To Check For .NET Framework 1.1

SARDECK requires that Windows XP has been updated by installing the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. You must have Administrator privileges to update the operating system.

You can check to see if the .NET Framework 1.1 is installed by clicking Start on your Windows desktop, selecting Control Panel, and then double-clicking the Add or Remove Programs icon. When that window appears, scroll through the list of applications. If you see "Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1" listed, it is installed.

Alternatively, you can check to see if the .NET Framework 1.1 is installed by downloading the file CheckNET.zip, unzipping it, and running it.

If the .NET Framework 1.1 is not installed, then there are two different ways to install it.

Automatically. Run Microsoft Windows Update. You will find the free .NET Framework 1.1 under Custom installation (rather than the Express installation). After the .NET Framework 1.1 is installed, you should run Microsoft Windows Update a second time to download the security patch, Service Pack 1, for the .NET Framework 1.1.
Manually. Download dotnetfx.exe from Microsoft. Running it installs the .NET Framework 1.1. Then download NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe from Microsoft. Running it installs the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1.

Some have mistakenly downloaded the ".NET Framework SDK Version 1.1", which is the Software Development Kit and is 106 MB. You do NOT need this.

To Download SARDECK

This is an alpha version of SARDECK. It has received no field testing. It is designed to run under Windows XP if Windows has been updated by installing the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

This program may be freely distributed by any means, including the web, provided that there is no fee or charge or consideration of any kind which is in excess of $8. However, we retain all the rights of the program.

To Install SARDECK

To install SARDECK, unzip InstallSARDECK.zip and run InstallSARDECK.exe. You will be asked where you want to save the SARDECK, and whether you want a shortcut created on the Desktop. SARDECK does not make any changes to your operating system and uninstalls cleanly. It can be run from a hard drive, a zip drive, a thumb drive, or a CD (assuming the files created by SARDECK can be saved to a writable drive).

To Run SARDECK

To run SARDECK, either use the shortcut on the Desktop or move to the folder containing the files and select the application SARDECK, that is, SARDECK.exe. Windows must first be updated by installing Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.

If you find any bugs, please cut and paste any error messages, describe what you were doing at the time, and email this information, together with the SARDECK version number, to me: David Lovelock at dsl@math.arizona.edu. Thank you.

To Upgrade SARDECK

To upgrade, make sure that SARDECK is not running and then overwrite the old SARDECK files with the upgraded SARDECK files.

To Uninstall SARDECK

To uninstall SARDECK, delete the folder containing the SARDECK files, and delete the shortcut on the Desktop.

Last modified on 10/21/2008 at 6:49 am MST