Installer Guide Chart Creation 9.6

Note: Version 9.6 Chart Creation is a syncless version. This means that no sync is installed.

1.1. Introduction

This article describes the installation process of the empower® client software on a Windows system as well as important prerequisites. If there are any questions reading this document, please do not hesitate to contact our support Team. Your technical contact at empower® will be the empower® Support. 

 

1.2. Hardware Requirements

  • 2 GHz or faster processor
  • 4 GB of RAM
  • The required hard disc space for the application is dependent on the content included in your empower® version. A default version needs approximately 250 MB of available hard disk space for the application.
    This amount highly depends on the size of the content in your empower® version.
  • Possible HTTPS connection to the empower® Activation Server

 

1.3 Software Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 10, 11
  • 32-bit and 64-bit supported; default delivery for 64-bit systems since empower strongly recommends this version
  • Office 2016, 2019, 2021
  • Office 365 ProPlus and Enterprise E3 and E5
  • .Net Framework: Version 4.8 or higher
  • Latest .Net8 Desktop Runtime version, see here under .NET Desktop Runtime:
    https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0

 

1.4 Installation Files

The installation package consists of two components:

  • .msi file (either per machine or per user)
  • Payload folder

Both components must be stored right next to each other.

Please note:
Before you start the installation make sure that all Office applications are closed.


Please note:
Per default, empower® Chart Creation is delivered for 64-bit Windows systems. If you use a high number of 32-bit Windows systems in your company, reach out to your Onboarding Specialist or Customer Success Manager to discuss potential alternatives.

 

The .msi file is the execution file, whereas the Payload folder contains the following files:

Data Folder

  • licensekey.txt

During installation, the content is placed in the data directory. Content will be installed onto the system.


Install Folder

  • Holidays.xml
  • aiplabelsettings.xml (optional)
  • .ecdc/.ecbc or .jsconcu (optional)
  • FeatureToggles.json

During installation, the content is placed in the installation directory. Content will be installed onto the system.


Metadata Folder

Content is evaluated by empower® during installation but not installed onto the system.

 

1.5 Step-by-Step Guide Installation

1. Start empowerSuite-perUser-net.msi or empowerSuite-perMachine-net.msi.

2. Continue the installation by clicking the button Next.


3. Accept the license agreement and continue by clicking the button Next again.


4. Start the installation by clicking the button Install.

 

5. Click on the button Yes to allow empower to make changed to the device and finish the installation.
Please note: This pop-up window is only prompted, if you are using a per machine installer.


6. If an Office application is still running, a message box is shown.


7. The installation is being executed.


8. Finish the installation by clicking on the button Finish.

 

1.6 After Installation

Once the installation is finished, the empower® ribbon will integrate into the PowerPoint ribbon right next to the Home tab:

 

1.7 License Activation

In order to activate the license, the client need to be able to connect to the internet. Our licensing server is available under the address activate.empowersuite.com via Port 443. This connection needs to be allowed in Proxy or Firewall settings.

 

Please note:
If this should not be possible, empower® may provide an altenative license file (license.key). This file needs to be distributed to all machines where no internet activation is possible.

 

1.8 Information on Install Paths

Once empower® has been installed, the license keys, which are saved in a text file on the filesystem, if an online license key is used, can be found at the following install paths:

Install Path per user Install Path per machine
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Programs\empower C:\Program Files (x86)\empower

 

1.9 Setup Parameter

Parameter Valid Values Default Value
(if not defined
differently)		 Definition
ENABLE_PAYLOAD_CHECK 0,1 1 Defines whether the payload folder should be checked.
This parameter only affects the check by the suite uninstaller. Checks that are explicitly carried out by the components (e.g. Charts) are not affected by this.
EXECUTINGDIRECTORY Path empty This property can be used to specify the path where the MSI is located.
This may be necessary to define the storage location
when executing the command line from another folder.

 

1.10 Installing and Managing Components via Commandline

If you want to install components per command line, you need to use the ADDLOCAL Property by MSI
(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/addlocal)
If you want to remove/uninstall parts of the components you need to use the REMOVE Property by MSI
(https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/remove)

Allowed properties are:

  • charts
  • slides
  • autoupdater (obligatory for per user installations)


For example, per machine installation:
msiexec /i empowerSuite-perMachine-net.msi /q /l*v installer.log ADDLOCAL=slides,charts
msiexec /i empowerSuite-perMachine-net.msi /q /l*v installer.log REMOVE=slides,charts


For example, per user installation:
msiexec /i empowerSuite-perUser-net.msi /q /l*v installer.log ADDLOCAL=slides,charts,autoupdater
msiexec /i empowerSuite-perUser-net.msi /q /l*v installer.log REMOVE=slides,charts,autoupdater

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