Updated: 17 Jan 2014

Installation of
RadarClassic or RadarOpus
on
Windows 8 (or 8.1)
With tips using Windows 8
Contents:
Installing RadarOpus on Window 8 or 8.1........................................................1
Installing RadarClassic 10.5 on Window 8 or 8.1............................................4
Support: EH does not start........................................................................................................ 7
Support: How to install a new HASP driver.............................................................................10
Tips using Window 8..............................................................................................10
Installing RadarOpus on Window 8 or 8.1
Installation
You can install RadarOpus from a !, from a "e#or$ %tic&, or via a full program ownload.
It is absolutely needed to temporarily turn o'' t(e !irus scanner before you start the installation.
It is also always a good practice to make a restore point and/or general )ac&up of your computer
(your personal files before you install any program.
*earning Windows 8
!o understand "indows #, you should reali$e the following things%
!he old "indows %tart+)utton (left lower corner has become in Windows 8 t(e 'ull %tart
screen (!he &etro screen.
In "indows # there are two types of programs% Windows 8 ,pps, and (traditional es&top
progra#s. 'oth type of programs can be started from the same "indows # (tart screen.
) "indows # )pps run only in full screen, a traditional program runs on the *esktop.
-ow to start RadarOpus
)fter installing RadarOpus, a program icon will have been placed on the "indows # (tart
window.
You can click on the RadarOpus icon, or
You can +ust start to type ,RadarOp-.. )nd a search window at the right will
open. You can then +ust press enter.
,ttention% /ust start to type the name of the
program you want to start, then press enter.
(even if that program might not have a icon on
the (tart screen it will work.
es&top
'ecause RadarOpus is a desktop program it
will switch to the (traditional desktop.
It is also possible to place program icons
(short cuts on the *esktop for all programs
you like.
Or you can also place program icons on the
!askbar.
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-ow to create a Tas&)ar icon
(tep 0% 1rom the "indows # (tart screen
Rig(t mouse click on the icon you want to
add an icon to the Tas&)ar.
(select te !adar"pus icon#.
(tep 2% 1rom the options #enu which then
opens at the bottom of the screen you can
select% .in to Tas&)ar
$e result will %e tat wen &ou switc to
te traditional 'es(top) te icon as %een
added to te tas(%ar.
-ow to create a es&top icon
If you want to create a shortcut on the
es&top itself, you need to do the following%
(tep 0% You rig(t mouse click on the program
icon on the "indows # start screen%
(tep 2% (elect from the option bar at the
bottom Open 'ile location.
(tep 3% !hen rig(t mouse click on the
program name you want to add to the
*esktop, and select Create s(ortcut.
You may need to confirm that it needs to be
added to the desktop.
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)fterwards you will have a RadarOpus
shortcut added to the *esktop.
(The screen shows both a Desktop and a
Taskbar icon)
In a similar manner you can create progra#
s(ortcuts 'or all $ou ot(er so'tware.
Tips:
It is also possible let your computer startup directly with the desktop. Read
more in the chapter Tips using Windows 8.
Remember that you can also switch back to the (tart screen (with the
"indows key on the keyboard, or with the 4eft lower corner, and +ust start
to type the name of the program you like to start, then press enter.
If you like, you can let "indows # start directly with the *esktop. (Read
more in the chapter Tips using Windows 8).
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Installing RadarClassic 10.5 on Window 8 or 8.1
Installation o' RadarClassic 10.5
Radar5lassic 06.7 installs and works well on "indows #. !here are a few small issues to consider%
You can install Radar from an internal or e8ternal *9* drive.
It is best to temporarily turn off the !irus scanner before you start the installation.
It is also always a good practice to make a general )ac&up of your computer (your personal files
before you install any program.
:sually it is best to select during installation only one repertory to be opened automatically. (elect
the repertory you will use most fre;uently, for e8ample (ynthesis !reasure
)fter installation place the Radar :(' key on the computer.
If it is a computer with a /4 )its processor, make sure you read the instructions about this before
you start the installation. (Read below: Support: EH does not start).
*uring installation a small window might stay open (get stuck. You can continue by closing this
window. You may need to follow a few steps to allow the <ncyclopeadia =omeopathica to be
opened.
If )fter installation Radar does not start, and gives a message ,no &e$ 'ound., then you may need
to install a new :('>driver% (Read below: Support: Fow to install a new HASP drier).
*earning Windows 8
!o understand "indows #, you should reali$e the following things%
!he old "indows %tart+)utton (left lower corner has become in Windows 8 t(e 'ull %tart
screen (!he &etro screen.
In "indows # there are two types of programs% Windows 8 ,pps, and (traditional es&top
progra#s. 'oth type of programs can be started from the same "indows # (tart screen.
) "indows # )pps run only in full screen, a traditional program runs on the *esktop.
-ow to start Radar 'ro# t(e Windows %tart screen
)fter installation several program icons related to ,Radar. will have been placed on the new "indows
# start screen.
If you like you may delete some of the icons
which you will not need very often.
?eep the following icons%
Radar 10
0nc$clopeadia -o#eopat(ica
Winc(ip
Repertor$ utilities
Radar 1ac&up
You can start Radar with a click on the Radar
icon.
Or you can 2ust start to t$pe Radar3
)t the right side a search window opens.
!hen +ust press enter to start the program.
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-ow to add icons to t(e es&top or Tas&)ar
If you prefer to start Radar or <= from the traditional Window es&top there are two possibilities%
You can @in (add the icons Radar, <=, "inchip to the Tas&)ar
You can add icons to on the es&top window itself.
-ow to create a Tas&)ar icon
(tep 0% Rig(t mouse click on the icon you
want to add an icon to the Tas&)ar%
(tep 2% 1rom the options #enu which then
opens at the bottom of the screen you can
select% .in to Tas&)ar
!he result will be that when you switch to the
traditional *esktop, the icon has been added
to the taskbar.
-ow to create a es&top icon
If you want to create a program icon on the
traditional es&top itself, do the following%
(tep 0% You rig(t mouse click on the
program icon on the "indows # start screen%
(tep 2% (elect from the option bar at the
bottom AOpen 'ile location4.
+
(tep 3% !hen right mouse click on the
program icon you want to add to the *esktop,
and select ,Create s(ortcut.
!hen a program shortcut will have been
placed on the traditional "indows *esktop.
You will need to do the above steps for all
program icons you want to be added to the
!askbar and/or the *esktop.
Tips:
It is also possible let your computer startup directly with the desktop. (Read
more in the chapter Tips using Windows 8).
Remember that you can also switch back to the (tart screen (with the
"indows key on the keyboard, or with the 4eft lower corner, and +ust start
to type the name of the program you like to start, then press enter.
If you like, you can let "indows # start directly with the *esktop. (Read
more in the chapter Tips using Windows 8).
,
Support: EH does not start
"n so-e co-puters wit a ,4 %its processor) durin. installation an error -essa.e will appear)
and ten a/ter installation EH will not start) wit /ollowin. error -essa.e:
Runti#e error w(en installation 0-
!his is a typical error when installing <= on a computer with a BC bits processor ("indows D,
"indows # or #.0. <rror messages are% Runti#e error and registering module R#sr54.dll
*uring the installation of the <= program when the 1olio 5omponents locks up on a dll 'ile
() small window might stay stuck +ust close it (click on the E icon.
!hen it is not needed to search for a solution.
5ontinue with the installation until the end.
)fter installation, you need to do the following manually to be able to start <=.
,'ter 0- is installed do t(e 'ollowing
1. 0reate a Sortcut on te 1indows 2 des(top (as
descri%ed a%ove#
2. Start te 1indows E3plorer or clic( on te Start %utton
and coose 0o-puter (See te E3plorer icon in te le/t
lower corner on te tas( %ar#
*. 4o to te /older C:\EH
Attention: $ere is a di//erence %etween 1indows 8.0 or 1indows 8.1
For Windows 8.0:
Right -ouse clic( on Autoreg
$en select: Troubleshoot com!tibilit"
$en clic( on: Troubleshoot rogr!m
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Select: The rogr!m wor#ed in e!rlier $ersions o% Windows but won&t inst!ll or run
now
Select: Windows '( )*er$ice !c# +,-
ten .e/t
$en clic( on: Test the rogr!m
Attention: 0ou will rob!bl" need to
con%irm th!t ! rogr!m is !llowed to run
(see a icon in te tas( %ar 5u-pin.#
$en close te 1indows e3plorer.
For Windows 8.1:
Right clic( on te AutoReg /ile)
ten le%t clic# on (roerties
Under te Com!tibilit" $a%) can.e te
0o-pati%ilit& 6ode to Windows '(- *(11.
$en 0lic( on Appl& and ten 23.
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.
Continu!tion %or both Windows 8.0
!nd 8.1
4. 4o %ac( to te AutoReg /ile.
Right clic() and select Run !s !dministr!tor
7ou will see tis ti-e 8uic(l& so-etin. %ein.
e3ecuted.
(6a(e sure &ou ave Ad-in privile.es /or te
co-puter#

+. 9ro- te windows 4es#to: Right clic# on te EH icon.
$en le/t clic( on (roerties)
,. 0lic( on te 0o-pati%ilit& $a% and -a(e sure tat
te 0o-pati%ilit& -ode is also set /or Windows '(
*(11.
0lic( on Appl& and ten on 23.
7. 9ro- te 'es(top icon) now Right clic( on te EH
icon.
$en clic( on: and Run As Administr!tor.
$e pro.ra- sould open.
:
2. $e /irst ti-e &ou need to select "our boo# !c#!ge (7our EH data%ase#.
$is is nor-all& a /ile li(e: ;.
(As( &our !adar representative /or advise
wic /ile &ou ave#.
!he ne8t time you want to open the <= program, you can +ust double click on the <= icon
on the desktop.
Support: How to install a new HASP driver
If Radar 06.7 gives an error message ,:sb
?ey not found. and you have "indows #%
> go to the website% www.archibel.com.
> !hen select %upport 6 ownloads,
!hen 7nowledge 1ase.
> (earch for ,-asp.
> !hen open ,Installing 8%1 &e$ dri5ers
'or Radar 10.5.
On the ne8t page select%
,9or users o' Windows 8..
)nd follow the instructions.
You need to download two files.
<8tract (un>$ip the files.
!hen install both installer files (.e8e
with a double click on each file.
,ttention: if the diver file fails to install then make sure you check the following two things. 0.
&ake sure the 5irus scanner is turned off. 2. Right mouse click on the downloaded installer file,
then select Run as ,d#inistrator.
Tips using Window 8
)s mentioned already above, to understand "indows # you need to reali$e the following things%
!he old "indows %tart+)utton (left lower corner has become in Windows 8 t(e 'ull %tart
screen (!he &etro screen.
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In "indows # there are two types of programs% Windows 8 ,pps, and (traditional es&top
progra#s. 'oth type of programs can be started from the same "indows # (tart screen.
) "indows # )pps run only in full screen, a traditional program runs on the *esktop.
%tarting progra#s
)ll programs can be started from the "indows # (tart screen by 2ust starting to t$pe t(e na#e
o' t(e progra#. !hen at the right side a %earc( )ar opens.
"hen you see that the correct program is highlighted, then +ust press enter to start the program.
() "in # )pp will start full screen, a *esktop program opens also full screen on the A*esktopF.
In this e8ample you see RadarOp3. was
typed. !hen +ust press enter to start it.
9our acti5e corners
&ake sure you know about the C active
corners in the (tart screen.
<specially the right lower corner
%tartup Windows 8 directl$ wit( t(e
es&top
'y default the new "indown # (tart screen
opens when you turn on your computer.
It is possible to change it so that the *esktop
will open by default. You can do this with the
following steps%
Go to the *esktop window.
!hen open at the right side the ,charms
bar..
(elect 5ontrol panel.
!hen !askbar and navigation.
!hen from the navigation tab, turn on the
option% W(en I sign in or close all
applications on a screen: go to t(e
des&top instead o' %tart.
-ow to create a Tas&)ar icon
(tep 0% 1rom the "indows # (tart screen
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Rig(t mouse click on the icon you want to add an icon to the Tas&)ar.
(tep 2% 1rom the options #enu which then
opens at the bottom of the screen you can
select% .in to Tas&)ar
$e result will %e tat wen &ou switc to
te traditional 'es(top) te icon as %een
added to te tas(%ar.
-ow to create a es&top icon
If you want to create a shortcut on the
es&top itself, you need to do the following%
(tep 0% You rig(t mouse click on the program
icon on the "indows # start screen%
(tep 2% (elect from the option bar at the
bottom Open 'ile location.
(tep 3% !hen rig(t mouse click on the
program name you want to add to the
*esktop, and select Create s(ortcut.
You may need to confirm that it needs to be
added to the desktop.
)fterwards you will have a shortcut added to
the *esktop. (The screen shows both a
Desktop and a Taskbar icon)
In a similar manner you can create program
shortcuts for all you other software.
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T(e Windows+&e$ on t(e &e$)oard
If you are on the desktop, remember that you can to use the "indows>key on the keyboard to ;uickly open
again the (tart screen.
You then can +ust start to type the first characters of any program you like to open, then press enter. 1or
e8ample% type WOR3 ,enter. to start &icrosoft "OR*.
Organi;e t(e %tart screen
You can drag any tile to a new location, so you can organi$e your (tart screen
as you like.
,dd title <(eader= 'or groups o' icons
If you Right mouse click on any tile, you can add or
change the header name of that group.
-ow to close a Win 8 ,pp
)lthough it is not needed anymore to close "in # )pps, you
still can do so manually by holding the mouse all the way at
the top edge of the screen, then drag it all the way to the
bottom edge.
Co#puter 6 Windows %ettings <two locations=
You should be aware of the fact that there are two location where you can find
computer settings. )nd not all options are mentioned in both menusH
(one 9ia the right lower corner% C(ange .C settings.
(two Open the *esktop window, and also in the charms bar look for%
Control .anel.
1*
,dapt t(e Tas&)ar
You can also adapt the
taskbar and add for
e8ample a ,desktop link.
which will open a list of
all icons placed on the
desktop.
You can do this with a Rig(t mouse
click on the taskbar, then via
Tool)ars, select es&top.
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