To install Xpert-Timer, please download the latest version from the website: http://www.xperttimer.de/download.

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For Xpert-Timer Pro, run the file XTInstDE.exe; forthe file XTInstBasicDE.exe.

Select your language and click "OK." The language setting at this point refers to the license agreements:

The installation wizard will start and display the version number and the current date. In the version history, you can see what changes have been made to the software over time.

The installation wizard automatically checks whether Xpert-Timer is already installed on your system or whether this is a first-time installation. By default, the installation takes place in the "Programs" folder on your system. From Windows 10 onwards, it is installed in C:\Program Files (x86). You can also specify a different folder instead. To do this, click on "Browse" and select a different folder, or enter a path manually.

 

If there is already an installation in the specified path, Xpert-Timer will treat the setup as an update. If there is no installation yet, the 30-day trial version will be installed.

You can test Xpert-Timer in full for 30 days. After the 30-day period has expired, you can continue to use the data you have entered up to that point if you decide to purchase the full version.

In the next step, you can select the language of the program interface. In Xpert-Timer, you can then select the appropriate language later via the "Program" menu item.

Language selection

Select the languages in which you want to install Xpert-Timer. The program has a menu item that allows you to switch between languages.

Path of the license file (for "full version" installation)

If you already have a full version of Xpert-Timer and have reinstalled the program, you will be asked for the path to the XpertTimer.lic file in the second step of the installation. Enter the corresponding path now. After you have imported the license file, please rename or delete the file. If the file remains in the installation folder, Xpert-Timer will recognize this file every time it is started and will repeatedly attempt to send a registration message.

If you have a multi-user installation, you still only need to import the license file once.

Scope of installation

In the next step, select the scope of installation for the software. With the single-user/complete installation, an MS Access database will be automatically installed on your system, which Xpert-Timer uses to store data. If you are working alone on the Xpert-Timer system, this is the right choice.

In a network with multiple users, we recommend using an MS Access database for up to five employees. If more than five employees are connected to the system, you should use an MS SQL database or MySQL database. This is a recommendation, not a requirement. Logging in and out of the database can sometimes cause problems with MS Access when multiple employees are using it. MS SQL or MySQL is simply more stable.

Installation on a local PC:

An MS Access database is created on your system, which you are automatically connected to when you start Xpert-Timer for the first time. If you later decide to use a multi-user version, you can convert the Access database to a MySQL database or MS-SQL database.

For multiple users / installation on a shared network drive (recommended):

As soon as several employees are working with the Xpert-Timer system, you should install it on a network drive. This way, only one xperttimer.exe application is started by all employees via a shortcut on their desktop. This makes it easier to install updates.

 

 

 

If you select the full version as the type of installation, you have several options for choosing the scope of the installation:

Select the synchronization client installation if you plan to use the device on which you are performing the installation as a synchronization client.

In multi-user mode:

For multiple users / installation on a shared network drive (recommended):

As soon as several employees are working with the Xpert-Timer system, you should install it on a network drive. This way, only one xperttimer.exe application is started by all employees via a shortcut on their desktop. This makes it easier to install updates.

For multiple users / complete installation:

A Microsoft Access database is created on your system, which you may want to place on a shared drive so that all employees can access this one database.

For multi-user / user software only:

This setup contains all the files needed to run Xpert-Timer. There are no databases in the setup, and XTAdmin for configuring the database is not included.

For multi-user / server software only:

This setup includes the XTAdmin, which is required to create a database. You should install this setup on a server on which the database is to be created. A version of Xpert-Timer (xperttimer.exe) is not required on the server.

For multi-user / installation for synchronization client (notebook):

If some of your employees want to exchange data between a notebook/laptop and a central database, please use this setup for installation on your laptop. It includes a local Access database, as well as Xpert-Timer Pro and XTAdmin.

 

Select the target path for the network installation

Select the target path where the program will be installed on the network. Ensure that users have read and write access to this folder.

The xperttimer.ini configuration file is also stored in this directory. It contains the database connection and global settings for Xpert-Timer.

 

Installing the database

In the multi-user version, the next step allows you to select your database format. We recommend using a MariaDB database because it is much easier to install than MS-SQL.

If you do not connect a database here, you can do so later using the XTAdmin.exe administration tool.

 

 

 

Select the target path for the database

If you are using a file-based database such as MS Access or SQLite, you will be prompted to specify the target path of the database in the next step. The database file is called xt.sqlite for SQLite and xt.mdb for Access. Make sure that you have full write access to the path. Starting with Windows 10, access to C:/Program Files (x86) is restricted. Therefore, it is better to save the database in your document folder or on a network drive.

 

 

 

In the penultimate step, specify whether you want to create a shortcut to Xpert-Timer in your Windows Start menu. We recommend this, as it makes it easier to start the program.

Now choose whether you would also like to create a desktop icon and an icon in the quick launch bar. We also recommend doing this.

Our manual is available both online on the Internet and offline in the program. Decide which version you would like to use.

ATTENTION: Sophos users must deactivate the runtime compression of the program, otherwise the installation of Xpert-Timer will be blocked by the Sophos virus scanner.

The overview shows you all the data you have entered again. Click Install to install Xpert-Timer on your system.

Xpert-Timer will now be installed and automatically started after the installation routine is complete.