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Alternatively it is possible for each computer on which EAGLE is to be

available to have a separate license. In this case, copy the eagle.key file

that was created in the EAGLE program directory (eagle/bin) into the

computer’s private working directory. When first starting the program,

entertheinstallationcodeandthepathtothelicensefile license.key.

This procedure is recommended, for instance, for multiple-user licenses

for3to5userswhowillonlyworkatspecificcomputers.

SpecialInstructionsUnderWindows

PathInformation

It has been found to be helpful to use the server names in UNC nota

tion when giving the path for calling EAGLE, rather than the drive let

ters.Forexample:

\\netservername\eagle\bin\eagle.exe

DifferentOperatingSystemsattheWorkingComputers

If network computers having different Windows systems are in use, it is

firstnecessarytoperformaninstallationasdescribedabove.

Thefollowingsituationcanarise:

All the computers that are using, for instance, Windows 2000 can run

EAGLE. Computers with Windows ME, however, cannot. In order to

be able to operate the computers running Windows ME as well, copy

the files eagle.exe and eagle.key, located in the eagle\bin directory on the

server, to, for instance, eagle2000.exe and eagle2000.key. Now start all

thecomputersthatrunWindows2000,usingthecommand

EAGLE2000

Then start EAGLE from a computer with Windows ME, and license it

again with the installation code and the license disc. The eagle.key file is

thenvalidforalltheWindowsMEcomputers.Theprogramisrunwith

EAGLE

You need write authorization for the eagle\bin directory to perform the

copyingandlicensing!

Installation