Other Workstation Installations

The software is designed to be used in a networked environment. Keep in mind that there is always a single, main database of customer and inventory data which is created when the first software license is installed. All other instances of this program can then link into and share that main database so all of your employess will see and work from the same data.

To set up other workstations, you must first:

1. Make a backup file.
2. Ensure that your computers are first networked using Microsoft Windows^TM networking (TCP/IP or NetBEUI) protocols.
3. Ensure that the software is accessible to other users across the network. That means sharing the main program folder using Windows^TM from the computer on which you first installed the software.
4. Once the main program file has been shared, you will want to sit down at your new workstation computer and map a Windows^TM network drive from this workstation computer to the main computer's newly-shared folder.

Once the drive is mapped, run the software's setup program on the new workstation computer. During the installation, you will be asked for an install location which normally defaults to the Program Files folder on the local hard drive. Do not accept this default location! Instead, change the location so as to install the software directly to your newly mapped drive.

You will also be asked for an installation type. You can choose from either a Full (Main Computer) setup, a Workstation setup, or a Custom setup. Choose the Workstation setup option.

All other setup options will be the same.

After the installation is complete, you will see the icons for the software on your computer's desktop.
Note: When you open the software, you are actually running the program through the network via the mapped drive you created. The program you are running is the executable program that exists on the main computer, and you are accessing the database that exists on the main computer.