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+ | ====== Download RIMMF3 ====== | ||
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+ | ===== Installation Options ===== | ||
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+ | There are two options for installing/ | ||
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+ | The first option, referred to as the ' | ||
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+ | The second option, referred to as the 'Flash drive installation', | ||
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+ | Note: regardless of which installation mode is used, RIMMF does not use the windows registry. | ||
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+ | __Which one should I use__? \\ | ||
+ | Is portability an issue for you? If so, use the 'flash drive' installer, since you can then take RIMMF with you wherever you go. Or just login to your cloud storage and run it from there. | ||
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+ | If performance is an issue, then use the standard installer. | ||
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+ | Finally, choose whatever method allows you to update the software. If you have Admin rights, use the first one; if you do not have Admin rights, use the second one. | ||
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+ | Note: It is possible (in RIMMF2, and RIMMF3, but not RIMMF1) to use both installation types on the same machine; RIMMF will use the data and tables appropriate to the scenario in which the app is launched. | ||
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+ | ===== Download ===== | ||
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+ | __**Standard installation**__ | ||
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+ | <WRAP left round download 100%> | ||
+ | - Close RIMMF if it is running | ||
+ | - **Click this link**: [[http:// | ||
+ | - Save the file (setupRimmf3.exe) to your desktop (or another easy-to-remember location) | ||
+ | - When the download completes, double-click on the file ' | ||
+ | - Respond to all prompts in the installation dialog | ||
+ | - To start the program, double-click on the desktop icon | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | __**Flash drive installation**__ | ||
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+ | <WRAP left round download 100%> | ||
+ | - Close RIMMF if it is running | ||
+ | - **Click this link**: [[http:// | ||
+ | - "Save As" the file (setupRimmf3.zip) to your flash drive/ | ||
+ | - When the download completes, extract the zip folder: | ||
+ | - Right-click on the file setupRimmf3.zip | ||
+ | - Select the option ' | ||
+ | - Open the folder " | ||
+ | - To start the program, double-click on the app ' | ||
+ | - To add a desktop icon, right-click on the app ' | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
+ | Once the program is installed, the first time you open it, you will have to [[menu: | ||
+ | then you will be ready to start rimmfing resources. | ||
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+ | [[firsttime|Here is some more info on using RIMMF for the first time]]. | ||
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+ | ===== Updating ===== | ||
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+ | Here are a few thing to keep in mind if RIMMF is already installed, and you are updating your version of the program. If you have anything you want to save (other than records, which will not be affected by updates), backup your current RIMMF installation (eg., for a standard install, make a copy of My Documents\RIMMF3; | ||
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+ | If you are using the **' | ||
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+ | If you are using the **Flash drive installation' | ||
+ | - Download the zip installer as per the instructions above | ||
+ | - replace the existing zip file | ||
+ | - Extract the program to the __same__ folder as you originally did | ||
+ | - replace ALL existing files | ||
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+ | Either way, records, templates, or table customizations will not be changed or deleted. | ||
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+ | ===== Using RIMMF ===== | ||
+ | You might find these Tutorials helpful as a starting place: | ||
+ | * [[examples | RIMMF Tutorials]] | ||
+ | * [[abcd | RIMMF a Resource: Step-by-step (without doing any importing)]] | ||
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+ | Hopefully, you will also find the [[guide | User Guide]] useful as you learn about RIMMF functionality. | ||
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+ | If you get stuck, use the contact form (sidebar on the left) and send us an email. | ||
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+ | ===== Compatibility with RIMMF1 and RIMMF2 ===== | ||
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+ | RIMMF1, RIMMF2 and RIMMF3 can be installed on the same computer. All three versions of the program may be used without impacting the other in any way. | ||
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+ | However, please note these limitations: | ||
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+ | - You may run RIMMF1, RIMMF2 and RIMMF3 at the same time, but only one copy of each version of RIMMF should be running at a given time | ||
+ | - RIMMF1 records can be loaded into RIMMF2 (RIMMF2 is able to autoconvert RIMMF1 records) | ||
+ | - RIMMF2 records can be [[menu: | ||
+ | - RIMMF2 records will __not__ load in RIMMF1 | ||
+ | - RIMMF3 records will __not__ load in RIMMF2 or RIMMF1 | ||
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+ | Note that RIMMF1 folder names are simply named ' | ||
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+ | ===== Installation notes ===== | ||
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+ | For detailed notes on installation please see [[installing|Learn about: RIMMF Installation]]. | ||
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+ | __Windows 8__ | ||
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+ | We have had several reports that RIMMF does not work on Windows 8((This is problematic, | ||
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+ | The common symptom is this: the first time the program runs, a number of errors appear that say something like | ||
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+ | copyFile failed: [followed by a long path here] | ||
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+ | After those messages are dismissed, they are followed by a message like the following: | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | This message is a result of the previous ' | ||
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+ | The workaround is (after you manage to close the unhappy RIMMF app) to manually copy the files that RIMMF needs the first time it starts. | ||
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+ | First, go to the installation folder and locate the folder containing the default tables. In a standard install, it will be something like | ||
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+ | C:\Program Files (x86)\TMQ\RIMMF3\defaults\tables | ||
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+ | Copy all of the files in this ' | ||
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+ | C: | ||
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+ | If prompted, replace any file that might already be present. | ||
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+ | Start RIMMF and you should be good to go. | ||
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+ | Note: if you are using the portable, or 'flash drive' installation, | ||
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