Installing Chief Architect

Turn on your computer and start Windows. You should close all other programs before installing Chief Architect.

Place the Chief Architect X1 Disk into the DVD drive. The Setup Wizard begins after a brief pause.

(Note: If you have purchased the Chief Architect Lite Version, insert the Chief Architect X1 Lite Version Disk 1 into your DVD drive.)

If you experience difficulties during installation, disable your anti-virus software and try again. Some anti-virus programs may cause problems with software installation. After installing, remember to re-enable the anti-virus software.

If the Chief Architect installation window does not display, you can open it manually. Click the Start button, then click Run. Type D:\Setup (assuming DVD drive is drive D) and press Enter or click OK.

To install Chief Architect

Click Install Chief Architect to open the welcome window of the Setup Wizard.

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Click Install Additional Tools to visit the Additional Tools page of the Chief Architect Web site. From this Web page, you can install other useful software tools.

Click Install Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the User's Guide and Reference Manual in PDF format.

Click Visit ChiefArchitect.com to launch your default Internet browser and connect to the Chief Architect home page.

Click Help to open the on-line help for information about installation.

Click Exit to close the Chief Architect installation.

Setup Wizard Welcome

The Welcome window displays. The installation determines if you have adequate disk space to install the program. This may take several minutes.

Setup Maintenance

If you have installed the program before, this window displays, allowing you to Change, Repair or Uninstall the program. If you are installing the program for the first time, this window does not display.

Click Next to continue.

License Agreement

Read the License Agreement carefully. You must check the box to acknowledge agreement with its terms before continuing. Click Print if you would like to print a hard copy of the agreement.

Choose Destination Location

Choose the destination folder for the program. By default, the program installs in the C:\Program Files\Chief Architect Inc\Chief Architect X1 folder.

If you prefer a different location, click the Browse button to navigate to the desired directory.

Click the Reset button to return to the default feature list.

Click Disk Usage to view the hard drives on your computer and the space available on each.

Click Next to proceed to the next window.

If you have installed Chief Architect before, you can also use this window to install only some components of the program. Click the drop-down by the component you want to install adn select Entire Feature Will Be Installed. Click Next. To install the entire program, click Chief Architect X1 as shown in the illustration above.

Custom Libraries Option

To have the installation copy your custom libraries from an earlier version of Chief Architect to version X1, click Yes. Otherwise, click No.

IRC Checklist License Agreement

This window displays if you chose to install the IRC feature. Read the International Code Council's IRC Checklist License Agreement carefully. You must check the box to acknowledge agreement with its terms before continuing. Click Print to print a hard copy of the agreement.