Getting Started: Instructions for Automatic Method

# INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTOMATIC METHOD

- Run the setup program, p95setup.exe or download and unzip prime95.zip. You've probably done this already since you are reading this file.
- Connect to the Internet.
- Run prime95.exe. You will see 3 dialog boxes:

1. In the first dialog box, enter your name and email address. Optionally enter a user ID, password, and computer ID. If you are using several computers, use the same user ID and password but a unique computer ID on each machine. An easy-to-remember user ID will be helpful if you plan to visit the PrimeNet server's web page to view reports on your progress. If you do not enter a user ID or if you pick a user ID that is already in use, then the server will assign a user ID.
2. In the second dialog box, fill in roughly how many hours a day you leave your computer running. Please be sure to read instructions on how to configure memory settings before you continue any further. Click OK.
3. In the third dialog box, leave the "Use PrimeNet..." checkbox checked. Do not turn this checkbox off even if you disconnect from the Internet. Check the "Use a dial-up..." checkbox if you use a modem to connect to the Internet. Note that prime95 will not dial-up to connect to the Internet, rather it waits for a time when you are already connected to contact the server. Click OK. Prime95 will now contact the PrimeNet server to get some work for your computer to do.
4. If a proxy server is causing connection troubles, see the later section on "SETTING UP A PROXY SERVER".
5. If you cannot connect to the server, then you will have to use the manual method.

- Disable screen savers or use the "blank screen" screen saver. If this is not practical, consider raising prime95's priority to 4 or 5.
- The "Start at Bootup" menu choice (on by default) will run prime95 every time you boot your computer.