How to Install a Single-User Version from a CD:
Note! Close all other programs before proceeding with the installation. The program files can be installed from CD or via download from our home page, www.mamut.com/ie/download.
1 Start: Insert your Mamut Business Software CD in your CD/DVD drive. If you choose to install from our home page, you are able to select the language and continue from point five below. If nothing has happened after 10 seconds, you can launch
the file manually by going to the Start
menu in Windows
Enter "X:\Setup" (Replace the X with the name of your CD-ROM drive).
The menu will open. |
2 Select Country: Select country Republic of Ireland.
The program has available versions for a range of other
countries in Europe. |
3 Welcome: Select Install Mamut
Programs under Installation.
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4 Select which program you wish to install: Select the program according to your licence.
Mamut Business Software automatically prepares the installation program InstallShield Wizard, which will take you through the installation process.
This process can take some time. |
5 InstallShield Wizard complete: Click Finish.
You will subsequently get the installation wizard for
Mamut Business Software. |
6 Welcome: Click Next in
the Welcome Window. |
7 User Agreement: The User agreement must be accepted before the installation can be completed.
If you wish to continue, indicate so by selecting I accept the terms of the above user agreement.
Then click Next. |
8a Select Installation type: In the next window select the installation type Single-user. Advanced settings: Check this box if you want to customise the location to which the program files and database files will be installed to. Proceed to Point 9 if you do not wish to customise the file paths. |
8b Advanced settings: If you selected the Advanced settings option in the previous window, you will among other things be able to customise the program and database file paths. We recommend that you use the default values. Click the search button next to the Program files and/or Database files fields and navigate to the location where you want to install the files. Click OK. Reset default path: Click the buttons if you want to revert back to the default file paths. Note! The program and database files cannot be installed on any of the following locations: mapped drives, network resources (UNC file paths), USB flash drives or compressed folders. |
9 Start installation: The installation wizard's last step displays an overview specifying which location the Program files will be installed to, which Database server will be used, and where the Database files can be found. Click Install to start the installation or click Back if you wish to change any of the settings. The system checks if you have open applications that need to be closed. Close the necessary applications and click Retry
if you receive a message regarding this.
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10 The Program is installed: The program uses Microsoft
Read more about the database.
Your Mamut system will now be installed and the program files will be saved to the specified location.
This process may take some time. It is important that
you do not cancel this process. |
11 The Installation Wizard is complete: Click Finish to complete the installation.
We recommend that you restart your computer before you
continue. |
12 Start the program: Start Mamut Business Software by clicking the shortcut on the desktop or from the Start menu.
The startup wizard will then appear for first time startup.
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13 Select the version : Select Register Licence and click Next.
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14 Select Document directory: The document directory is used by the system to save document files, picture files, report files and other files that are not part of the database. Read more about the document directory. Click Next if
you wish to use the suggested area. |
15 Create a user profile: Enter full name, user name, and password.
This will be your user profile within the system. Please make a note of your user name and password. You should not use special characters, blank spaces or periods in the user name or password.
Read more about user name and password. |
16 Register the program: Enter all relevant information about yourself and your
company. In the Licence Number field, enter the licence number that you
have received. If you do not have a licence number, you can go back
and select evaluation version in step 13. You can enter the licence number
later under Help - About
in the program.
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17 Create a new company database: You can choose to create a new company database with
the help of a wizard. The wizard will guide you through the most important
settings. Select No, thank you...
if you do not want to launch the wizard. |
18 Company Settings: If you have chosen not to use the wizard to create your company database, you must enter the relevant company information in the company settings window before completing the startup.
If you are using a different accounting year you are able to change the start month for the accounting year.
Click Complete. The process can take some time.
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19 Login: Log in with the user name and password that you created
earlier. |
Complete: The system is now setup; you have logged in and can now begin using the program. .Read more about getting started. |
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