Installing TaskMerlin

Introduction

This section provides instructions for installing and configuring TaskMerlin. To check that TaskMerlin will run on your PC, see the System Requirements

Download the latest release update, run the setup file and follow the on-screen instructions to install TaskMerlin on your PC and evaluate TaskMerlin for 30 days.

Purchase a TaskMerlin Personal Edition license, store the license key details in a safe place, and enter them into TaskMerlin using one of the following methods:

• Run TaskMerlin and, from the startup evaluation window, click on the Enter License Key button to open the Enter License Key dialog window. Enter your license details and press OK. It is recommended that you use the clipboard copy/paste functions to transfer your license details into TaskMerlin.
• From the TaskMerlin main screen, click on the Help menu and select the About TaskMerlin menu option to open the About Interfathom TaskMerlin dialog window. Click on the License tab and then click on the Enter License Information button to open the Enter License Key dialog window. Enter your details and press OK.

Your license information will subsequently appear in the About Box dialog window.

The latest TaskMerlin minor update for your purchased version (e.g., Version 5) can be downloaded at no additional cost. If you download and install a TaskMerlin minor update, it will automatically use your current license details. A copy of your database will be saved in the event that a database upgrade is required.

Purchase a TaskMerlin Professional Edition license for each computer you wish to install TaskMerlin on and store the license key details in a safe place. Install TaskMerlin on each computer and enter your license details into TaskMerlin using one of the following methods:

• Run TaskMerlin and, from the startup evaluation window, click on the Enter License Key button to open the Enter License Key dialog window. Enter your license details and press OK. It is recommended that you use the clipboard copy/paste functions to transfer your license details into TaskMerlin.
• From the TaskMerlin main screen, click on the Help menu and select the About TaskMerlin menu option to open the About Interfathom TaskMerlin dialog window. Click on the License tab and then click on the Enter License Information button to open the Enter License Key dialog window. Enter your details and press OK.

Your license information will subsequently appear in the About Box dialog window.

The latest TaskMerlin minor update for your purchased version (e.g., Version 5) can be downloaded at no additional cost. If you download and install a TaskMerlin minor update, it will automatically use your current license details. A copy of your database will be saved in the event that a database upgrade is required. Note that the same TaskMerlin version will need to be installed on all computers that access a shared database.

For further information about setting up TaskMerlin on an office network, see the Office or Home Network guide and the TaskMerlin program help topic entitled Remote Database Access | Office or Home Network.

For remote usage scenarios, including connecting with Microsoft SQL Server, see the Remote Database Access | Remote Connection to the Database topic in the TaskMerlin help file.