After downloading the latest version of PulseGuide from the PulseGuide Home Page, you will need to unzip it to get to the setup EXE that is usually named PulseGuideVVV.EXE, where “VVV” is the version number. For example, version 1.36’s install EXE is PulseGuide136.EXE.
The installation is very straightforward. Follow the install directions to complete the installation. After the installation completes a new program group, “PulseGuide v1.36”, will be available with links to run PulseGuide and to view documentation, etc.
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTES:
1. This new version does NOT uninstall any previous version of PulseGuide. If you do not plan to use an old version you can remove it with Add or Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel.
2. The installation directory for this version is now: “C:\\Program Files\\Astro-Physics\\PulseGuide v1.36”.
3. To be Vista compatible PulseGuide’s working directory is now \\My Documents\Astro-Physics\PulseGuide. The HTML Help file (PulseGuide.chm) and Site information file (Locations.dat) are now located in this directory.
4. If you want to use site information from a previous version you must locate locations.dat and copy it to \\My Documents\Astro-Physics\PulseGuide. This file is usually located in c:\Program Files\PulseGuide v1.30.