The following installation instructions are intended for users of 
Windows 95, 98, NT, and Windows 2000 operating systems.

Users of Windows 3.1, Unix, Macintosh, Linux, and OS/2 operating systems
are encouraged to test this product with the appropriate versions of the Adobe
Acrobat Reader, however, Industrial Press cannot provide technical support
for these operating systems.

The enclosed CD contains the Machinery's Handbook 26th Edition files
and the Adobe Acrobat reader required to view the Handbook files.

Machinery's Handbook can be viewed from the CD without installing the
Acrobat Reader software onto your computer hard drive, or the included 
installation files can be used to install the Adobe Acrobat software onto your
hard drive. Follow the instructions below:


Machinery's Handbook 26th Edition includes the following files, located in the MH26 directory:

y0.pdf		Front Matter
ya.pdf		Mathematics
yb.pdf		Mechanics
yc.pdf		Strength of Materials
yd.pdf		Properties, Treatment, and Testing of Materials
yf.pdf		Dimensioning, Gaging, and Measuring
yg.pdf		Tooling and Toolmaking
yh.pdf		Machining Operations
yi.pdf		Manufacturing Processes
yj.pdf		Fasteners
yk.pdf		Threads and Threading
yl.pdf		Gears, Splines, and Cams
ym.pdf		Machine Elements
yn.pdf		Measuring Units
h26IX.pdf		Index



To view the Machinery's Handbook files without installing Acrobat:

A preinstalled version of Adobe Acrobat is included in the RdrSrch\Reader directory of the CD. Start the Acrobat Reader software by running the program ACRORD32.EXE located in the RdrSrch/Reader directory. 

	To start the preinstalled version of Adobe Acrobat from the CD:

1)Locate the RdrSrch\Reader directory of the CD in Windows Explorer and double-click on the icon for ACRORD32.EXE

or

2)Click on the Start Menu, then Run, and type in X:\RdrSrch\Reader\ACRORD32.exe, substituting the drive letter of your CD-ROM reader for the X, and then select the OK button.   

	To install the Adobe Acrobat Reader on the hard drive:

1) Locate the root directory (highest level) of the CD in Windows Explorer and double-click on the icon for ACRS4ENU.EXE and then follow the on screen instructions

or

2)Click on the Start Menu, then Run, and type in X:\ACRS4ENU.EXE, substituting the drive letter of your CD-ROM reader for the X, and then select the OK button.


	To start viewing the Machinery's H