MY WORLD GIS. Installation Instructions

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1 MY WORLD GIS Version 4.1 Installation Instructions Copyright 2007 by Northwestern University. All rights reserved. Created August 15, 2002 Last Revised April 14, 2008

2 2. Launching the Installer On the Windows platform, you can run the installer directly from the download page, as shown in figure 1 below. Figure 1. Launching the Windows installer On the Mac OS X platform, the download file is a DMG disk image. Double-click on the DMG file to open it like a hard disk in the Finder, as shown in figure 2 below. Then double-click on the application "My World GIS Installer" as shown in figure 3 to launch the installer. Figure 2. Opening the DMG file in Mac OS X Figure 3. Launching the Mac OS X installer

3 3. Welcome Once the installer has un-compressed itself and launched, it will show you a welcome window like the one in figure 4 or figure 5 below. Figure 4. The Welcome window for the Windows installer Figure 5. The Welcome window for the Mac OS X installer Read the instructions carefully, then click the Next button in the lower-right-hand corner of the window to proceed.

4 4. License Agreement After reading the introduction, the installer will show you the My World license agreement. By installing My World, you are agreeing to the terms of the license, so read it carefully. If you do not agree to the terms of the license, click the Cancel button in the lower-right-hand corner of the window to exit the installer. Figure 6. The License Agreement window for the Windows installer Figure 7. The License Agreement window for the Mac OS X installer If you agree to the terms of the license, click the I accept the agreement button (as shown in figures 6 & 7 above), then click the Next button in the lower-right-hand corner of the window to continue.

5 5. Destination Folder After you have agreed to the terms of the license, you will need to pick the location on your hard drive where the installer will put My World. In most cases, it is best to install My World in the default location. Figure 8. The Destination Folder window for the Windows installer Figure 9. The Destination Folder window for the Mac OS X installer Once you have chosen a location to install My World, click on the Next button in the lower-right-hand corner of the window to continue.

6 6. Start Menu (Windows only) In addition to installing the software, the installer can create a folder in the start menu for My World GIS. In this window, you can choose a name for that folder and whether to create it for all users of this computer, or choose not to create a Start Menu folder at all. At this time, the My World installer is only able to create Start Menu on the Microsoft Windows platform, due to limitations of the installer sofware. The publisher of the installer software says that the ability to create the Mac OS X equivalent of a Start Menu folder -- an icon in the Dock -- will be supported in a future version. Figure 10. The Start Menu Folder window for the Windows installer Once you have decided where to put shortcuts to the My World application, click the Next button in the lower-righthand corner of the window to continue. Windows is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries Mac OS X is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

7 7. Extracting Files This window displays the progress of the installer as it copies files onto your computer. Figure 11. The Extracting Files window for the Windows installer Figure 12. The Extracting Files window for the Mac OS X installer Once the installer is finished copying files, it will automatically progress to the next screen.

8 8. Setup Complete When the installation is complete and successful, you will see a window like the one below in figure 13 or 14. Figure 13. The Setup Complete window for the Windows installer Figure 14. The Setup Complete window for the Mac OS X installer Click the Finish button to exit the installer. If you have purchased a licensed version of My World GIS, launch the software and select Enter License Key... from the Help menu to enter your license key. If you have trouble with the installer, send us at support@pasco.com and we will do our best to assist you.