Installed Files

Division of Files

The program's database consists of company database files and system files. The company database files contain data relevant for the various company databases, while the system files contain data which is shared by all company databases. Shared information can, for example, include information about user and access information.

The program files are divided so that files created or changed, when installing and updating the system, are saved to a separate location. In Windows Vista® and Windows 7®, files saved to C:\Program Files can only be created or changed by using Windows® Installer.

Files which are meant to be created or changed by the user are saved to a location to which the user(s) have access. Managing user access is the responsibility of the system administrator, externally to the program, which means that it is the system administrator's responsibility to allocate the relevant user access when installing a multi-user version of the program.

Default File Location when Installing

You can install the program files anywhere you like, the default file path is:

Program files: C:\Program Files\Mamut.

Document files and mamut.ini: C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Public Mamut\Mamut. In Windows Vista® and Windows 7® C:\Users\Public\Public Mamut\Mamut. Each system database gets its own area, system001, system002 etc. In a multi-user installation the user must provide a network path under installation/updating.

System and Client Databases: Windows XP® C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Public Mamut\Databases. Windows Vista® and Windows 7® C:\Users\Public\Public Mamut\Databases.

Tip! The system administrator can override the location of the database files by defining an "Environment Variable" in Windows command prompt: SET MamutDatabaseLocation=c:\databases (example). Users must then be given access to the area.

C:\ represents your computer's hard drive.

Registry

The Registry settings are identical, regardless of your operating system. All Registry values are located at the file path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mamut\Mamut.

Installation

New installation: When installing for the first time, the program will suggest C:\Program Files as the location for the program files. The suggested location of the Library folder and the mamut.ini file is described above in the section "Default File Location when Installing".

If you choose to install the program files to another location, the structure of the data area will mirror the structure of the program files.

Updating: When updating, the new program files are installed to the file path you specified during installation. The Library folder is installed to C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Public Mamut\ or in Windows Vista® and Windows 7®: C:\Users\Public\Public Mamut\.

If you have updated from version 11, the Data folder will be moved to the new location the next time you start the program.

When updating from version 11 the document directory moves to this file path. If you have selected a different file path than C:\Program Files, the document directory (data folder) will not be moved.

First Start-Up

After new installation: When launching the program after having performed a new installation, no files or values in the Registry are changed. In the mean time, you can change the location of the document directory.

When updating from version 11.x: If you have completed an update, the file path to the Document directory (Data folder) is amended according to the following logic:

• If the data folder is located at C:\Program Files
  Windows XP® and earlier: It is moved to C:\Documents and settings\All Users\Public Mamut\Mamut
  Windows Vista® and later: It is moved to C:\Users\Public\Public Mamut\Mamut.

• If the data folder is located somewhere else:
  The Data remains where it is while the Library folder and the mamut.ini file are moved. You will thereby end up with 3 different file paths.

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