Schools and larger organizations wishing to use ClaroRead will be pleased to know that ClaroRead can be installed from a central network location onto every machine in that network - as long as you have purchased a site or multi-user license.

Using Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI files) for its software installers, ClaroRead can be installed using standard Microsoft installation techniques (for more information, visit the Microsoft Developer Network site here).

Users will notice on a site or multi-user license the following contents on their software, allowing for network installation:

setup.exe

This displays the first user interface and calls all the program and voice installers in turn. It is the program run when an end user uses the CD. It uses information from setup.ini and program.txt (e.g. "InstallClaroRead5.txt") to control the installation, including commandline arguments passed to msiexec.exe during installation. Finally, it triggers the User Access Control in Vista so that subsequent MSIs are installed with the correct administrative permissions.

program.txt, e.g. "InstallClaroRead5.txt"
 
(These used to be .bat batch files.) Each line of this file is passed to msiexec.exe by setup.exe, so it determines what is installed from the CD. You can therefore determine the settings for a single-user installation from it.

VISTA_EOAC_DESCRIPTION is the text that appears in Vista's Ease of Access Center as a description of the program.

Program folder, e.g. "ClaroReadPLUS"
 
The program folder contains the main files for installing the Claro program including:
 
The program installer MSI file, e.g. "CR_3.1_00.msi" - This program is passed to msiexec.exe with the /I switch in CD installation by setup.exe.
 
An internationalization transform MST file, e.g. "Swedish.mst" - This is used to translate the installation process only, not the final installed program. If your end users are not going to run the installation program then it is not required, but you must remove it from the msiexec.exe commandline arguments defined in program.ini or else make sure it is present.
 
Configuration and installation files, e.g. "default.loc", "WordRead PLUS.exe" - The other files in the Program folder are external to the MSI installer file but are necessary for it to install correctly. If you copy the MSI somewhere else to install from there (e.g. a network drive) then be sure to move these files as well.
 
Voices folder
 
The Voices folder contains all the RealSpeak and Acapela voice installer MSI files, called something like "RS05_00.msi" or "AC01_00.msi". These are self-contained MSIs so can be used directly. They require administrative privileges to install.

For additional information on network installation and multi-user pricing, please email us at usasales@clarosoftware.com.