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Installing Office Connector
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Overview

The major steps are outlined here with details listed in individual sections below.
  1. Review the minimum system requirements.
  2. Download the self-extractor file.
  3. Extract the setup package.
  4. Use Add/Remove Programs to install the program.

Review the Minimum Requirements

In a nutshell, you’re going to need to satisfy the minimum requirements for Timberline Office, have the ODBC driver activated and have Microsoft Excel installed.  The complete list of minimum requirements is listed on our website.

Download the Self-Extractor File

Unless you turn off the Web Updates feature, Office Connector will automatically prompt you when an update is available.  For new installations:
  1. Navigate to the Download page for Office Connector on our website.  
  2. Complete the contact information on the web form and click <Download Now>.
  3. In the dialog that comes up, click <Save> and save SetupOfficeConnector.exe to your desktop or your "C:\Temp" folder (you will delete this file later).

Extract the Setup Package

  1. Run the SetupOfficeConnector.exe program that you downloaded in the previous step.
  2. A message box will come up saying that the file is a self-extractor.  Click <OK>.
  3. The WinZip Self-Extractor window comes up with the Unzip To Folder box initialized to "C:\Event1".  
    Note -If you will be installing to more than one computer, then you should change the Unzip To Folder to a location on the network that the other machines will be able to access.
  4. Click <Unzip> and the setup package will be extracted to the location you specified for the Unzip To Folder.
  5. Click <OK> on the confirmation message and a web page will be displayed with directions on how complete the install using the Add/Remove Programs control panel applet.
  6. Delete the SetupOfficeConnector.exe file that you downloaded earlier.

Use Add/Remove Programs to Install Office Connector

Before you proceed:
Follow the on-screen directions that the WinZip Self-Extractor displayed in the previous step.  You may need to restart your computer after setup has completed.  Since there is no way for our setup program to tell if the Microsoft package requires a restart, our setup program always displays a message saying that we recommend a reboot.  Normally a reboot is not required, and it is safe to try the program without restarting.  If you experience unexpected behavior or any of the visual elements look funny, you should try rebooting before contacting support.

On some older systems, the installer will notify you that your system files are out-of-date.  If this happens, allow Setup to update your system files, reboot and run setup again.  The installation instructions are contained in a file called InstallSteps.htm, which is located in a subdirectory under the folder you specified in step 3 of "Extract the Setup Package".

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Content updated 3/6/2007
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