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Minimum Requirements
Installation
Eudora and Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Notes Concerning Eudora and:
* Apple QuickTime and
* Microsoft Internet Explorer
If the "Speak" Filter Action is Grayed Out
Security Note
Known Issues
Bug Reports
Requests for Features
Eudora Version 7.1 Software License Agreement
With Eudora 5.x under Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the default location
to install the application is still under Program Files, but the data
files are kept in a User s Application Data folder (typically
"C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data", where <username>
is the User s login name). The installer lets you pick a different place
for Eudora to store data. If only an Administrator is going to be running
Eudora, the data can go anywhere at all, but if a User is going to be
running Eudora, the data should go in that user s Application Data folder.
___Finding the data folder___
The Windows 2000 or Windows XP Application Data folder usually has the
hidden attribute, which makes it invisible in Windows Explorer or My
Computer (unless you ve configured those tools to display hidden
objects). There are good reasons, though, why you might want to
explore the folder where your Eudora data is stored; in particular,
the email attachments that you ve received are there, in the Attach
subfolder (unless, of course, you ve told Eudora to store attachments
elsewhere). To make this easier, Eudora creates a shortcut to your
Eudora data folder in the Application Data folder s parent folder,
which is typically "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>".
___Precisely how Eudora determines its data folder___
Below is the exact sequence of how Eudora determines the folder in
which to keep its data files. This applies in all versions of
Windows. Most users will have no need of this gory detail, but here
it is, just in case:
1. If a folder is specified on Eudora's command line, then Eudora uses
that folder.
2. Otherwise, if the program folder (that is, the folder where Eudora
is installed) contains a Eudora.ini file, then Eudora uses that
folder.
3. Otherwise, if there's a DEudora.ini file in the program folder,
and if the [Settings] section of that file contains a DataFolder
setting, and if the folder specified by that setting contains a
Eudora.ini file, then Eudora uses that folder.
4. Otherwise, if there is not a UseAppData=1 entry in the [Settings]
section of the DEudora.ini file in the program folder, and if
either of the registry keys listed below specifies a folder,
then Eudora uses that folder. (If both keys list a folder, the
first one takes precedence.)
\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qualcomm\Eudora\CommandLine
\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Qualcomm\Eudora\CommandLine\Current
5. Otherwise, if the system has version 4.71 or higher of Shell32.dll,
Eudora uses the current user's Application Data folder.
6. Otherwise, Eudora uses the program folder.
As suggested by step 5 above, Eudora's ability to use your Application
Data folder really hinges on whether your version is 4.71 or higher of
Shell32.dll. This is always the case if you're running Windows 2000 & XP,
and it's also true if you ve installed version 4.0 or higher of
Microsoft Internet Explorer and included the integrated shell in that
installation.
------------------------------------NOTES CONCERNING EUDORA AND:
* APPLE QUICKTIME
* MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER
------------------------------------Eudora's standard message viewer supports basic HTML, such as text
formatting and inline images (displaying pictures within the body of
a message rather than in a separate window). Some of the supported
image formats include .BMP, .JPG, and .PNG files. Installing Apple's
QuickTime application adds support to the standard viewer for inline
display of a wider range of image (picture) formats such as .GIF's.
Installing Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), version 4.0 or above,
adds an additional message viewer (hereinafter, the Microsoft viewer)
to Eudora that can accurately display just about any HTML message you
might receive.
You can find an installer for QuickTime on the Eudora web site at
<http://eudora.qualcomm.com/download/other>. You can obtain Internet
Explorer on the Microsoft web site at <http://www.microsoft.com>.
* Why should I care about displaying HTML messages?
HTML messages (email messages that use HTML, the language of web
pages) are becoming more and more common. Most web browsers allow a
web page to be sent as an HTML message. If someone sends you an HTML
message that uses advanced formatting such as tables, then to see it
as it was intended you need to tell Eudora to use the Microsoft viewer
instead of its standard message viewer.
* If Eudora has two viewers, how will I tell it which one to use?
Just check or uncheck the "Use Microsoft's viewer" checkbox in the
Viewing Mail panel of the Options dialog, under the Tools menu in
Eudora. The checkbox is checked by default if IE 4.0 or higher is on
your system. If IE 3.0 or higher is not on your system, the checkbox
is dimmed and you can use only the standard viewer; you can, however,
enhance it with QuickTime as described below.
* What if I already have Internet Explorer?
If you already have IE 4.0 or above on your system, Eudora will take
advantage of it automatically, as long as you have "Use Microsoft's
Viewer" checked as described above.
If you have IE 3.0 on your system, you have two choices:
1. You can upgrade to a more recent version of Internet Explorer.
2. You can leave it alone, in which case Eudora will use IE 3.0 if you
choose "Use Microsoft's viewer" in Eudora's Options dialog.
However, this doesn't provide all the functionality you get with
IE 4.0 or above, or even with the standard viewer - see the details
below.
If you have a version of IE earlier than 3.0 on your system,
installing IE 4.0 will not affect it. However, you must have at least
IE 3.0 in order for the "Use Microsoft's viewer" option to take
effect.
In order to use this feature, you need to have a sound card and sound
card device driver that are compatible with the version of Windows
you're running. You also need to install Microsoft's Speech
Application Programming Interface (SAPI) and a SAPI-compliant
text-to-speech engine.
If those components are not present on your computer, the Speak action
will be grayed out in the Filters window. You can remedy this by