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How to install LUSAS from the CD
It is mandatory that on all operating
systems with restricted 'administration rights' (NT/2000/XP), a user
with FULL administration rights carries out the installation as set
out below. Attempting
to install LUSAS without administrative rights will result in
errors. Contact your IT department if you are unsure.
When you install the LUSAS software,
the set-up program will ask for a licence key or "serial
number". The
licence key you should enter depends on the type of licence(s) you
have purchased, current options being:
single user (dongle) licence
single user licence, tied to an ethernet or hard disk ID
network (floating) licence
After receiving a key or setting up a
network licence, installation of LUSAS should be carried out as
follows:-
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Insert
the installation CD-ROM into CD drive on the PC.
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Exit
any applications you are running.
Open Windows Explorer.
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Run
(double-click) the file <CDdrive>:\Setup.exe on the
installation CD-ROM.
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Read
the Welcome screen, then click the Next button.
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Enter
the details requested. In the box entitled 'Serial Number'
insert the 25-character licence key code supplied by your LUSAS
distributor, or the appropriate
code for a network licence,
then click the Next button.
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Specify
a directory in which to install the LUSAS software, then click
Next. By default,
the installation will not overwrite any previous major versions
of the software (i.e. 13.2 or 13.3) currently loaded on the PC.
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Choose
a Typical [recommended option], Compact or Custom installation.
A typical installation will install the components of the
software currently validated by your licence key (entered in
step 5). You may
choose to install the files for other components by choosing a
Custom installation. Click
Next.
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Specify
a Program folder (this is where the program icons will be
displayed in the Windows Start Menu).
By default, the installation should not overwrite any
icons for previous versions of the software currently loaded on
the PC.
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Verify
that the displayed settings for the installation are correct,
then click Next (or use the Back button if you need to go back
and make changes).
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LUSAS
will be installed.
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You
will be offered the option to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To enable full access to the documentation, you should
ensure that this is installed if it is not already available on
the PC.
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You will be offered the option to review and edit the default
systems settings for LUSAS v13.4. We recommend that users click
YES and attend to the following points:
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On the 'Key information' tab, the keys listed can include
as many 25-character license codes as have been issued.
It is permissible to include keys for all dongles and PCs
currently licenced, as this will simplify the task of
transferring the FEA.KEY file to other workstations. The 25-character LUSAS keys should be entered first, followed
by 24-character keys activating certain options in the software.
Network installations should refer to [SENTINELLM].
The network key is installed separately.
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On
the 'Disk usage information' tab, check that LUSAS Modeller
& LUSAS Solver temporary file locations indicate valid
directories which are available to all users that will run LUSAS
on the PC. By default, following the Windows convention, the default
directories may not be available to all users, and so should be modified
to something suitable
On
Windows XP, once installation is complete, LUSAS Modeller must be
started whilst still logged in as Administrator to register the
LUSAS libraries. As
soon as it has successfully started, it may be immediately closed.
If this step is not completed, other users will be unable to
run LUSAS, obtaining an error message saying "Unable to find
type library, run program again".
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