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Installation

 

When installing GaeaSynergy you must be logged in as an administrator.

 

The following steps occur during the installation:

 

•The GaeaSynergy application is installed on your computer

•Files for the databases and data store are copied to your computer

•Shortcuts are placed on your Start menu and desktop

 

After the application has been installed, there are a few more steps before it is ready for use. The datastore needs to be setup, and industry settings must be specified, a default basemap selected, and example projects can be imported. All these steps are accomplished by running GaeaSynergy for the first time. The program can be started using the icon on your desktop or the GaeaSynergy application menu on the Start menu.

 

 

First-Run and Program Setup

 

The first time that the program is run you must be logged in as an administrator so that the directories can be created.

 

When the program is started for the first time a setup wizard will run that guides you through the steps below.

 

1.Selection of a single user or network user installation.

2.Select the industry that you will be using to register the software. The price, features, and settings in the application will change depending on the industry selected.

3.After the above information is specified the databases and data store will be setup.

4.The next step is to specify a default basemap for the application.  

5.And the last step is to import any demo projects to help learn the application faster.

 

After the above steps are completed, the application will start initially in demo mode. You can use the application in demo mode for up to 20 times before you need to register it.

 

 

Directory Permissions

 

The data for the application is stored in the database and data store directories. The location of these directories will depend on the operating system and is defaulted to the common application data directory. All of the users must have full read and write access to these directories. When possible the install program for GaeaSynergy will try to set the permissions of these directories properly. For administrative users this will not be a problem; however, limited users may need to be given permission to read and write to these directories. The location and method of setting the permissions will vary with the type of Windows operating system as described below.

 

Windows XP Home

 

The default directory where the database and datastore directories are located for Windows XP is "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GaeaSynergy4". Typically non-administrative (limited) users may only have read access to this directory. To change the permissions on this directory to grant limited users full control follow the steps below.

 

1.Log in as an administrator

2.In Windows Explorer browse to the directory "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" and highlight the folder "GaeaSynergy4".

3.Right click on the GaeaSynergy folder and select "Sharing and Security" from the popup menu, the form below will be displayed.

4.On the Sharing tab check the boxes for "Share this folder on the network" and "Allow network users to change my files".

 

 

 

Windows Vista and XP Professional

 

The default location for the database and data store files in Windows Vista is "c:\Users\Public\Application Data\GaeaSynergy4". Typically non-administrative (limited) users only have read access to this directory. To change the permissions on this directory to grant limited users full control follow the steps below.

 

1.Log in as an administrator

2.In Windows Explorer browse to the directory "c:\Users\Public\Application Data" and highlight the folder "GaeaSynergy4".

3.Right click on the GaeaSynergy4 folder and select "Properties" from the popup menu, the form below will be displayed.

4.On the Security tab make sure that the group "Everyone" has "Full Control" permissions.

 

 

 

Windows 8 and above

 

The default location for the database and data store files is "c:\ProgramData\GAEA\GaeaSynergy4". Typically non-administrative (limited) users may only have read access to this directory. To change the permissions on this directory to grant limited users full control follow the steps below.

 

5.Log in as an administrator

6.In Windows Explorer browse to the directory "c:\ProgramData" and highlight the folder "GaeaSynergy4".

7.Right click on the GaeaSynergy4 folder and select "Properties" from the popup menu, the form below will be displayed.

8.On the Security tab make sure that the group "Everyone" has "Full Control" permissions.