IMPORTANT. IF YOU PLAN TO CAPTURE PHOTOGRAPHS USING THE VIDEO CAPTURE BOARD YOU MUST INSTALL ITS SOFTWARE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE ID BADGE SOFTWARE.
To install the ID badge software follow these simple steps:
1. Turn on your computer
2. Start Windows™
3. Place the ID badge software Installation Disk 1 or CD in your machine
4. For floppy disk installations, select Start and Run in Windows and type A:SETUP or B:SETUP as appropriate
5. For CD installations, the Autorun feature of Windows should start an opening screen with several options
6. Select the Install button and then choose the language and program that you have purchased.
PLEASE NOTE: If the Autorun feature on your CD drive has been disabled or does not function, you can always browse the CD for the program you wish to install. All directories are intuitively labeled for easy selection. Click on Setup.exe in the installation directory of your choice.
The install program will load and start the installation process. The install program will first review your system to make certain that it has up-to-date versions of the supporting software that it needs to function. What supporting software is already installed will depend upon the version of Windows that you are running and the programs that you may already have loaded on the machine.
The installation will first check to make certain that the machine has a copy of DCOM, an underlying component of the ODBCwhich the badging program requires to access databases. If the program detects that DCOM is not present or is out-of-date, it will require you to install/update it first. Be aware that this installation will require a reboot of your machine which you will be prompted to do. When the machine has finished rebooting, the installation process should continue automatically.
The next item that the installation must check for is MDAC 2.1 which installs the ODBC and it’s drivers. Once again, if the installation detects a missing or older version of MDAC, it will require that you install/update it before you continue. As with DCOM, this installation requires a reboot when complete. When the computer has finished rebooting, the installation will continue automatically.
Once the install program has verified and/or installed the supporting files, the Badging Program installation will proceed. After the opening banner, some very important installation notes come up that should be read carefully before proceeding. Clicking Next will bring up the screen that allows you to select where the software will be installed. You are free to accept the default location or make a selection of your own by hitting Browse. When you are satisfied with the Destination Folder, click Next.
At this point, you may select one of three types of installations, Typical, Compact or Custom. Selecting Typical will install all required and optional components. Choose this unless you are familiar with the components you require or have disk space limitations. Selecting Compact will install the minimum number of required components to make the badging software run. Please be aware that some program functions such as barcodes and reporting will not work if Compact is selected. Selecting Custom will allow you to choose the components that you wish to install. You may select or de-select any of the provided components contained within the install. Custom should only be selected by experienced individuals who are confident in making changes to the standard installation package. When the installation selection is complete, selecting Next will bring up the Select Program Folder dialog. Here you may select the name that you wish to show up in the Programs listing in the Start Menu. You may choose the default or type a name of your own. Once you have selected the name you wish, selecting Next will start the installation process. Several dialogs will display the progress of the components that are being installed. When the files have been copied, the installer will ask if you want to place a shortcut to the badging program on your desktop. Choose Yes or No as you wish.
The final screen that will appear is the Setup Complete dialog. You have several options here that can be made by adding or removing check marks from the boxes next to them. If you have installed the Windows Wordpad program, you will have the option of reading over the readme.doc file which contains late breaking information not in the manual. We strongly recommend that you read this file in case any information in it pertains to your situation. The second option is to launch the badging program upon the completion of the install. Make the selections as you see fit and click Finish.
At this point, the installation process is complete. You should find that the program has been installed in the location of your choosing and that shortcuts to the program are in the locations that you specified.