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  1. On the local PC, create a folder in the user's directory:
    1. on Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
    2. on Windows Vista or Windows 7 onwards : C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
  2. Navigate to the network location where Readysell for Windows' files are located. The directory name should be Readysell.Win
  3. Copy all the files in the network location to the newly created folder
  4. Create the "Readysell" shortcut

    1. On the local copy, right click the file called Readysell.Win.exe and then "Create Shortcut on Desktop"

    2. Rename the newly created shortcut to "Readysell"
  5. Create the "Readysell Training/Test" shortcut
    1. On the local copy, right click the file called Readysell.Win.exe and then "Create Shortcut on Desktop"
    2. Rename the newly created shortcut to "Readysell Training/Test"
    3. Right click the shortcut and add the argument /environment Test 
      E.G ("C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Roaming\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell\Readysell.Win\Readysell.Win.exe" /environment Test) 
    4. Change the icon to Readysell.Test.ico to make the icon red 

Installing Manually (Remote Desktop Services)

  1. On the Server, create a folder in the user's directory for each user:
    1. C:\User\[USER]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win

  2. Navigate to the network location where Readysell for Windows' files are located. The directory name should be Readysell.Win
  3. Copy all the files in the network location to the newly created folder
  4. Copy  "Readysell" and "Readysell Training/Test" shortcut from the local copy

    1. Create a Readysell folder in C:\Users\[USER]\Desktop\ and paste the Desktop shortcuts"

    2. Change the user inside Properties "C:\Users\[bob]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win"
     
Tip
titleAutomatic Log On

If you would like Readysell to automatically log on, you can edit the shortcuts and add the arguments /username and /password. For example ...Readysell.Win.exe /username john /password mypassword

Command Line Arguments

The Readysell shortcut allows for the following arguments to be specified to augment its behaviour.

ArgumentPurpose
/environmentEither omit this argument (for production) or set its value to "Test" (for test).
/usernameThe username of a user to automatically log in.
/passwordThe password of a user to automatically log in.
/standaloneInclude this argument to run Readysell in "standalone mode" (transactions will post on the local machine instead of on the application server).
/connectionstringSet the value to a connection string to force Readysell to connect to an alternative database.