Installation guide

Before You Install the Editing Application
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You can choose to disable it and continue with your editing session. The dialog will appear
once you relaunch the application unless you disable the option.
To disable the desktop compositing:
1. Access the Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click Change Settings.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Under the Performance area, click Settings.
6. Uncheck “Enable desktop composition.”
The dialog box requesting you to disable desktop compositing does not appear the next
time you launch the editing application.
User Access Control Setting
Windows Vista includes User Access Control (UAC), which makes you aware of changes
that will be made to your computer letting you decide to allow the changes or not. Avid
recommends that you leave UAC ON. This feature is turned on by default in the Windows
Vista operating system.
Standard User
You need to first install the editing application as an Administrator. If you are in a Shared
Storage environment, mount your workspaces as an Administrator. You may then log off and
log back in as a Standard user, if necessary.
Windows Vista Windows Sidebar
If the Vista Windows Sidebar is enabled, you might see flickering on the Timeline monitor
when you stop playback. You should disable Windows Sidebar:
To disable the Windows Vista Sidebar:
1. Right-click the Sidebar or Sidebar icon, and select Properties.
2. Deselect “Start Sidebar when Windows starts.”
3. Right-click the icon, and select Exit to close the sidebar.