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FluidFlow is supplied as a single compressed installation file - FF3SETUP.EXE. This file is available via a download from our website www.fluidflowinfo.com (preferred method). This is a common installation file for all possible modules. Simply run the file FF3SETUP.EXE and the installer will start and take you through the setup process. You can also use the setup program to install updates into your installation folder (only executable, help files, etc., are updated; databases and your project files are not overwritten). It is possible to install remotely if you are a network administrator. The installation does not require any registry entries and for users not wishing to use an installer (for example in locked environments) there is a zipped version of the application and associated folders. This product has been fully tested and can also be installed to run under Citrix or Terminal Services. If you intend to run many concurrent users across remote locations outside of a LAN, (i.e., a WAN across country borders) you need to purchase a global licence. Once installed the software reverts to demo mode until it is activated. So the first thing you need to do after installation is to activate the software. There is a simple activation process for both installed and unzipped installations. In order to install and activate you MUST have Windows Administrator privileges (i.e., read/write access) to where FluidFlow is installed. You cannot activate over a LAN or WAN without using remote access software (for example, terminal services, remote desktop, citrix, or similar), as for activation the application MUST be running in the server process workspace. For more information about the activation process see the activation chapter or download our Network Installation Instructions PDF.