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APIcom Installation Instructions

After downloading the installation file, locate the file named APIcom.Installer.X.X.exe on your hard drive and double-click on it. Then follow the instructions. (X.X being the revision number). Please read the notes below before installing APIcom.

If you received APIcom on a CD, locate your CD drive in Explorer, locate the file named APIcom.Installer.X.X.exe and double-click on it, then follow the instructions. (X.X being the revision number). Please read the notes below before installing APIcom.

The APIcom installer is a stand-alone, executable installation routine, which copies the following files to your hard drive:

APIcom.exe - the program

README.txt - a readme file with late-breaking news. You will have a chance to read this file during installation.

APIcom.license.agreement.txt - the software license agreement to which you have to agree upon installation of APIcom. You will have a chance to read this file during installation.

APIcom User Manual.pdf - User manual in Acrobat PDF format for printing purposes (also included in Windows Help format in the program).

APIcom.chm - Online help file in Windows HTML-Help format.

For advanced users: Upon installation, APIcom creates the following registry entries. These entries - including all previously stored program and window settings - are completely removed when uninstalling APIcom. Note that network configuration files (site, instrument and DAS settings) are not affected by uninstalling APIcom.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Advanced Pollution Instrumentation\APIcom

DAS Settings
Recent File List
Settings

NOTE: if you already have a previous version of APIcom installed, you can "upgrade" to the latest version by selecting "NO" when prompted to uninstall the previous version. This will leave your existing program settings (window locations, last used configuration files etc.) intact and only over-write any existing files listed above. This is recommended for upgrades of version 3.0 and above.

CAUTION: Site and instrument definitions created with older versions of APIcom are stored in the network configuration files (.cfg). These files may not be compatible with the latest version of APIcom.

If you are upgrading from version 1.17 to APIcom 3.x, you will need to re-define your sites and instruments. In this case, we recommend to select "YES" from the uninstall prompt and then choose a different directory to install APIcom 3.5 to. This will still leave the old 1.17 installation intact but will reset the program configuration settings.

Note that old and new versions will share the same registry entries and e.g. a change in the time of display update in version 3.5 will also be used for version 1.17. This makes it easy to maintain identical program settings for both versions.

For safety, we recommend to make a backup of all configuration and script files before installing or upgrading APIcom. We cannot take any responsibility for lost files, time or revenue due to lost or altered configuration settings and files.

The APIcom installer is virus-checked and safe to run. Never accept installation files from third parties (including your API distributor or representative), always download your own copy and do not trust that executables sent to you from anybody outside of API are safe to run. If in doubt, run a virus checker before and after running the installer file.

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