Upgrading

There are two options when upgrading from previous versions. A Clean Install which loses previous user data and settings and an Upgrade Install which keeps user information and some settings.

TypingMaster highly recommends a Clean Install where possible. The main reason for this is the new study material. By doing an Upgrade Install you will keep the old course material and may leave the interface cluttered with the many courses. A Clean Install will emphasize the new material created especially for TypingMaster Pro 7.

If you purchased TypingMaster Pro after January 1st, 2006, you are entitled to a free upgrade. If you purchased before April 2006 please contact us to update your license key.

How to: Clean install

All TypingMaster 98/99 customers must do a clean install. A clean install is recommend for all versions of TypingMaster.

1. Uninstall previous versions from both your server and workstations. See network manual Uninstallation section for full details.*
2. Download the latest copy of TypingMaster Pro 7 to your Desktop from here. Double-click the installer package to begin the installation process.
3. During the install process be sure to select the "School/Company install" option. New to TypingMaster Pro 7 is the Teacher Led and Independent Learning options during install. This is designed primarily so that K-12 schools should select Teacher Led while businesses, governmental organizations and higher education institutes should select Independent Learning. This however depends on how you plan to use TypingMaster Pro 7. Please again see the network manual Installation section for full details.
4. Once the installation is complete, run the Netsetup utility on each of your workstations, or if you use the Shortcut install, the icons will need to be placed on each computer. Full details can be found here in the network manual.
5. You can enter large amounts of users quickly using our User Import tool. For details please see the Network Manual User importing/exporting section.
6. Enter your license key under the Licenses tab in the User Manager. Select the Add/View licenses from the left hand tab. Please see the full instructions in your license email
7. You are now ready to start using TypingMaster Pro 7!

* For stand alone installations without a server you will need to uninstall and install the program on each computer.

How to: Upgrade install

An upgrade install is possible when

1. Back up your data is the first step. This is just a precautionary measure and something you should be doing on a regular basis when possible. Back up your user data by making a copy of the Database folder inside the TypingMaster folder. Example location: \\Yourserver\TypingMaster\database
   

   To also keep your group information you will need to copy any grp files in the TypingMaster folder. The files always begin with a number so:
   0.Grp
   1.Grp
   2.Grp

   There will be one file for each group you have. Keeping a backup of these files will ensure your data is kept safely.

2. Download the latest copy of TypingMaster Pro 7 to your Desktop from here. Double-click the installer package to begin the installation process.
3. During the installer select the same folder location on your server* and be sure to select the "School/Company install" option. New to TypingMaster Pro 7 is the Teacher Led and Independent Learning option during install. This is designed primarily so that K-12 schools should select Teacher Led while businesses, governmental organizations and higher education institutes should select Independent Learning. This however depends on how you plan to use TypingMaster Pro 7. Please again see the network manual Installation section for full details.
4. Once the installer is complete you can update your workstations by opening the User Manager, under Start Menu > Programs > TypingMaster > User Manager, or double-click the Manager.exe in the TypingMaster folder. Once the User Manager is open go the Licenses tab. Here select the workstations you wish to update, you can use the Select All option in the left hand menu. Once they are selected click on the Upgrade Workstation(s). This will update the workstations when TypingMaster Pro is used the next time. Note this is only for Netsetup installs and not needed for Shortcut installations.
5. An extra option is to hide some of the additional courses under the Courses tab as you may have duplicate courses due to this being an upgrade install. Using the Enable/Disable option on the left hand menu of the courses tab you can hide courses you do not want users to see.
6. Enter your license key under the Licenses tab in the User Manager. Select the Add/View licenses from the left hand tab. Please see the full instructions in your license email.
7. You are now ready to start using TypingMaster Pro 7!