User Guide

Chapter 2
Installation
2.1 WhatYouHaveReceived
The EAGLE pack, with the license agreement on the outside, contains
the EAGLE CD-ROM, a license disk, the User License Certificate with
the personal installation code, a training manual and this reference
manual.
It may be that not all of these items are included if you have asked for an
upgrade to an existing Version 4 installation or for an extension of your
license. In all cases, however, there is a new License Certificate and a
newlicensedisk.
Keep the User License Certificate with your personal installation
code in a safe place, inaccessible to unauthorized persons! Never give
the license file or installation code to others! Never send your instal
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lationcodebye-mailtoCadSoftortoanyoneelse.
You need the license card as evidence of your entitlement to future
upgradesorupdates.
2.2 NewInstallations
The CD contains EAGLE for Windows (95, NT 4.0, and above) and
Linux. Any particularly recent or additional information about the in
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stallation may be found in the README files in the relevant directories
ontheCD-ROMoronanincludedfloppydisk.
Windows
Place the CD-ROM in the drive. After a short delay the CD-ROM
startup window should open. If this does not happen, double-click on
the CD-ROM symbol in the My Computer folder on the Windows
desktop.
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