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DATE VERSION/REVISION
PROCESSOR SPEED
You must install the CDEGS software on a PC with a Pentium or equivalent processor as a minimum.
However, we strongly recommend the use of a Pentium PC since CDEGS runs can take a long time to
complete on a slower processor. Please refer to the following CDEGS Computation Time Benchmark if
you require an indication about the performance of various types of equipment.
WINDOWS VERSION
This version can be installed under Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000.
VIDEO SCREENS
The following IBM PC video graphics terminal types are supported (for text and graphical
displays):
Take note that the minimum recommended screen size is 800X600 pixels.
• MCGA,
• CGA,
• EGA,
• VGA,
• VGA+,
• SVGA,
• Hercules,
• Hercules Plus,
• InColor,
• 100% compatible cards corresponding to any of the above.
1. Insert the hardware protection key into your parallel port (not applicable to the network version).
2. Insert the CD-ROM. The Setup program should start automatically; if it doesn’t, launch setup.exe at the
root of the disk.
3. Preferably, uninstall any preexisting installation of the 32-bit version of CDEGS. However, you can keep
an existing version of CDEGS on your system (e.g. C:\Program Files\CDEGS99) by keeping it in a
separate directory from the new version (e.g. C:\Program Files\CDEGS2K). Setup will automatically
detect and list any previous versions of CDEGS installed on your PC; if previous versions are detected,
then simply select the versions that you want uninstalled and click on the Next button which will proceed
with the uninstallation.
To manually uninstall the programs, go to Settings (from the Start button) then to Control Panel. Select
Add / Remove Programs, then select Grarep (if present) and remove it, and select CDEGS97 (if present)
and remove it.
4. For a first-time installation on a Windows NT machine, the Sentinel driver for the security key needs to be
installed. You will need administrator privileges to be able to install this driver. Consult your system
administrator if necessary. The setup program will automatically install the driver and prompt you for a
reboot. Once rebooted, run setup.exe again to proceed with the installation.
To manually do these steps, go to the Win_nt directory on the CD-ROM and double-click Setupx86.exe.
This will start the application shown in the following figure. Select Install Sentinel Driver under
Functions. The dialog box will appear. Click OK. Once the driver is installed, reboot your system and
restart the installation.
6. For the professional version, the setup program will verify the status of the security key. If the program
successfully detects the key, click OK and the Install… button. Otherwise, verify that the security key is
correctly inserted in your parallel port. Under Windows NT, verify that the Sentinel driver is correctly
installed. If necessary reinstall the Sentinel driver as in Step 4.
7. At this point, please follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen for the remainder of the
installation process.
8. If you are installing the demo version, you will prompted to select which groups of demonstration output
files to copy. The Typical option copies the minimum set of demonstration files recommended by SES.
Choose the Custom option if you wish to explore more fully the capabilities of the software.
9. Once the program control has returned to the main setup program, you may be prompted to reboot. Please
do as indicated; otherwise CDEGS will not run properly. If you are not prompted to reboot, you will be
invited to launch the CDEGS program. Click on Finish to complete the installation process and optionally
launch the program.
10. A new Windows group will be created containing the CDEGS icons.
11. To start the CDEGS package (or one of its sub-packages), simply double-click the CDEGS icon, with the
blue SES logo. This program will give access to most of the other SES programs.
INSTALLATION TROUBLE-SHOOTING