How to install selected software components

When to install selected components

The installation program can be used to re-install selected components of the software. It can be useful

  • if your UNICORN installation is damaged, for example due to accidental file deletion or hard disk failure

  • if you want to install additional systems, strategies, templates or manuals.

How to install selected components

The table below describes how to install selected software components. The specific installation options related to each component are described separately further on in this section.

Step

Action

1

  • Close all programs on your computer.

  • Log on to the network if you have a network installation.

2

  • Insert the UNICORN installation CD.

  • Click the Next button when the Welcome dialog box is displayed.

Result: The Select Components dialog box is displayed.

3

The illustration below is an example of the Select Components dialog box. The installation program has detected the previously installed UNICORN files on the computer and suggests the components to install by selecting the appropriate check boxes.

4

  • If you select a component in the list and click the Change button, more detailed installation options are displayed. Each component is described below this table.

  • Click the Next button when you have selected the components to install.

5

Program Files

To re-install the UNICORN program files,

  • select the component Program Files in the Select Components dialog box.

Note: This will not affect any existing method or result files in the system. The program is always installed locally, even in network installations.
User Information

The Select Sub-components dialog box

  • Select the User Information check box in the Select Components dialog box.

  • Click the Change button.

Result: The Select Sub-components dialog box is displayed.

  • Select the check boxes for the components you want to install. The components are described below.

Global information files

  • Global Procedures

  • Global Report Formats

  • Global BufferPrep Recipes

  • Global Columns

If you select the above items, you will be asked if you want replace the existing global information files. If you click Yes, any additions made to these items in the existing installation will be backed up. When you start UNICORN the first time after the new installation you will be asked if you want to restore these additions.

Users file

  • Users File:

    User definitions: passwords and access rights for existing users

    Methods

    Results

If you select the above item, you will be asked if you want replace the existing users file. If you click Yes,

  • the default user will be re-installed. All the users defined in the system, including users installed from other stations in a network installation, will be deleted and cannot be restored afterwards.

  • any new methods and results created in the existing installation will not be erased. You can regain access to these files by re-defining users with appropriate folder access.

Note: All the components in the dialog box are installed on the network server in a network installation.
Strategy and Template files

The table below describes how to install Strategy and Template files.

Step

Action

1

  • Select the Strategy and Template files check box in the Select Components dialog box.

  • Click the Change button.

Result: The Select Sub-components dialog box is displayed.

2

Select the Strategy files check box if you want

  • to re-install system strategies and wizard

  • to install additional strategies

Select the Template files check box if you want

  • to re-install template files

  • to install template files for a new strategy. Then you must also select the Strategy Files check box.

Note: Normally both strategy and template installation is selected.

  • Click the Continue button to close the dialog box.

3

  • Click the Next button.

The Start Copying Files dialog box opens with the selected components listed.

4

  • Click the Next button.

The Strategy and Template Installation dialog box is displayed.

5

  • Select the items you wish to install in the Options field.

Note: If the options for both strategy and template are checked, the template files are automatically installed together with the strategy.

  • Click the Have Disk... button.

Result: The Select Source Folder dialog box opens.

6

  • Insert the strategy and template CD in your CD drive.

  • Click the Browse... button.

Result: The Choose Folder dialog box opens.

7

  • Click the folder icons in the Directories window and navigate to the folder that contains the strategy or template that you wish to install.

  • Click the OK button.

Result: The dialog box closes and the selected strategy or template is added to the Strategy and Template Installation dialog box.

8

  • Click the Install button

Result: The Enter Information dialog box is displayed.

9

  • Either keep the suggested default name for the strategy or template to be installed or type another name.

  • Click the Next button.

Result: The strategy or template is installed and an Information dialog box is displayed as a confirmation.

10

  • Click OK.

Result: The Strategy and Template Installation dialog box is displayed again.

11

  • Click the Next button.

Result: Changes are made to the Windows Registry and the Setup Complete dialog box is displayed.

  • Click the Finish button to exit the setup program.

System Installation

In the Select Components dialog box, select the System Installation check box

  • if you want to install a new or an additional system on a stand-alone computer or a local station in a network

  • if you want to change the settings for an existing system.

Note: Systems are not installed on demo or remote-only systems.
Manuals

The table below describes how to install the Manuals:

Step

Action

1

  • Select the Manuals check box if you want to install additional manuals or re-install the manuals.

    Note: This will not affect any existing method or result files in the system. The manuals are installed locally even in network installations.

  • Click the Change button.

Result: The Select Sub-components dialog box is displayed.

2

  • Select the manuals you wish to install.

  • Click the Continue button to return to the Select Components dialog box

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