When installing SCOTLAND YARD for the first time, you will be installing SCOTLAND YARD to a network folder. Make sure that all users have access to this folder. The installation will copy all the necessary data files and program files to your selected network folder.

Download the SCOTLAND YARD 30-Day evalution version by clicking on the Downloads link. The downloaded file (sy_eval.zip) is a ZIP file which means the setup.exe in compressed in the file. You can use Windows XP to automatically "uncompress" the downloaded file, or you can use WINZIP or other zip utility to unzip the file.

After "unzipping" or "uncompressing" the sy_eval.zip file, locate and click on setup.exe

The Scotland Yard installation will now begin. There are beneficial readme files that will be displayed during the installation process that should be read. The installation procedure will ask you to select a network location (drive/folder) to install Scotland Yard. Please install Scotland Yard in a folder that other users will have access too.

When you install SCOTLAND YARD the data files and program files are copied to the network folder you selected. A Scotland Yard shortcut will automatically be created on the workstation where you installed Scotland Yard. To install SCOTLAND YARD for other users, you simply need to create a shortcut on their desktop to the SCOTLAND.EXE file.

Example:

Target: F:\SCOTLAND\SCOTLAND.EXE
Start In: F:\SCOTLAND

NOTE: It is very important that both the Target and Start In parameters are entered in correctly for Scotland Yard to run.

After installing SCOTLAND YARD to the network, SCOTLAND YARD is ready to run. The program comes with a sample database of users so you can quickly test and evaluate the software. To get started, please login as

Password: DEMO

After you login as the DEMO user, go to the Administration section and add yourself as an employee in the Employee Set-up area. Be sure to grant yourself "Super User" rights so you can login later with Admin rights. When you add other users, you will be able to assign them the appropriate access rights. See the Employee Set-Up screen in Scotland Yard for more information about access rights.

DO NOT RUN THE SETUP.EXE AGAIN ON OTHER COMPUTERS. Doing so will re-install the sample data files that came with Scotland Yard. Employee or Department information you had previously entered will be replaced with the sample data!

TIP! It is a good idea to put the SCOTLAND.EXE shortcut in the Startup Folder for each user