Chapter 2. Installing and configuring HandiBiz 2015 HandiBiz 2015
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Printers
Recommended specification
Graphics capable printer. Laser printers are recommended.
Step two – Installing HandiBiz 2015
Caution: Where two HandiBiz 2015 programs are to be installed on the same computer,
first read " Installing two copies of User Manual HandiBiz 2015 on one computer " on page 20.
To install from the CD
1. Exit
ALL programs on the computer.
2. If you have used HandiBiz 2015 previously, back up the entire HCash directory, including all sub-directories.
3. Put the HandiBiz 2015 CD in your CD drive. If the CD's main menu automatically appears, skip to step 5.
4. If the main menu does not appear, you must manually run the Autorun.exe file from the CD.
Refer to " To manually run the Autorun.exe file " on page 20.
5. Click
Instructions.
6. If this is the first time you are installing HandiBiz 2015 on your computer or you are upgrading from HandiCash 2006, click Installing for the First Time. The current installation instructions will open in Microsoft Word™. Print out these instructions. Follow these printed instructions and install HandiBiz 2015.
7. If you have previously installed HandiBiz 2015 on your computer, click
Install or Upgrade
Programs on the main menu window.
To manually run the Autorun.exe file
1. From the Start menu, click Run. The "Run" window will open.
2. Click Browse. The "Browse" window will open.
3. In the "Browse" window, open the Look In box and click on your CD-ROM drive.
4. The "Browse" window will display the HandiBiz 2015 CD contents. Highlight Autorun.exe and then click Open.
5. The "Run" window will display. Click OK.
6. The CD's main menu will display.
Installing two copies of HandiBiz 2015 on one computer
To install and run two HandiBiz 2015 programs on the same computer, you must install each program into a separate sub-directory on the computer. It is necessary to specify the name of the sub-directory in the "HandiSoft Installation Directory" window.
Note: You require a separate HandiSoft Index File for each installation of HandiBiz 2015.
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Create sub-directories
Let us say you have two businesses. The first is ABC Plumbing and the second is XYZ
Plumbing. Before you install HandiBiz 2015, you must create two sub-directories. For this example, you will call the sub directories ABC and XYZ respectively.
Tip: For ease of backup and restore purposes you may wish to create these two subdirectories under one folder (for example, "accounts"). This way you could simply back up the accounts folder and all of its sub folders without having to create two separate backup routines.
To create the sub directory:
1. Right-click on Start, and then click Explore. A window similar to the following will open.
Figure 1: Windows Explorer
2. In the left pane of the window, click on the hard disk drive to which you want to install
HandiBiz 2015. Should you wish to install into a folder on the hard drive you should also select the folder.
3. From the File menu, point to New and then click Folder.
Figure 2: The “Create new folder menu” window
4. The computer will create a new folder in the right pane of the window. Type the name of your new folder (for example, ABC) and then press ENTER.
5. Repeat the above procedure for every sub-folder that you want to create.
Installing HandiBiz
During the HandiBiz 2015 installation, you must do the following:
1. When the "HandiBiz Installation Directory" window has opened, you must change the installation directory so that it becomes your first sub-directory.
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