EQUIPMENT MANAGER SOFTWARE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
(New or Existing PC)

1.	Download the Equipment Manager from Sportsoft website using the following URL link:
http://www.sportsoft.com/trial-version-of-equipment-manager/
Select #3 ‘Trial version of Equipment Manager’ and save to your PC. 

NOTE: You may need Administrative rights to install the program. If you are not sure if you have these rights, please consult with your IT department first before installing.

Run the application after it downloads to install the demo version of the software. You may get the following error which you can ignore since the file is properly registered if this is a new computer installation:

If this is a new PC install and you have never had the Equipment Manager program before you will get the following message:

Select ‘Yes’ if this is a brand-new computer installation and you have never had the Equipment Manager program installed previously on your computer or any computer on your network.
If you had the Equipment Manager program installed before on this or any other computer in your network, select ‘No’. After the program opens up it will go to the ‘Database Path’ configuration window and you will be prompted to configure the drive and path to your existing database. Please contact your IT department or Sportsoft Customer Service if you are not sure where the database files are located.
2.	Select the “Tools” button at the top left of the Equipment Manager program and select ‘Check for Updates’ on the dropdown then select the ‘Update’ button. You will get the following prompt: 

3.	Select ‘Install Now’ button and the program will update to the latest version from our FTP site if needed. After the program updates successfully, it will stop the program and give you the following message:

4.	If this is a new computer installation and you have an existing license file, EM_Lfile.dat, copy it to ‘C:\SportSoft’ folder to update the license. 
NOTE: The license file is a hidden file and may not show up until you enable hidden file viewing.
If you don’t have an existing license file, please contact Sportsoft Customer Service to obtain a valid license for your installation.

If this is a reinstall on a previously installed computer your license should still be in the ‘C:\SportSoft’ folder. Please check the date in the ‘Configure’, ‘License’ tab for the expiration date. If the expiration date is incorrect and you don’t have an existing license file, please contact Sportsoft Customer Service to obtain a valid license for your installation.

5.	You may need to perform some other configuration settings in the ‘Configure’, ‘Program Options’ section of the program. If you are not sure what settings apply, please contact Sportsoft Customer Service.