MapInfo Professional Version 12.
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Contents Chapter 1: Before you Install...........................................................................11 Introduction..........................................................................................................12 MapInfo Professional Users.......................................................................12 IT Specialists or System Administrators.....................................................12 Requirements....................................................................
Installing Related Programs and Resources....................................................26 Installing the ECW Compressor.................................................................27 Installing Global Positioning Software (GPS).............................................27 Installing the Online References.................................................................27 Troubleshooting your Installation.....................................................................
Installing RSS Registry Keys......................................................................56 Activating and Returning Licenses Silently.....................................................57 Activating a Node-Locked or Distributed License Silently..........................57 Returning a License Silently.......................................................................58 Uninstalling Silently............................................................................................
Before you Install MapInfo Professional is a comprehensive computer mapping tool that lets you perform complex geographic analysis such as redistricting, accessing your remote data, dragging and dropping map objects into your applications, creating thematic maps that emphasize patterns in your data, and much more This document describes how to install MapInfo Professional to your desktop.
Introduction Introduction This document is organized in two parts. The first provides information and instructions necessary for installing MapInfo Professional to a user’s desktop. The second are the appendices that provides information and instructions necessary to IT Specialists or system administrators who must install MapInfo Professional in an organization. MapInfo Professional Users Before you install MapInfo Professional on your desktop, refer to these sections: 1. System Requirements 2.
Chapter 1: Before you Install Table 1: Minimum Memory 512MB RAM with a 1GHz Pentium processor Disk Space Graphics 1.5GB or better 16- or 24-bit Color Monitor 1024x768 resolution or better Table 2: Recommended Memory Disk Space Graphics Monitor 2GB RAM and 1.8GHz processor Fast EIDE 2 or Mid to High 2D/3D card with 128 1024x768 or better SCSI Interface MB or better resolution or with 2GB or better better. Data 2.3GB.
Requirements Table 6: Recommended Memory 2GB RAM (32-bit) 4GB RAM (64-bit) Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon X2 or better Disk Space 20GB (32-bit), 25GB (64-bit). Data 2.3GB. Graphics Monitor 1024x768 Dedicated GPU: AMD Radeon HD 2000 series, NVIDIA GeForce resolution or better 8 series or better Integrated GPU: AMD Radeon HD 3200, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, Intel HD Graphics or better Windows 2012 Server Hardware Requirements Table 7: Minimum Memory Disk Space 512MB RAM with a 1.
Chapter 1: Before you Install Visual Studio Notes VisualStudio 2010 Users If you have VisualStudio 2010 on your computer, you may see a prompt to install the Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable files when installing MapInfo Professional. This does not alter any existing files for Visual Studio 2010; it only adds an additional file named msdia100.dll to the computer. You can uninstall either VisualStudio 2010 or the Visual C++ 2010 SP1Redistributable without negatively affecting the other.
MapInfo Professional Data File Support • Raster image files – (*.bil, *.sid, *.gen, *.adf, *.img, *.ntf, *.ecw, *.url, *.tif, *.grc, *.bmp, *.gif, *.tga, *.jpg, *.pcx, *. jp2, *.j2k, *.png, *.psd, *.wmf, *.emf, *.map) • SHP – ESRI Shapefiles • TXT – Delimited ASCII files • WKS – Lotus 1-2-3 files (*.wk1, *.wks, *.wk3, *.wk4) • WOR – MapInfo workspace files • MWS – apInfo workspace files • XLS – Microsoft Excel files • XLSX – Microsoft Excel 2007 or later files • Grid images – (*.adf, *.flt, *.txt, *.asc, *.
Chapter 1: Before you Install • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • filename.* – Controlled Image Base (CIB) format ECW – Enhanced Compression Wavlet (ECW) format handler by ER Mapper EMF – Enhanced Metafile Format FLT – Image Filter (FLT) GEN – ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (ADRG) format GEN – ARC Standard Raster Product to 1.2 (ASRP) 1.
MapInfo Professional Web Server Support Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Format Support MapInfo Professional installs with the Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) 2014, which lets you open data directly to avoid having to translate it separately and work with copies of the data in .tab format.
Chapter 1: Before you Install Upgrading If the MapInfo Professional installer detects a current version of the product, or detects that the product had been previously installed, then the installer copies the MAPINFOW.WOR, STARTUP.WOR, and MAPINFOW.PRF files from the operating system's system directory to C:\Users\
Citrix Installations There are no special installation instructions for installing MapInfo Professional in a Citrix environment. In addition to the product serial number and access code (supplied on the Product Activation Information Card in the product box), you will also need the MapInfo License Server machine name and port number to activate MapInfo Professional with. Your system administrator will supply this information.
Installing MapInfo Professional This chapter provides instructions for installing MapInfo Professional on your desktop. In addition, there are instructions for fixing problems that come up as part of the installation process and for removing MapInfo Professional from your desktop. In this section: • • • • • Installing MapInfo Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Installing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing MapInfo Professional Installing MapInfo Professional You must have Administrator rights to run the Installer, and the Installer requires that your TEMP variable be set to a valid directory. Caution: We strongly recommend that you exit from all Windows programs before beginning the installation process. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of MapInfo Professional, we recommend that you uninstall before upgrading. MapInfo Professional provides its application data files to each user.
Chapter 2: Installing MapInfo Professional 9. Click Next to continue. 10. Do one of the following: • If your organization purchased node-locked licenses, the third character of your serial number is "N". Skip this step and go to step 12. • If your organization purchased concurrent licenses, the third character of your serial number is "S". In this case, the License Server Name and License Server Port Number fields display on the screen.
Installing MapInfo Professional • Click Change to create a new path on the Change Current Destination Folder screen. Type the new path in the Folder name field and click OK to continue. Choose to create a new directory name when you have an earlier version of MapInfo Professional installed and you do not want to overwrite that version. 3. Click Next to continue. 4. On the Ready to Install the Program screen, review your selections to ensure that the path is correct and then click Install.
Chapter 2: Installing MapInfo Professional 9. On the Complete screen, click Finish. Continue to Installing Data or to Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional. Installing Data To help you get started, Pitney Bowes Software Inc. provides you with some United States-based and world-wide maps you can use as a background to your data. To work with the sample data after installation, you must install to a folder that has permission to edit (read and write permission).
Installing Related Programs and Resources Custom Data Installation Make sure you have completed the directions in Installing Data before beginning these instructions. Choose this option to install some of the MapInfo Professional sample data. The data only installs to one folder location. To continue installing data using the Custom data instructions: 1. On the Custom Setup screen, clicking on a dataset displays information about it and the space it requires.
Chapter 2: Installing MapInfo Professional Installing the ECW Compressor We recommend that you exit all Windows programs before installing. The ECW raster handler allows you to open and display raster images compressed in the ECW format. 1. Click Install Products from the MapInfo Professional DVD Browser. 2. Click Additional Utilities. 3. Click Install ECW Compressor. You may see a prompt for permission to continue or to make changes to this computer.
Troubleshooting your Installation To view PDF format documentation files, you will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is a free download from www.adobe.com. Troubleshooting your Installation The Installer must be run from a drive with a letter such as G: and not from an explicit UNC path. For example, you might have the MapInfo Professional DVD in your computer as USERSPC. Other users may share this device as USERSPC; however, it would not contain a drive letter.
Chapter 2: Installing MapInfo Professional On Windows 8 for example, from the Desktop menu select Control Panel > Programs and Features. Right-click on MapInfo Professional 12.5 and select Uninstall from the pop-up menu. Removing MapInfo Professional from your System using the DVD Browser To uninstall MapInfo Professional: 1. Click Install Products > MapInfo Professional Installer > MapInfo Professional from the DVD Browser. You may see a prompt for permission to continue.
Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional The first time you start MapInfo Professional you are asked to activate your product using the serial number and access code you supplied during the installation. This section describes the activation process for the type of license your organization purchased. To start MapInfo Professional, do one of the following: • Double-click the MapInfo Professional icon on your desktop. • From the Start menu, select MapInfo Professional 12.
Determine the Type of License you have Determine the Type of License you have The serial number and access code that you enter during the installation indicates to MapInfo Professional what type of license you have. Depending on the license type, MapInfo Professional will guide you through activating the product (if your organization purchased node-locked licenses) or connecting to a license server (if your organization purchased concurrent or distributable licenses).
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional 2. Select when you want to activate MapInfo Professional. Select one of the following: • Activate Now–Select this option to start activation now. For further instructions, continue to Activate Now. • Activate Later–Select this option to start a 30-day courtesy period in which you can use MapInfo Professional without activating the product. For further instructions, continue to Activate Later.
Node-Locked Licenses Automatic Activation Select the Automatic Activation option if you have an Internet connection. The Activation Wizard will make a one-time connection with a Pitney Bowes Software server. Using the serial number and access code you provided during the installation, the Activation Wizard will retrieve one of the licenses your organization purchased and associate it with your computer. You are finished with the activation process and you can begin working with your software.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional The Activation Request contains your serial number and access code, plus information that identifies the computer you are activating on. 3. The Save this important information dialog box contains information about your Activation Request file. The Activation Request File box shows the full path and filename of the Activation Request file. The Email address box shows the email address to send the file to.
Node-Locked Licenses 6. In the Process Email Activation Response dialog box, click Next. An activation message opens telling you that the activation was successful. 7. Click OK. The Activation Wizard closes, your product is activated and ready to use. You are finished, and can delete the Activation Response file (you do not need to keep the file on your computer). Note: To check the status of your activation, choose Help > About and review the contents of this dialog box.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional • Use MapInfo Professional – Select this option if you have not received an Activation Response file yet and you want to use MapInfo Professional under the courtesy period. • Start Activation Over – Select this option if previous activation attempts have failed. 3. Click either Finish or Next. • If you selected Use MapInfo Professional, click Finish. The Activation Wizard closes and MapInfo Professional is ready to use under the courtesy period.
Node-Locked Licenses Automatic Transfer Select the Automatic Transfer option if you have an Internet connection. Your license will be automatically transferred to Pitney Bowes Software. You can retrieve the license by activating your product on another computer. To start Automatic transfer of license: 1. In the Select Activation Method dialog box, select Automatic Transfer and then click Next. The License Transfer Wizard takes a few moments to transfer the license to Pitney Bowes Software.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional Uninstall Transfer Options If you have a node-locked license and you uninstall MapInfo Professional, you have the option of transferring the license to Pitney Bowes Software. If you intend to install MapInfo Professional on another computer, transfer the license to Pitney Bowes Software so that the license is available. When you install MapInfo Professional on the desired computer, you will be prompted to activate the product.
Concurrent Licenses Connecting after Installation If you did not specify the license server name and port number during product installation, you will be prompted for that information when you start MapInfo Professional. You will also be prompted if MapInfo Professional cannot connect to a running license server using the server name and port number you provided at install. To connect to the license server after you install MapInfo Professional: 1. Start MapInfo Professional.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional Connection Failures Failure to connect to the license server can occur for several reasons. First, although you may know the license server name and port number, the license server administrator may not have had an opportunity to install it yet. In this case, MapInfo Professional cannot find the license server you specified.
Distributable Licenses 2. Open MapInfo Professional. A dialog box opens to tell you on what date the borrowed license is going to expire. 3. Click OK. 4. Choose Help > Licensing > Return borrowed license. The Return borrowed license to license server dialog box opens. This dialog box explains how a license is returned. 5. Click OK. An activation message opens to tell you that the license has returned to the license server. 6. Click OK.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional Note: The server name is in the format \\yourlicenseserver, and is the name or IP address for the machine that the license server is installed to. The port number defaults to 27000 but it can be set by your License Server system administrator. Check with your administrator if the port number is not working. 4.
Mapping Services Note: Before making any hardware changes to your PC (such as disk re-formatting) please remember to return your activated license back to Pitney Bowes Software Inc. or to your License Server. After your hardware has been changed you may then re-activate your license. To transfer a distributed license to your License Server: 1. Choose Help > Licensing > Transfer License. The Return distributed license to license server dialog box opens. 2.
Chapter 3: Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional • MapInfo Professional 11.5 on January 1st 2014 • MapInfo Professional 12.0 on January 1st 2015 • MapInfo Professional 12.5 on January 1st 2016 To continue accessing Bing Maps, you must upgrade to the latest version of MapInfo Professional. By doing so, you also benefit from the latest improvements to MapInfo Professional.
Workgroup Installations for System Administrators MapInfo Professional is a desktop application that places user data on a map to simplify business analysis for data with a spatial component. This section will assist you in setting up a MapInfo Professional network share workgroup that allows users to share application data resources (such as coordinate system information and templates). Sharing these resources can unify the look of user maps and provide consistency in their data.
Understanding the Workgroup Installation Process Understanding the Workgroup Installation Process This workgroup installation allows users to retrieve the Application Data Files (such as the MAPINFOW.PRJ file and custom symbols) from a shared, network location but install the program locally. Using this model, all users can share coordinate system settings, templates, and custom symbols.
Appendix A: Workgroup Installations for System Administrators 4. On the Custom Setup screen, you have the option of selecting how a feature is installed (if it will install and where it installs to). Customize how features install by choosing one of the following options, or leave the default settings. Click Next to continue. • Select the option Application Data Files to prevent file sharing of one or more of these file types or to change the current destination folder for application data.
Completing a Workgroup Installation (MapInfo Professional Users) • To change the current destination folder for application data, highlight the Application Data Files entry and click Change. After making your selections, the Change Current Destination Folder screen opens. Navigate to the shared location for storing these files and click OK. Make sure that this shared location is accessible by all users who need these files.
Appendix A: Workgroup Installations for System Administrators As part of your application’s installation process, the MapInfo Professional installer creates a local copy of these Application Data Files for your use when the shared location is not available. This is very important. • If the shared location of your Application Data Files is available, MapInfo Professional saves your template, symbol, and configuration work to the shared location.
Completing a Workgroup Installation (MapInfo Professional Users) Note: The shared location displays in the Workgroup Directory field. 3. Select one of the following options to reset the Workgroup folder: • To set a new shared location, type a new path in the field provided or click to select a new shared path. You can also use named drives or UNC paths in the Workgroup Directory section. • To use local files only, clear the Use when searching for application data files check box. 4.
Silent Installation Procedures This chapter helps a system administrator install MapInfo Professional using a commandline. Note: All of the Microsoft supported parameters for working with the MSIEXEC command are documented on the Microsoft web site. Search the term "MSIEXEC command line parameters" to find this detailed information. In this section: • Silent Installation Procedures for System Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 • Installing Silently . . . .
Silent Installation Procedures for System Administrators Silent Installation Procedures for System Administrators Silent installations allow you to repackage MapInfo Professional for deployment within your company so your users do not have to enter user- or company-specific information, path information, a serial number, or an access code.
Appendix B: Silent Installation Procedures • RETLIC = True. For silent return licenses. • LICLOG = Filename for log files • BORROW = #days or True. If no specific number of days are entered, True is a valid input and results in a # of days. • SDRLYN = False. Use the Show Dialog Return License Yes No (SDRLYN) parameter to prevent duplicating the license transfer dialog when the user uninstalls. The license stays on the system if not RETLIC = True. Note: Parameters ACTLIC and RETLIC are False by default.
Installing Silently To work around the problem, use the /qb option in the command line when you run the silent install. This option gives the installation a basic user interface and allows the UAC to display on the screen. To perform a silent install using the /qb option: 1. Place the installation DVD in the target computer’s disk drive. 2. From the command prompt, go to the MapInfo Professional setup directory. 3. Type the following command: setup.
Appendix B: Silent Installation Procedures Activating and Returning Licenses Silently Information Technology engineers may want to activate or return MapInfo Professional node-locked or distributed licenses silently, using a log file for reports. The return process described in this section can also return a borrowed license to the server. This section describes these processes.
Uninstalling Silently Returning a License Silently Before making any hardware changes to your PC (such as disk re-formatting) please remember to return your activated license back to Pitney Bowes Software Inc. or to your License Server. After your hardware has been changed you may then re-activate your license. To return a node-locked, borrowed, or distributed license to the Pitney Bowes Software FNO or your License Server, type the following in a command line: MapInfow.exe -ReturnLicense c:\mylog.
Appendix B: Silent Installation Procedures Note: The uninstall key is unique to each version of MapInfo Professional. To silently uninstall an older version of MapInfo Professional, you would need to use its product code (uninstall key).
Advanced Configuration Options for System Administrators This section helps a system administrator configure MapInfo Professional. In this section: • Controlling Advanced System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 • Controlling the Location of Application Data Files . . . . .
Controlling Advanced System Settings Controlling Advanced System Settings MapInfo Professional has some advanced system settings that cannot be configured through a dialog box. These settings allow you to control several low-level, technical aspects of how MapInfo Professional runs. Most users do not need to worry about these advanced settings.
Appendix C: Advanced Configuration Options for System Administrators of tables you can edit at one time (the number of tables that have unsaved edits). The default value is 29. If you need to work with more files simultaneously, set number to 507. Improving Performance for MapInfo Professional To improve MapInfo Professional’s performance, you can increase the speed of the processor in the machine. A video accelerator card will increase the speed of the redraw.
Controlling the Location of Application Data Files Filename Default Location MapInfow.mnu program directory MapInfow.pen per user, roaming MapInfow.prj program directory ThmTmplt per user, roaming WFSWMS.xml* per user, roaming * The file called WFSWMS.XML is a representation of three separate files: • MICSWServers.xml–this file is related to the MetaData Catalog Browser tool • MIWFSServers.
Troubleshooting Your Installation This section provides troubleshooting notes for installing MapInfo Professional. In this section: • Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 • Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation Issues Installation Issues Debug Startup Issues by Turning Off AutoLoad at Startup To help you debug MapInfo Professional startup issues, launch MapInfo Professional with a NoAutoLoad argument. When MapInfo Professional opens, it automatically loads a startup.wor, a mapinfo.wor, and mapbasic autoload tools. System administrators managing MapInfo Professional installations can prevent these from loading by running MapInfo Professional from the commandline with the NoAutoLoad argument.
Appendix D: Troubleshooting Your Installation To correct this issue, and install .NET to the machine, you must download the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 from Microsoft’s website and install it. Message: The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. If you see the following message, then the install was run on Windows 7 without elevated privileges. The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable.
