If you have been exploring the Internet for a while, you have might have come across files that you can download to your hard drive. Most of these files are shareware or freeware. They can be games, plug-ins for your browser, fonts, small utilities, or any number of other kinds of software. Usually, they are stored in a compressed format to save disk space and downloading time. In order to read or use the files on your computer, you need a decompression program to decompress the files. The Advantage software for Macintosh includes Stuffit Expander, which will handle this. Windows Advantage members can download WinZip.

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Once you are familiar with downloading and decompressing files, you can learn how to configure your browser to automatically open files you download.

Note: The Business Internet Service does not provide phone help for any kind of shareware, freeware, or postcardware.

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