Installing BarTender |
BarTender is available in two versions: 32-bit and 64-bit.
If you have a 32-bit operating system (OS), you must install the 32-bit version of BarTender.
If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, you can install either the 64-bit or 32-bit version of BarTender. We recommend the 64-bit version, but you may need to install the 32-bit edition if you are using certain OLE DB or ODBC database drivers or if you need to develop a 32-bit application by using the software development kit (SDK).
For more detailed information, refer to the 32-bit and 64-bit BarTender technical document:
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Before you install BarTender, make sure that the following items are easily accessible:
Your product key code (PKC), which is typically available from one of the following sources:
The email that you received after purchasing BarTender that contains the license and installation instructions
The email that you received after requesting a 30-Day Trial PKC from our website: https://www.seagullscientific.com/30-day-trial/
A separate product key code card that came with your software package
The correct 32-bit or 64-bit BarTender installation package, which is available to download from our website: https://portal.seagullscientific.com/downloads
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All applications and features in the BarTender Suite are available after you install and activate your software. You can test or preview features and applications that are not included in your licensed edition of BarTender. When you do this, the application displays a message that you are using a feature that requires a higher edition; items that are printed by using the unlicensed features include a watermark to identify that the item is printed in demonstration mode. A list of all edition-specific features for the BarTender Suite is available on the BarTender website. |
Before you install, decide on the type of installation that you need:
If you are running only one copy of BarTender, the BarTender Licensing Service (BLS) and BarTender are usually installed on the same computer. Use the To install BarTender and the BarTender Licensing Service procedure for this type of installation.
If you are running BarTender on multiple computers within your environment, BLS is installed on only one computer. This computer, which is typically a server, must be accessible across your network by all installed copies of BarTender. To install BLS on one computer or server, use the To install the BarTender Licensing Service and Administration Console only procedure. Subsequently, when you install BarTender on other computers, use the To install BarTender only and link to an existing BarTender Licensing Service procedure.
By default, the BarTender Setup wizard installs Microsoft SQL Server Express for use by the BarTender System Database. When you have configured your own centralized database for the BarTender System Database, you can choose to not install Microsoft SQL Server Express by deselecting this option on the Advanced Installation Options page of the BarTender Setup wizard. When you choose to not install SQL Server Express, you are prompted to set up the BarTender System Database when you first open BarTender, at which time you can specify the connection settings for your own database server. Alternatively, you can specify the connection settings on the System Database page of Administration Console.
Use one of the following procedures to install the BarTender software.
To install BarTender and the BarTender Licensing Service
To install the BarTender Licensing Service and Administration Console only
To install BarTender only and link to an existing BarTender Licensing Service