Installing MISTRO Finance - Installation
This section describes how to install MISTRO Finance
From CD ROM:
From Floppy disc:
Mistro Finance requires an IBM compatible computer with the following minimum specifications:
Windows 95 or later
Pentium processor
16 Mb of RAM
40 megabytes of free disc space
Windows set to use a screen resolution of 800 x 600 with ‘Normal’ fonts.
To install Mistro Finance in your computer, follow these steps:
From CD ROM:
· Turn on your computer and allow it boot up
· Insert the MISTRO CD in your CD-ROM drive.
· An installation program starts automatically after 5 or 6 seconds. If not, Click Start and then Run in the main Windows menu. Then type D:\Setup in the space beside Open, then click OK
· Click the Finance Install/Update button with the mouse to commence installation.
· Follow the instructions presented to you on the screen as your computer installs Mistro Finance.
From Floppy disc:
· Turn on your computer and allow it boot up
· Insert floppy disc 1 in the drive.
· Click Start and then Run in the main Windows menu.
· Type A:\Setup in the space beside Open, then click OK
· Follow the instructions presented to you on the screen as your computer installs Mistro Finance, inserting discs 2, 3 and so on, when requested.
To run Mistro Finance, double click the new icon that has been placed on your desktop. The first time you start the program, you will be advised that you have just opened a new set of files and asked if you would like help setting them up
· Click OK
You will then be asked whether you wish to monitor a sharefarm agreement, whether you wish to account for more than one farm (or more than one enterprise), and whether you want to print reports in colour on a colour printer
· Respond to these questions as they arise and provide information (such as your list of enterprises, if you are installing a multi user module) as requested
· Complete the details of your various accounts, when requested, following the procedures described below under Section 3.4 “Setting up Accounts”.
Note: You can complete these details at a later date if you prefer.
In the last stage of the installation process, Mistro Finance will display its standard list of categories, in the order normally used for farm budgets and farm management reports. It is recommended that you use the option to print this list and keep it handy, so that you can familiarise yourself with its contents and consider any additions or changes you may like to make. Note, however, it’s recommended that you do not change any farm income or expense categories if you wish to make comparisons between your farm and other farms, or benchmarks, in the future.
Once you have seen the list of categories and taken up or cancelled the print option, Mistro Finance will be ready to start working for you.
Before beginning to operate it (as described in Section 4), you will need to set it up for your particular business (following the procedures described in Section 3).
If you experience “squashed up” screens, or windows that run off the edge of your screen, get your computer man to check that Windows is set for 800x600 screen resolution using normal fonts.
