The D2000 System installation procedure

The D2000 System is installed according to these steps:

1. Start-up of the installation
2. Registry check
3. Installation guide
4. Instance manager
5. Creating a new instance
6. Finalization

1. Start-up of the installation

The installer is started by the setup_ips.exe from the directory structure.

In the next step select the language in which the installation will proceed.

2. Registry check

After starting the installer, at first, the access to registers is checked. If this check fails, the installer is probably running with insufficient rights. It must be installed with administrator rights, as it works with the registry files and the file system. If a user does not have proper access rights, he is informed about it and the installation is stopped.

In the next step, the installer checks and sets the redirection of registers, as 64-bit operating systems contain both 32-bit and 64-bit registers, which are accessible depending on the running process (32-bit or 64-bit). The D2000 System involves both 32-bit and 64-bit processes, therefore you must set the reading from just one type of the registry. Consequently, the reading is redirected to the registers corresponding to the operating system (i.e. 32-bit system -> 32-bit registers, 64-bit system -> 64-bit registers).

If this message occurs:

it suggests that the reverse redirection is set (all processes work with 32-bit registers). This means that registry redirection has been set on your computer before but to the opposite of the default value. In this case, the user should consider whether to keep these settings or not. If these settings remain, the D2000 System instances installed in the past are functional, too. However, if no instances are installed, it is better to change this setting to the default value.

The D2000 System is not dependent on the usage of 32-bit or 64-bit registers, but it cannot detect the change of this setting. Therefore, we recommend using the same redirection for all instances of the D2000 System and not changing it.

Warning: The registry settings above mentioned remain changed only if the D2000 System has been modified in a computer (i.e. installed, upgraded, or uninstalled). If the user decides not to do any changes and aborts the installation, the original settings remain.

3. D2000 System Installation Guide

After you choose the language, the introductory window of the installation guide opens.

An installation guide is a tool that leads the user through the installation process. You may use the buttons, placed on the bottom left, to move back or forward or to cancel the installation. The individual steps inform about the current status or require to define the installation parameters.

4. Instance manager

After the introductory window, new window opens to manage the instances. If any instance of the D2000 System has not been installed yet, this dialog window is skipped and the other window opens to set the new instance.

It enables us to manage all instances of the D2000 System on a computer. You may add, modify or remove the particular instances.
To copy files without installing a new instance, click on the parameter "Copy only". To install a new instance of the D2000 System, click on the parameter "Add a new instance". In case of changing the instance, the operation, which relates with the selected instance (i.e. "Repair instance", "Upgrade version" or "Downgrade version"), will be displayed. After selecting one of the options, or "Remove instance", the required operation will be started.

If any instance has already been installed on the computer, the option "Change instance" is automatically chosen. There may be installed up to 16 instances on one computer at the same time. If this number is achieved you cannot add a new instance, only change or remove the existing ones.
The information about individual instances is read from the registers, where the instance name, instance number, and installation time are written.

Warning: If you change the register redirection, this dialog window will not probably show the installed instances.

5. Creating a new instance

After selecting the type of installation, the dialog box opens in which you have to set three parameters: Instance name, destination directory, and creation mode.

The name of instance will be shown in the menu Programs and features.

A destination directory is a place, which will contain the directory structure of the D2000 System (all necessary files and folders, e.g. D2000_EXE, ExtInstallers, ...) after the installation of the instance. If this directory already contains any instance, the warning message occurs.
The name and path to the destination directory cannot contain any blank spaces.

Warning: Be aware that installing two instances in one directory can corrupt the files of one of them, so this installation procedure is not recommended!

8. Finalization

The last dialog window provides the information about the action which is going to be done, the version of the resultant instance, its number, name, and destination directory to which it will be installed.

After you click on the "Next" button, the installation file d2msi.msi is started. Its task is to install, change or remove the chosen instance of the D2000 System.

In case of change or installation of the D2000 System, the Configuration Guide is started automatically.