Installing Using the Setup Utility
- Open up Internet Explorer and go to https://readysell.com.au/setup/
- Download and extract the readysell_setup.exe file
- Double click the setup file and follow the on-screen instructions
Installing Manually
- On the local PC, create a folder in the user's directory:
- on Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Application Data\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
- on Windows Vista or Windows 7 onwards : C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
- Navigate to the network location where Readysell for Windows' files are located. The directory name should be Readysell.Win
- Copy all the files in the network location to the newly created folder
- Create the "Readysell" shortcut
On the local copy, right click the file called Readysell.Win.exe and then "Create Shortcut on Desktop"
- Rename the newly created shortcut to "Readysell"
- Create the "Readysell Training/Test" shortcut
- On the local copy, right click the file called Readysell.Win.exe and then "Create Shortcut on Desktop"
- Rename the newly created shortcut to "Readysell Training/Test"
- 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) - Change the icon to Readysell.Test.ico to make the icon red
Installing Manually (Remote Desktop Services)
- On the Server, create a folder in the user's directory for each user:
- C:\User\[USER]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
- C:\User\[USER]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win
- Navigate to the network location where Readysell for Windows' files are located. The directory name should be Readysell.Win
- Copy all the files in the network location to the newly created folder
- Copy "Readysell" and "Readysell Training/Test" shortcut from the local copy
Create a Readysell folder in C:\Users\[USER]\Desktop\ and paste the Desktop shortcuts"
- Change the user inside Properties "C:\Users\[bob]\AppData\Local\Programs\Readysell Computer Solutions\Readysell.Win"
Automatic 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.
Argument | Purpose |
---|---|
/environment | Either omit this argument (for production) or set its value to "Test" (for test). |
/username | The username of a user to automatically log in. |
/password | The password of a user to automatically log in. |
/standalone | Include this argument to run Readysell in "standalone mode" (transactions will post on the local machine instead of on the application server). |
/connectionstring | Set the value to a connection string to force Readysell to connect to an alternative database. |