DVA - VPAD Version 5 - Installation Instructions Upgrade Install

VPAD Version 5 – Installation Instructions
(Upgrade for people who have been using VPAD Version 4.0.1 and wish to upgrade
to Version 5)
CAUTION: IF YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING PRE-INSTALLATION
REQUIREMENTS DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE VPAD YOURSELF. CONTACT YOUR STATES TIP
CHAIR FOR ASSISTANCE. A LIST OF TIP CHAIRS ARE ON THE WEBSITE.
WARNING: Because of the increased inbuilt security in Vista and Windows 7 operating systems
there can be an irrecoverable loss of data if the VPAD 5 installation program is run without first
properly preparing the computer on which the installation is to take place.
This is due solely to the new security features of Vista and Windows 7 and is not because of VPAD
4.
Before upgrading to version 5, please ensure that a back-up has been made of the current
database. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users, please refer to the Find and Backup a Virtualised
VPAD Database (found on the VPAD website) before attempting to upgrade.
There are TWO critical checks to be made before attempting to upgrade from VPAD 4 to VPAD 5.
1. VPAD 4 Patch 1
The VPAD 4 Patch 1 must be installed on the PC hosting the VPAD database (usually
VPAD2000.mdb) prior to installing VPAD 5.0.0
To check, log into VPAD 4 as an administrator then click on 'Tools' - if the Import and
Export options appear in the dropdown box then Patch 1 has been installed. Keep in mind
that the version number in the About screen of VPAD will not tell you if Patch 1 is installed.
If Patch 1 has not been installed it can be downloaded from the DVA VPAD website.
2. Windows Vista & Windows 7
In certain circumstances data may be permanently lost when upgrading VPAD on
computers hosting the VPAD database.
Check List:
� Is the computer hosting the VPAD database running the Windows Vista or the Windows
7 Operating System?
� Is the computer 'shared' - that is, does more than one person logon to this computer
and use VPAD?
� If the answer to the previous question is YES then is more than one WINDOWS
username used to logon to the computer (NOT to login to VPAD)?
i.e. Does more than one WINDOWS logon exist on the computer for VPAD users?
IF THE ANSWER TO THE ABOVE THREE QUESTIONS IS YES, OR IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF
THE ANSWER TO ANY OF THESE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE VPAD. CONTACT
YOUR STATE TIP CHAIR FOR ASSISTANCE. A LIST OF TIP CHAIRS ARE ON THE WEBSITE.
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Step 1 - Navigate to VPAD
Website
http://www.dva.gov.au/exservice_organisations/tip/Pages/
VPAD.aspx
Step 2 - Locate Install Link
Under the Section ‘Downloading
VPAD Version 5’ will be a link
called ‘Install Version 5 Online’.
Click the link
Step 3 - Start Download/Install
Process
You will see the following screen.
Click the Install button to start
the installation process.
Step 2 - Start Backing Up Your
VPAD Version 4 Database
First you will need to identify the
location of the VPAD Version 4
database.
Open VPAD Version 4.
Click View, then Options.
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Step 3 - Find Your VPAD Version
4 Database
Click the Database tab.
Right click the Database Location
text box and click Select All.
Then press Ctrl + C to copy the
database location.
Close VPAD version 4.
Step 4 - Install VPAD Version 5
Locate the version 5 icon on the
desktop.
Double click it.
Step 3 - Allow Installer to Run on
your Computer
After double clicking the VPAD
icon for the first time, the VPAD
application will be fully
downloaded and installed.
Windows states that an
unidentified program wants
access to your computer.
Windows Vista
To give permission for VPAD to
run on Windows Vista, click
Allow.
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Windows 7
To give permission for VPAD to
run on Windows 7, click Yes.
Step 4 - Run VPAD Installer
The installation welcome screen
will then appear.
Click Next.
Step 5 - Accept VPAD Licence
You need to agree to the license
agreement to continue. If you
accept the agreement, select the
‘I accept the terms in the license
agreement’ option.
Then click Next.
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Step 5
The installer detects that Version
4 of VPAD is installed and a
prompt appears.
Select the location of the
database by clicking the Select
button.
Step 6
Click inside the File name box
press Ctrl + V to paste the
database location and file name.
Then click Open.
Step 6
The database file name should
appear (similar to when it was
copied in VPAD 4) in the text box.
REMINDER: Ensure that a backup
of this database has been made,
perhaps by placing a copy of it on
the Desktop.
Click the checkbox to indicate
that a backup has been made
Click Next.
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Step 7
The following message will only
appear if the Version 4 database
resides in the Program
Files\VPAD\Database folder.
If it appears, click OK.
The installation then proceeds as
normal and will uninstall the
previous version of VPAD.
Step 8
Version 5 is now ready to install.
Click Install to commence
installation.
Step 9
Installation progress screen
appears.
No action is required.
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Step 10
The upgrade is complete!
VPAD will automatically start
when Finish is clicked.
NOTE: In the event that a
database installed on an office
network has been upgraded, all
computers using that database
will need to be upgraded to
Version.
This also applies to single
computers with multiple
Windows logins.
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