QwikQuote Installation Notes

For full setup build 6.4.002 or later releases

 

Thanks for you interested in QwikQuote – the leading sales Quoting Software and invoice software
in the business market since 1991, helping hundreds of thousands of big and small company growth.
QwikQuote makes it quick and easy to communicate product information
and create customized sales quotes with 3 neat and handy steps. QwikQuote can also generate Acrobat
compatible PDF files for e-mailing to your customers without additional software as simple as 1 mouse click.

 

In most of cases, QwikQuote should download, install, and run properly without any issues
on all Windows platforms from Windows 95 all the way up to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 of all editions.

 

However, if you have encountered a problem installing QwikQuote
or you are QwikQuote dealer of our sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package
or you are technical support personnel who needs to know all details
of possible cases your clients might encounter with their business sales Quoting Software setups
you need to consult this document in details with special attention to the part related to your Windows Operating System.

 

If you are the first time QwikQuote user, we suggest you to browse this document before you try to install the QwikQuote.
This will lead you to a successful installation experience of our Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.

If you are an experienced QwikQuote user,
browsing this document might give you some tricks that will make your job more enjoyable.

This is also the right document for you to reference
in case you encounter any glitch or difficulty during installation and setup configuration process.

 

The good news is in the most of cases you can just download the Setup file from
http://www.qwikquote.com/download_Setup.html
install, configure, and run our Quoting Software and invoice software by following the screen prompt during the process.
However, in other cases, you need to do some extra work so that QwikQuote is able to install and run properly.

 

While we write this document, we have tested installation and first time setup configuration of this sales Quoting Software and
invoice software on all the Windows platform operating systems from Windows 95, 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and XP …
all the way to Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - they all work just fine.
They all install, configure, and run properly to form the sales Quoting Software and invoice software system by only following
the screen popup prompt messages whenever the install, configure, and run the 1st time process encounter a problem.
All the screenshots are taken from those test sales Quoting Software and invoice software setups.
We only add some simple background explanation to clarify what’s going on in QwikQuote the professional
business sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package with the environments it is to run within them.

If you have any idea or suggestions, encounter any difficulty or runtime error,
feel free to shot an email to support@qwikquote.com or fan_shiguo@hotmail.com for help.

 

Note: For vista users, we strongly suggest you to update your vista to SP2.
If you see your copy of Vista is SP1 – that is actually the original release.
Windows Vista SP2 is a free update. You can do it from Update in the Control panel.
If that is not work, you can go to Microsoft web site to download and install it manually.
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A4DD31D5-F907-4406-9012-A5C3199EA2B3&displaylang=en

Note: In QwikQuote, the demo or trial download is actually the full version of QwikQuote executable software with all the features
and functionalities included in the download. All the features and functionalities are controlled by your Serial Number that
is corresponding to your order. So, there is only one setup executable download in QwikQuote business sales Quoting Software
and invoice software solution package and as long as proper Serial Number is applied in QwikQuote Setup Wizard, the demo
copy will become the full version permanent copy without re-install the Quoting Software and invoice software executable files.

1.           Getting Start

 

The following steps are for you to getting startup quickly to setup your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system..
In most of cases, those simple steps work fine during the sales software and invoice software setup process.
However, if you are not familiar with those operations, try to refer to the more detailed steps later in this document.

 

Note: Those simple steps of installations are suppose you are trying to set a Quoting Software and invoice software system not in a
more restricted environment such as Vista or Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, 3rd party anti-virus programs with UAC on, etc …
In the system with stronger UAC (user access controls) you need to refer the later sections in this document.

 

·       Single User Installation

To install a copy of our sales quote software and invoice software

  1. Download the QwikQuote sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package setup executable file Setup.exe from:
    http://www.qwikquote.com/download_Setup.html and save it to your local disk driver or a shared network location.
  2. Logon as built-in Administrator on the computer to install our Quoting Software and invoice software package
    or use ‘Run as Administrator’ popup menu command on Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers
    by right-mouse click at the downloaded Setup.exe file you have done on the step 1 above.
    This will start to run the downloaded installation Setup.exe file and following the installation guided steps
    to complete the process of setting up your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
  3. Run QwikQuote the 1st time of your Quoting Software and invoice software
    - follow the prompt message and the help information to setup and configure QwikQuote.
    Note: If you just want to test QwikQuote in demo (Trial mode) to test our Quoting Software and invoice software package
    – fortunately, that the default settings are all set for your purpose already, and the only action for you to do
    is to press the button to start configuration process, and after the configuration finished you are ready
    to run QwikQuote to start testing your Quoting Software and invoice software setup to meet your business requirements.
  4. On Windows Vista, Window 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2,
    give all users (Standard user, Power user, etc…) who are going to run QwikQuote
    our sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package on the target computer
    the FULL Control rights over the QwikQuote main installation folder normally (default) at
    C:\Program files\QQ6\ For 32 bit systems
    C:\Program files (x86)\QQ6\ For 64 bit systems
    or the other target installation location you have specified during the install process.

·       Network Users Installation

 

  1. QwikQuote 6 Server is in fact a Shared Location (directory or folder) of our Quoting Software and invoice software
    that will give FULL Control Rights to ALL QwikQuote users (might include computers)
    on both Sharing Permission and Folder Security.
    You must first of all plan carefully where to setup as your QwikQuote 6 Server location of the Quoting Software & invoice software
    - this is because your QwikQuote License will be bundled to the location when activate your QwikQuote network copy
    so that your copy of QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software can be uniquely identified and supported.
    Note: Try not to use space in the name of your QwikQuote 6 Server folder.
    For example, not use
    D:\QQ6 Server, instead, use D:\QQ6_Server, D:\QQ6-Server or D:\QQ6Server
  2. Download the QwikQuote setup executable file Setup.exe from:
    http://www.qwikquote.com/download_Setup.html
    and save it to your QwikQuote 6 Server location above so that all client computers in your sales Quoting Software and
    invoice software network setup environment can access the setup file for install or re-install as later times.
    Note: Though you can save the downloaded setup file any place, we strongly suggest you
    to save it to your QQ6 Server location for later use and for client workstation installation use.
  3. Logon as built-in Administrator on any computer to install QwikQuote by find and run
    the downloaded installation file Setup.exe at your QQ6 Server location to setup your Quoting Software and invoice software
    – Just following the installation guided steps and the setup process should complete without any issue.
  4. For the 1st computer to configure in the process of setting up your sales Quoting Software and invoice software,
    you must first configure QwikQuote Server location you have setup in step 1 above by run QwikQuote the 1st time
    - just follow the prompt message and the help information to setup configure QwikQuote Server.
    Or run the QwikQuote Setup Wizard from the
    Start > All Programs > QwikQuote 6 > QwikQuote Setup Wizard


    Note: Please notice that the live help information is right at the bottom of the dialog window.
    When you move your mouse to any object on the dialog, the corresponding help information will show up accordingly.
    If you are not sure what to do next, try to refer the live help information.

    Note: Theoretically, you can run Server Setup any times you want in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    In practice usage, you only need to do it once from any client computer that is the first to be setup
    in your network sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

    To configure a QwikQuote Shared Network Server Location of your network sales quote software
    and invoice software solution system on this dialog:
    You must select the Configure action as:

    You must enter your QwikQuote Server location of you network sales Quoting Software and invoice software system
    such as the screenshot image shown below:

    If the folder name is not the one you setup in step 1 above, try to use the browse button to find it.
    If you have not purchased QwikQuote yet and do not have a QwikQuote Network Serial Number on hand,
    Try to check the checkbox , this will make the button enabled
    Otherwise, you must enter a valid QwikQuote Network Serial number so that the button can be enabled
    If you do have a QwikQuote Network Serial Number on hand, try to un-check the checkbox ,
    then, copy and paste your QwikQuote Network Serial into the QwikQuote Serial Number box as below:
    ,
    this will make the configure button enabled.
    Then you press the button to start your QwikQuote Server Location configuration process.
    This will set the proper license and the required folders and files to shared QwikQuote Server Location
    of your Quoting Software and invoice software solution system you are setting up now.

    After your QwikQuote 6 Server Location configuration completed successfully,
    it will ask you to configure this computer to be a client workstation of the sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    Such as the screenshot shown below:

    You should answer Yes by pressing the button
    – you will find out it is very useful for management and test usages if you do install and configure
    both QwikQuote Server Location and client workstation right on the same server computer.

    Then the Client Configuration for this computer in your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software setup will start,
    such as the screenshot picture displayed below:

    After the client configuration completed, you are ready to run QwikQuote network client of your
    Quoting Software and invoice software system on this computer. And it is also ready to install QwikQuote and configure
    any other computers you want to be network client of your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
  5. Go to other computer that is to install and run QwikQuote as a network client workstation
    of your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system,
    logon as built-in
    Administrator
    use to find the setup executable (Setup.exe or NodeInst.exe) from the QwikQuote Server Location setup in step 1 above
    and run the setup executable (Setup.exe or NodeInst.exe) by double-click at it – following the installation guided steps and accept all
    as default settings – this will end up a computer ready to QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software by auto-configure the run mode.
    After installation completed successfully, try to start and run QwikQuote directly by click the QwikQuote short cut icon
    QwikQuote will inform you to wait a few seconds and configure this installation to run as client workstation of your business sales
    Quoting Software and invoice software solution system automatically.
    After the auto-configuration is completed successfully, QwikQuote will then start and run.

    Note: In case auto-configuration does not start up because of the access rights issue in the network environment
    where you are trying to set up your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system,
    then you need to run QwikQuote Setup Wizard manually to configure the computer to run as network client computer
    of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

 

Note: In the QwikQuote Setup Wizard dialog, the live help information is at the lower part of the screen.
When you put the mouse over an object on the screen, or you make a choice
the help information will inform you the situation and suggestion.
For example, the live help for configure single user read as:


Note: If you do not have a QwikQuote License Serial Number, you are free to run this Quoting Software and invoice software
as in Trial or Demo mode for 30 days with all functions and features enabled by checking the checkbox.

 

Note: The above steps works fine with computers running from Win 98 to Vista and Windows 7 Enterprise editions.
However, for different Vista editions, care must be made to built-in
Administrator.
See the following sections in this doc for built-in
Administrator in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Note: To make sure you are in fact logon as built-in Administrator to install and configure your sales Quoting Software and invoice software setup
check with the logon user name as screenshot below:

If you see other name other than Administrator
you are in fact not logon as built-in
Administrator, but logon as a member of Administrator Group.

 

 

 

2.       Build in Administrator & Full Rights

 

With more and more stronger user access control security considerations added continuously to the Windows environment
wherein you are going to install and run QwikQuote the sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools,
especially in the following cases

1.    Windows Vista, Windows 7, and future Windows releases to come

2.    Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 and future Windows Server releases

3.    Computers with 3rd party anti-virus software and UAC on that has access control to resources of the computer

You cannot expect a normal program such as our Quoting Software and invoice software to just install and run as the early days.
Some access requirements to install and run Quoting Software and invoice software are understandable in those environments.

In the Windows environments such as Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000 and XP, you can just download, install, and run QwikQuote
to form up your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system without any extra requirement.

 

However, in the stronger user access control security environments such as the ones mentioned above, basically speaking,
QwikQuote needs 2 conditions for a successful installation and properly run to your Quoting Software and invoice software setup.

  1. The built-in Administrator Logon for a successful installation
    or use ‘Run as Administrator’ popup menu to run the installation.
    This is because in some systems this is the default only the built-in Administrator user who has full rights
  2. For Single User local installation:
    The FULL Control Rights for all users who will use QwikQuote over main installation folder at:
    C:\Program Files\QQ6 (for x86 computers)
    C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 (for x64 computers)
    For network environment:
    The Full Control Rights for all users who will use QwikQuote over QwikQuote Server Location
    – a shared folder at your choice – on both network share permission and folder security.

    This is because in a number of file and database operations occurred in QwikQuote run time
    to successfully run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software behavior normally as designed.

 

Note: The following sections specially talking about Windows Vista are basically applicable to Windows 7.
This is because Windows 7 is improvement based on Windows Vista.
However, things improved quite a bit in Windows 7, that makes QwikQuote installation and configuration tasks to form
up your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system on Windows 7 are generally easier than on Windows Visa.
Refer to the details in section <14. Install & Run QwikQuote on Windows 7>

 

 

3.       Build in Administrator vs. Administrators Group User

 

In the more strict security Windows environments
the rights of built-in
Administrator is different with the rights of an Administrators Group User.
The built-in
Administrator has all rights over the computer,
but an Administrators Group User does not have the same right as the built-in Administrator.

 

In the Windows versions that has more restrictions on different users
such as Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2 …
the built-in Administrator is needed to properly (smoothly) install QwikQuote or to run as built-in Administrator.
This is because QwikQuote need to setup printer devices and modify system registry during the installation process
so that you can run QwikQuote normally in your Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

 

Note: The built-in Administrator is needed to properly (smoothly) install QwikQuote in those environments.
Or in Vista SP2 and Windows 7, the popup menu of right-mouse-click at the setup.exe and choose the
Run as Administrator” menu command also able to setup the Quoting Software and invoice software correctly.

Note: The first user you enter when installing Windows Vista and Windows 7 is not the built-in Administrator.
It is only an Administrators Group User. See below for the Vista built-in Administrator.
As a member of Administrators Group User you will be raised the right to the built-in Administrator when
you are asking if you want to run the setup program and you need to answer Yes so that
your sales Quoting Software and invoice software can be installed and registered components correctly.

 

It is not a problem to know the built-in Administrator in the system other than before Windows Vista and Windows 7
However, there is a little extra work to figure out the built-in Administrator in Vista and Windows 7
especially with Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium editions
and I with Windows 7 Home Basic and Windows 7 Home Premium editions,
in case you have to dig out built-in Administrator to install the Quoting Software and invoice software package.

See the details below.

 

4.       Build in Administrator in Windows Vista

 

In Windows Operating System other than Vista and Windows 7,
or on computer that has no 3rd part protection software similar to Vista UAC you can install and run QwikQuote
the professional business sales Quoting Software and invoice software properly with an Administrator Group User.
If not, QwikQuote installation program will prompt you for Administrator rights
and the usual understanding of an Administrator Group User Logon will work.
This is because it has full control rights to the computer when installing the Quoting Software and invoice software.

 

However, as mentioned above, in Windows Vista, and Windows 7, and the later released Operating systems
such as Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, etc.
the 1st user you set is an Administrator Group User, it is not the built-in Administrator.
And to the worst case, QwikQuote installation program is not able to tell you this situation
during the installation process of the Quoting Software and invoice software package.

If you just Logon and try to install QwikQuote, you will see the following message:

This means you have no rights to write to the Windows system folder that is required action
during the installation process of our Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.

If you see the message similar as above,
you can try to use the right-mouse-click at the downloaded Setup.exe
and then choose the “Run as Administrator” as the screenshot image demonstrated below
to install the downloaded Quoting Software and invoice software setup package.


Or please try the following approach to bring out the built-in Administrator and then Logon as the built-in Administrator
before continuing install the downloaded QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.

  1. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Business, Ultimate, Enterprise Editions

    In Windows Vista and Windows 7 Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions, Try:
    Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management ->
    Computer Management (Local) -> System Tools -> Local Users and Groups

    Right-mouse click to bring up the Administrator’s Property dialog,
    and un-check the Account is disabled checkbox,
    Such as the screenshot image displayed below:

    Then go to switch user and you will see built-in Administrator Logon icon as

    Note: The built-in Administrator does not have password initially.
    For security reason, we strongly suggest you to set a Password for the built-in Administrator
    before you continue to install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools package.

  2. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Home Basic, Home Premium Editions

    There is no Local Users and Groups under System Tools
    in Windows Vista and Windows 7 Home Basic and Home Premium editions,
    then you cannot find out the built-in Administrator user.
    In those Windows editions, some extra work is required to show up the built-in Administrator user on the logon screen
    so that you can logon as the built-in Administrator user to install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools package.

    Note: Many people might think himself/herself is the built-in Administrator
    – as with the previous Windows editions – such as XP, 2000, or Windows Server NT,
    Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 R2 editions
    however this is not the case from Window Vista, Windows 7 and then on operating systems.
    From Window Vista and later Widows Operating systems, now up to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
    the first user that is set when the operating system is installed
    is only a member of Administrators Group – not the built-in Administrator user.
    You, as the first user of the installed operating system, have most of rights to do most of works you need to do,
    but has less power than built-in Administrator - who has all rights over the computer.
    This is why you need to “Run as Administrator” or raises the privilege to the built-in Administrator user

    so that you can successfully install and run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software package.


    The process to get this goal is consisted as 2 parts:
    The 1st part is to change the Windows System Registry to have built-in Administrator logon entry.

The 2nd part is to activate the Administrator logon with Vista or Windows 7 running in Safe Mode.

After you complete those 2 parts of processes correctly, the very built-in Administrator user will show up
on the logon screen of the Vista and Windows 7 Home Basic and Home Premium editions.
You can then continue to logon as the built-in Administrator user to install, configure, and run
QwikQuote to construct your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.


The 1st part of the process is to add the following Administrator logon ID into the Windows system registry.
The real entry and the value to add is as the following:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]

"Administrator"=dword:00000001

The result should be similar in Windows registry as the following screenshot shows:


If you are not familiar with Windows system registry editing operations
you can try to download a registry import file at:
http://www.qwikquote.com/DevTemp/VistaShowAdministatorLogon.reg
and save it to the Desktop for easy access as:

Then you can try to import it into Windows system registry by double-click at it, and
when asking your permission to continue, you should press button
Such as:

when asking you to confirm the registry change, you should press button
Such as:

when you see the successive import message of the registry value, you should press button
Such as:


If you are familiar with Windows system registry editing operation
you can use RegEdit or other Registry Editors to add the Administrator logon into the system registry.
If the Run command is not shown up in the Start menu,
you can play the trick of searching to find it by type in the RegEdit in the search box
and press the Enter key to start the program
such as:


If you prefer to use Run command
Try to Right-Mouse click at any empty place on the Start menu to bring out the Property dialog
and check the on the Customize dialog
Such as:

Then you can have Run command shows up as:

Click at the Run command to bring up the Run dialog and enter the RegEdit, and then press button to run the program
such as:

In both cases, when asking your permission to continue, you should press the button
such as:

When the Registry Editor shows up,
you try to add the Administrator logon into the system registry as:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList]

"Administrator"=dword:00000001

The result should be similar in Windows registry as the following screenshot shows:


Note: Try to double check the Administrator logon entry in the registry. Any mistake will be result not working as supposed to be.
In that case the second part will not work and you are not able to logon as the built-in Administrator user
to install, configure, and run your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software properly.

When the 1st part of the process is completed successfully,
you are ready to shutdown the computer and do the 2nd part of the process.


The 2nd part of the process is to activate the built-in Administrator user logon with Vista or Windows 7 running in Safe Mode

Note: If you are not familiar with DOS command line operations in this 2nd part of the process
you can try to download a batch file from QwikQuote web site at
http://www.qwikquote.com/DevTemp/VistaShowAdministatorLogon.bat
You need to do this download before you run Vista in Safe Mode
and try to save it to a location easy for you to locate when logon in safe mode.
This is because when you in Safe Mode, you might not have internet connection.


Note: We strongly suggest you to print out a hard copy this part for reference,
or if you have another computer, try to display this part reference.
This is because when run in Safe Mode, it will be easier when having it at hand for reference,
especially if you are not familiar with Vista or Windows 7 running in the Safe Mode.

Note: If you are not familiar with the contents of this part of the process
we strongly suggest you read this part carefully before action
we strongly suggest you have an IT support person available for help.

In this 2nd part of the process,
you need to Shutdown the computer and then re-start it to run in Safe Mode.

Note: We suggest you use Shutdown your computer and then re-power on it instead of re-start your computer
This will give you more time to judge the time before Windows trying to start normally
so that it will be a little bit easier for you to be able to press F8 correctly.


Note: Depending on the computer settings, the moment to press F8 is somewhat different.
If you are not able to do it right one time, just try to shut down the computer
and then try to press F8 earlier – by several test and try, you should be able to get it.

When you correctly press F8 before Windows trying to start normally
the Advanced Boot Options will show up and you need to choose Safe Mode
Such as the screenshot image shown below:


After
the computer is running in Safe Mode

If you are not familiar with DOS command line operations,
you can try to run the batch file you download and saved above.

When you see a DOS command Windows showing the command completed successively
such as:


Then it is OK to shut down and restart your computer again to have the built-in Administrator user logon shows up
so that you can logon as the built-in Administrator user to install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools.

 

After the computer is running in Safe Mode
if
you are familiar with DOS command line operations,
Open a DOS windows by type into Run dialog the CMD command
Such as:
Start > Run to bring up Run dialog
and then input
CMD


In the DOS command window, enter
net user administrator /active:yes
Note: There are 2 space before /active:yes
otherwise, there will be error …
If everything goes OK, you should see the return message that says
The command completed successfully.
Such as:

Now it is OK to shut down and restart your computer again to have the built-in Administrator user logon shows up
so that you can logon as the built-in Administrator user to install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.


In both cases, you can then shutdown the computer and re-start it normally.
This time you can see that the built-in Administrator user Logon is shown up as:


Note: The built-in Administrator user does not have password initially.
We strongly suggest you to set a Password for the built-in Administrator user
before you try to install your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.

 

Note: For other Windows Vista and Windows 7 OEM and special versions where there is no the built-in Administrator user normally,
try to use corresponding approach as mentioned above so that you can bring out the built-in Administrator user
so that you can logon as the built-in Administrator user to install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system..

 

Then you need to Logon as the built-in Administrator user to install, configure, and run QwikQuote.
Just following installation prompt and installation process will complete successfully
to form up your neat and economical business sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

 

The following screenshot shows that the computer is logged on as built-in Administrator user:

 

 

 

5.       Single User Installation

 

For QwikQuote single user installation, you only need 1 single user license from QwikQuote Sales Team
and install one copy of QwikQuote on the local computer. After install and configure, it is OK for different users
of this computer to Logon and run QwikQuote this is because there is always no more one person using
your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system simultaneously to process your sales quotes.

 

The basic steps involved in the Single installation are the same as the Getting Start steps earlier in this document.
Herein they are in more details and considerations to help you tweak and twist how to use QwikQuote
to form up a neat and economical professional business Quoting Software and invoice software solution systems.

 

Single User Installation

  1. Download the QwikQuote setup executable file Setup.exe from:
    http://www.qwikquote.com/download_Setup.html
    and save it to your local disk driver or a shared network location.

    If your computer does not allow auto-link by clicking the download link above
    you can put the address directly into IE browser as screenshot image shown:

    When asking your action for run or save as:

    You must press button
    – this is because the set up executable file is not built to run from within the IE browser.
    When asking you to choose the location to save the download file
    we strongly suggest you to save it to a place not easily to be deleted accidentally,
    in case you need to re-install your sales Quoting Software and invoice software setup.
    Such as screenshot picture displayed below:

    The desktop is most convenient, but not a very good place
    – it is good for you to click and run to install your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system, but easy to be removed later
    Try not to be in the QwikQuote default folder C:\Program Files\QQ6
    – it is high possible when you do un-install QwikQuote and it will be removed.
    In this case, you will need to download again to re-install your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    Program files folder or Windows folder is good location
    – people normally not try to remove files therein.
    If you prefer, you can re-name the file to the name you prefer.
    The download will start when you press button
    Such as the screenshot image shown below:


  2. Logon as built-in Administrator user on the computer to install QwikQuote.
    Run the downloaded installation file
    Setup.exe – following the installation guided steps.

    Try to close other running programs or anti-virus programs
    that might make the installation process to fail while installing the sales quote software and invoice software
    – un-able to install files for they are in use or being protected.

    We strongly suggest you to Logon as built-in Administrator user to run QwikQuote install.
    This is because the install process involve create and modify system registry,
    create/delete folders and files, install printer driver, as well as other changes to the system
    - those are required actions for you to run the sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools

    As mentioned above, in some systems, such as Windows Vista, Windows 7, and later on Windows release editions, etc
    a user in the Administrator Group does not have the same rights as the built-in Administrator user.

    I an Operating system with strict user access control in place,
    though you might be able to install with Administrator Group User,
    however, there will be a number of message boxes asking your permission explicitly
    though that is theoretically being more safe, but making the install process somehow annoying,
    except you explicitly choose to use “Run as Administrator” popup menu command
    to install, configure, and run your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools.

    To start the QwikQuote installation, try to locate the setup executable you download and saved in above step 1 as:
    you can double-click, enter, or open to run it.

    In Vista and Windows 7, when asking if you allowed the setup.exe to run,
    you should answer Yes to allow it to run so that you can install our sales quote software and invoice software on your computer.


The setup program will try first to prepare for install as:

Then installation process of our sales Quoting Software and invoice software will show up the prompt installation process,
For a typical installation, you can follow the process, such as:


On the welcome dialog, try to press button,
and then


On the welcome dialog, try to press button,
and then


On the Information dialog, try to press button,
and then


On the Customer Information, enter your Logon name and you company name
choose if you want QwikQuote to be run by other persons or only yourself,
and press button, and then,


On the Choose Destination Location dialog, you can accept the default QwikQuote installation folder
or use browse button to locate the fold you want to install QwikQuote software therein
such as:

Normally, we suggest you to accept the default location of
C:\Program Files\QQ6\
and press button, and then,


On the Setup Type dialog, you should choose Typical – that will install all modules
and press button, and then,


On the Start Copying Files dialog, you can review your choices
If you want to change something, you can go backward by press the button
Normally, you should press to continue the install process.
Such as:


At the end of the installation, you can see:


You can press button to close the complete dialog.
This shows that you have installed successfully our sales Quoting Software and invoice software onto your computer
ready for you to configure while try to run the first time of our Quoting Software and invoice software tools.


Note: Depending on your Windows System status,
a re-boot might be needed after the finish of QwikQuote installation.

  1. Run QwikQuote the 1st time
    - follow the prompt message and the help information to configure QwikQuote.

    After installation is finished, you can click the shortcut on the desktop to start QwikQuote
    or you can start from menu
    Start -> Program -> QwikQuote 6 -> QwikQuote 6 to run QwikQuote
    Such as screenshot displayed below:


    The very first time you run your Quoting Software and invoice software setup,
    you will be informed that you need to run QwikQuote Setup Wizard to configure your
    new installed sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package,
    such as screenshot similar as below:

    When you press the button, the Setup Wizard will show up,
    such as the screenshot image similar as below:

    In this dialog,
    If you do not have a QwikQuote Serial Number at hand and you want to run QwikQuote as Free Trial Demo
    the only thing you need to do is to press the button and the configure process will begin.
    After the configuration process completed successfully,
    you will be asking to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software with full functions and features enabled.
    If you have a QwikQuote Serial Number ready at hand, you need to uncheck
    so that you can copy and paste your single user serial number into QwikQuote Serial Number textbox
    such as:

    If the serial number you entered is checked OK, the will be enabled.
    You can press to start the configure process,
    such as:

    At the end of the configure process,
    you will be prompt the success of the configuration and ready to run QwikQuote
    such as screenshot shown below:

    You can press the button to run QwikQuote
    such as:

    Voila, you have successfully installed QwikQuote
    and you are ready to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools set now.

    Note: In the QwikQuote Setup Wizard dialog, the live help information is at the lower part of the screen.
    When you put the mouse over an object on the screen, or you make a choice
    the help information will inform you the situation and suggestion you might need to know
    during the configuration of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software package.
    For example, the live help for configure single user read as screenshot below:
  2. Give all users (Standard user, Power user, etc…) who are going to run QwikQuote on the computer
    the FULL Control rights over the QwikQuote main installation folder
    Normally at
    C:\Program files\QQ6 for 32 bit Widows computers or
    at
    C:\Program files (x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Widows computers or
    the network shared location you specified in case you run the shared copy
    of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system in Window Terminal Server or Citrix App Server.


    If this computer will be used only by yourself, you can skip this step
    in case the it is using Windows 9X, XP, NT, 2000, and corresponding server OS.
    In those earlier Windows platform OS you are supposed to have FULL control rights
    to run QwikQuote the sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools.
    in case the it is using Windows Vista and Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and later Windows editions,
    In those earlier Windows platform OS you are not supposed to have FULL control rights any more
    you then need explicitly give FULL Control right over QwikQuote main installation folder
    so that you will have enough rights to run QwikQuote sales Quoting Software and invoice software.
    If this computer will be sued for more than one person and they all need to run QwikQuote
    in a computer that has some sort of UAC (User Access Control) on,
    such as Windows Server 2003 R2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and later released editions,
    you then need to give every QwikQuote user the FULL Control rights over the \QQ6 main install folder.
    Such as, the following screenshot added user SFan to the user name list and gave him FULL Control rights:

    Note: If a user does not have FULL Control rights over QQ6 main installation folder
    there will be a number of strange error messages popup while you are running
    the sales Quoting Software and invoice software the 1st time until the things get rights.
    In a worst case, you will need Task Manager to close the program.

Note: If you encounter the problem, try to check the later part of this document for error reporting
to see if there is the same error and the resolution for the error reported.
If you encounter an error not being reported and resolved, try to make a screenshot of the error message, and then send
an email to support@qwikquote.com or fan_shiguo@hotmail.com for help along with the error screenshot as attachment

6.       Network Users Installation

 

For QwikQuote network installation, the most important thing is to have a plan first
before you start to install the Quoting Software and invoice software system.
The key point of a successful install, configure, and run QwikQuote your sales Quoting Software and
invoice software setup is to choose where you want to host your QwikQuote Server Location.

What is the QwikQuote Server?
It is a shared location at any place with the Full Control rights given to all QwikQuote users
and in some systems including computers that are to run QwikQuote professional business sales software
and invoice software client workstation in you sales quote and invoice software solution system.
This is why we talked more about QwikQuote Server Location than QwikQuote Server host computer.

 

The basic steps involved in the Network Users Installation are the same as the Getting Start steps earlier in this document.
Herein they are in more details and considerations to help you tweak and twist how to use QwikQuote
to form up a neat and economical professional business Quoting Software and invoice software solution systems.

  1. Plan and Set up your Shared QwikQuote Server Location

    QwikQuote Server
    is in fact a Shared Location (directory or folder)
    that will give FULL control rights to ALL QwikQuote users (might include computers)
    on both Sharing Permission and Folder Security.
    You must first of all plan carefully where your QwikQuote Server Location is.
    - this is because your QwikQuote Activation Key will be bundled to your QwikQuote Server Location
    when activating your QwikQuote network copy so that your sales Quoting Software and invoice software
    will run normally after the trial or demo grace period that is 30 days normally until you applied for longer.
    - If you try to move you QwikQuote Server Location after registration and apply your Activate Key,
    you can see that your QwikQuote Server Machine Key has been changed to reflect the new location
    and you will need a new Activate Key for your new QwikQuote Server Location so that
    you can run your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools correctly.
    If this is the case, please try to contact QwikQuote Sales or QwikQuote Support for a new Activation Key
    so that you can run your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software against new Server Location.
    We strongly suggest you not to use Mapped driver letter in the QwikQuote Server Location Path
    instead, try to use UAC name directly. This is because the mapped driver letter is to reflect back to full UAC name,
    and in a rare case, the reflected mapping might not be correct in your Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    After you decide where to host your QwikQuote Server location and you have create the folder for it
    then you need to give FULL Control rights of it to ALL QwikQuote users
    who are going to use QwikQuote by run QwikQuote on QwikQuote client workstation
    on both Share Permission and Folder Security.
    This is required for you to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system correctly
    on Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and later released Windows editions to come.
    This is supposed behavior for Windows editions before Vista, so this is the same as usual you supposed
    to have all rights ready to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.
    For example, here we want to set my QwikQuote Server Location
    on the QQServer01 D:\ driver and to use the folder name as QQ6-Server
    I create the folder D:\QQ6-Serfer on my D:\ driver and make it shared.
    and then we give user SFan the FULL Control rights over this Shared QwikQuote Serer Location
    so that the user SFan can logon and run the sales Quoting Software and invoice software on this computer.
    Such as screenshot brief image demonstrated below:

    And then give FULL Control rights to user SFan on Security
    Such as:

    Note: To make this rights assignment a little bit easier when you have a large QwikQuote User base
    Try to set up a User Group (QwikQuote Users Group), add all needed users to the group, and
    then assign the FULL Control rights for Sharing and Security to the group at one time so that
    all members in the group will be able to run this Quoting Software and invoice software tools.

    Note: Try not to use the QwikQuote default main installation folder normally at
    C:\Program Files\QQ6 for 32 bit Windows computers
    C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Windows computers
    as the QwikQuote Server Location in your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    This is hold true that even your computer is to host the QwikQuote Server Location
    in your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software system
    and also to be configured to run as a QwikQuote Client workstation.
    However, the 2 location (folder or directory) are supposed to host a different set of stuffs and functioned
    differently in the business sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.
    If it is the case, it is highly possible to mix up user settings of this computer
    and the server shared setting for all other QwikQuote Network users.
    Note: Though this is not a problem stopping your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system to work completely,
    however this often causes confusion when configuring, maintaining, and moving QwikQuote Server Location
    to a new computer location in the years of owning your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

    Note: Try not to use space in the name of your QwikQuote 6 Server folder.
    For example, not use
    D:\QQ6 Server, instead, user D:\QQ6_Server, D:\QQ6-Server or D:\QQ6Server.
    This is to avoid internal UAC path mapping resolve problem in some network systems.

  2. Download QwikQuote setup Executable

    Download the QwikQuote setup executable file Setup.exe from:
    http://www.qwikquote.com/download_Setup.html
    and save it to your QwikQuote 6 Server location above so the all network client workstation computers
    in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software network system can find it to and start installation from there
    so that they can auto-configure to run as client of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software Server Location
    without you or any other person to do any extra work – except just waiting a few seconds the first time you run QwikQuote.

    The download process should be the same as the above for Single User installation download
    Refer to the Single User Download section above in this document for details.

    Note: Though you can save the downloaded Setup.exe to any place, we strongly suggest you to save it to QwikQuote Server Location
    This is to prevent it is being deleted accidently, also for later use and for client workstation installation use.

  3. Logon as built-in Administrator user on the computer to install QwikQuote.
    Run the downloaded installation file Setup.exe – following the installation guided steps.


    Since there is no QwikQuote Server Installation but only QwikQuote Server Location Configuration,
    the QwikQuote Network Install process is to start install QwikQuote software on any computer
    within your sales Quoting Software and invoice software network system you are working to build it
    - that is able to access the shared QwikQuote Server Location setup earlier in step 1.
    This can be the same computer hosting the shared QwikQuote Server Location
    This can be a computer that is to run as QwikQuote network station
    This can be a computer only used once to configure QwikQuote Server Location
    (This is because the configure and re-configure process can be on any computer as long as QwikQuote has installed on it
    – any QwikQuote network workstation within your Quoting Software and invoice software network system at later time.)

    This part of the installation process is mostly the same as corresponding for Single User Installation section above.
    You can refer to the Single User Download section for details above in this document.

    However, this time, we know we intentionally saved the downloaded file in the QwikQuote Server Location
    So, we should just user Windows Explore to browse to the QwikQuote Server Location and
    and start the installation process from therein.

    The detailed install process is the same as that of single user installation - refer to the above Step 2 for Single User Installation section.

    Note: Though you are doing the QwikQuote server installation, you do not actually install software to the QwikQuote Server Location.
    You only install QwikQuote executable program to local computer normally default to the location (folder or directory) as
    C:\Program Files\QQ6 for 32 bit Widows computers
    C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Widows computers
    Remember, there is no such thing as Server Installation in QwikQuote sales quote software and invoice software solution package,
    instead, we only configure a shared location to be act as QwikQuote Server Location in your sales Quoting Software
    and invoice software solution system which holds shared data of QwikQuote License, settings, files, and databases.

  4. Configure QwikQuote Server Location

    Before you run QwikQuote Network copy, you must configure the QwikQuote Server location.

    What the QwikQuote Server Location configure process does is to put the license and shared resources to the shared location,
    and get it ready for other QwikQuote client workstation to start install process form therein and configure themselves to run
    as client workstations in your business sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution network system..

    If you try to run QwikQuote before configuration, a welcome dialog will inform you that the configuration is needed.
    Such as the screenshot showing below:

    When you press the button that is to start and run the QwikQuote Setup Wizard program.

    Or you can start and run the QwikQuote Setup Wizard program manually as demonstrated below
    from the Windows start menu as
    -> All Program Files -> QwikQuote 6 -> QwikQuote Setup Wizard
    such as:


    Then the setup wizard dialog will show up for you to configure your network sales quote and invoice software system
    such as screenshot picture shown below


    To configure QwikQuote Server Location in your Quoting Software and invoice software setup on this dialog:
    you must first choose Configure Network Server Location as:

    You must then enter your QwikQuote Server location as screenshot shown below:

    If the folder name is not the one your setup in step 1 above, then try to use the browse button to find it.

    If you do not have a QwikQuote Network Serial Number on hand,
    try to check the check box and this will make the enabled.

    If you do have a QwikQuote Network Serial Number on hand, try to un-check the checkbox
    copy and paste your network Serial into the QwikQuote Serial Number box as screenshot shown below,
    ,
    and this will make the enabled for you to configure you Quoting Software and invoice software system.


    Then you press the button to start your QwikQuote 6 Server Location configuration process
    of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system network setup.
    Such as the screenshot picture shown below:


    After your QwikQuote 6 Server Location configuration finished,
    it will ask you to configure this computer to be a client workstation
    of your sale Quoting Software and invoice software solution system network setup.
    Such as the screenshot image shown below:

    You should answer ‘Yes’ by pressing the button
    – you will find out it is very useful for test, maintenance, and management usages of your sale Quoting Software and
    invoice software setup even you do not want to run QwikQuote as network workstation in daily works on this computer.

    Then the Client configuration will start as screenshot photo posted below:

    After the client configuration, you are ready to run QwikQuote network client on this computer.
    This is much the same as you do with Single User situation in your Quoting Software and invoice software network setup.

  5. Configure Other Network Client Workstations

    Go to other computer that is to install and run QwikQuote as a network client workstation in your Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    Logon as the built-in Administrator user
    use to find the setup executable file from the QwikQuote 6 Server Location of your
    sales Quoting Software and invoice software setup you have done in previous step on the 1st computer above
    that is previously named as NodeInst.exe or Setup.exe you downloaded from QwikQuote web site and manually copied to there
    and run the setup executable file by double-click at NodeInst.exe or Setup.exe you manually copied to there
    – then following the installation guided steps the same as for Single User installation above of this document.

    After installation finished, try to run QwikQuote directly
    QwikQuote will inform you to wait a few seconds and configure this installation to run as client workstation automatically.
    Such as screenshot picture shown:


    After the auto-configuration completed, QwikQuote will then start and run normally.
    This usually only takes about 10 seconds – faster than you do client configuration manually
    by run the Setup Wizard in the Quoting Software and invoice software system you construct now.

    Note: The key point here is to start the installation process from the QwikQuote Server Location
    by run the NodeInst.exe or the setup file you manually copied to there (Setup.exe).
    This is the way to tell QwikQuote Setup Wizard where the QwikQuote Server Location is
    and then the client configuration process can find license information therein – this is the required
    condition for your sale Quoting Software and invoice software to work properly at runtime.

    Note: The QwikQuote setup file copied to the QwikQuote Server Location is the same full setup executable file
    you downloaded from QwikQuote web site and renamed to be as NodeInst.exe for compatible with previous
    QwikQuote versions over the years before QwikQuote 6.0. (Try to compare the file property for confirmation)
    If you prefer, you can use any file name meaningful to you case.
    The key point here is to start installation from QwikQuote Server Location.
    If not, you need to manually find the QwikQuote Server Location
    select to “Configure This computer to run as Network Client Workstation”
    and the press button to start QwikQuote Network Client configure process.
    This is the same as auto-configuration that will end up with the valid running network workstation settings
    ready for you to run your Quoting Software and invoice software solution tool on this computer.

  6. Re-Configure a Single User copy to run as QwikQuote Network Workstation

    In some cases you might need to Re-Configure a Single User copy to run as QwikQuote Network Workstation
    or upgrade a group of single users to form a network working environment.
    In this case, the start point for you is each computer you need to reconfigure had been configured to run as Single User
    such as the screenshot image showing below:

    As you can see from above screen shot that the configure section only has the Single User is enabled
    This is because you have a valid Single User Serial Number in the system
    Then you need to remover the Single User Serial Number so as to enable other choices
    to configure your Quoting Software and invoice software solution system,
    such as the screenshot displayed below:


    There are 2 key points to configure this computer to run as Network Client Workstation
    in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system
    the 1st is to choose
    the 2nd is to enter or find QwikQuote Server Location


    Such as screenshot picture displayed below:

    Then you can press button to start Network Client Workstation configuration process,
    - refer to previous sections for details of configuration process.

    Note: Since re-configure involves system registry and printer driver operations
    so that the built-in Administrator user Logon is strongly recommended.

 

Note: In the QwikQuote Setup Wizard dialog, the live help information is at the lower part of the screen.
When you put the mouse over an object on the screen, or you make a choice
the help information will inform you the situation and suggestion you might need to know
during the configuration of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software package.
For example, the live help for network client configuration read:


Note: If you do not have a QwikQuote License Serial Number,
you are free to run as in Trial or Demo mode for 30 days with all functions and features enabled
by checking the check box at: .

 

Note: The above steps works fine with computers running from Win 9X to Vista, Widows 7 and later released editions.
However, for different Vista and Windows 7 editions, care must be made to built-in Administrator user.
See the previous sections in this doc for built-in Administrator user in Vista, Widows 7 and later released editions.

 

7.       Run QwikQuote in Vista with UAC on

 

After a successfully install and configure QwikQuote,
the key to run QwikQuote on Vista with USC on for a standard user
or on computer that has 3rd part protection software similar to Vista UAC
is the FULL control rights over QwikQuote main installation folder Normally as default location at:
C:\Program Files\QQ6 for 32 bit Widows computers
C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Widows computers

You need to give all users who are to run QwikQuote on the computer
have FULL Control rights over the QQ6 folder on its property dialog.
Such as screenshot picture shown below:


In the network environment, QwikQuote Server Location is a shared location (Folder or Directory) on any computer or server
you need to set the location (Folder or directory) as shared, and give all users who will run QwikQuote to have FULL
Control of Sharing rights over the location (Folder or directory) for them to run your Quoting Software and invoice software.
Such as the screen picture showing below:

 

After giving all users who are going to run QwikQuote on the computer, other users (including standard users)
can logon and run the Quoting Software and invoice software tools properly with UAC set to ON.

 

8.       Install 3rd Party Programs before Install QwikQuote

 

We strongly suggest you to install the 3rs party programs before install QwikQuote
if you plan to use them along with QwikQuote in your Quoting Software and invoice software system.

 

For example, if you plan to use Sage ACT as you contact manager along with QwikQuote
you should install your copy of ACT before install QwikQuote. This is to let QwikQuote configure
your Quoting Software and invoice software system according to many different ACT release versions.
If not so, you might see the following message as:

And when it happens, try to act according to the message says.

 

The same idea here holds true for other contact manager program and CRM applications that is to integrated
with QwikQuote in your Quoting Software and invoice software solution system, such as
for GoldMine, Outlook, Outlook BCM, Maximizer, TeleMagic, SalesLogix, QuickBooks, etc…

 

9.       Miscellaneous Notes

 

 

  1. Install a Windows Printer
    To properly create PDF file, preview screen, and printer copy, QwikQuote needs to know what printer you want to use.
    This requires you to install a printer driver. You can use Printer manager to check your installed printer.
    Such as:

    You can press to add a new printer if there is no one exist.
    Note: This is not to require a real printer machine.
    Only a popular print driver installed will be OK for QwikQuote to work properly
    in your Quoting Software and invoice software solutions system..

  2. Install Adobe PDF Reader
    QwikQuote needs Adobe PDF Reader so as to print out your Tech Sheets in PDF format in your Quoting Software
    and invoice software solution system. If the computer did not install any version of Adobe PDF Reader,
    you will see the following warning message

    Note: If you are not going to print PDF Tech Sheets in your Quoting Software and invoice software system,
    you can then ignore this warning message.
    Note: QwikQuote support Adobe PDF Reader version 4.0 to 10.0.
    If you have earlier versions than PDF Reader 4.0 contact QwikQuote tech support for help.

 

10. Special Case – Cannot Install on Earlier QwikQuote Computer

 

If you encounter install problem,
the 1st action is to check and make sure you have latest Windows Installer installed on the system.
Go to the following Microsoft web site to get the correct Windows Installer of you system and install it
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/details.aspx?familyid=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en

 

In some cases, a computer installed QwikQuote could not be un-installed correctly.
This happens to earlier versions of QwikQuote
that has its un-install not compatible with Windows installer mechanism.
In this case, you may see the following message while installing QwikQuote:

 

In case you encounter a computer that is not able to run install normally that had run QwikQuote earlier releases,
there is one possible reason it the un-install program did not run properly.
Try:

  1. Make a copy of Whole QQ6 folder
    - in case you need to find any earlier file you have worked on them.
  2. Try to run the QQRemove.EXE in the \QQ6 folder
  3. And then remove the whole \QQ6 directory
  4. Check in the registry by run regedit.exe from Run dialog as:

    and search for any entry and/or data of
    {AB917337-3559-442F-A141-0660DFC869C8}
    and delete them all. Such as screenshot shown below:

    You might get the following search result as:

Or you can use
C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{AB917337-3559-442F-A141-0660DFC869C8}\Setup.ilg
to start the search.

 

Note: You need to be very careful when working directly against the System Registry database.
If you do not have this experience, it is a good idea to ask an expert for help.
It is a good idea to make a copy of registry data or make a system restoring point,
in case any un-expected result cause by in-correct change of registry data.

 

Another case that you might not able to install the full installation is the left over files in the location as:

If you encounter problem not able to install, you need to check and remove the left over folder as screenshot above.

 

11. Run QwikQuote in Compatible Mode

 

In very rare case that the computer has very strict access controls to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution
you need to set QwikQuote to run in XP compatible mode for standard user to run QwikQuote properly.

You can set this on the \QQ6 folder properly dialog window,
such as:

Note: It is OK for XP, XP SP2 and XP SP3 in a roll.


In other case, if it is not able to give enough rights for other logon users to run QwikQuote,
you might need to set your copy of QwikQuote to run as built-in Administrator user
such as screen shot displayed below:

 

Note: In both above cases, those are not normal cases. Following the previous section instructions should result in normal QwikQuote run.
As long as you get into this situation, you need to do more test to make sure QwikQuote behaviors as you wanted.

Note: In many small business and home business situations, you might be the only person to use your computer,
and you need to logon with another user name other than Administrator, it is safe for you to play this trick
to get your Quoting Software and invoice software system up and run.


 

12. Un-Installing QwikQuote

 

Note: For data and settings safety reason, we strongly suggest you
to make a copy of backup of the whole QQ6 folder before you un-install QwikQuote.
Nowadays the disk space is not a major problem in most of computers
to make a full QQ6 folder backup copy is far simpler than trying to pick each files for backup.

To un-install QwikQuote, we strongly suggest you to go to Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs
Such as:

And then try to pick QwikQuote 6.3.009

and press button to remove our Quoting Software and invoice software from the computer.

Note: Un-installing QwikQuote will only re-move executable program and related supporting files.
You quote and settings data will never be removed from your computer.
If you need to re-install QwikQuote again, you will find them still there available for you.
This is to protect your investment in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.

 

13. Install QwikQuote on Terminal Server

 

In essence, QwikQuote run on Terminal Sever is the same as run on local network environment.
The key different is there is only one copy of QwikQuote program installed on the Terminal Server
and it is configured to run as network client workstation in you Quoting Software and invoice software system.
In practice, this is sample – when the configure the QwikQuote Server Location is completed and
asking you if you want to run QwikQuote on this computer and configure is to be a network workstation
just answer Yes by press the yes button on the popup message dialog.
There is no client install and configuration workload when you run QwikQuote the Quoting Software and invoice software
solution package on the Windows Terminal Server and Citrix Application Server environment as well.

 

The basic installation procedure for install QwikQuote on Terminal Server is the same as install it on local network
with the following 2 key differences as:

  1. The installation must follow Windows Terminal Server application installation procedure
    that is to say it must go through
    Windows Control Panel, Add and Remove Program, Add New Programs, CD or Floppy
    and then to install and configure your sales Quoting Software and invoice software as stated in the previous sections.
    Such as the screenshot shown below:

    Browse to the QwikQuote full setup files as:

    After press the button, the QwikQuote installation will go on as normal,
    and the add application dialog will display as:

    When QwikQuote installation has completed, it will display as:

    At this moment, you can press the button to end the installation process.
    Then you can see that QwikQuote has been installed as:


    Note: Try to refer Microsoft terminal server application installation procedure for details
    before you start install and configure your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.


  2. After program is installed and configured to run properly on the terminal server itself
    then you need to manually change the name of QwikQuote Citrix copy or terminal server copy
    QQuote6_Citrix.exe
    into the name of QwikQuote main application
    QQuote6.exe
    by first re-name it to another name such as
    QQuote6_SingleUser.exe
    This trick is to allow you to run multi-instance of QwikQuote in you Quoting Software and invoice software system.
    For example, before you renaming them, those 2 files look as:

    Then you re-name the
    QQuote6.exe into QQuote6_SingleUser.exe.
    Then you copy/paste/re-name the QQuote6_Citrix.exe into QQuote6.exe.
    Such as screenshot image demonstrated below:

    Notice that after this re-naming, when users run
    QQuote6.exe they actually run QQuote6_Citrix.exe that is a multi-user running copy.
    This will allow more salespersons to run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools simultaneously.

 

Note: There are 2 points that will make your work a little bit easier in practice when you do setup, maintain, or move QwikQuote Server location
of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution network setup system.
This is especially the case when you have a large QwikQuote user’s base.

  1. Try to put all QwikQuote uses in to the Terminal Server Remote Desktop Users Group
    this will make you handle all users in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system as one user
    when grand access rights to the main installation folder and the server location of the Quoting Software and invoice software files.
    Such as the screens shot picture displayed below:

    And then give the Remote Desktop Users group the Full Control rights over QQ6 Sever Location for both Sharing and Security
    Such as screenshot shown below:
    And to the same to the QwikQuote main program installation folder
    Normally at
    C:\Program Files\QQ6 for 32 bit windows
    and C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Windows.
    Such as:

    This is because all QwikQuote terminal server users will work over the same QwikQuote main installation folder.
    This will save your efforts to add and remove each QwikQuote user separately with in your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.

  2. When you logon to the Terminal Server as built-in Administrator user to do QwikQuote installation and configuration
    the settings you have done is not in the default location
    C:\Windows folder – as with none terminal server does.
    However it is in the
    C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\WINDOWS
    as the following screenshot shows.
    Also please notice that as terminal server users before they have their first time logon to the terminal server
    the profiles for them are not created under Document and Settings folder
    and you have no way to copy and paste you settings as administrator in the QQuote6.INI into their mapped Windows folder
    so that they can have a start point for the QwikQuote settings saved in the file QQuote6.INI.
    Otherwise, if the QwikQuote program cannot access the settings file QQuote6.INI it will think the program did not configured,
    and then it will pop up a message box asking the user to do configuration – and you know, terminal users do not have that rights.
    Such as:

    The following screenshot shows the files QQuote6.INI has been copied from Administrator’s profile into QQUser_2’s profile folder:


And the following screenshot shows 2 remote users are using QwikQuote sales quoting software and invoice software on the terminal server.


Note: If you use Citrix to implement more controls over terminal server remote user’s environments
you can then apply Citrix stuff as long as the terminal server settings working fine.


Note: To install QwikQuote sales Quoting Software and invoice software on Citrix Application server can be done
by just follow the typical application install and publication process on Citrix Application server.
This is because QwikQuote professional sales Quoting Software and invoice software do not need any special handling on Citrix Application Server.

 

14. Install & Run QwikQuote on Windows 7

 

To successfully install, configure, and run QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software on your Windows 7 computer,
either follows the above document in detailed steps
or if you are rather familiar with your computer and QwikQuote in general sense,
follow the following 3 key points:

  1. Logon as built-in Administrator to run the downloaded Setup.exe
    or using ‘Run as administrator’ by right-mouse click at the downloaded Setup.exe
  2. After QwikQuote installation completed successfully
    Logon as built-in Administrator to run QwikQuote the 1st time, or
    the 1st time run QwikQuote using ‘Run as administrator’ by right-mouse click at the QwikQuote shortcut icon on the desktop.
  3. Give QwikQuote main installation folder
    default at C:\Program Files\QQ6 for 32 bit Windows computers
    or C:\Program Files(x86)\QQ6 for 64 bit Windows computers
    the full control rights for all users who will run QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software on the computer
    (remember to include built-in Administrator user)

Then the other users can Logon and run your Quoting Software and invoice software setup normally.

Note: Do not try to set compatibility to XP or other mode to run QwikQuote.
There is no need to do that and that will create other problems in normal cases.

It should only be used after you confirm it is OK on you system.

Note: The following procedures are based on the new installation.
However, if you have tried old approach to install QwikQuote on your computer,
and you see this document after you get problem running QwikQuote on your computer
then things are getting more complex trying to bring it back to working condition
- depending on the status of your computer – there is hardly a general approach to address all possible cases.
In this case, try to contact support@qwikquote.com or fan_shiguo@hotmail.com
for a GoToMeeting session to check your computer status and help you to get your Quoting Software and invoice software system back to work.


Note: As with this release, the QQPDF driver only works with Administrator user rights.
For all other user privileges, it does not work properly
unless you explicitly give them the right to manipulate the printer drivers.
This is because QwikQuote needs create and remove QQPDF printer driver dynamically,
Vista and Win 7 default require Administrator rights to manipulate device drivers.
In practice usage, the 1st user when you install your Windows 7 operating system is an Administrator user
(A user in the Administrators Group – but not built-in Administrator user)
and that user can successfully raise the access rights to be the built-in Administrator user rights
this will make you install, configure, and run the Quoting Software and invoice software on Windows 7 easily.

The alternate approach is to use QwikQuote PDF Services that is available from QwikQuote release 6.5.005 or later versions.
Try to use this approach if you encounter problem with PDF creating in our sales Quoting Software and invoice software tool.


On the Windows 7 editions, the basic access rights control is the same as on Windows Vista with subtle differences.
The folder and program access right is a little stricter.
But the installation is made rather easier by raising interactive user more rights after approving
and the raising user rights is in general easier than in Vista for installation and configuration tasks.

 

The net result is that you will be easier to install and run our Quoting Software and invoice software package on Windows 7 than on Windows Vista.

 

Note: The above sections relating to bring out Vista Administrator user and Full Control Rights are all applicable with Windows 7.
For Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions that hided built-in Administrator user,
refer to the corresponding Vista sections how to bring the built-in Administrator user out as logon user.

 

·       Install and Run QwikQuote on Windows 7
Professional, Ultimate, Business, Enterprise Editions

 

On those Widows 7, as long as you are a member of Administrators Group User
(as default, the 1st user added when you install the Windows 7 is a member of Administrators Group User).
After you download and saved QwikQuote full setup executable file
you can directly to run it to install QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software solution package

– without force you to logon as built-in Administrator user
by using the Run as administrator’ popup menu command that will popup when you right-mouse-click at it.
Or just double click at the downloaded Setup.exe file to start the install directly
and when UAC control asking approve to run the installation program you just agree to run
that will let Windows raise your rights to the built-in Administrator user to install the Quoting Software and invoice software properly.
This is the most used and recommended approach on Windows 7 and later released editions of Windows OS including Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
This is much easier if you are not familiar with the similar approach to bring out build-in Administrator user and logon with it
to install, configure, and run Quoting Software and invoice software on Windows 7 computers and later released Widows editions.

 

After you download and save the QwikQuote full setup executable file Setup.exe,
then the basic steps to successfully install and run the sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package are:

 

  1. Either logon as built-in Administrator to run QwikQuote setup
    such as:

    Or to run it by using ‘Run as administrator’
    by right-right-mouse click at the Setup.exe file and choose ‘Run as administrator’ from popup menu command
    such as screen shot image showing below:


    Note: If you run QwikQuote setup with other logon user
    or not using ‘Run as administrator’ popup menu command
    some component will not be installed and registered correctly
    and you will get some error message saying some component cannot be load … …

  2. After installation process of the sales Quoting Software and invoice software completed by following the prompted guide steps,
    do the same approach as you do in the Windows Vista, you still need to give the full control rights to all QwikQuote users
    over the QwikQuote main installation folder - default at:
    C:\Program Files\QQ6 (on x86 computers)
    C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 (on x64 computers)
    such as the screenshot below for user SFan
    so that the user will have rights to run your Quoting Software and invoice software properly:

    Otherwise, you may get the error when you try to run QwikQuote the 1st time after installation
    that will lead you to run the QwikQuote Setup Wizard.
    Such as screenshot image shown below:

    which clearly show that the logon has no rights to write to the following folder when running the Quoting Software and invoice software
    C:\Program Files (x86)\QQ6 – the main installation folder of the Quoting Software and invoice software package.

  3. The 1st time to run QwikQuote after completed the installation
    either logon as build-in Administrator user to run QwikQuote,
    or try to run QwikQuote using ‘Run as administrator’,
    such as screenshot below:

    This is because the 1st time to run QwikQuote will need to run QwikQuote Setup Wizard or configuration
    that needs the built-in Administrator user logon rights to install/remove devices and modify system registry
    that is required actions to set the computer to run our Quoting Software and invoice software normally.
    And there are a group of OCX components that are supposed to register themselves at the first runtime -
    the action needs the built-in Administrator user rights to working properly.

    If you are not logon as a member of Administrators Group user, suppose you logon as a Standard User,
    you will be asking to provide the Administrator credential to install QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software package.
    Such as the following screenshot picture:


    Note: In this case, as we said above, remember:
    1. Give all QwikQuote users the FULL Control rights to the QwikQuote installation folder
    2. Try to run QwikQuote the 1st time as the build-in Administrator user
    – this is it needs to run QwikQuote Setup Wizard that needs build-in Administrator user rights
    – and some OCX components need to register themselves at the 1st time run the Quoting Software and invoice software.

 

After install and configured properly,
then other users can logon and run QwikQuote the Quoting Software and invoice software normally and properly.


·       Install and Run QwikQuote on Windows 7
Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium Editions

 

On Windows Vista, it is a painful experience to install QwikQuote as you can see above.
However, this situation has been improved somewhat within Windows 7 and later released editions

 

On Window 7 Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium Editions, our Quoting Software and invoice software solution package install, configure,
and run process is the same as with Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, Business, and Enterprise Editions.

 

This makes our Quoting Software and invoice software solution package install, configure, and run process
is significantly easier on Widows 7 computers than those of Vista computers.

 

·       Install and Run QwikQuote on Windows 7 x64 Computers

 

The QwikQuote Quoting Software and invoice software installation and configuration process is the same with Windows 7 x64 Computers.

The 3 key steps need to remember so that you can successfully install and configure our Quoting Software and invoice software package on
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium computers are the same at the beginning of this document.

 

You can either to logon and do the installation as built-in Administrator user or choose to ‘Run as administrator’
by right-mouse-click as the download and saved QwikQuote full setup executable file Setup.exe,
such as:


Remember to give FULL Control rights to all users who are going to run QwikQuote on the computer
Even only yourself to use the computer, still try to give the FULL Control rights to
Administrator and your logon user name (most possibly the 1st user name you added when installing the Windows 7).

Otherwise, though our sales quote software and invoice software tools is OK to work under the shadow of the Windows Virtual Store
However, when email attachment in Outlook and other applications that might not work with shadowing of Virtual Store.
As long as you have FULL Control rights to the real folder, there will be no shadowing on that folder
- this will help in general the properly working of your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system.

 

And after the installation process completed successfully, when the 1st time you try to run QwikQuote,
try to run it with ‘Run as administrator’ by right-mouse-click as the QwikQuote icon,
such as screenshot image showing below:


The rest of the behaviors are the same as with Windows x86 computers – refer to paragraphs above
for configure and run your sales Quoting Software and invoice software system.

 

Note: As with this release, the QQPDF driver only works with Administrator user rights who using Quoting Software and invoice software.
For all other user privileges, it does not work properly unless you explicitly give them the right to manipulate the printer drivers
when try to create PDF file or print hard copy of quote with PDF spec sheet within sales Quoting Software and invoice software..
This is because QwikQuote needs create and remove QQPDF printer driver dynamically,
Vista and Win 7 and later Windows released editions that default to require Administrator rights to manipulate device drivers.
This a general Windows OS right issue not specifically with our Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.
In practice usage, the 1st user when you install your Windows 7 operating system is an Administrator user
(A user in the Administrators Group – but not built-in Administrator user) and that user already has Administrator user rights.
The alternate approach is to use QwikQuote PDF Services that is available from QwikQuote release 6.5.005 or later versions.
Try to use this approach if you encounter problem with PDF creating in our sales Quoting Software and invoice software tool.

·       Install and Run QwikQuote on Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Computers

 

The QwikQuote sales Quoting Software and invoice software installation and configuration process
on Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition is the same with Windows Vista Home Premium edition computers.
That is to say, you need to do all the ugly works to bring out the built-in Administrator user logon name,
and logon to the Windows as built-in Administrator user to install, configure, and run
our professional business sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution package.

 

The 3 key points need to remember so that you can successfully install and configure QwikQuote on
Windows 7 x64 Home Premium computers are:
1. Logon as built-in Administrator user to do install and configuration tasks.
2. Give all users who need to run QwikQuote the FULL Control rights to the \QQ6 folder.
3. The 1st time to run QwikQuote using ‘Run as administrator’.

 

After you properly installed and configured properly, a normal user can use the Quoting Software and invoice software normally and properly.

 

Note: In case you encounter glitches or difficulties,
please refer to the previous sections related to install and configure process on Windows Vista.
This is because all tricks to make the Quoting Software and invoice software package works
on Windows Vista editions are applicable to Windows 7 editions and later releases.

·       Note for Running QwikQuote on Windows 7 with Normal User Rights

 

Generally speaking, QwikQuote quote software and invoice software is OK to run with normal user rights on Windows 7 computers.
However, some new behaviors on Windows 7 may affect your experiences on earlier Windows computers.
So, we suggest you to run QwikQuote with Administrator group user rights as long as possible
- this is the 1st user when you install your Windows 7 operating system so in most of cases, you normally in this suggested situation.
Refer to the screenshots shown beneath:

 

Please notice that when you run QwikQuote in normal user, you might see that your quote files have a lock sign on it
such as the screenshot displayed beneath:

The sales quotes saved in the Quoting Software and invoice software are actually not in the displayed folder below
C:\Program Files\QQ6\QUOTES\
Instead, it is really save in a shadowed location under the logon user’s name of the Virtual Store.
This is not a problem for our Quoting Software and invoice software, but will create trouble in other cases.

When you try to look at those quote files with Windows explorer at the default QwikQuote quote file location,
you will find only files saved in the Quoting Software and invoice software without lock sign.
Such as the screenshot image displayed beneath:

 

To understand what happening with those quote files, see the following search results on your computer as screenshot shown below:

 

As you can see from the screenshot of the search result,
those remapped shadowing behaviors on Windows 7 have put your normal user quote files under its protected folders.

 

If you plan to run QwikQuote with Norma User rights on Windows 7 computers,
you need to be aware of this behavior, and handle them correctly when you need to operate quote files directly.
You need to give FULL Control Rights, in this case,
C:\Program Files\QQ6\QUOTES\
to all users who will run the Quoting Software and invoice software solution package so that the sales quotes files will saved
to the supposed location when running your sales Quoting Software and invoice software tool.
This behavior applies to other data, settings, and properties regarding proper run of your Quoting Software and invoice software solution.
Give FULL Control Rights to wherein you want write to all users who want to use your quote software and invoice software tool.

 

 

15.  Reporting Installation Error

 

When you encounter error while install, configure, and run our Quoting Software and invoice software package for
either full setup or update build, try to take the screenshot of the error occurred and send an email
to support@qwikquote.com or fan_shiguo@hotmail.com for help alongside with the error screenshot as attachment.

 

Also the following error reported and solution to them from other QwikQuote users who use our Quoting Software and invoice software
as horse power program in their daily sales quotes processing work might be helpful to you. Try to reference them before continue:

  1. At the start of InstallShield, it popup the following error message:

    Resolution:
    Try to go to Microsoft web site to download and run the latest Windows Installer
    corresponding to your operating system version at:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5a58b56f-60b6-4412-95b9-54d056d6f9f4
  2. Because of Microsoft has changed a little about their installer behavior
    and InstallShield has changed their registry settings format,
    this makes using the ‘Uninstall QwikQuote 6’ menu command is not able to clean the registry settings put there by InstallShield.
    In this case, you will see the following error message:

    Resolution:
    In the newer build, the installation program will check this situation.
    If it find out the case does exist, then it will try to clean the registry,
    and then ask you to re-run the installation again.
  3. If your computer had installed QwikQuote before and run it as demo
    Then when you try to install and run QwikQuote later,
    you will be informed the demo grace period had expired
    Such as:

    Resolution:
    You can try to install demo on a new computer
    or try to get a license serial number from QwikQuote sales@qwikquote.com
  4. In some system, you might see the error as:

    Resolution:
    Most possibly there are program run that is using the object in those DLL files.
    Ty to close other applications and then try to install QwikQuote again.
  5. I see the error message of the following error,
    however, after the installation, QwikQuote still runs normally.

    Resolution:
    In Windows Vista, the msjro.dll is not supposed to be replaced individually
    It is come with corresponding MDAC releases.
    Try to download and run the latest build of QwikQuote setup executable file.
  6. On Windows 7 computers
    If you do not logon as built-in Administrator, or
    If you do not run the QwikQuote the 1st time with ‘Run as administrator’
    you might encounter the following error message:

    After you press the button, then you get the windows as:

    Resolution:
    Try to run the QwikQuote Setup Wizard again with either logon as built-in Administrator or using ‘Run as administrator’
    Then try to run QwikQuote again with either logon as built-in Administrator or using ‘Run as administrator’
    In rare case, you might consider to set the Compatibility to run as
  7. On all computers if the char set or resolution is not set correctly, you might see the partial display of the Options dialog as:

    Resolution:
    There might be serveral possible cases that cause this problem.
    1. This might be a windows display Font size issue.
      Please try to set the Font size to normal as below:
    2. This might be possibly the Graphical Adapter resolution is set to use large DPI settings
      Try to change it to use the Normal size (96 DPI) as screenshot below:
    3. On the Windows 7 computer, try to check if the Display settings is set to higher than 100% (default)
  8. We are waiting for your feedback from actual experiences when using QwikQuote sales Quoting Software and invoice software tools.
    The next entry is yours…

Good luck and prospers business with QwikQuote your sales Quoting Software and invoice software solution system!