1. Install the product on your hard drive.
   
    
   1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
      
       
   2. The product will probably auto run and pop up an alert that says: "Course has expired. Please contact vendor for update.". Click OK to close this dialogue box.
      
      
      
       
   3. On the desktop, double-click on My Computer and then right-click on the CD drive. From the menu, choose Explore.
      
      
      
       
   4. This will show the contents of the CD. Double-click the install folder.
      
       

       

   5. Double-click the Setup.exe file in the install folder to launch the install routine. During the setup procedure, accept the default path and settings for the installation. Follow the next screens as illustrated below.
      
       

      Read the instructions and information provided carefully. Click Next to continue.

       

      Read the Software License Agreement carefully and entirely. If you accept the terms, click Yes to continue.

      
      
       

      You can change the default installation path for your product by clicking the Browse button and defining the new location. For the purpose of this example, and we recommend you do the same, we will keep the default path of C:\Program Files\eSchool Essentials\Microsoft Operating Systems Training. Click Next to continue.

      
      
       

      This dialogue box simply informs you of the space to be used by this courseware, and asks if you would like to continue. Click Yes to continue.

      
      
       

      This signifies that the installation has commenced. Do not interrupt this procedure unless you wish to discontinue the installation. Wait until the installation is complete, and proceed to the next step.

      
      
       

      Once the installation is complete, you will receive this dialogue box. We recommend you click off the selection to Launch CCI eSchool Essentials now. The product has not yet been patched therefore launching it will only yield another message informing you that the courseware is expired. Click Finish to continue. The Read Me file will launch. Read it, and close it once you are finished.

      
       

   6. Once you have completed the installation, remove the CD from your CD-ROM drive for it is no longer needed for the next steps.

   
    

2. Click here to download the patch. When given the option to "open" or "save" the program, select save and save the file to your desktop.
   
    
3. Double-click on the file activate.exe file you saved on your desktop in the previous step.
   
   
   
    
4. If the patch was able to find your products successfully, it will patch them, and yield you a message telling you Patching complete. Click OK to close this dialogue box. Skip to step 8.
   
   
   
   NOTE: If you did NOT receive this dialogue box, proceed to the next step.
   
    
5. If you received the dialogue box below, it means that the patch could not locate your files automatically. This suggests that you altered the default install location or your Start menu's shortcut files were moved or deleted.
   
   
   
    
6. The above dialogue box asks you to navigate to the location you installed your application, and locate the folder that contains the Start.exe file for the courseware you wish to patch. In this example, the courseware was installed in the following location C:\Program Files\eLearning\Microsoft Operating Systems Training as opposed to the default C:\Program Files\eSchool Essentials\Microsoft Operating Systems Training.
   
    
7. In order to locate the Start.exe file for the courseware you wish to patch follow the next steps:
   
    
   1. Currently you are viewing the contents of C:\Windows\Desktop as seen in the Folders pane (right pane). You wish to navigate to C:\Program Files\eLearning\Microsoft Operating Systems Training. In order to do so, double-click on c:\ in the Folders pane.
      
      
      
       
   2. Locate Program Files and double-click it to open it.
      
      
      
       
   3. Locate eLearning and double-click it to open it.
      
      
      
       
   4. Finally, click on Microsoft Operating Systems Training to open it.
      
      
      
      Once you opened the folder Microsoft Operating Systems Training, you will note the start.exe file that appears on the left pane of the window. That means you have located the file the patch was asking you to locate. Click OK to continue.
      
       
   5. Since you have found the file the patch was seeking, you will receive the message Patching complete. Click OK to close this dialogue box.
      
      
       

   
    

8. Congratulations! You have successfully patched your product. You may now launch your training courseware either through the link on your desktop, through the Start menu, or through the Start.exe file in the directory you installed the courseware.
   
   If you continue to receive the "Course has expired. Please contact vendor for update." message, make sure you:
   
    
   1. Patched the appropriate files.
      
       
   2. You are launching the files you patched. Check the properties of the link you are using to launch the courseware (to check the properties of the link, right-click on the link you are using, select Properties) and in the Target text box, make sure the file path is the path to the files you patched in the above steps i.e. C:\Program Files\eLearning\Microsoft Operating Systems Training if you altered the install path, or C:\Program Files\eSchool Essentials\Microsoft Operating Systems Training if you kept the default settings.
      
       
9. Enjoy your eSchool Essentials product.

*MORE INFORMATION: The term Administrator generally refers to the individual in charge of the computer system. The term Administrator access is a type of system access traditionally assigned to users who are to have complete control over the system, from installing and removing hardware and / or software, system maintenance and configuration, and complete access to the entire computer system. Restricted access is given to those the Administrator does not wish to give such permissions to for security reasons, and are usually unable to alter system settings and configurations. If you are an individual home user you are likely already set up as the Administrator of your computer system, and will likely have the proper access to complete this installation and activation.

If you are unsure of the type of access you currently have, either ask your System Administrator (typically the individual or group that supports your computer system) or continue with the installation and activation of the product and it will inform you if you are not allowed to do so.