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Structural Software Notes

The structural software has been designed for the UK market and uses either British or European codes where appropriate.

 

 

Software Status

Most of the software has been released as Shareware on a "try before you buy" basis, the programs can be used on real world projects and are not fixed demonstration programs or slide shows.

Some software has also been released as Freeware with no restrictions on its use. The programs status will be displayed in its Help, About menu or in its documentation.

 

 

Installing the Software

The software requires Administrator rights when installing in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Windows Help includes more information on how to setup Admin rights and installing software.

Software is supplied in different archives depending on the program type -

  • Self Installing Archive
    Archive has a ".EXE" file extension. Run the program to install the software into a selected directory, an uninstaller is supplied.

  • Zipped Compressed Archive
    Archive has a ".ZIP" file extension. Create a new directory/folder and uncompress the downloaded archive into it. Windows XP, Vista and 7 Help has more information on how to do this.

    For older versions of Windows it will be necessary to use a third party utility, WinZip for example, to uncompress the archive.

    The main program file will have a ".EXE" file extension. There is no uninstaller, the software must be manually removed.

  • Ready to Run
    Archive has a ".EXE" file extension and is typically less than 500kb in size. Dowload the archive and run it. It can also be moved into its own directory.

 

 

Windows Trouble Shooting

The software functions correctly with most versions of Windows however, there have been issues with XP, Vista and Windows 7. There are known compatibility problems with Vista and Windows 7 which is due to the operating systems and not the applications.

Users experiencing problems can try several solutions - for Windows XP/Vista it is possible to use the Windows 98 Compatibility Mode (see Windows Help for more info). Some versions of Windows 7 include an XP emulator which may allow the software to run.

 

 

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