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SimEcon® Operation Instructions

SimEcon® Operation Instructions

In order to use one or more of the simulation modules in the SimEcon® software package, you can download the program to your home computer. The program works on PCs that have Win95, 98, ME, XP, or WinNT and Win2K. The program file is 6 MB and may take 20 minutes or more to download over a phone line. If you are on a T1 or cable line, the download will take a minute or two at most. Here's what to do for the download:

1.  Go to the project website URL provided for SimEconâ. Click on “Download Modules”, then click on the link to download the module you wish to operate, e.g. Markets. Next, save the program somewhere on your computer. The suggested location is your “Desktop” using the default file name as shown below for the Markets module, “markets.exe”.

  1. Once the program has been downloaded, find the file on your “Desktop”, e.g. markets.exe, and double click to open it.

3.  If the file you got looks like the one shown on page 1, follow the instructions in 3a. Otherwise skip to 3b.

3a. After double clicking on “markets.exe”, three additional icons will appear on your desktop in a few seconds. After you double click, you may see a black dos box show up that tell you that the files are being inflated. On faster connections you may not see this at all. This is an intermediate step in the process that the computer runs through as part of the installation process.

3b. After double clicking on “markets.exe” you will see a dialog box open that will ask you to specify where you want the setup materials saved. You can accept the default location or pick a place you prefer by typing in the location in the box provided. Either way, make a note of where you are saving the material (especially the one named “Setup.exe”) so you can locate it after it is saved.

4. Double click the “setup.exe” icon to install the necessary SimEcon® files on your computer. Accept the default directory when prompted, then continue the setup process beginning with the screen shown below:

5. After the program has been installed, run the SimEcon® software by going to “Start”, “Programs”, and “SimEcon”, and “the name of the particular module that you wish to use”.