Self-Extracting Download/Install Instructions
How to download and Install GroundsOpsStaff Files
It is highly recommended that you click this link and print and read the "GroundsOpsStaff User Manual" pdf files to get started in using GroundsOpsStaff.
Note: GroundsOpsStaff has been tested with Microsoft Internet Explorer and the following Operating System/Office Version combinations and works best in 1280 x 768 or 1024 x 768 screen resolution:
- Windows XP/Excel 2003
- Windows Vista/Excel 2007
- Windows XP/Excel 2007
- Windows 7/Excel 2007
GroundsOpsStaff requires Windows XP or Windows Vista and Excel 2003 or Excel 2007 to run. It runs best at 1280 x 768 screen resolution.
Note: The download will self-extract and automatically create two folder in root of your "C\" drive (C:\GroundsOpsStaff Program Files and C:\GroundsOpsStaff Data). It is recommended that you print this page before starting your download and Installation. Downloading and Installing GroundsOpsStaff |
| IMPORTANT NOTE: Please review GroundsOpsStaff Presentation (PDF) before purchasing GroundsOpsStaff to fully understand the basic features that come with the Product Code from APPA and the Upgrades you can obtain from Hunter Consulting and Training. IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to keep the price of GroundsOpsStaff and its upgrades as low as possible, Hunter Consulting and Training is not able to grant refunds after purchases are made. It is very important that you fully review each product before making your purchase. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have not been granted Administration Rights on your computer you will need to have your IT staff perform the download and installation. It is recommended that your IT staff give you temporary Admin rights to perform the download and installation and then remove the rights after the software has been installed by running Setup. This will register the installation under your computer Login Name. If you do not have Admin Rights for your computer, please review with your IT staff the Granting Permission for Shared Users to Run Staff on the Same Computer section in the file. If your IT staff prefer not to give you temporary Admin Rights and installs the software under a Login Name different from your Login Name, then refer to "Granting Permission for Shared Users to Run GroundsOpsStaff on the Same Computer" for instructions for making you a Shared User (click Help Getting Started). |
| 1. Click on the link in this sentence to start the download process -- Download Latest Production Release for Excel 2002 or Excel 2003 or Excel 2007 |
| 2. Click Run. |
| 3. Click Run again at the Unknow Publisher Security Warning box. Click OK and Yes if prompted to do so. Allow time for the files to download from the server to your computer. |
| 4. After reading the prompt box. Click Ok. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not use the Browse button. Do not change the "Unzip to folder" input box. Accept the default extract location of "C:\". |
| 5. Click the Unzip button to unzip the files to your hard drive. Click the Close button after the file s are unzipped successfully. |
| 6. Now use the normal Windows File Explorer to open the C:\GroundsOpsStaff Program Files folder. NOTE: You can also open this folder in Windows File Explorer by (a) clicking Windows START button in lower left of your screen; (b) click RUN; (c) type or paste into C:\GroundsOpsStaff Program Files into the input box; (d) click OK. |
| 7. Double click "Setup.exe" and if your computer already has Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 installed, Setup will begin to install GroundsOpsStaff and you can skip to step 9. Most computers will already have .Net Framework 3.5 installed. |
| 8. GroundsOpsStaff requires Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 to run, If your computer does not already have Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 installed: a. You will be asked to download it. b. The GroundsOpsStaff-V1.0 Setup dialog box will appear asking you to accept the Microsoft License Agreement for .NET Framework 3.5 c. Click "Accept" d. Depending on your security package you may be asked to allow access to the internet. Select "Automatically create firewall rule" or allow always and click OK e. The download progress box will appear while .NET Framework 3.5 is downloading This might take as long as 10 to 45 minutes depending on the current configuration of your computer. You may be asked to allow internet access again. If so respond as in step d. There will be time when your computer will seem inactive while .Net Framework 3.5 configures itself. Please be patience and do not cancel or abort this process!!! -- go get a cup of coffee. Many other programs require .Net Framework 3.5 but you will only have to install it once for the first program you install that needs it and you will never have to install it again. b. When .Net Framework finish configuration, your computer might need to be rebooted. If reboot is required, the installation will resume at step 9 after the re-boot. |
| 9. Depending on your security package the Application Install - Security Warning dialog box will appear informing you that the "Publisher cannot be verified. Are you sure you want to install this application?" Click "Install." Click OK each time you are prompted to do so. |
| 10. GroundsOpsStaff will be installed and the GroundsOpsStaff Program Manager will be launched. |
11. Depending on your Security Package, you may be asked to allow GroundsOpsStaff access to the internet. Select Allow Always and click OK. |
| 12. You may now run GroundsOpsStaff in Demo mode if you have not purchased a product code |
| 13. If you have purchased a product code, you may request an Activation Key so that you can run GroundsOpsStaff in full feature mode. You can obtain a Product Code from APPA bookstore by purchasing APPA's Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities Second Edition/GroundsOpsStaff Package. With your Product Code and Activation Key use the Program Activation form to activate GroundsOpsStaff |
| 14. A shortcut to GroundsOpsStaff will be added to your Start button under Hunter Consulting and Training. To run GroundsOpsStaff in the future click Start, click All Programs, click Hunter Consulting and Training and then click GroundsOpsStaff. Or double click GroundsOpsStaff-V1.0.Application in the GroundsOpsStaff Program Files folder. You may also place a shortcut of GroundsOpsStaff on your desktop and pin it into your Start menu if you wish. |
15. It is highly recommended that your first step after downloading and installing GroundsOpsStaff be to click the "Help Getting Started" button in the Program Manager and print out and read the pdf document that will open after clicking the "Help Getting Started" button. |