The Key Disk Method

PC Access for Windows comes in Broker/Office and Agent versions. If you purchased an Agent version and you own or use two computers, you can install your copy of PC Access for Windows on both computers. To run PC Access for Windows on a computer, normally your user authorization must be present on that computer. However, the Agent version can also run on a computer without user authorization via the Key Disk method. To use the Key Disk method, follow this procedure:

Running PC Access for Windows on a Second Computer via the Key Disk Method

1. Select one of your computers to be your primary computer for running PC Access for Windows. For example, this would probably be your desktop computer. Your other computer (for example, your laptop) becomes your secondary computer.
2. Install PC Access for Windows normally on your primary computer. (If you have already installed PC Access for Windows on your primary computer, continue to the next step.)
3. Double-click the PC Access Help icon in your PC Access for Windows Program Manager group (Win3.1x) or folder (Win95). This opens Windows Help to the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide.
4. In the Contents topic in the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide click the Uninstalling PC Access hotspot.
5. Follow the instructions in the Uninstalling PC Access topic. (You may wish to print the help topic by selecting File | Print from the help window menu bar.) This will not actually uninstall all of PC Access. Instead you will be moving your user authorization from your primary computer back to your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1.
6. Once you have uninstalled your user authorization from your primary computer, install PC Access for Windows normally on your secondary computer. (If you have already tried unsuccessfully to install PC Access for Windows on your secondary computer, see Recovering from an unauthorized install.)
7. After you have installed and tested PC Access for Windows on your secondary computer, follow the instructions in Uninstalling PC Access to move your user authorization back to your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1.
8. Insert your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1 back into your primary computer's diskette drive. Run PC Access for Windows there by double-clicking the PC Access for Windows icon. PC Access for Windows will automatically move your user authorization from your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1 back to your primary computer.
9. At this point, you have set up PC Access for Windows to run normally on your primary computer. To run PC Access for Windows on your secondary computer, insert your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1 into your secondary computer's diskette drive. When you run PC Access for Windows on your secondary computer, PC Access will recognize your PC Access for Windows - Disk 1. Even though your Disk 1 does not currently have your user authorization on it, PC Access will accept your Disk 1 as a Key Disk and run normally.

Notes

• The key disk method makes the most sense if you run PC Access mostly on your primary computer and occasionally on your secondary computer.
• If you need to use PC Access extensively on your secondary computer, you should uninstall your user authorization from your primary computer and move it to your secondary computer. Later when your work habits change you can move it back. In other words, you should move your user authorization to the computer where you are using PC Access the most.
• You can prepare slide show files on your primary computer and display them on your secondary computer without either using your Key Disk or moving your user authorization there. The Slide Show ACCESSory does not require user authorization to run. The Slide Show also eliminates the need to dial into your MLS. For more information, see the Slide Show ACCESSory Main Menu topic in the PC Access for Windows Reference Guide.
• Remember, the Key Disk method works only with the Agent version of PC Access for Windows.

Recovering from an Unauthorized Install