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Installing the PracticeWorks Software

If you installed Pervasive.SQL Server for Windows software on your server, follow these steps to install PracticeWorks on your workstation:

1. Exit all other programs and select Start > Run. The Run window is displayed.

2. Click Browse and select the drive mapped to the server on which the software is installed from the Browse drop-down list.

3. Double-click PWORKS > DATA > WSETUP > SETUP.EXE. The selected path is displayed in the Run window.

• When a new installation is complete, you are prompted to restart your computer before accessing the software.

• If you are using the Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems, you must be logged in as a user with administrative rights before performing the data installation.

4. Click OK. The Welcome window for the workstation installation is displayed.

5. Read the welcome message and click Next. The Choose Destination Location window is displayed. The folder in which the existing program files are located is displayed in the Destination Folder section of the window. The default program files location is C:\PWORKS.

6. Review the information and click Next. The Information window is displayed. This window informs you that Pervasive.SQL, version 9.5, software must be installed on the workstation. After the software is installed, the workstation installation will resume.

7. Click OK. The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Pervasive.SQL V9 Client (v9.5) window is displayed.

8. Read the message and click Next. The Setup Type window is displayed.

9. To install all program features, select Complete and click Next. The Ready to Install the Program window is displayed.

10. To begin the software installation, click Install. The Installing Pervasive.SQL V9 Client (v9.5) window is displayed.

11. After the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window is displayed.

12. Click Finish to exit the installation. The PracticeWorks Workstation Installation window is displayed. A detailed description of the percentage of program files that have been updated and installed is displayed in the window.

After the program files are installed, the Setup Complete window is displayed.

13. Click Finish. When your computer restarts, the PracticeWorks icon is displayed on your desktop.

14. Double-click the icon to launch the software.

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