Installation of the Assembly Tool

After downloading HotMediaInstall.exe from the HotMedia website (http://www.software.ibm.com/net.media) or after acquiring it from another source:
  1. Execute this program. (You may double-click on it from Windows Explorer.)
  2. You should briefly see the HotMedia install image:

  3. Follow the instructions on the installation screens.
  4. You may want to reboot your machine to insure all file type registrations have completed or you may run HotMedia (from your start menu now).

    Note: HotMedia does not write to any system directories and does not overwrite any system files on your machine.


HotMedia Installation List

IBMHotMedia\docs\

HotMedia documentation

IBMHotMedia\tools\hotmedia.exe

HotMedia Assembly tool

IBMHotMedia\hm\hm.cab Compressed file for download with Internet Explorer 4.0
IBMHotMedia\hm\hm.zip Compressed Zip file for download with Netscape 4.x browsers
IBMHotMedia\hm\hm3x.zip Zip file with no compression file for download with Netscape 3.x browsers
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hm.class

HotMedia initial download

IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmdecimg.class HotMedia initial download for thumbnail image
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmaction.class HotMedia - Action Handler to support Hot Links
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmanimator.class HotMedia - Animator download
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmimg.class HotMedia - Animator download
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmimgsrc.class HotMedia - Animator download
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hminputstream.class HotMedia - Animator download
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmmaster.class

HotMedia Master (one master is required for all the different types of media)

IBMHotMedia\work\hm\hmplayer.class HotMedia - Animator download
IBMHotMedia\work\hm\data\sample.htm

Sample HotMedia html file to play sample.mvr

IBMHotMedia\work\hm\data\sample.mvr

Sample HotMedia file