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EpiData software: Installation. Dr Ajay Kumar MV Technical Officer (Research), International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung disease (The Union), South East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi Akumar @theunion.org; www.theunion.org Slightly edited by: Hans L Rieder.
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EpiData software: Installation Dr Ajay Kumar MV Technical Officer (Research), International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung disease (The Union), South East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi Akumar @theunion.org; www.theunion.org Slightly edited by: Hans L Rieder
How to installEpidata (if you have administratorrights) • Go to internet, enter: http://www.epidata.dkwww.epidata.dk • Go to download/EpiData Entry and /EpiData Analysis and save the two respective setup files to the /tempfolder • Login as administrator, installEpiData entry and EpiData Analysisintothe EpiData folderyoucreatedalready, followingthe instructions and create a quick launchicon
How to installEpidata (if you do not have administratorrights) • Go to the course folder “Software” • Get the zip file and unzip it to any place on your computer (we strongly recommend the root of the drive in which you usually work) • Isn’t that simple?
I can’t see the file extensions - How to identify which is the .exe file?
Unique about EpiData installation • Although windows based, it does not interfere with Windows set-up • All files are placed in a single directory • No trace of *.dll files anywhere in the system • Carry the software in your USB memory stick and start working!
Other things to set up before we begin.. • Set your system languageto English (yourpreferred English) – but set date to dd/mm/yyyy format • Accessing help file • If you use Windows Vista or Windows 7 as your operating system, youwillneed to install Microsoft plug-in!
‘Help’ option is not working • If you have the Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 as your operating system • you need a plug-in to make the help file in EpiData Entry functional • Download a Windows help program • WinHlp32.exe
Determine the Windows version • Windows version • Windows Vista/Windows 7 • 32 bit or 64 bit • How much data can be processed • Speed with which it can be processed • Memory capacity
Download the program • WinHlp32.exe for Windows Vista • http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5143 • WinHlp32.exe for Windows 7 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=91 • Also, this plug-in is already downloaded in your folder “Software” • Double click to install the plug-in (need administrator privileges)
Check the following.. • Folder “EpiData” in root of the drive to which you have access (commonly C drive) • Folder “epidata_course” in C drive • Folder “temp” in C drive • Quick launch icons in task bar – click and check functionality • Be able to access HELP file
