User guide

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System settings and requirements
Minimum system requirements
Platform
Hardware Software
CPU RAM
Hard
drive
OS
Internet
Browser
Windows
®
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz 1 GB 80 GB XP SP3 (32bit) IE 6
Macintosh
®
Intel Core i7 2GHz 4 GB 500 GB Snow Leopard Safari
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Note: VectorNTI
®
ExpressDesignerisonlysupportedonsingleprocessormachines.Thesoftwareisnot
designedtorunonmulti‐processormachines;suchconfigurationscannotbeguaranteedto
operatesuccessfully.
Windows
®
operating systems only: Local administrator account
OntheWindows
®
operatingsystem,youmustbeloggedinasalocaladministratortoinstallthe
software.
Dynamic licensing
ThisdocumentdoesnotaddressDynamicLicensingofVectorNTI
®
ExpressDesignerorDLSinstallation.
CustomerswithaDLSLicenseshouldfirstinstallandlicensetheDLSsoftwarebeforeinstallingVector
NTI
®
ExpressDesigner.
ForinformationonDLSinstallationanddynamiclicensingofVectorNTI
®
ExpressDesigner,seetheDLS
InstallationandLicensingGuide,availablebyfollowingthelinktoVectorNTI
®
ExpressDesigneron
http://lifetechnologies.com/vectornti.
Download the software
1. Todownloadthesoftware,gotohttp://lifetechnologies.com/vectorntiandfollowthelinkstothe
VectorNTI
®
ExpressDesignerdownloadpage.
2. Followtheinstructionsonthepagetodownloadthesoftware.
3. Whenthedownloadiscomplete,dependingonyourbrowsersettings,youwillbepromptedtosave
orruntheinstaller.
Install the software
1. Ifyouarenotpromptedtoautomaticallyruntheinstallerafterdownload,navigatetothedownload
locationanddouble‐clickontheinstaller(e.g.,Vector_NTI_Express_Designer_Install_Win.exe)to
begininstallation.
2. Theinstallationfileswillbeextracted.IfapreviousversionofVectorNTI
®
ExpressDesigneris
installed,youwillbepromptedtouninstallitbeforeproceeding.
Vector NTI
®
Express Designer Installation and Licensing Guide 7