Strategic Value Management: Stock Value Creation and the Management of the Firm

About the CD-ROM

INTRODUCTION

This appendix provides you with information on the contents of the CD that accompanies this book. For the latest and greatest information, please refer to the ReadMe file located at the root of the CD.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• A computer with a processor running at 120 Mhz or faster

• At least 32 MB of total RAM installed on your computer; for best performance, we recommend at least 64 MB

• A CD-ROM drive

Note: Many popular word processing programs are capable of reading Microsoft Word files. However, users should be aware that a slight amount of formatting might be lost when using a program other than Microsoft Word.

USING THE CD WITH WINDOWS

To install the items from the CD to your hard drive, follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

2. The CD-ROM interface will appear. The interface provides a simple point-and-click way to explore the contents of the CD.

   If the opening screen of the CD-ROM does not appear automatically, follow these steps to access the CD:

3. Click the Start button on the left end of the taskbar and then choose Run from the menu that pops up.

4. In the dialog box that appears, type d:\start.exe. (If your CD-ROM drive is not drive d, fill in the appropriate letter in place of d.) This brings up the CD Interface described in the preceding set of steps.

USING THE CD WITH MACINTOSH

To install the items from the CD to your hard drive, follow these steps:

1. Insert the CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

2. The CD icon will appear on your desktop; ...