In order to install this VISITview teletraining lesson, you will need to create a new directory on your Windows computer hard drive, download a self-extracting, compressed file (an 'exe' file) into this new directory, and then execute (run) this file in order to extract the lesson files. Please use a fast computer with at least 128 MB of memory (RAM).

1. create a new directory on your computer to hold this lesson.  For example, open a DOS or Command Prompt window and type:

       cd \
       mkdir visit
       cd visit
       mkdir sounder
       cd sounder
You can also do this using the Windows Explorer  or My Computer.
 
2. get the self-extracting file (it is about 65 MB in size) via FTP or by aiming your Web browser at either of the following locations:

       ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/visit/sounder_2006jan25.exe
       ftp://rammftp.cira.colostate.edu/bikos/visit/sounder_2006jan25.exe
 
3. be sure to put this file into the same directory  you created in step 1.

 
4. to extract all the lesson files, just run the sounder_2006jan25.exe file by either:
• opening My Computer  or the Windows Explorer and clicking on the filename sounder_2006jan25.exe
                                            OR
• opening a Command Prompt window, typing cd \visit\sounder, and then typing: sounder_2006jan25

              visitlocal.bat

filename from My Computer  or Windows Explorer, or open a Command Prompt window, and type:

              cd \visit\sounder
              visitlocal

To join a scheduled teletraining lesson as a "student", first quit all other PC applications to free up system memory; then type visit from within the visit\sounder directory. A "Please enter a user ID" dialogue box will appear -- enter your 3-letter forecast office ID, and then click on the "Submit" button.

A green bar will appear along the top portion of the VISITview Controls (located on the bottom of the VISITview Client window); if you wish to hide or relocate these Controls, click on the green "tear controls to separate frame" bar to do so. To replace the VISITview Controls in the original location, click on the "X" button in the upper right corner of the Controls window.

During the lesson, if a message "Communications problem - restart" appears at the bottom of the window, then you will need to Quit the VISITview Client application (double click over the "X" icon in the upper right corner of the VISITview Client window), and then enter the visit command again.

In the Command Prompt window where you entered the visit or the visitlocal command, you will see various communications messages appearing; for the most part, you may ignore these.
 
  If you are using a Mac OS X or Unix system, you may need to install the Sun Java JRE software on your local computer...for more information on doing this, send us email.
 
 

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