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--- setting_up_msupply:installation [2023/06/16 11:05] – [2.02. Installation] Mark Glover
+++ setting_up_msupply:installation [2023/09/06 09:22] (current) – [Single-User system] Mark Glover
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 ====== 2.02. Installation ======
+===== Synced system =====
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-If you are installing mSupply within a [[synchronisation:introduction|synced system]], then it is quite likely that you should not be installing the single-user version as described in this section.  The instructions to follow depend on which sort of site you are installing:
+If you are installing mSupply within a [[synchronisation:introduction|synced system]], then it is quite likely that you should not be installing the single-user version as described in the section below.  The instructions to follow depend on which sort of site you are installing:
   * [[admin:server_installation|Server on a Client / Server satellite site]]
   * Single-User sync satellite site:
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+===== Single-User system =====
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+  * If you are using a Windows machine, you have downloaded the file you need, and you have saved it to your desktop, it is important that you saved the file with an ''.exe'' extension or it will not run.  You can rename a file by right-clicking on it. The name of the file should be something like ''mSupply_Single_User_V4-07-09''.
-If you are using a Windows machine, you have downloaded the file you need, and you have saved it to your desktop, it is important that you saved the file with an ''.exe'' extension or it will not run.  You can rename a file by right-clicking on it. The name of the file should be something like ''mSupply_Single_User_V4-07-09''.
+  * It is possible to allow mSupply to be run from multiple Windows accounts (e.g. admin and non-admin accounts).  However there are a few precautions / tweeks:
+    * If you are switching between admin and non-admin accounts, you will need to close mSupply before switching. Single user is intended to be used on one account at a time, and will throw an error if already open on another account.
+    * Data file location needs to be in a commonly accessible location, e.g. ''C:\mSupply_Datafile''.
+    * Any backup location needs to be in a commonly accessible location, e.g. ''C:\mSupply_Backup''.
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