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- | ====== Brand New Installation ====== | + | ===== Brand New Installation ===== |
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- | ===== Install Required Programs ===== | + | |
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- | =====Microsoft Access Runtime===== | + | |
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- | //*NOTE: For users running Windows XP or Windows Vista, Microsoft Access 2013 cannot be installed under those operating systems. Instead, you will need to install MS Access 2007 Runtime before trying to run the TaxColl2k Setup. This program is available from the Updates section of our website.// | + | |
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- | //Microsoft has not provided security patches for Windows XP since 2014. Microsoft will stop providing security patches for Windows Vista on April 11, 2017. We strongly recommend if you are running one of these operating systems to upgrade to a more secure system.// | + | |
+ | ==== Install Required Programs ==== | ||
- Click this link to download PDFCreator: **[[https:// | - Click this link to download PDFCreator: **[[https:// | ||
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* //After the download finishes, the setup file will start automatically. | * //After the download finishes, the setup file will start automatically. | ||
* <wrap important> | * <wrap important> | ||
- | - **Only if needed**, click this link to download a copy of the Access Runtime: [[https:// | + | |
+ | * //Follow the same steps as listed above for the TaxColl2k Setup file// | ||
+ | * //There are two versions of Office--32-bit and 64-bit--which is why we have two different installers// | ||
+ | * //Both installers install the **same version of TaxColl2k**// | ||
+ | * <wrap important> | ||
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* //Download and install as you did for the previous files.// | * //Download and install as you did for the previous files.// | ||
- | * //Re-run step 2 above, " | + | * // |
+ | * //If you receive an error message that the 32-bit Access Runtime cannot be installed because you have a 64-bit version of Office, continue with Step 5 below.// | ||
+ | - **Only if needed**, click this link to download a copy of the 64-bit Access Runtime: [[https:// | ||
+ | * //Download and install as you did for the previous files.// | ||
+ | * //Re-run **step 3** above, " | ||
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+ | ==== First Run ==== | ||
+ | The next steps after installing the program will vary based on your specific situation: | ||
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+ | * [[# | ||
+ | * [[# | ||
+ | * [[# | ||
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+ | Please contact us with any questions if you run into problems. | ||
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+ | === Moving to a New Computer === | ||
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+ | Please follow the instructions in [[transfer_files|transferring files from another computer]] if you have used TaxColl2k before and are just moving to a new computer. | ||
- | ===== First Run ===== | + | === Brand New Tax Collector |
- | <wrap important> | + | |
The "Get Year and Twp/ | The "Get Year and Twp/ | ||
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- If the file downloaded correctly, you will get a message box saying " | - If the file downloaded correctly, you will get a message box saying " | ||
- Enter your **District** number in the box then click [OK]:\\ {{: | - Enter your **District** number in the box then click [OK]:\\ {{: | ||
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+ | === New Taxing District User === | ||
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+ | Most taxing districts store TaxColl2k data files on a network file server. | ||
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+ | - Open the [Utilities] menu on the new computer | ||
+ | - Click on [Change Dist/Year] | ||
+ | - On the form that opens, **make note of the " | ||
+ | * For school districts, this will be a letter. | ||
+ | * For counties, it should be three zeroes ('' | ||
+ | - Click [OK] to close the form on the old computer. | ||
+ | - Click [Close] to close the Utilities Menu on the old computer. | ||
+ | - Click [Settings] on the Main Menu on the old computer. | ||
+ | * At the top of the Settings form, it will say "Data files are located in:". | ||
+ | * The line directly below that will show the location of the data files.\\ {{: | ||
+ | * **Make note of the //exact// file location from the old computer**. | ||
+ | * //NOTE: Your data location will likely begin with either a double-backslash ('' | ||
+ | - Open TaxColl2k on the new computer. | ||
+ | - The cyan "Get Year and Twp/ | ||
+ | - Enter the " | ||
+ | - Enter the "File Location" | ||
+ | - Click [OK]. | ||
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+ | <wrap important> | ||
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TaxColl2k runs inside Microsoft Access. | TaxColl2k runs inside Microsoft Access. | ||
- | You don't need to worry about whether you have Microsoft Access or not. When you run our setup program, it will look for a suitable version of Microsoft Access. | + | You don't need to worry about whether you have Microsoft Access or not. When you run our setup program, it will look for a suitable version of Microsoft Access. |