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Installing or Removing XStudio Recorder

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The XStudio Recorder installation program provides step-by-step instructions on every screen displayed during the installation. Follow the instructions on each screen to install XStudio Recorder.

Before you install

1.Close all other programs, including any anti-virus programs.

2.Log on to your computer with administrator privileges.

You must have administrator privileges to perform an installation or a software update when running on any of the supported Windows operating systems.

Installing XStudio Recorder

XStudio Recorder is distributed as a downloadable installation program. The latest version of the software is always available on our web site on the XStudio Recorder product home page and the general downloads page.

1.After you have downloaded the installation program to your computer, locate the setup program, xsRecorderSetup.exe, in the folder to which you downloaded the file. [Double-click] on the setup program to begin installation.

2.Follow the instructions on each screen to install the software.

Updating XStudio Recorder

1.If you have downloaded or otherwise received a revision for XStudio Recorder, the process for updating the software is virtually identical to the initial installation. However, the installation dialogs may be a bit different. When updating, you are not typically given an opportunity to select the target folder for installation, as that choice has already been made in a previous installation.

2.You may be prompted that an old version of XStudio Recorder has been found and that it must be uninstalled (removed) before continuing with the update. If you see this prompt when updating XStudio Recorder, you should answer "Yes" to remove the old version, and if prompted to confirm the removal of the old version, again answer "Yes".

3.On occasion, updating XStudio Recorder may require some additional tasks be performed during the update. Such tasks might include validating and/or updating your registration and making adjustments to your preferences settings. If these tasks are needed, you will be prompted for any input required and notified if the update task could not be completed successfully.

You must have administrator privileges to perform an update on all supported operating systems.

To Uninstall XStudio Recorder

To remove XStudio Recorder from your PC, select the Control Panel applet Add/Remove Programs (or equivalent). Select XStudio Recorder and click on the [Remove] or [Uninstall] button. Follow the prompts to uninstall the software. If you wish to uninstall the audio engine service as well, select the dcsTools Audio Engine item and click on the [Remove] or [Uninstall] button. If the audio engine service is running, it will be stopped and the removed from the system.

The XStudio Recorder installer uninstalls the main application only. To remove the audio engine, you must uninstall it separately. It is listed as "dcsTools Audio Engine" in the installed software list.

Only files originally installed are removed. Your preferences files are not removed. See the topic on application-created files for more information on files that are installed or created by XStudio Recorder.