Installation Notes The following text applies to all our Windows software, and is displayed during the installation process. The first two sections (with the location of the user manual and a statement of limitations in the trial/demo version) have been omitted since they are different for different programs).
Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7
If you always use an administrator account (the default startup account) then you need not read the rest of this paragraph, otherwise: This installation program must be run from an admin account. After installation the program can be run from either an admin account or a user account. To activate the Software (see below) the program must be run from an admin account. After activation it can be run either from an admin account or from a user account.
Activation of the software
To activate the Software (to make it permanently fully-functional) you need to obtain an activation key. This is supplied only after a user license has been purchased. The activation key is specific to the machine on which the software is installed, and you must request the key from that machine.
When you first run the software an 'Activate this software' window will open. At the top are three buttons:
- Button #1: Clicking on this normally opens in your browser a web page with two options for purchasing a user license, currently PayPal and Kagi. The PayPal option allows an activation key to be sent to you as soon as you have completed your purchase (more on this here).
- Button #2: If you have already purchased a user license but have not yet received an activation key, clicking on the second button normally takes you to a web page for that purpose. (A key can be obtained in this way only after your purchase has been registered in our online database.)
- Button #3: If you have received a message containing an activation key, and you have copied the key to the clipboard, clicking on the third button causes the software to look for the key on the clipboard, and if a correct activation key is found there then the software will be activated.
To activate the software on a machine which is not connected to the internet contact Hermetic Systems at support@hermetic.ch for advice.
Reinstallation of the software
If you have previously installed this version of the software successfully and for some reason wish to reinstall it then you can simply rerun the installation program.
If you have previously installed an earlier version then installing a later version will not overwrite the earlier version. The earlier version can be uninstalled before or after installation of the later one.
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