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Windows (XP/Vista/7) Install Instructions

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title	Notice for XP, Vista, and Windows 7 , and Windows 8Users

If you have used Mathematica in the past on your computer you need to remove all math fonts from the fonts folder found in control panel.
USER ACCOUNT CONTROLS - MUST BE TURNED OFF
To turn off User Account Controls, go from Start to Control Panel and open User Accounts. Click on User Account Controls and choose to turn it off completely.
You must be on campus and have sharedappsor connected via the student VPN.
You MUST have \\sharedapps.knox.edu\pc_apps mapped on N. THE DRIVE MUST BE MAPPED!!!to N:\

Right click on My Computer and click Map Network Drive. For Drive select N:
For folder location type in \\sharedapps.knox.edu\pc_apps and check the box to reconnect at log-on then click Finish.
You will be prompted for your Knox username and password. For username use knox\your username then your email password.
Pc_apps will open. From this open directory locate the Mathematica folder and open it.
Right click on Install Mathematica 9.0.bat and select run as administrator.
When finished you will find a shortcut for Mathematica_9.0 on the Desktop.
WINDOWS 7/8 ONLY -
1. Go back to the Mathematica folder in pc_apps and open the required 9.0 folder. Locate and open the fonts folder. Select All fonts and copy.
2. Locate your fonts folder on your computer (in control panel) and paste these fonts into it.
Launch Mathematica

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Start with turning off user account controls and windows firewall - then remove any old Mathematica fonts from Control Panel

Activate local Administrator Account (Windows Key and X on Keyboard)
Select Command prompt (Admin)
Type the following command: C:\windows\system32>net user administrator /active:yes
You should get a prompt that the command completed successfully
Set password for local administrator (Control Panel - User Accounts and Family Safety)
Click on User Accounts
Click on Manage Other Accounts
Click on Administrator Local Account Administrator
Create Password (Let the student do this and tell them to remember it)
Log off as user and log back on with the local administrator account
1. This will take a couple of minutes to set up the administrator account
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Windows Key and X on Keyboard
Select Run - type in \\sharedapps.knox.edu\pc_apps
Log in Prompt will appear
Log user in - you will need knox\ for user or full email address
DO NOT map network drive - will not work for Windows 8]
Open Mathematica Folder
Locate Windows 8 Folder
Right click on Install Mathematica 9 and run as administrator
You should not need to copy fonts (see below).
Launch Mathematica!

If it works - Great! If not, have them see a member of user services.
Create the shortcut (also in the Mathematica Windows 8 folder) on the desktop of their normal user account. Then remind them that they will need to connect and authenticate to shared apps for Mathematica to run.

It was a cumbersome process and took quite a while (but I did it from home using Any Connect)

If the fonts do not appear in the palette:
1. Go back to the Mathematica folder in pc_apps and open the required 9.0 folder. Locate and open the fonts folder. Select All fonts and copy.
2. Locate your fonts folder on your computer (in control panel) and paste these fonts into it.
3. Relaunch Mathematica.

From Go - Connect to server and type in smb://sharedapps.knox.edu/mac-apps
Authenticate with username@knox.edu and your network password. Locate the Mathematica folder and run the application from the server. There is no installer for Mac OS X.

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