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Technical support: Downloads for virtual desktops

Routines for those instaling on a cloud server
1.

CONTACTfile instalation for cloud - same result as standard except that system directory can be selected, software NOT registered with Windows installer.

Default instalation directory is the system directory. If you choose something else, ensure that the chosen directory has full permissions. CONTACTfile will not function in a read-only environment. This software does not use Program files.

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2. When the files are placed without using the above instaler, (as you might if you are logged on as administrator, and setting up CONTACTfile for another non-admin user), the directories in use must be made 'trusted'. This routine does this for default system directories and a non-default data area. Run this routine, and select DATA directory as the installation directory - all subdirectories are also set as trusted. Download
3.

As above, but only the data directory is made trusted.

The standard CONTACTfile upgrade updates CF.mdb, staticdata.mdb, and
CONTACTfile usernotes .pdf files. Upgrade not registered in Windows registry.

Trust locations

4. Upgrade as standard, except there are no checks in the client PC to ensure that Access is not running.

Upgrading CONTACTfile

Routines for clients wishing to use the cloud server
5. Client download ONLY for the'Cloud1' server. This will place the file 'CONTACTfile Universal.rdp' in the client system directory. A shortcut is also installed on the desktop.

Install Cloud CONTACTfile

Notes on instaled file structure

This is the result when CONTACTfile is installed:

System directory C:\Users\<ProfileName>\AppData\Roaming\CONTACTfile has:
CF.mdb (or CFO.mdb), contactfile.ico, CFDataBackup.mdb
System directory\CMSys has:
cmdat.txt, linkdata.mdb, nologo.bmp, NoPhoto.bmp, staticdata.mdb, sysdata.mdb
Data directory C:\Users\<ProfileName>\Documents\CONTACTfileData\CMData
cmdat.txt, invoicerdata.mdb, labellerdata.mdb, vfdata.mdb, staticdata.mdb
Programfiles\CONTACTfile\ has:
CONTACTfileUserNotes.pdf, contactfile.ico,excelfilestructure.xls, itemlist.xls - files are of no consequence to the installer.

Instructions for changing the data location (PDF)

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