Installing Temprecord on Networks

Like most modern Windows applications, Temprecord has been designed to be installed on each workstation it is required on. Once installed, the default data file and reports folders are set to the current users profile, and also shared documents folders are created for the PC and have modify permissions set for all users. The installer creates all folder required with the appropriate permissions set. The installer will not run unless an administrator account is logged in.

Installing TRW on a common shared network drive is not recommended. The installation process creates file associations between the Temprecord program and .TRX data files which will not be present if the program is not installed on the workstation. It also pre-installs USB driver files for the Temprecord Reader. These files are not provided for in the Windows driver set, so users running from a shared network copy of TRW.EXE will not be able to access loggers with a Temprecord Reader interface. The installer does however specifically provide for installation on a network drive. See the topic Selecting the installation type for more information.

Changes in the way Windows Help is implemented mean that it is more difficult to install the help files on a shared drive. Windows help files (CHM files) will not function properly unless they are located on the same machine as the user, i.e. they cannot be on a network drive. The simplest way to circumvent this problem is to install Temprecord on every machine that will be running it.

Windows XP and Windows Vista have additional security measures which prevent a user opening a help file on a remote (network) drive. If you receive the message "Navigation Canceled" displayed in a help window this is the reason. To prevent this, make sure that Temprecord is installed on every machine that needs to run it -i.e. "locally".

We have provided a batch installer to enable rapid deployment of Temprecord software across multiple machines. See the file Install.txt in the distribution package, and also the topics Batch Installation and Notes for System Administrators