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Standard MKS Toolkit Installation

Before installing MKS Toolkit, we recommend that you uninstall all previous and demo versions of MKS Toolkit older than version 8.0. If you have a previous version of MKS NuTCRACKER Professional, we recommend that you uninstall it, or install MKS Toolkit on another machine.

You must install from an account with local or domain administrator privileges. You do not need to be an Administrator, but your login ID must be a member of the local or domain Windows Administrators group before you can install.

When installing MKS Toolkit for Professional Developers, MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers, MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-bit Edition, the following additional requirement applies:

• To compile a MKS Toolkit ported application, a supported compiler must be installed on your system.
  
  

All MKS Toolkit products share a common installer. To install your product:

1. Launch the installer. If you are installing from a CD, insert the MKS Toolkit distribution CD; the installer should start automatically. If you are installing from an electronic distribution, run the self-extracting installer.
   
   
2. Click the Install Toolkit button. If necessary, Windows Installer is now automatically installed and configured. The MKS Toolkit Installer's title page appears with the option to cancel the installation. If you do not cancel it, the Welcome to the Setup for MKS Toolkit dialog appears.
   
   
3. Click Next >. The License Agreement dialog appears.
   
   
4. Read the license agreement. Select I accept the terms in the terms in the license agreement and click Next >.
   
   If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, you cannot proceed past this point in the installation.
   
   
5. If a version of MKS Toolkit already exists on your system, the Upgrade Information dialog appears informing you of the situation. You can continue installing MKS Toolkit in the same location as the existing version by clicking Next > or you can follow the advice given on the dialog for uninstalling the existing version.
   
   If no existing version of MKS Toolkit is present or you have decided to continue installing over an existing version, the You must Register to obtain a PIN dialog appears.
   
   
6. If you do not have a PIN (Personal Identification Number), click Register for a PIN to register your MKS Toolkit and receive a PIN. The installer launches a browser window showing the registration form.
   
   
   1. Fill out the registration form and click the appropriate Submit button for how you want to submit your registration to MKS Software. If you submitted your registration by Internet, a new page appears confirming your registration; otherwise, instructions on submitting your registration appear.
      
      You need only register your software once for each unique serial number.
      
      
   2. Close the browser window
      
      
   Once you have obtained your PIN or if you don't need one (for example, you are updating an existing MKS Toolkit product), click I have a PIN > on the You must Register to obtain a PIN dialog. The Customer Information dialog appears.
   
   
7. Enter your user name, organization, serial number, and PIN in the appropriate fields and click Next >.
   
   Your serial number is located on the MKS Toolkit box (for new users) or contained in an e-mail (for MKS Web store purchases). If you are updating a previous version of MKS Toolkit, use the serial number from that version.
   
   Your PIN was provided by MKS when you purchased the product (for example, via e-mail) or obtained by registering your product in the previous step. No PIN is required when updating an existing product.
   
   
8. When installing a new MKS Toolkit product as opposed to updating an existing one, the Access Key dialog may appear.
   
   Enter your Access Key (provided by MKS) and click Next >.
   
   
9. Next, depending on the MKS Toolkit product that you are installing and the compilers that you have installed on your system, from zero to three compiler-related dialogs may appear.
   
   If you are installing MKS Toolkit for System Administrators, no compiler-related dialogs appear.
   
   If you are installing MKS Toolkit for Developers or above and have no compilers installed, a dialog appears asking for an explanation for the lack of a compiler. Read each choice carefully, select the appropriate one, and click Next >.
   
   If you are installing MKS Toolkit for Developers or above and have more than one 32-bit compiler installed, a dialog appears asking you to select which compiler you want to use with MKS Toolkit. Make your selection and click Next >.
   
   If you are installing MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-bit Edition, a dialog for each of the IA64 and Extended Architecture platforms for which you have more than one compiler installed appears asking you to select which of the available compilers for that platform you want to use with MKS Toolkit. Make you selection and click Next >.
   
   If you are installing MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers 64-bit Edition with the 32-bit Add-on, you may see the dialog for selecting a 32-bit compiler as well as the dialogs for selecting compilers for the IA64 and Extended Architecture platforms.
   
   Note: If you have only one 32-bit compiler installed, or only one 64-bit compiler installed for either the IA64 or Extended Architecture platform, that compiler is automatically selected and no dialog appears.
   
   
10. The File Extensions dialog appears. Insure that the optional file extensions and associations that you would like registered are selected. Click Next >.
    
    
11. The Please Wait dialog appears. There will be a pause while the installer prepares to continue, then the Setup Type dialog appears.
    
    
12. Select one of the installation options—Typical, Compact, or Custom and click Next >.
    
    The Typical and Compact options are defined differently for each MKS Toolkit product. If you select one of these options, the Destination Folder dialog appears. If there is no existing MKS Toolkit installation, you can change the directory in which MKS Toolkit is installed by clicking the Change... button and entering the new directory.
    
    If you select the Custom option, the Custom Setup dialog appears, allowing you to select and deselect the various components included in the MKS Toolkit product you have purchased.
    
    Clicking Help on the Custom Setup dialog displays the Custom Setup Tips dialog explaining what the various icons on the Custom Setup dialog mean Click OK to close this dialog.
    
    Clicking Space on the Custom Setup dialog displays the Disk Space Requirements dialog.
    
    If there is no existing MKS Toolkit installation, you can change the directory in which MKS Toolkit is installed by clicking the Change... button and entering the new directory.
    
    Once you have decided on the components that you want installed, click Next >.
    
    
13. The Ready to Install the Program dialog appears. Click Install to begin the installation of MKS Toolkit files. The Installing MKS Toolkit dialog appears and shows the progress of the installation. When the installation is complete, the Setup Completed dialog appears. You can choose whether or not to display the release notes.
    
    
14. Click Finish to complete the installation. If you chose to display the release notes, the installer launches a browser window displaying these notes.
    
    
15. If the installation requires you to restart your system for the changes to take effect, a dialog appears informing you of this fact.
    
    Click Yes to restart your system now.
    
    Click No if you would prefer to restart your system manually later.

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