Appendices; Appendix A: Updating Avworks - Avocent AV Works Installer/User Manual

Appendices

Appendix A: Updating AVWorks

For optimal performance, ensure that you have the latest version of AVWorks
available from the Avocent web site.
To update AVWorks:
1. Download the update fi le from http://www.avocent.com/support.
2. Double-click on the installer. The installer will check to see if a previous
version of AVWorks resides on your system.
3. If no previous version has been detected and a dialog box appears to
confi rm the upgrade, click Continue.
-or-
If a previous version is detected and a dialog box appears alerting you to
another version of the product, click Overwrite to confi rm the upgrade.
-or-
Click Cancel to exit without upgrading the software.
4. Installation begins. The Program Files, Shortcuts, Environment Variables,
and the Registry Entries (on Windows 32 systems), will be installed or will
be overwritten with the new fi les and settings of the current version.
NOTE: In order for the upgrade detection process to work, you must fi rst either reboot or log
out. Environment Variables set by the installer are not permanent on Windows 32 platforms or
Linux until you have logged out or rebooted the system.
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