Freescan Windows Installs
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Full Install
Installing FreeScan is quite easy, just follow the prompts;
- FreeScan full install1.JPG
- FreeScan full install2.JPG
- FreeScan full install3.JPG
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After you see the confirmation screen, click the Next button and the installer will copy files and write registry entries. When the process is finished, create a shortcut to put on your desktop through Explorer, the Start menu, etc.
Installing the Hotfix
This process assumes you already have a previous version of FreeScan on your machine
- FreeScan Install Fix1.JPG
- FreeScan Install Fix2.JPG
After the process completes, insure that the new version number shows at the top of the screen when you bring the program up, or look in 'Help/About' for more information
Vista Installation Notes
For Vista x64 users: as VB6 dependencies are not registered, they must be registered
manually using the following commands:
- regsvr32 /u c:\windows\SysWOW64\msflxgrd.ocx
- regsvr32 c:\windows\SysWOW64\msflxgrd.ocx
- regsvr32 /u c:\windows\SysWOW64\mscomctl.ocx
- regsvr32 c:\windows\SysWOW64\mscomctl.ocx
- regsvr32 /u c:\windows\SysWOW64\mscomm32.ocx
- regsvr32 c:\windows\SysWOW64\mscomm32.ocx
- regsvr32 /u c:\windows\SysWOW64\msinet.ocx
- regsvr32 c:\windows\SysWOW64\msinet.ocx
Each command is entered individually to insure the action succeeded
For Vista x86: the pathnames should be replaced from "c:\windows\syswow64\" to "c:\windows\system32\". In all cases involving Vista, run FreeScan as an administrator.
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