From time to time Stock Investor’s software will be upgraded and improved.
These product upgrades are distributed free of charge to all current Stock Investor clients. They are available for download from the internet.
Whenever Stock Investor is opened and connected to the server, if a new version of Stock Investor is available for download, the following dialog will appear:
Select Start to download a file containing the new version of the software.
The progress bar will give an approximate indication of time remaining.
When the file download is completed, Stock Investor the following message will appear:
The next time you restart Stock Investor, the new version will load and install.
The next time Stock Investor is started, the following dialog box will appear, advising that a new version of the software is about to be installed:
The new version number will appear in the title bar.
The entire Windows® desktop will change to the blue installation screen:
The first of four installation dialog boxes will appear in the center of the screen.
The first dialog is the Welcome message, press Next to go to the Start Installation dialog page.
The start page confirms that you want to proceed with the installation. Click Next to begin the installation.
The Installing dialog will open. It contains two progress indicators showing the progress of each file’s installation, and the progress of all files. An approximate time remaining is also displayed.
When the installation is finished the Installation Complete dialog displays. Click Run to start the new version of Stock Investor, or Finish to leave the installation sequence.
Refer to the Installation Sequence topic for more information on each of these steps.
Either start the newly upgraded software using the Run button in the last dialog, or exit the installation sequence and later start Stock Investor in the normal manner.
All of Stock Investor’s desktop icons, shortcuts and start menu commands will function as previously.
All files and settings will be retained. There is no need to backup and restore your files and settings.
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