QuickField 4.3 installer is now based on new Microsoft Windows Installer technology.
The most important new features are:
This document contains the following sections:
Requirements
How to Install QuickField
Autorun applet
Using QuickField Setup Program
QuickField Password
Modifying, Repairing and Removing
QuickField
Installing Several Version of
QuickField Simultaneously
The software requirements have been slightly tightened compared with previous version of QuickField.
Installation of QuickField on Windows NT/2000/XP requires administrative rights and privileges.
The hardware requirements remain the same as for previous QuickField versions:
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CPU |
Intel Pentium grade or compatible processor. |
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RAM |
32 MB minimum. |
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Video |
640*480 with 256 colors video system required, |
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Mouse |
Pointing device is highly recommended. |
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Peripherals: |
Parallel port for hardware copy-protection key. |
Inserting of the QuickField CD into your drive usually starts the Autorun applet. However, automatic disk recognition might be disabled in your system settings. In such case you have to run Autorun.exe located in the root folder of your QuickField CD.
In the left side of the Autorun screen you will see several menu topics organized in a scrollable tree. When you highlight a topic, additional topic-related information appears in the bottom pane. If the Run button in the right bottom corner of the window is enabled, you can click it or double-click the topic to execute the associated command.
Menu topics allow to:
QuickField installer can be launched either from the Autorun applet or manually by running Setup.exe in the QuickField folder on your QuickField CD. First it checks the current version of the Microsoft Installer engine (MSI) and upgrades it, if necessary. You might be asked to reboot the system after the upgrade. You have to agree to continue installation.
Then, you will be asked what kind of QuickField license you have purchased: single or multiple. In QUickField 4.3 the type of license can be defined from the type of hardware copy-protection key. Only the keys provided with Multiple (Network) licensed QuickField are marked as NetSENTINEL-CTM. For more details about network licensing see NetLicence.txt file on your QuickField CD.
If your license is multiple, the next question is about the role of this computer in QuickField network licensing. The role can be Workstation, Security Server, or both. Workstation is the role allowing to run QuickField. Security Server is the role requiring the presence of hardware copy-protection key attached to the computer's parallel port. Every network installation must have at least one computer acting as Security Server.
When you accept the QuickField end-user license agreement, QuickField installer asks whether you prefer Complete or Custom installation. We recommend the last one for experienced users or when there is shortage of hard disk space. Custom setup also allows you to choose QuickField installation folder. <Your Program Files folder>\Tera Analysis\ is used by default.
If you already have one of the previous QuickField versions installed, you can install the new version to the same folder (not recommended). In this case you previous installation will be overwritten and your old shortcuts might work incorrectly.
In case of custom installation the next screen brings up the list of optional components organized in a tree. By default all components are selected. You can deselect any component. You can also install or remove any component later running QuickField installer again.
Having transferred all necessary files to your hard drive QuickField installer might require to reboot your system. If you have another software protected by Sentinel hardware key (e.g. another version of Professional QuickField), installer might ask whether you want to upgrade the Sentinel system driver. We recommend you to agree.
After the end of installation you are ready to start QuickField for the first time. Before that, you must attach your hardware copy-protection key. Having installed the Single User licensed QuickField attach the key to the parallel port of your computer. Otherwise, attach the key to the parallel port of the computer acting as a Security Server and start the NetSentinel security server software either as interactive application or as Windows NT service. This procedure is detailed in NetLicense.txt file on your QuickField CD. See also QuickField\Program Files\Rainbow Technologies\Sentinel Security Server\ReadMe.txt on the same CD.
During the first run of QuickField you must enter the password. The password is represented by the case insensitive string of 16 Latin letters that is supplied by Tera Analysis. This password uniquely identifies the hardware copy-protection key and the purchased subset of QuickField options. Every time you change the key or the set of options you must enter the new password to activate it.
If you upgrade QuickField without changing the subset of options, you can use the same hardware copy-protection key with the upgraded version of QuickField. To make it possible you need to copy Password.txt from the old installation folder to the folder containing QField.exe in the new installation.
In its first run QuickField should not be used as automation server (e.g. from Workbench or ActiveField samples). In such case its behavior would be unpredictable since there would be no way to enter the password. To avoid this, we recommend to start QuickField in interactive mode immediately after the installation.
Having installed QuickField you can always run its installer again to modify or repair its configuration or uninstall it from your computer. To do that, start the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel and choose QuickField 4.3 from the list of installed software. To start QuickField installer click Change (in Windows 2000) or Add/Remove (in Windows 98).
Installer provides you with three options:
When you install QuickField 4.3 alongside one or several older versions installed in different folders, old installations remain usable. You can even run them simultaneously. However, you should be aware that each copy of QuickField registers itself in the system registry as the default handler of all QuickField documents and automation requests. Any client program that uses QuickField will be served by the copy of QuickField that was started last. To register a version of QuickField as the default handler it is enough to start it in interactive mode.
If you remove (uninstall) any of installed QuickField copies all information from the system registry is removed. To restore usability of another QuickField version in such case, you would have to start it in interactive mode.