Installing the ICO System

The following document works through several options for installation.
When a computer already has a "KKSys" installation, when a computer is completely new, and when a computer already has an ICOSys installation but needs an upgrade or database replacement.

Installing on Laptops or tablet computers which already have KKSys installed 

To install the ICO System, please follow the following steps:
  1. Download the ICOSys.zip file from the Orixa website.
  2. Copy the Zip file onto the ICO Laptop or tablet.
  3. Extract the files from the Zip file into a folder under "C:\KKSys"
  4. Run the "ICO System Extensions.SQL" 
  5. Check the "signature" in the Windows Registry Settings

The work required for some of these steps is detailed below.

Running the "ICO System Extensions.SQL"

Files in ICOSys.zip  

The KKICOSys.zip file

  1. The user has double clicked on the ZIP file to show it's contents.
  2. All the files in this window should be copied to some location on the laptop, such as "C:\KKSys\ICOSys
  3. The ICO System Extensions.SQL file

 

 

 

Running the script in EDBMgr.exe  

Once the files are copied across run EDB Manager

  1. Ensure that the "Data" database is open and has focus.
  2. Open the "ICO System Extensions.SQL file.
  3. Press "Execute"

 

 

Checking the Orixa "signature" in the Windows Registry

To undertake this please consult the web-page:

Orixa Registry Settings (www.orixa.co.uk/122455)

Note that for the new ICOSys, a new registry value must be added with Name = "Signature" and Value = "edb_default".

Installing the ICO System on new laptops or tablet computers

The installation steps are detailed here:

Laptop Installation Steps (www.orixa.co.uk/115065)

Replacing the Database on an ICO machine with a replacement version

Undertake the following steps

  1. Download the database backup file into the "Backup" folder / store on the user's computer.
  2. If the user is using the OrxServer open it and restore the database following the steps laid out in the following link
  3. If the user is using the EDBSRVR open EdbManager and manually restore the database

Link for step by step instructions for replacing the database:

Restoring a database from a backup file in the Orixa Server Program (www.orixa.co.uk/177794)