Setup instruction for Version 3.8 is same as Version 3.7
2.
Installing Abstract Plus
2.1 Installing Abstract Plus on Default
location.
2.2 Installing Abstract Plus under
Program Files folder.
2.3 Setting up Full Control Folder
Permission on Application folder and MDBS folder
3. Opening Abstract Plus for the first time.
4.
Logging in to Abstract Plus for the very first time
1.
About Abstract Plus 3.8 with NAACCR Version 18.0
Abstract Plus 3.8 has several enhancements, bug
fixes and new features.
Abstract Plus can be installed on the default
location or any desired location. We have been using C:\RegPlus\AbstractPlus as default installation location for
several years.
IT protocol and
Microsoft guideline encourage to install any program under Program Files
folder. The recommended folder for installing Abstract Plus under Program File
can be one of the following:
(a) 32 Bit Computer,
you will notice “C:\Program Files\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
(b) 64 Bit Computer, you will notice “C:\Program Files (x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
2.1 Installing Abstract Plus on Default
location
1.
Unzip installation file provided to
you. You will notice two different files, similar to shown on image below (Exact
name would be different).
2.
Double Click on Setup.exe file. You
will see “Welcome to the Abstract Plus Setup Wizard” window.
3.
Click on Next, you will see the “Select Installation Folder” window
4.
Click on Next, you will see the “Confirm Installation” window.
5.
If you don’t have administrative
access to install application, then it will pop up for administrative credentials.
6.
Click on Next, you will see the “Installing Abstract Plus” window with
progress bar.
7.
You will see “Installation Complete” window.
8.
Click on Close. Installation is
complete.
2.2 Installing Abstract
Plus under Program Files folder.
IT protocol and
Microsoft guideline encourage us to install any program under Program Files
folder. The recommended folder for installing Abstract Plus under Program File
can be one of the following:
(a) 32 Bit Computer,
you will notice “C:\Program Files\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
(b) 64 Bit Computer, you will notice “C:\Program Files (x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
1.
Unzip installation file provided to
you. You will notice two different files, similar to shown on image below.
2.
Double Click on Setup.exe file. You
will see “Welcome to the Abstract Plus Setup Wizard” window.
3.
Click on “Next”. You will see “Select Installation Folder” Window.
If you are using 32 Bit Computer, you will notice “C:\Program Files\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
If you are using 64 Bit Computer, you will notice “C:\Program Files
(x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\
4.
Click on “Next” You will see “Confirm Installation” Window.
5.
Click on “Next” You will see “Installing Abstract Plus” Window.
6.
You will see “Installation Complete” Window as shown below.
- Click
on Close button
- We are NOT done here. Please
read next step about MyConfig.cfg file
- Now
open MyConfig.cfg file in Notepad or any text editor of your choice. This
file configuration file is located in “C:\Program Files (x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus or “C:\Program Files\RegPlus\AbstractPlus
- Now
open MyConfig.cfg file in
Notepad or any text editor of your choice.
Now change OptionValue
for AccessDatabasePath
to C:\Program Files (x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus\MDB
Then save and close configuration file.
Note:
In above example, the database of Abstract Plus is also located in
application folder. We highly recommend that you should put entire MDBS folder
that you find in installation folder to some secure network folder. If you move
MDBS to different folder (e.g. N:\AbstractPlus_MDBS) then OptionValue
for AccessDatabasePath would be also
N:\AbstractPlus_MDBS
2.3 Setting up Full
Control Folder Permission on Application folder and MDBS folder
User must have Full Control permission to Write/Read
on the application folder, and wherever MDBS file are located if it is not
located inside Application Folder.
If you keep these
file under Users’ My Documents, permission will not be issue as this is the
users’ private folder.
If you keep the MDBS
file in another location such as a Network Drive (As shown on above example)
then the user must have Full Permission to read/write to the folder.
How to Grant Full Control permissions in Windows
7
a)
Locate the folder Application folder (C:\RegPlus\AbstractPlus or
C:\Program Files (x86)\RegPlus\AbstractPlus etc.)
b) Right
click on file or folder and select “Properties” from Context Menu
c)
Click on Security Tab
d)
Click on “EDIT” button
e)
Select user/group from permission windows or click add to add
other user or group.
f)
Under the Permission section, check the rights which you want to
grant, i.e. check “Full Control” under
the “Allow” column to assign full access rights control permissions to
Administrators group.
g)
Click Ok for changes to take effect
h)
Click Ok again to exit Properties window.
i)
You can now access files of folder in windows 7 with full
permissions.
3.
Opening Abstract Plus for the first
time
1.
Upon opening Abstract Plus for the
first time, you see splash screen briefly and then you will be ask to create
User.
2.
Complete information as shown below
3.
Click the “Add” button. You will see
user info is added. Repeat above step if you have more than one user who will
use the same computer to access Abstract Plus.
The default password for each user will be Welcome1. Each user will be asked to change their password on their first
login.
4.
Click on Close button
4.
Logging in to Abstract Plus for the
very first time
1.
Use your login info. Remember your
default password is Welcome1
Password is case sensitive.
2.
You will be prompted with Password Criteria
3.
Click on OK
4.
You will notice New Password screen
5.
Fill in new password. Make sure your
new password meets the Password Criteria
6.
Now you will be asked to set security
questions. These questions and answers will be used if the user forgets their
password.
7.
Choose any three question and provide
the answers
8.
Click the “Submit Questions” button.
9.
You will be taken to the main Abstract
Plus window as shown below.
