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Installing, Uninstalling and Running the Program on Windows

Installing the Program using the Installer

To install the program:

  1. Run the installer by double-click.

  2. Click CONTINUE in the window shown in Fig. 1.

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    Figure 1: Beginning of the installation

  3. It is strongly recommended to update graphics adapter drivers (integrated or discrete) from the official manufacturer‘s website, in order to prevent possible failure in operation of DICOM Viewer. If you are sure that drivers are up to date check the The drivers on this device have been updated box in the window shown in Fig. 2, and click CONTINUE. Otherwise stop installation (click CANCEL and in the confirmation dialog click Yes) and update drivers. To return to the previous installation step click GO BACK.

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    Figure 2: Software recomendation

  4. Read the License Agreement carefully. Its text is also available from the link https://inobitec.com/about/viewerLic/. If you agree the terms and conditions, check the item I accept the license and click CONTINUE (Fig. 3). Otherwise click CANCEL and in the confirmation dialog box that appears click Yes.

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    Figure 3: License Agreement

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    Figure 4: Select users

  5. Select for whom you want to install the program (Fig. 4). If you select Anyone who uses this computer (all users), then the program will be installed to the system folder, and you will need administrative privileges.

  6. If necessary, change the Installation Folder (Fig. 5). We recommend leaving the default value. Click CONTINUE.

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    • it is prohibited to specify a path with only the disk root (e.g. D:\);

    • it is prohibited to specify folders created by other users and third-party software;

    • when the program is being installed for all the users, specify a folder that can be accessed by all the users.

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    Figure 5: Installation Folder

  7. If another version of the program is already installed in the selected folder, then the message The directory you selected already exists and contains an installation. To install the product the installation will be uninstalled first will be displayed.

    To uninstall, click Yes. The uninstaller will start (see the Section Uninstalling the Program on Windows). After the uninstall the installation will continue.

    To leave the already installed version of the program and select a new folder to install, click No and in the window shown in Fig. 5, specify another folder.

  8. If you select installation for all users, then you need to specify the Common Directory to store the program service information (Fig. 6). If necessary, change the path to the Common Directory. We recommend leaving the default value. Click CONTINUE.

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    Figure 6: Common Directory for service information

  9. If the DICOM Viewer is meant to be integrated with third-party systems, activate the program launch with the help of URL commands by checking the Register the schema "inobitec" to launch a viewer with parameters from browser box in the Extended parameters window (Fig. 7). The box is unchecked by default. For details on how to launch the program with URL commands, see Section 20.2.

  10. To enable launching the DICOM Viewer and opening studies via the Explorer context menu, check the Launch the viewer from the context menu box in the Extended parameters window (Fig. 7). The box is checked by default. For details on opening studies from the context menu, see Section 1.5.4. After the program is installed, this function can be controlled from the Behavior section of the DICOM Viewer configuration window (see Section 16.3).

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    Figure 7: The Extended parameters window

  11. In the Select Components window, (Fig. 8) select the required components by check the boxes. To expand or collapse the component tree, click on the symbols to the left of the component group name (highlighted in red and green in the Fig. 8):

    For detailed information about a component select it with the mouse.

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    Figure 8: Select Components Window

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    Figure 9: Start Menu Shortcuts

  12. If necessary, change the folder for the program’s shortcuts in the Start menu (Fig. 9). We recommend leaving the default value. Click CONTINUE.

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    Figure 10: Confirm installation

  13. In the confirmation window click the INSTALL button (Fig. 10).

  14. Wait until the installation process is complete (Fig. 11). Click the DONE button.

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    Figure 11: Installation complete

Silent program Installation

Silent installation allows you to speed up and automate the process of installing the program by submitting the installation parameters to the installer through the file. Such installation can be launched automatically on domain computers using Microsoft Active Directory.

To prepare the installer for a silent installation:

  1. Unpack the installer to a folder using an archiver (for example, 7-zip).

  2. Go to the folder where the installer is unpacked.

  3. Edit the following parameters in the autoinstall.qs file:

    1. AllUsers = false to install only for current user (by default) or AllUsers = true to install for all users;

    2. TargetPathName: path to folder to install the DICOM Viewer. If AllUsers = true then the default value is C:\Program Files\InobitecDICOMViewer<Edition><Version>, if AllUsers = false then default value isC:\Users\<CurrentUserName>\InobitecDICOMViewer<Edition><Version>. If necessary, specify another value.

    3. CommonPath: path to the common folder (only if AllUsers = true). The default value is C:\ProgramData\InobitecDICOMViewer<Edition><Version>. If necessary, specify another value. All users must have write access to the specified folder.

    4. LocalStoragePath: path to the local storage. The default value is C:\Users\<username>\InobitecDICOMViewerWorkspace.

    5. OptionsFilePath: path to the file with settings exported from an already installed DICOM Viewer. For details on how to export settings see Section 16.9. If the file is not specified, the default settings are used.

    6. ForceInstall = false to remove the previously installed version of the DICOM Viewer in the folder selected for installation.

    If national characters are used save the autoinstall.qs file in utf-8 encoding.

To install the DICOM Viewer run the silent_install.bat file. Log is written to file %temp%\install%DATE%.log, where %temp% and %DATE% are Windows system variables.

Uninstalling the Program using an Uninstaller

To uninstall the program:

  1. Run the uninstaller using one of the following methods:

    1. select Inobitec Dicom Viewer -> Uninstall in the Start menu or

    2. use Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

  2. Make sure that the item Remove all components is selected in the window shown in Fig. 12 and click the CONTINUE button.

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    Figure 12: Beginning of the uninstallation

  3. In the confirmation window click the UNINSTALL button (Fig. 13).

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    Figure 13: Confirm uninstallation

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    Figure 14: Uninstallation complete

  4. In the confirmation window click the DONE button (Fig. 14).

Silent Uninstallation the Program

Silent uninstallation allows you to automate the process of uninstalling of the program similar to silent installation.

To prepare the installer for a silent uninstallation:

  1. Unpack the installer to a folder using an archiver (for example, 7-zip).

  2. Go to the folder where the installer is unpacked.

  3. Change the <Disk:\Full\Path\To\Installed\DICOMViewer\You\Want\To\Uninstall> text for the path to the folder with the DICOM Viewer to uninstall in the silent_uninstall.bat file.

To uninstall the DICOM Viewer run the silent_install.bat file. Log is written to the %temp%\uninstall%DATE%.log, where %temp% and %DATE% are Windows system variables.

Running the Program

Starting from version 2.6 the DICOM Viewer shortcut in Windows operating systems is displayed in the format: <Inobitec><Edition><Version>.

The editions available are:

For example Inobitec PRO 2.6.0.

Each version and edition of the DICOM Viewer installed in Windows has their own shortcuts on the Desktop and the Start Menu to ensure the convenience of launching.

To launch the program, double-click on the desktop shortcut or click on the shortcut from the Start menu.

On Windows, the DICOM Viewer may be launched by dragging and dropping the data folder on the program icon. The studies contained in the folder will be opened in a new tab DICOM data in the folder, and, depending on the data type, the first series of the first study on the list will be opened:

If the DICOM Viewer has already been launched, the data will be opened in it. If there are no data in the folder to be displayed, an empty tab DICOM data in the folder will pop up.

You will find detailed information about launching the DICOM Viewer with third-party software and software suites in Chapter 20.

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