Step by Step Installation Guide
C01. LumenSoft Candela
RMS Installation Guide
Installation Guide v2.0
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Table of Contents
Operating System ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Installation of Candela Pre-requisites ........................................................................................................ 3
Install LumenSoft Candela RMS ............................................................................................................... 4
Logging in to LumenSoft Candela RMS for the first time....................................................................... 15
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Operating System
LumenSoft Candela can be installed in Windows 2000 or Window XP operating system. Please check
the latest service pack of the operating system for smooth working and installation.
Installation of Candela Pre-requisites
Before installing LumenSoft Candela RMS all the pre-requisite software should be installed on the
computer. Following software are required for running Candela RMS:
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. Net Framework 2.0
Crystal Reports for .Net Framework 2.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Report Viewer
Windows Installer 3.1
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Please Note that all these software are installed automatically by Candela Installer. If any of above
software is already installed then Candela Installer skips that installation and moves to the next step.
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Install LumenSoft Candela RMS
Go to directory where you saved the downloaded LumenSoft Candela RMS Setup file.
Double click on the Setup.exe file. This will start the installation of Candela.
Note: Screen in Step1 to Step5 will only appear if the Pre-Requisite software are not installed on
your computer. If these software are already present on your computer then you will not see the screens
in Step1 to Step5
Step 1: If .Net framework 2.0 is not installed on your computer then system will give you the following
message:
Press “Accept” on this screen and installer will continue with installation. If Candela Installer
detects this software on your computer then you will not see this screen
Step 2: If Crystal Reports for .Net Framework 2.0 is not installed on your computer then system will
give you the following message:
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Press “Accept” on this screen and installer will continue with installation. If Candela Installer
detects this software on your computer then you will not see this screen
Step 3: If Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Report Viewer is not installed on your computer then system
will give you the following message:
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Press “Accept” on this screen and installer will continue with installation. If Candela Installer
detects this software on your computer then you will not see this screen
Step 4: If Windows Installer 3.1 is not installed on your computer then system will give you the
following message:
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Press “Accept” on this screen and installer will continue with installation. If Candela Installer
detects this software on your computer then you will not see this screen
Step 5: If SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is not installed on your computer then system will give
you the following message:
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Press “Accept” on this screen and installer will continue with installation. If Candela Installer
detects this software on your computer then you will not see this screen
Step 6: Now Your Computer will start Installations of above software. You don’t have to do anything.
Just let the installer do its job
(The below screens will only appear if system showed you the license agreement for these software in
step 1 to step 5. Otherwise the system will continue with next step.)
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In case of Windows Installer 3.1 installation the system will ask you to reboot the system and show
you the message given below:
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Step 7: If you see the above message then press “Yes”. The system will reboot. After reboot the system
will automatically continue with the installation process
Step 8: This screen shows that Candela RMS software installation has started. Just click “Next”
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Depending upon type of Installer, you will get one of the two screens. Trial version comes
with sample databases (on left side) while regular installer (right side) comes with blank
database.
Step 9: Now the system is asking you to specify the type of business. Select your business type. This
will create a database with some sample entries for the selected business type. This will give you a
quick start. You will be able to take reports for the already entered data. You will be able to add your
data. If you are unsure about the business type then accept the default selection of “General” and just
press “Next”
Note: You can add data into sample database and take desired reports. By default system contains
sample transactions for the month of February 2008. To get meaningful reports for already entered
data please provide Start Date as 1st Feb 2008 and End Date as 28th Feb 2008.
Step 10: Now the system asks for the name of the database. You can change the database name or just
press “Next” to continue with installation
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Step 10: Now the system asks the location where Candela is going to be installed. You can accept the
suggested location (You should have “D” drive on your computer) or change the installation folder.
Then press “Next” to continue with installation
TIP: If you don’t have D drive then you may get an error at this step. In this case connect a USB
which will form a D drive. If a CD ROM is connected as D drive then just insert any CD in the drive
and then change the path (on the above screen to any other drive)
Step 11: Now the system has done all the background work and is ready to install Candela. Just
press “Next” to continue with installation
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Step 12: This step may take few minutes so wait patiently and let the installer finish its job
Important Note: If you encounter any message box like above, just click “Continue”. This message
box pops up if some of the system components are already present on your machine and it is either
read-only or busy in some processing. Clicking Continue will install Candela RMS without any
problem and it will work perfectly normal.
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Step 13: Now Candela installation is complete.
Please Reboot your system and run Candela. You can run Candela from the installation folder OR
you can click on the Candela shortcut
created by system on DeskTop
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Logging in to LumenSoft Candela RMS for the first time
If you are not a registered user then by default you are a “trial version” or “demo version” user. When
you run the software (by clicking the Candela icon) you will see the following screen displaying
message that this is “Unregistered Product”.
You can load LumenSoft Candela RMS application by clicking
LumenSoft Candela RMS’ full functionality as a trial or demo user.
button and use
When you click on “Register Later” Candela Login Screen appears as below:
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Here enter following data:
User ID: demo
Password: demo
Click
or press ENTER from your keyboard.
Note: You can add data into sample database and take desired reports. By default system contains
sample transactions for the month of February 2008. To get meaningful reports for already entered
data please provide Start Date as 1st Feb 2008 and End Date as 28th Feb 2008.
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