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The Bid4Build construction estimating software is
an application which has been written using Visual Basic for Applications and
requires Microsoft Access® 2000 or greater installed on your computer.
Microsoft Access® is the
premier database product on the market from Microsoft (not part of the XP operating
system). Microsoft Access® typically purchased as part of the
Microsoft Office® suite of products (Excel®, PowerPoint®, Word®).
 If
you DO NOT HAVE have Microsoft Access® installed on your computer, you can
download the FREE Runtime version of Microsoft Access® 2000 and Vista 2007
directly from our website. Warning:
DO NOT install the MS Access Runtime programs if you already have the full version
of MS Access installed on your computer. XP
USERS: If you are running Windows XP and do not
have Service Pack 2 installed, or have an older version of XP and
are unsure of the release, then download MS Access 2000 Runtime. MS
Access 2000 Runtime Download:
XP
& VISTA USERS: If your operating system is Microsoft Vista (all editions)
or Windows XP with at least Service Pack 2 installed, then you can download and
install the new MS Access 2007 Runtime directly from our website. MS
Access Vista 2007 Runtime Download:
If you are not sure how to download and install files over
the internet: 
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This section will provide you with more detailed
information about Microsoft Access® Runtime installation for 2000 and
Vista 2007. You should review this section if you would like more information
on the Runtime installation, limitations, system requirements, or if you already
have Microsoft Access® 97, or earlier version installed on your computer.
Using the Runtime
Once the Runtime has been installed,
you do not need to do anything further in terms of the installation.
A successful installation of Microsoft Access® Runtime will not create
any menu icons in your Start/Menu program menu. Since this is a Runtime
environment, you will not be able to run MS Access as a stand-alone program.
The Runtime is simply used to run a qualified Microsoft Access® application,
such as Bid4Build.
The Runtime installation creates
registry entries in your computer's Windows environment which tells your computer
how to run the MS Access application files which have the extension of "MDE, MDA
or MDB". This is called "program association". If you have not installed
the Runtime prior to installing the Bid4Build program and do not have the
full version of Microsoft Access® installed on your computer, then you will
not be able to run the Bid4Build program. Your computer will return an error
message informing you that it does not know how to run the program file "Bid4Build.mde". Using
MS Access Runtime 2000 concurrent with MS Access 97
If you would like to install the Microsoft
Access® Runtime 2000 on a computer which already has an older, version of
Microsoft Access® installed (such as Microsoft Access® 97), you will need
to install the Microsoft Access® Runtime 2000 and then re-point the Bid4Build
application to override the older version. If you do not make the following
changes, your computer will try to run the Bid4Build application using the older
Microsoft Access version and fail since the Bid4Build program will not run on
a Microsoft Access® release prior to version 2000.
The following
steps are required to correctly configure this re-pointing:
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Using your computer mouse, click on the system "Start"
button at the bottom of your windows desktop screen, then click on "Programs".
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Inside the Programs list, look for "Bid4Build
Construction Estimating System", then click on that line -
Highlight
"Bid4Build Construction Estimating System" and then right click that line with
your mouse to show a list where you should see "Properties" -
Click
on the "Properties" line 5. Now you will see a box with General and Shortcut tabs
on the top of the box. Click on the Shortcut tab and you will see a field called
"Target" -
Replace the contents of current target
with the following command line using your computer's cut and paste features:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\ART\Office\MSACCESS.EXE" /excl /runtime
"c:\program files\Bid4Build\Bid4Build.mde"
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Save
the new command line by clicking on the "Ok" button in the properties box for
the Bid4Build application. MS
Access System Requirements
Computer/Processor
The recommended system configuration for Microsoft
Access®, Windows version, is a computer with a Pentium III processor and 128MB
of RAM. Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor required.
Memory
RAM requirements for Microsoft Access® depend upon the operating system used,
plus an additional 8 MB of RAM for each Office application running simultaneously:
for Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition, 24 MB of RAM for the operating system;
for Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation or Server 4.0, 32 MB of RAM for the operating
system; for Windows 2000 Professional, 64 MB of RAM for the operating system.
Hard Disk
Hard-disk space requirements will vary depending
on configuration. 170 MB of available hard-disk space is required for the default
configuration of Microsoft Access® with 115 MB on the hard disk where the
operating system is installed. Customers without Windows 2000, Windows Me or Office
2000 SR1 will require an extra 50 MB of hard-disk space for the System Files Update.
Custom installation choices may require more or less hard-disk space.
The Bid4Build application is relatively small. With all components considered,
it only takes up a maximum of 15KB of hard-disk space.
Drive
CD-ROM Drive.
Display
Super VGA (800x600) or higher-resolution
monitor with 256 colors.
Operating System
Microsoft Windows
98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6
or greater, or Windows 2000 or greater. On systems running Windows NT 4.0, the
version of Internet Explorer must be upgraded to at least 4.01 with Service Pack
1.
Peripherals
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or
compatible pointing device.
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