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5.4 First Time Installation

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5.4.1 Overview

 

This guide illustrates how to install Latitude for the first time on a server and attached workstations. To see how to install Latitude on a new workstation, jump to the Workstation Installation section below

 

The Latitude application consists of two main parts:

The Latitude client program, "Latitude.accde", which is installed on every workstation. It contains all the Latitude screens, reports and programs, and links to your data file

 

A database file "Latidata.mdb", held in a central location on a mapped drive, containing the data that is shared by all workstations. This file should be backed up regularly (daily) as nobody can reconstruct it for you if it is lost or corrupted.

 

You will run the installer in two ways. First to setup Latitude on the server and later on all other workstations to setup the Latitude client program

 

NOTE: On any workstation on which you want to install Latitude, you must have fully licensed copies of Microsoft Access 2007 with Service Pack 2 installed. Service Pack 2 can be downloaded from the web page "http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads" or obtained by running Microsoft Update on the workstation

 

5.4.2 The current version of Latitude only runs on the common 32-bit versions of Microsoft Access 2007 & 2010. Note, 32-bit Access runs fine on 64-bit Windows 7 and Vista.If you have 64-bit Microsoft Access 2010 on a workstation, the Latitude installer will automatically install the Microsoft Access 2007 runtime to allow Latitude to run

 

5.4.3 If using a Microsoft Access unlicensed or trial version that has expired, use the following steps to remove it

 

Go to Start Menu

Click Control Panel

Click Programs

Click Program and Features

Select program to Uninstall

 

Microsoft Office (any edition) 2007 or 2010

 

On the top section Click Change

Wait while office setup is initializing

Select Add or Remove Features

Click Continue

Click the Dropdown arrow in Microsoft Access <= uninstall Access only, not all of Office

Click Not Available

Click Continue

Wait for the office setup to finish

Click Close

 

5.4.4 Server Installation

 

Log in to your main workstation as a User with administrator rights

You need full rights to install new software and to create new folders

 

Create Latitude server folders

Decide on a location for your Latitude data folder, Download folder and Backup folder. These folders are usually on a server, but on small peer to peer networks will be on a workstation that is acting as a server. In either case they will usually be named as follows (although the drive letter may be different):

 

L:\Latitude\

This is the main Latitude folder on a server. It contains your Latitude data file and the following subfolders. It also holds the master copy of the Latitude program file used by the Automatic Depolyment Feature (ADF)

 

L:\Latitude\Downloads\

This is the folder the Installer stores all files it downloads for use during the installation, such as the Access 2007 or 2010 Runtimes, Service Packs and Hotfixes. It is also a handy location for you to store any Latitude related downloads and documentation

 

L:\Latitude\Backup\

This is where Latitude will store zipped copies of your data file. It is also where you can hold zipped backups of your data file before you upgrade, repair or compact your 'production' data file

 

Create the 3 Latitude folders as above

 

Place your new data file in the Latitude data folder

Extract Latidata.mdb from the zip file emailed to you into the Latitude folder eg. "L:\Latitude\Latidata.mdb"

 

Place the Installer zip file (LatitudeACxx.xxxx.xx.zip) you downloaded from the Latitude website in the Downloads folder "L:\Latitude\Downloads\"

 

Extract and Run the Installer

Extract the file "LatitudeACxx.xxxx.xx.exe" from LatitudeACxx.xxxx.xx.zip

Double click the installer "LatitudeACxx.xxxx.xx.exe" to run it

 

Confirm Microsoft Access Runtime version to install (optional)

If you do not have Microsoft Access installed, confirm the version you want. We suggest Access 2010

Click the "Install Access 2007 Runtime" hyperlink to toggle between Access 2010 and Access 2007

 

Locate your Latidata file "L:\Latitude\Latidata.mdb"

 

Select the Latitude Install Folder

usually "C:\Lati99\" on a workstation

Click the "Next" button and wait

Click the "I accept the terms of this agreement" tickbox

Click the "Continue" button and wait

Click the "Close" button when Access 2010 runtime installation is finished

 

Locate your Download subfolder

Normally "L:\Latitude\Downloads\"

Click the "Next" button and wait

 

The Installer launches Latitude and displays the "Attach Upgrade" screen

Confirm it shows the correct location of your data file eg. "L:\Latitude\Latidata.mdb"

Click the "AttachUpgrade" button

 

When asked "You are about to perform a Latitude Upgrade", click "Yes" and wait until the upgrade finishes

 

Enter your Authorization code and click "OK"

 

Click the "Finish" button to close the Installer

 

5.4.5 Workstation Installation

 

 

Ensure all workstations can access the same shared mapped drive containing the Latitude folder e.g. "L:\Latitude\"

 

If you are not running Windows XP, you must disable User Account Control (UAC) before installing Latitude. NOTE: After successfully upgrading Latitude you should turn the UAC back on to maintain your security level. For more information about disabling UAC refer to "Disable Windows UAC" in this How To Guide.

 

Log in to Windows as a User with Administrator Rights

You need full rights to install new software and to create new folders

 

Run the Installer

Run Windows Explorer and go to the Latitude Downloads folder normally "L:\Latitude\Downloads\"

Double click the Installer LatitudeACxx.xxxx.xx.exe to run it again

 

Confirm Microsoft Access Runtime version to install (optional)

If you do not have Microsoft Access installed, confirm the version you want. We suggest Access 2010

Click the "Install Access 2007 Runtime" hyperlink to toggle between Access 2010 and Access 2007

 

Locate your Latidata file, normally "L:\Latitude\Latidata.mdb"

 

Select the Latitude Install Folder

usually "C:\Lati99\" on a workstation

Click the "Next" button and wait

Click the "I accept the terms of this agreement" tickbox

Click the "Continue" button and wait

Click the "Close" button when Access 2010 runtime installation is finished

 

Confirm the location of your Download subfolder, normally "L:\Latitude\Downloads\"

Click the "Next" button and wait

 

Click the "Finish" button to close the Installer

 

Repeat this Workstation Installation on all your Latitude workstations