Kaizen Software Solutions Blog » Vehicle Manager http://blog.kzsoftware.com Database Software for Business Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:13:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 New Vehicle Manager User Guide http://blog.kzsoftware.com/index.php/2009/10/07/new-vehicle-manager-user-guide/ http://blog.kzsoftware.com/index.php/2009/10/07/new-vehicle-manager-user-guide/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:55:48 +0000 admin http://blog.kzsoftware.com/?p=234 A new Vehicle Manager User Guide is now available for online browsing or download/print:

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Can I upgrade to a server database and copy the data from my existing database to the new one so I don’t lose my existing work and have to enter it again?

Yes – the basic process is to create a backup file of your local database before the switch over, and then restore it to your new server database. Here are the specific steps:

  1. Backup your local database (menu option: File –> Backup). This will create a compressed backup file containing your data.
  2. Install and configure the remote database server. For instructions, select the link for your product near the top of the follwing page: Database Server Setup Instructions
  3. Install the network edition of the software on your computer.
  4. Connect to the remote database server (menu option: Tools –> Database Connection)
  5. Restore your local database backup copy to the server (menu option: File –> Restore). Select the backup file that you created in Step 1, and then click the Restore button.
  6. You can then install the network edition on additional user’s computers and connect them to the remote database server (Step 4).

Note: if you are currently licensed for a standalone version of the software only, you will need to purchase an upgrade license key to continue adding new data to the server database. For a link to purchase the upgrade license, contact us through the Support page on our website at www.kzsoftware.com. Let us know which edition you are upgrading from, and we will provide you with a link to purchase an upgrade license.

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Here are the steps to install the software on a PC without internet access:

  1. Check whether .NET 2 is already installed – look for an entry “Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0″ in the Add/Remove programs list in Windows. If it is missing, use a computer that is connected to the internet, and download it to your removable media using the following link: Download .NET 2
  2. Download the setup file from our website to a cd, flash drive, etc, by right-clicking on the download link for the Edition you need, and then selecting ‘save target as’ to download the setup file.
  3. Copy the files from your removable media to the computer that doesn’t have internet access.
  4. Run the .NET installation first, and then run the software installation.
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Vehicle Manager comes in four different editions, and the license key you purchased must match the edition that you are attempting to enter it in.  For example, a license key for the “Home Edition” will not work in the “Fleet Edition”.

You can check to see which edition you have installed by opening Vehicle Manager and reading the caption at the very top of the window. If it doesn’t match the edition of the license key that you purchased, download and install the matching edition from our website using the link below:

Download Vehicle Manager

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