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The application installer built with Inno Setup Compiler, version 5.2.3 © 1997-2008 (www.innosetup.com) creates a customized application folder to contain all necessary files. It also creates a program folder in the common programs menu, containing shortcuts to the application files.

You do not need to restart your computer after installation. This application does not create nor modify any key or value in the Windows Registry. It does not copy any file in the system folder. All needed files are located in the application folder which is also provided with an uninstaller file. You will be able to uninstall the application using either this uninstaller file or simply erasing the containing folder. The uninstaller file removes both folders containing application files and shortcuts.


Which installer (32-bit or 64-bit) should be used?


No matter which Windows version (32-bit or 64-bit) has your computer system. It only matters the version of your Microsoft Access installation. Be sure to use the right (32-bit or 64-bit) installer version of the application, because the application for a 64-bit Microsoft Access will not work on a 32-bit Microsoft Access, and vice versa. 


Files in application folder


These are the files that the installer copies into the application folder:
·    Application in Compiled Access format (.accde) file
·    Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar (.exportedUI) file
·    Editor Help (.chm) file
·    Icon (.ico) file
·    License and Readme (.txt) files
·    Folder containing a Collection of Guidelines in PDF format (optional)


After install


To make use of the Quick Access Toolbar and the Ribbon (recommended) after install, you should import the customization file QuickAccessBar.exportedUI which can be found in the application folder.

See System requirements to read how you can do this.


If you want to reinstall


If you want to reinstall the application, but keeping your articles in edition, you must save a copy of the application (.accde) file in different folder. Otherwise the installer would overwrite the file and you might lose your work.


About Compiled Access Format


To protect the application against modifications in design, it is distributed in Compiled Access Format (.accde file extension). This is the file name extension for Access desktop databases that are compiled into a "locked-down" or "execute only" version of the original .accdb file. Users working with .accde files cannot make design changes to forms or reports. Advanced users might still modify manually some data, but It is completely unadvisable to do this, because these actions might impair the application and make it useless.