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If installing or upgrading-to Synchronet v3.16 (in development as of October 20, 2011), you will need to download and install the [[http:// | If installing or upgrading-to Synchronet v3.16 (in development as of October 20, 2011), you will need to download and install the [[http:// | ||
+ | As of February 17th, 2018, Synchronet for Win32 now uses Cryptlib v3.4.4 which requires '' | ||
===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
===Install from official releases=== | ===Install from official releases=== | ||
- | After downloading the Synchronet distribution file (e.g. '' | + | After downloading the Synchronet distribution file (e.g. '' |
- | need to extract the archive file that you downloaded into a temporary directory | + | |
- | on your hard drive. You may need WinZip or an equivalent archive program to | + | |
- | uncompress and extract the installation files. | + | |
- | Once you've extracted the installation files, go to the directory you extracted | + | 01/ |
- | the compressed files to and run '' | + | 01/ |
+ | | ||
- | The default installation directory is recommended for most users. If you choose | + | Once you've extracted |
- | to change | + | |
- | with long filenames or spaces or some 16-bit DOS utilities which require DOS-compatible 8.3 file and directory | + | |
- | You should now be at the Setup Type Installation menu. Choosing a //Custom// setup | + | The default installation directory is recommended for most users. If you choose |
- | from this menu, will allow you to select | + | |
- | installed. If you are upgrading an existing installation of Synchronet (v2.3 or | + | |
- | v3.0), it is advised that you choose Custom Setup and disable | + | |
- | installation components: | + | |
- | * Configuration Files | + | |
- | * Text and Menu Files | + | |
- | * External Programs | + | |
- | {{: | + | After completing your selection and the installation is completed you will find a new Icon on your Desktop and in your StartUp Folder in your Start Menu. If you do not want Synchronet to start automatically |
- | + | ||
- | After completing your selection and the installation is completed you will | + | |
- | find a new Icon on your Desktop and in your StartUp Folder in your Start | + | |
- | Menu. If you do not want Synchronet to start automatically during boot, you | + | |
- | may safely delete the Synchronet shortcut from your StartUp Folder. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===Install from CVS & the latest nightly build=== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | An " | + | |
====== Control Panel ====== | ====== Control Panel ====== | ||
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On NT-based operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7), you can alternatively run Synchronet in the background as a set of Windows Services (a.k.a. NT services). See the [[: | On NT-based operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7), you can alternatively run Synchronet in the background as a set of Windows Services (a.k.a. NT services). See the [[: | ||
- | ====== Upgrade ====== | ||
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- | Currently, the Windows installer is only available for [[ftp:// | ||
- | * [[ftp:// | ||
- | * [[ftp:// | ||
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- | Alternatively, | ||
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- | Run '' | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |