# Installing EL-CID from the NTIA Web Site

***Important**:* **Users must have read, write, create, and delete
privileges within the EL-CID data folder and [all]{.underline} of its
subfolders. Please pay careful attention to the instructions in Step 8
below.**

[Note]{.mark}: The web install is intended for modern Windows systems
running Windows XP or Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or later. If you
have an older system, such as Windows 98 or Windows NT or Windows 2000
that does not have Service Pack 2 or later, you should not use the web
install. Instead, request an installation CD from the EL-CID help desk.
The email address and telephone number are on the web site below.

[Note]{.mark}: The exact program version and revision numbers shown in
the screens below may vary.

**Step 1.** If not already done, [download]{.underline} and
[rename]{.underline} the install file from the EL-CID Support Center web
site at NTIA.

a)  Using your web browser, go to the EL-CID Support Center web site:

> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/elcid/index.html>

b)  Locate the link to the latest downloadable executable file. The
    exact link name varies by version and revision number of the EL-CID
    program. For example, [Downloadable executable Version 5.1 Rev
    80]{.underline}.

c)  Download the file to your local PC. Procedures vary by web browser.
    Generally, you right-click on the link to the file and choose "Save
    link as..." or "Save Target As...". A dialog appears in which you
    choose a folder and file name for the file on your local PC.
    [Tip]{.mark}: remember or jot down where (which folder) this is
    before you leave the dialog. As of fall 2007, the download file is
    approximately 39 MiB in size.

d)  Using Windows Explorer ("My Computer") or other suitable file
    manipulation software, rename the downloaded file so that it ends in
    ".exe".

**Step 2.** Login using an Administrator username and password on the
PC. The account you use must have [full]{.underline} administrator
privileges on the PC, otherwise the install may fail. IT sometimes
grants users "limited" administrator privileges or "network
administrator" accounts that do not have sufficient privileges. Worse,
these accounts may appear to work, but silently fail to properly
install. If in doubt, ask your IT administrator to install the program
for you using his account. (Note: If your IT administrator wants to know
more about what EL-CID installs, tell him to look at the Operating
Manual available on the same web site above. The sections he should look
at are at the beginning of the document, right after the "Welcome"
page.)

**Step 3.** Using Windows Explorer, double click on the downloaded file
to run it. The following screen appears:

> ![](media/image1.png){width="5.251388888888889in" height="0.98125in"}

**Step 4.** Click the **Yes** button. The following screen appears:

> ![](media/image2.png){width="4.624305555555556in"
> height="3.5097222222222224in"}

**Step 5.** Click the **Continue** button. An **Unpacking** screen
appears.

> ![](media/image3.png){width="3.9055555555555554in" height="1.15625in"}
>
> [Note]{.mark}: If either of the following messages appears, or
> something similar, you do not have sufficient privilege to install.
> Seek help from your IT administrator.
>
> ![](media/image4.png){width="4.582638888888889in"
> height="1.0729166666666667in"}
>
> ![](media/image5.png){width="4.311805555555556in"
> height="1.2604166666666667in"}

When unpacking is completed the **Welcome** screen appears.

> ![](media/image6.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}

**Step 6.** Click the **Next** button. The **Information** screen
appears.

> ![](media/image7.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}

**Step 7.** Click the **Next** button. The **Choose Program Folder**
screen appears.

> ![](media/image8.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}
>
> The **Destination Folder** will default to C:\\Program Files\\EL-CID.
> If it does not, click the **Browse** button and change the destination
> to this.

**Step 8.** Click the **Next** button. The **Choose Data Folder** screen
will appear.

> ![](media/image9.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}
>
> [STOP]{.mark}!: Read the information on this screen carefully. Note in
> particular that the Windows user account you intend to use when
> running EL-CID [must have full read, write, create, and delete access
> to the data folder and all its subfolders]{.underline}.
>
> [Tip]{.mark}: Many systems are set up so that normal users do not have
> full control over folders on the C: drive, but they are allowed full
> control over folders on the D: drive. Check with your IT
> administrator. If this is the case, click the **Browse** button and
> edit the **Path** box, changing the **c:** to **d:**, then click
> **OK**. (Do NOT select the d: drive from the **Drives** combo box,
> otherwise you'll have to retype the full path.) If not installing on
> top of an existing folder, a screen will appear stating that directory
> does not exist and asking if the program should create it. If so,
> click the **Yes** button.
>
> [Note]{.mark}: If you've previously installed EL-CID, and you specify
> the same data folder as the previous install, EL-CID will rename the
> existing folder, appending "\_old" onto the folder name and then
> create a new copy of the data folder you specify in the screen above.
> Unfortunately, this means your IT administrator must again grant you
> full control over the data path you specify in the screen above.

**Step 9.** Click the **Next** button. The **Select Program Folder**
screen appears with ELCID selected.

> ![](media/image10.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}

**Step 10.** Click the **Next** button. If EL-CID was previously
installed on your system, the following **Information** screen appears.

> ![](media/image11.png){width="5.25in" height="1.0666666666666667in"}
>
> After reading the message, click the **OK** button.
>
> The **Start Copying Files** screen appears.
>
> ![](media/image12.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}
>
> Confirm that the correct destination folders are selected.

**Step 11.** Click the **Next** button. Progress bars will be displayed
during the install. When the install is complete, the following
**Information** screen appears.

> ![](media/image13.png){width="5.372222222222222in"
> height="1.0173611111111112in"}

**Step 12.** Click **OK**. The **Setup Complete** screen will appear.

> ![](media/image14.png){width="4.988888888888889in"
> height="3.7180555555555554in"}
>
> Make sure the **Yes, I want to launch ELCID now** box is
> [NOT]{.underline} checked.
>
> If the install detected a previous installation of EL-CID, the **Yes,
> I want to launch the Database Upgrade Wizard** now box will be
> checked. If you are certain there is no data in the older install that
> you want to port into the new installation, you may uncheck this box.
>
> [Note]{.mark}: Users who participated in testing of Alpha or Beta
> versions of the EL-CID software should uncheck this box, i.e., not run
> the wizard. The ability to transfer records between developmental
> versions of the program is not guaranteed.

**Step 13.** Click the **Finish** button. If the **Yes, I want to launch
the Database Upgrade Wizard** box is unchecked, you are finished
installing the program; otherwise the **EL-CID Database Upgrade Wizard**
screen appears.

> ![](media/image15.png){width="5.251388888888889in"
> height="2.4381944444444446in"}
>
> [Leave the options on this screen unchanged]{.underline}.
>
> [Tip]{.mark}: If you think you need to change any of these options, we
> recommend you click **Cancel** and read topic **Database Upgrade
> Wizard** in the EL-CID online help. Choosing the wrong options on this
> screen can cause the wizard to [needlessly run for a very long
> time]{.underline}.
>
> Click **OK** to run the wizard. The following screen appears.
>
> ![](media/image16.png){width="5.251388888888889in"
> height="1.4944444444444445in"}
>
> Carefully read what this screen says, then click **OK**. When the
> wizard is finished transferring all the records, the following screen
> appears.
>
> ![](media/image17.png){width="1.5625in" height="1.0416666666666667in"}
>
> Click **OK**. Clock the **Close** button on the **EL-CID Database
> Upgrade Wizard** screen.

**Step 14**. Log out of the administrator account and log into Windows
under the normal account you intend to use when running EL-CID. Launch
EL-CID by double-clicking the icon on your desktop and verify that the
program works correctly. If you see the following message when starting
EL-CID, or something similar, you do not have proper privileges for the
EL-CID data folder, which you specified above in Step 8.

![](media/image18.png){width="4.676388888888889in" height="1.3125in"}

> Get your IT administrator to grant you [full control]{.underline} over
> the data folder you specified in Step 8 and [all of its
> subfolders]{.underline}. You need to have sufficient privilege to
> read, write, create, and delete files and folders within the data
> folder. (The data folder is [not]{.underline} the path shown in the
> message above. If you've forgotten what you entered in Step 8, tell
> your administrator to look at file ELCID.ini in the program folder,
> whose path [does]{.underline} appear in the message above.)

Congratulations! You have completed installing the EL-CID software.

[Post-installation]{.underline}

1.  Go back to the EL-CID Support Center web site at NTIA and check if
    there are any data files to download, such as updated Compliance
    Checks. If there are, follow the instructions given on the web site
    to download and install them.

2.  The program comes with extensive online help. Start EL-CID and
    choose **Help** on the main menu. Then choose **Contents and Index**
    to display the online help. There is also a PDF file of the entire
    online help, and a Quick Reference Guide in the **Documents** folder
    within the EL-CID program folder, which you specified in Step 7
    above. Copies of these files are also on the web site.

> [Note to Manufacturers]{.mark}. Please read the topic "Manufacturer
> Functions" within the online help before you begin creating records in
> EL-CID.

3.  There are a few sample records provided with the install. You will
    find them in the **Samples** folder within the data folder you
    specified in Step 8.

4.  Training materials are available on the web site.

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