect the modem (break the phone connection) by double-clicking on the miniature icon of the modem in the lower right corner of your screen adjacent to the clock. Terminate the connection in the pop-up window.

  • If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, you might be able to open and read information from the CD, but none of the photographs will be displayed on the page, or when you click on a headstone photograph, the photo is opened in another application. This problem is only known to be caused by Microsoft Internet Explorer due to the way it has been configured on the machine. Currently the only known solutions are to either reload Microsoft Internet Explorer (go to the Microsoft web site and download it), or load the version of Netscape found on the StonePics CD. To load the Netscape software, open the folder named Netscape Installation File and double-click on the file named cc32d477.exe. Once Netscape is loaded, if you did not select it as your primary browser, use Method C to start the disk.

  • If you do not have a web browser currently loaded on your computer and do not even have an internet connection, it is not a problem. All StonePics CD's contain a copy of a Netscape browser installation file. Using any application you are familiar with on your computer to view the files and folder on the CD, like "MY COMPUTER". Use that application to open the folder named Netscape Installation File and double-click on the file named cc32d477.exe. Follow the instructions to load it on your computer.

  • If you don't have a web browser and do not want to install the version of Netscape which is on the CD, you can still access all photographs on the CD with any application normally used to view photographs. They are stored in JPG file format in folders named according to the cemeteries. If you use only this method you will miss a lot of capability, for example, it will be difficult to determine what headstones are adjacent to each other in a cemetery.

  • All CD's are tested before being shipped from our office. If none of the above works for you, please e-mail or telephone StonePics for help. Our contact information is provided on the "Ordering a CD" web page.

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