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Wooddryer Link System software installation guide.

This installation guide does require a fair amount of general computer skill and knowledge of copying, pasting, and moving files on your computer.

This guide is based on "Windows Explorer" in XP operating system. But you should be able to follow it on other systems.

1: Make a new folder on your local disk drive called C

This is normally done using "Windows Explorer" (not to be confused by "Internet Explorer").

• On the left side expand "My computer" normally by clicking on the little plus sign in front. This will bring up several new choices.
• Press on "Local Disk (C:)" which should become blue. You should be seeing the content of the local disk on on your right. If the computer may ask you if you really want to access this area, simply click to make this happen.
• Now we need to make a folder called "kilnlink" under "Local disk (C:)"
• The "Local Disk (C:)" must be blue and then go to the top menu:
  "File" -> "New" -> "Folder".
• You should see a new folder on the right and be ready to rename this.
• Rename the folder to "kilnlink" (All small letters and no spaces).
• After you renamed the folder double click on this and you should enter the "kilnlink" folder, which should be empty.

2: Get Zip file from Kiln-direct.

This will normally come in three ways:

• From a link in the email you recieved from us.
• In a few cases it will be attached to an email.
• Direct link from web-site: (www.kiln-direct.com/download/39/index.html)

Normally we will not attach this to an email since many Email and Virus protection softwares red flag our program file. Therefore it normally works best to download this from a web-site link. From Microsoft Outlook Express follow this procedure:

• Make a temporary folder on your harddrive.
• In our email right click on link in our email for software zip file.
• Choose "Save Target As" to start down loading procedure.
• Browse for the new temporary folder.
• Choose save to begin down loading.

3: Unzip software file and place these in the "kilnlink" folder

You will either have recieved the Wooddryer Link System software by email or on a CD. In either case it will be in the form of a Zip file. Most computer should have the ability to open a zip file. If not you can download a free program from this web-site: www.winzip.com.

• Unzip the files in the Zip file and place these in the kilnlink folder
• You should now have the following folder and files in your kilnlink folder:
  • datafile (folder)
  • kiln001 (folder)
  • kiln002 (folder)
  • kiln003 (folder)
  • kiln004 (folder)
  • kiln005 (folder)
  • kiln006 (folder)
  • kiln007 (folder)
  • kiln008 (folder)
  • kiln009 (folder)
  • kiln010 (folder)
  • kiln011 (folder)
  • kiln012 (folder)
  • kiln013 (folder)
  • kiln014 (folder)
  • kiln015 (folder)
  • kiln016 (folder)
  • specie (folder)
  • status (folder)
  • bwcc.dll (file and it may not show at all, it is a hidden file)
  • index.htm (file and it may only say index)
  • kilnlink.exe (file and it may only say kilnlink)
  • manual (folder and it is normally not included on emailed zip files)

4: Copy three setup datafile onto your harddrive. In order to complete the installation and customize the software to your company we need to upload three files on your harddrive. Follow this procedure from Microsoft Outlook Express.

• Choose "Save Attachment..." (normally by first pointing and clicking on the paper clip).
• At the bottom Change Save To: "C:\kilnlink\datafile"
• Then choose Save on the top right.
• The files should now be saved.

5: Copy Internet Explorer program into the "kilnlink" folder.

In order for our software to access the Internet Explorer program for viewing and printing reports we need to make a copy of the program in the "kilnlink" folder.
This is normally done using "Windows Explorer" (not to be confused by "Internet Explorer").

• On the left side expand "My computer" normally by clicking on the little plus sign in front. This will bring up several new choices.
• On the left side expand "Local Disk (C:)" normally by clicking on the little plus sign in front.
• On the left side expand "Program files" folder, normally by clicking on the little plus sign in front.
• Press on "Internet Explorer" folder which should become blue. You should be seeing the content of the local disk on on your right.
• Move the pointer to IEXPLORE program and then right click.
• In the new menu choose "COPY".
• In the right side go back and click on the "kilnlink" folder which should become blue. You should be seeing the content of the local disk on on your right.
• Use the mouse to point in an empty area of the screen and then right click. And small menu should appear.
• Then choose "PASTE" in new menu and the "IEXPLORE" program should appear in the "kilnlink" folder.

6: Make a short cut from the desktop to the kilnlink.exe file

This is fairly simply and just follow these instruction, or do it they same way you would normally accomblish this.

• Minimize all the programs so you are looking at the desktop.
• Use the mouse to point in an empty area of the screen and then right click. And small menu should appear.
• In the new menu go to: "new" -> "short cut".
• New window should appear and write: "c:\kilnlink\kilnlink.exe" in the white box and press "Next".
  
• New window should appear and write: "Wooddryer Link System" in the white box and press "Finish".
  
  
• You should now see the desktop with a New icon for our software.
• Double click on the short cut to start the program.