Installing and Uninstalling the Program

Installing the Program on Windows

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

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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

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4. Read the License Agreement carefully. Its text is also available from the link https://inobitec.com/eng/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

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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.

   Attention: 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

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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

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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 Launch by browser window (Fig. 7). The box is unchecked by default. For details on how to launch the program with URL commands, see Section 19.2.

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   Figure 7: Window for activating the DICOM Viewer launch with the help of URL commands

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10. 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):

    • the Help group:

      • Slideshow tips: Compact movies for tooltips;

      • Assistant (English): English integrated help system;

      • Assistant (Russian): Russian integrated help system;

      • User manual PDF (English): English user manual in PDF format;

      • User manual PDF (Russian): Russian user manual in PDF format.

    • the Languages group contains available languages.

    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

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11. 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

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

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

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    Figure 11: Installation complete

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Silent Installation on Windows

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 ViewerḞor detailes on how to export settings see Section 15.8. The settings file should be in the current folder. 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 on Windows

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

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

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   Figure 13: Confirm uninstallation

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

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   Figure 14: Uninstallation complete

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Silent Uninstallation on Windows

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.

Installing and Uninstalling the Program on Mac OS

To install the program uncompress the dmg file and drag DICOMViewer.app into the open Applications folder. The icon is displayed on the file while dragging. Release the mouse button and wait for the program installation to complete.

To uninstall the program remove the DICOMViewer.app from the Applications folder.

Installing and Uninstalling the Program in AppImage Format on Linux

1. We advise you to transfer the downloaded Inobitec DICOM Viewer file from the Downloads file directory to the directory you need.

2. Provide the AppImage file a permission to be executed. For that purpose, mouse over the file and click the right mouse button. On the context menu, select Properties. When the Properties menu (Fig. 15) pops up, go to the Permissions tab and check the Allow executing file as program box. Close the Properties menu.

3. To run the program file, double-click on it with the left mouse button.

To uninstall the program in AppImage format remove the file from the directory.

If to run the AppImage you need to install FUSE

On Linux OS, FUSE (filesystem in userspace) software is required to work with Applmage files.

The Inobitec DICOM Viewer distribution for Linux OS in AppImage format requires FUSE 2 functionality.

If the FUSE 2 is not installed in your operating system, install and configure it manually. You will find detailed instructions on how to install and set up FUSE 2 together with command examples at https://docs.appimage.org/user-guide/troubleshooting/fuse.html. The resource may not be available. In this case you will have to find the information on installing and setting up FUSE 2 on your system for yourself.

Launching with Shortcuts

Launch multiple instances of the program

If one instance of editions Pro or Lite is already launched, then other instances of editions Pro or Lite exit and activate the first instance. If another instance is launched from the command line, then the command line options are sent to the first instance (see Sections 19.1 and 19.2).

Note that sometimes the program cannot exit immediately when the main window closes (e.g. if data is being transferred over the network, or if information is being written to a disk or flash card). In this case, if you try to launch the program, the main window of the launched instance does not open and you should wait until the launched instance exits and then launch the program again.