## Installing HelicsWin.Net

The application comes as two files, one of which is an .msi file that contains the full application.

To install HelicsWin.Net 2.0, you must have administration rights to your PC.

HelicWin.Net.msi | Installation files Administration rights required
setup.exe | Installer program

To install HelicsWin.Net 2.0:

1. Download the HelicsWin.Net zip file to your PC from the ECDC website at:

http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/activities/surveillance/hai/about_hai-net/pages/helicswinnet-download-page-hwn.aspx

2. Open the zip file and extract the installation files to a folder to which you have full access.

3. Make sure that after extracting the files, both installation files are in the same folder.

4. Click setup.exe.

The installer opens.

5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

6. By default, the installer creates a shortcut to HelicsWin.Net on your desktop. Simply click the shortcut icon to open the HWN application. The icon also appears in your taskbar when HelicsWin.Net is running.

The application files are installed, by default, in the folder C:\HWN2. Table 1 describes the purpose of each file.

Table 1: Installed files

File or folder | Contents
DatabaseBackups | Database backup file, for example, files saved by a merge operation. This folder is not visible immediately after installation, but is created automatically by the application when needed.
Documentation | User guide; HAI-Net PPS and ICU main protocols and forms.
Log | Log files: level of detail depends on user’s specification.
Res | Documents enabling view of antimicrobial resistance markers and codes and ECDC’s Privacy Policy from within the software.
HelicsWin.Net.Common.dll HelicsWin.Net.Components.Log.dll HelicsWin.Net.Helpers.dll | Application extension files – needed for HelicsWin.Net to work.
HelicsWin.Net.exe | Executable for HelicsWin.Net.
HelicsWin.Net.exe.config | Configuration file
license.rtf license_3rd_party_notices.rtf | License files
HelicsWinNetCDI.mdb HelicsWinNetICU.mdb HelicsWinNetPPS.mdb | Database file: HelicsWinNetXXX.mdb: is initially the empty database (Microsoft Access format) for this application, where XXX represents the module name (CDI, ICU, or PPS). These files are the most important in the application, because they contain all the survey data entered to date. Recommendation: make regular backups of these files.
Reference.mdb | Database file containing values and labels (Microsoft Access format).
Translation.mdb | Database file containing translation data (Microsoft Access format).

Warning: Manually changing the structure, or the data, in any of the .mdb databases — for example, within MS Access — may cause the programme to stop working. If you do decide to make manual changes to the database files, always make a backup copy of the database first.
Important: The software must be installed in a path (folder) where the user has write rights/access (for example, C:\HWN2), otherwise save errors may occur. Any existing data will be overwritten when copying new .mdb files! If applicable, make a backup of your existing data first (HelicsWinNet.mdb for the PPS database, Traduction.mdb for translations).

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