The following step-by-step instructions have been tested for versions 2.0 and 3.0 of Netscape Navigator running under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 only.

If you have updated or moved your external viewer software and want to update your association files, use Method 2 below and edit the file location after selecting the Mime Type from the list.

To configure Netscape to work with your external viewer, first verify that both Netscape and the viewer are running properly. Then, the process can be performed in one of two ways:

Method 1 - Quick and Easy

• While running Netscape, click on a desired file type download location in an arbitrary Web Site, i.e. test.ps
• Netscape will display an Unknown File Type message box and will give you a number of choices: More Info, Pick App, Save File and Cancel.
• Selecting Pick App will open the Configure External Viewer message box, where a unique Mime Type, of the form application/NAME, is displayed.
• In this box, choose Browse to find the executable file that will run your external viewer, click OK (several times) to return to Netscape, and your viewer should start running.
• Remember, if you update or move your external viewer software, you will have to repeat this configuration process

• With Netscape running, select the "Options" menu and click on "General Preferences..."
• Click on the "Helpers" tab at the top of the dialog box and go through the list box to see if the desired file extensions are already configured.
• Click on "Create New Type..." and another dialog box named "Configure New Mime Type" should appear.
• In this dialog box, type in "application" for Mime Type and a descriptive name, i.e. Ghostview for the Mime Sub Type. Click the "OK" button and the dialog box should disappear.
• Type the appropriate file extension, i.e. .ps in the "File Extensions" text box and click the "Launch the Application" button.
• Use the Browse button to find the executable file that will run your external viewer, so that the complete path and name of the executable file appears in the text box at the bottom of the page
• Clicking on the "Apply" or "OK" buttons completes the configuration. Remember, if you update or move your external viewer software, you will have to repeat this configuration process.

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