GC Image Users' Guide

Installation and Start-Up

Installation

GC Image software, Version 1.4 (February 2004), is distributed for installation on computer systems running a recent Microsoft Windows operating system, e.g., Windows NT (Service Pack 5 or later), Windows 2000, or Windows XP. The suggested minimum hardware configuration is a 1000MHz Intel Pentium 4 (or comparable) CPU, 512MB RAM (1024MB RAM is preferred, especially for GCxGC-MS), 32MB graphics card (64MB is preferred), and color monitor with 1024x768 (or higher) resolution. GC Image software requires relatively little hard-disk space (less than 200MB), but images processed by the system (including the example images distributed with the software) may require large disk capacity.

GC Image software system is bundled in a single, self-extracting executable file named setup.exe. When executed, the setup program will install the software in the directory specified by the user and will add a link to GC Image in the Start->Programs list and a shortcut on the desktop.

To install the GC Image software:

  1. Insert the CDROM.
  2. Execute setup.exe from the CDROM.
  3. Specify the folder for the software.
To install GC Image, the user must agree to the software license terms and conditions.

After the GC Image software installation is finished, the setup launches the installer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) MS Search (Version 2.0) Demonstration Program, with the demonstration subset of the NIST/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library. In order to use the NIST MS Search software with GC Image, the user must agree to the terms and conditions of the NIST software license.

The installation also creates a program for uninstalling the GC Image software (removing all of its files). The uninstall program is located in the directory where the GC Image software is installed.

Start-Up

To test installation, execute the GC Image software from the Start->Programs, from the user-specified directory, or from the shortcut on the desk-top. When the GC Image software is first executed, it will display a license number and request a license key. To obtain a license key, contact Zoex Corporation, with the license number. Figure 2 illustrates the License dialog.

Figure 1: The License dialog with license number and license key.

GC Image maintains user accounts with password access. After start-up, the software presents a login dialog. To set up a new account, click Add New User on the login dialog. The Add New User dialog asks for name, username, password, and secret question and answer to retrieve a forgotten password. After setting up an account, login by entering the username and password. To retrieve a forgotten password, click Forgot Password on the login dialog. Then, enter the username on the Forgot Password dialog, then click OK to be shown the secret question, then type the secret answer, and then click Get Password. Figure 2 illustrates the Login dialog.

Figure 2: The Login dialog with username and password.

To exit the GC Image software, select Exit from the File menu.

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