1.) Start Computer with Administrator privileges.
Do not plug in Hardlock.
2.) Insert CD and start setup.exe
3.) The LTCounterSetup-window appears.
Select between Deutsch (German) and English.
Click on the install-button.
4.) A message box appears with the headline "Update Microsoft Data Components".
Click the Ja (Yes) button.
5.) Press the ok button to start the MS-MDAC setup.
6.) After the extraction of the necessary files you have to agree to the Microsoft End User License Agreement.
Check the box before "I accept all of the proceeding license agreement" and click afterwards the “Next” button. Click the finish button to begin the installation.
7.) After the setup has completed click the “Close” button and the installation of the Microsoft Jet Engine starts.
8.) Click on the “Next (weiter)” button to start the installation of the Hardlock device driver.
9.) Click on the “Next (weiter)” button to end the installation of the Hardlock device driver.
10) If you want you can change the installation folder of the LTCounter-Programm and/or the Database folder. Please keep in mind that the database folder might need a lot of free disk-space on your harddisk (~150 MB).
We suggest to create an desktop icon by checking the checkbox before "Create desktop icon". Press the OK button to proceed with the installation.
11) First the LTCounter-Programm will be copied and afterwards the Demo-Database. This will take a few minutes because the size of the Demo-Database is about 125 MB.
12) After this a message box appears with the headline "Installation completed".
Press the OK button.
13) Plug in the Hardlock. If the hardware wizard tells you that it has detected new hardware.
Please click on its next button.
14) Have a look for the LTCounter desktop icon. By double-clicking the desktop icon you can launch the LTCounter application.
15) At the first lunch of the system you will see no folders with images in the database browser. Click on Edit/New query and type “%”. “%” is the general wildcard in database queries. Click “Ok” and you will see all folders in the database. From now on all folders are shown in when opening the database which were displayed at the last shut down.