ASTM STANDARDS ON DISC USAGE INSTRUCTIONS I. II. III. IV. I.

System Requirements Usage Instructions Installing Netscape Communicator 4.61 (if necessary) Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (if necessary) System Requirements 1. PC with the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system and a CD-ROM drive. 2. A Java-compatible web browser installed. Either of: a. Netscape Communicator version 4.0 or newer, or b. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or newer All Java and JavaScript functionalities should be enabled and the browser should be set to run in the "online" mode. For your convenience, Netscape Communicator 4.61 has been included on the disc if you do not have a Java-compatible browser. (See installation instructions below, if necessary.) 3. Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 3.0 or newer For your convenience, Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 has been included on the disc if you do not have a recent version of Acrobat Reader. (See installation instructions below, if necessary.) II. Usage Instructions Launching the ASTM Standards on Disc software: 1. Insert the ASTM Standards on Disc CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive. 2. Using either the "My Computer" tool or your Windows Explorer, doubleclick on the icon for your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the "start.bat" file icon to launch the Standards on Disc software. Using the ASTM Standards on Disc software: 4. From the opening page, you will have a choice to view standards texts in either of two different methods. a. Select "Contents" to view a full list of designations and titles for all standards contained in this volume. Titles contain links to both scope pages and the full texts of standard documents. b. Select "Search for individual standards by designation or keyword" to search the titles and scopes of standards contained on this volume by either ASTM designation (ex. "A100") or keywords (ex. "steel AND copper"). 5. From either the Contents page or the results of a search query, you

will have a list of designations and titles for particular standards. You may view standards summary pages by clicking on a standard's title, or access the full text of the document (in PDF format) through the "Full Text" link on the same line. III. Installing Netscape Communicator 4.61 (if necessary) NOTE: It is only necessary to install Netscape if you do not already have a Java-compatible web browser already installed on your system. If you have Netscape version 4.0 or newer or Internet Explorer version 4.0 or newer, you do not need to install this version of Netscape. 1. Insert the ASTM Standard on Disc CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive. 2. Using either the "My Computer" tool or your Windows Explorer, doubleclick on the icon for your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the "cc32e461.exe" file icon to begin installation of Netscape 4.61 on your system. 4. From here, Netscape will install itself on your PC. You will be periodically prompted to input system information--in most cases, accepting the default settings will work fine. IV. Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 (if necessary) NOTE: It is only necessary to install Acrobat Reader if you do not already have a version of Acrobat Reader (3.0 or newer) already installed on your system. If you already have a version on your system, you do not need to install this version of Acrobat Reader 1. Insert the ASTM Standard on Disc CD into your PC's CD-ROM drive. 2. Using either the "My Computer" tool or your Windows Explorer, doubleclick on the icon for your CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the "ar40eng.exe" file icon to begin installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 on your system. 4. From here, Acrobat Reader will install itself on your PC. You will be periodically prompted to input system information--in most cases, accepting the default settings will work fine.