Aeon Client (v.5.2.5) Installation/Upgrade Instructions (with access to Software Center)
Click Start Menu
Type in Software Center
Click Software Center
You will see a list of applications that are available for download
Run the Software Center Refresh - Refresh Software Center job (from the list of applications) to ensure you have the most current list of applications
It may take a few minutes to update the Software Center
Click the software you want to install - Aeon Client V5.2.5.0
Click the Install button
The Software Center will display the progress of the installation
Once the installation finishes, open File Explorer
Navigate to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Aeon folder
Double-click on the DBCChooser.bat file to run the utility. (You may not see the “.bat” part.)
When the orange window opens, enter P for Production and hit Enter
Enter the appropriate letter for your repository and hit Enter
The new database will be set and the window will close
Aeon Client (v.5.2.5) Installation/Upgrade Instructions (for those without Software Center access)
Note - the installation package will automatically uninstall any previous version of Aeon
Login to the computer as a user who has local admin rights
Open File Explorer and navigate to the folder containing the .exe file
Right-click on the .exe file and select Run as administrator
A window with an orange background will open and display installation status messages until complete. When the installation has finished, the window will close.
Running DBCChoser
Note that installing Aeon via Software Center or the latest manual installer will include the latest DBCChooser.
Open File Explorerand navigate to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Aeon folder
Double-click on the DBCChooser.bat file to run the utility. (You may not see the “.bat” part.)
When the orange window opens, enter P for Production and hit Enter
Enter the appropriate letter for your repository and hit Enter
The new database will be set and the window will close
Update addons
Note that this step is only necessary if you are updating Aeon; if you are installing it for the first time, this can be skipped.
Copy LocalSettings.xml to a separate folder
Delete all folders in Documents\Aeon\Addons under the Aeon user's Users folder.
Copy over LocalSettings.xml from where you backed it up earlier into Documents\Aeon\Addons.
Start Aeon, which will copy the latest addons from the T:\ drive automatically.