ToolTrakka is easy to evaluate. When you install ToolTrakka a 'practice' version of the program is installed along with the real version. This 'practice' version is populated with data so you don't have to worry about setting up equipment, employees, jobs, containers or categories. You can just open the program, 'dive right in' and see how easy and powerful it is.
Please note - Windows XP users must be logged on as administrators to perform this installation - If you are not an administrator on your computer please talk to your IT support person (See notes below) To download and install your evaluation copy of ToolTrakka click the link at the bottom of this page. A download dialog will be displayed. Choose 'Save' and then click OK. You will then be presented with a 'File|Save as' dialog. Navigate to a location that you will be able to remember and click OK. the download should then commence. Once the download is complete use Windows Explorer or My Computer to navigate to the downloaded EXE file and double click it - This will launch the installer. During the installation process you will be asked to specify an installation directory. Unless you have some specific reason to change this simply accept the default. When the installer stops at the 'installation type' dialog simply click the 'Typical' button. The installer should then install the program.
Manual A complete manual is installed as a PDF along with the software. In a default installation this will be at C:\Program files\ToolTrakka V6\ttmanual.pdf Special Instructions for Windows 2000 and Windows XP If you are logged on as an administrator when you install ToolTrakka the program icons will be installed on the Start Bar in the administrator's profile. If the user is not an administrator you will need to move the ToolTrakka icon group to a profile that will be visible for the user (usually 'All Users') For Windows XP users, if the user who is going to operate ToolTrakka is not an administrator and you have not changed the default he or she will not have read/write access to the registry. Read/Write is required for ToolTrakka to operate correctly. To configure this you need to start Regedit and navigate down through the hierarchy to... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software Under this key you will find a key named RGA. This is the key installed by the ToolTrakka installer. To change its permissions right click the key and choose 'Permissions' seelect the user group under which the user will be operating (perhaps 'Everyone') and change the permissions to 'Full Control'.
USB Driver To use the barcode reader you will also need to download the driver (This is not required for the evaluation verssion). To download click here... To install this driver save it in a location where you can find it, navigate to it with Windows Explorer and double click it.
The ToolTrakka Barcode reader is battery operated and can be Taken out to the Tool and equipment store to perform transactions so you don't have to be at the computer to enter data.
Our external use barcodes are virtually indestructible
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