Installation Help
There are several different installations possible for Deep-Sky Planner. With any option listed below, each login account has its own set of data files, i.e., separate observing logs, locations, search and calculation requests. You specify the account(s) to receive the installation in the Customer Information screen of the setup program under "Install this application for".
| If you want to install the product on a computer having: |
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| a single login account | no special action needed | |
| multiple accounts where only one account will use the product |
install "Just for me"; not recommended for Limited accounts | |
| multiple accounts where some accounts will use the product |
for each account that needs access, install "Just for me"; not recommended for Limited accounts | |
| multiple accounts where all accounts will use the product (not recommended for Vista) |
install "for All Users" under an Administrative account; each account that needs access must have the installation 'Repaired' before use. Limited accounts are ok. See InstallHelp.rtf for detailed instructions. | |
Special Instructions for Windows 2000/XP
These instructions apply to installations for All Users under Windows 2000/XP.
If you install for All Users, you must do so from an account with Administrator privileges. This will set up the program for all login users and create the data folders and files for this (Administrator) account under My Documents\My DSP4 Files\. You should run Deep-Sky Planner from this (Administrator) account the first time, and when activating the license.
The first time you run Deep-Sky Planner from another login account with Limited or Poweruser privileges, you may receive:
- a message indicating that you need administrative privileges to setup the product for the account. Please proceed using an Administrator account to complete the setup for this account. Once the setup is complete, the login user account will have complete access to the product and have it's own set of files, including the database.
- an error message at program startup indicating that the path for file Dsp.mdb is invalid. This is a problem in the setup software used with Deep-Sky Planner. This indicates that setup has not created a set of data files for this login account. You can workaround the problem by 'Repairing' the installation. This can be done by using Add/Remove Programs found in the Control Panel. Select the Deep-Sky Planner 4 program entry and click Click here for support information. Click the Repair button in the dialog. This creates the data folders and files under My Documents\My DSP4 Files\ for this login user.