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-====== Installation Guides ======
+====== Software Installation: Installation Guides ======
-===== Microsoft Windows Installation Guide ======
+**[[install:guides:windows|Microsoft Windows]]** | [[install:guides:linux|Linux]]
-This guide describes how to install and license the Omnidex software on a Windows operating system.
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+==== Microsoft Windows Installation Guide ====
+=== 1. Remove any previous installations of Omnidex ===
+If a previous version of Omnidex has been installed, please remove this version of the software before proceeding.
-Installation Omnidex requires three basic parts:
+Note that if you have installed Omnidex on databases, it is not necessary to remove the Omnidex indexes on those databases before installing a new version of Omnidex.  The existing indexes may be reused.
-==== Part 1. Downloading the software ====
+=== 2. Downloading the software ===
 [[install:downloads|Download]] the software from the Downloads tab in this documentation.  Be sure to choose correctly between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the software.
-==== Part 2. Extract the software from the downloaded ZIP file ====
+=== 3. Extract the software from the downloaded ZIP file ===
-The downloaded software is in ZIP format.  Use the Windows Explorer, or one of the many ZIP utilities to extract the software from the ZIP file.
+The downloaded software is in ZIP format.  Use Windows Explorer or one of the many ZIP utilities to extract the software from the ZIP file.
-==== Part 3. Run the Omnidex Installation Wizard ====
+=== 4. Run the Omnidex Installation Wizard ===
 Run the file "Setup.exe" located in the unzipped software.  This will run the Omnidex Installation Wizard to install Omnidex on your computer.  The wizard will take you through the following steps:
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 == Step 4 ==
-Omnidex will proceed to install the Omnidex software.  During this phase of the installation, you may see additional screen pop up showing the installation of additional components, such as Microsoft Redistributable Libraries.
+Omnidex will proceed to install the Omnidex software.  During this phase of the installation, you may see additional screens pop up showing the installation of additional components, such as Microsoft Redistributable Libraries.
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 == Step 5 ==
-Once Omnidex is installed, the Omnidex Installation Wizard will automatically launch the Omnidex Licensing Wizard.  This  wizard will allow you to license the software.  If you are installing Omnidex as a trial, then default trial license codes are provided.  If you are installing a permanent copy of Omnidex, you will need to contact  [[appendix:contactus|Technical Support]] for a license code.  Alternatively, you can check the box to skip the Omnidex Registration page and [[install:license:request|request a license code]] at a future date.
+Once Omnidex is installed, the Omnidex Installation Wizard will automatically launch the Omnidex Licensing Wizard.  This  wizard will allow you to license the software.  If you are installing Omnidex as a trial, then default trial license codes are provided.  If you are installing a permanent copy of Omnidex, you will need to contact  [[appendix:contactus|Technical Support]] for a license code.  Alternatively, you can check the box to skip the Omnidex Registration page and [[install:licensing:request|request a license code]] at a future date.
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