HOW TO UPDATE IGOR PRO 4 TO THE LATEST VERSION Unlike Igor Pro 3, Igor Pro 4 ships with a "universal" updater. You can update Igor to the latest version by by running the "Update Igor To Latest Version" program which downloads changed files from a WaveMetrics web or FTP site. This program is both an installer AND an updater. In fact, when updating, you are actually installing new files over old files. For this reason, if the Igor application is changed, you will need your serial number and activation key. Follow the instructions displayed by the program. When you see a button labelled "Update", click it to download changed files from one of the listed FTP or web sites. ALTERNATIVE METHOD (FTP UPDATERS DIRECTLY) Some users have had trouble using the "universal" (or "web") updaters. You can download standalone updaters which will update any Igor 4 to the latest version, without requiring you to enter your serial number or activation key. Macintosh standalone updater NOTE: The Macintosh standalone updater requires the Igor application folder to be named "Igor Pro Folder" and Igor to be named "Igor Pro". Windows standalone updater: DETAILS ON UPDATING ON WINDOWS COMPUTERS USING "UNIVERSAL" UPDATER Choose "Update Igor To Latest Version" from the Igor program group or locate and double-click Igor4WebInstall.exe. The downloaded changed files will not need to be downloaded again because they are stored at the root volume of hard drive with the most amount of free space in an "Igor Pro Download Data" folder. If you keep the downloaded data the "Igor Pro Download Data" folder, the next update may require less downloading. DETAILS ON UPDATING ON MACINTOSH COMPUTERS USING "UNIVERSAL" UPDATER Locate the "Update Igor To Latest Version" application either in the Igor Pro Folder on your hard drive or CD-ROM, or the "Install Igor 4 from the Web" file you downloaded from the Web. Since the downloaded files are integrated into the updater, if you launch the CD-ROM's updater it will first copy itself to your hard drive and relaunch itself. For complete information about your updater, see the "Update Igor READ ME" file on the CD-ROM or the Read Me window displayed within the updater itself. IMPORTANT MACINTOSH UPDATE NOTES: 1) If you install or update the Carbon version of Igor you will need your Igor 4 serial number and activation key. 2) Choose your installation folder carefully, or the updated files will be stored in the wrong location! Select the folder in which your existing Igor Pro Folder resides, not the folder itself. If, for example, you've previously installed the Igor Pro Folder to the Macintosh HD:Applications folder, you want the text in the Install Location area of the dialog to read: The folder "Igor Pro Folder" will be created in the folder "Applications" on the disk "Macintosh HD" If you see this text: The folder "Igor Pro Folder" will be created in the folder "Igor Pro Folder" on the disk "Macintosh HD" Then you need to change the installation folder up one level. (If you have renamed your Igor Pro Folder, the update will produce a completely new full installation into a new Igor Pro Folder. We recommend that you leave the name of your Igor Pro Folder unchanged, or at least that you change it back before running the updater.) IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS The updater technology we use is Installer Vise from Mindvision, Inc. Some users, especially those connected to the Internet through a firewall, simply cannot get the web updater to work. See the section above, "ALTERNATIVE METHOD (FTP UPDATERS DIRECTLY)" If both methods do not work, we ask that you send email to: updates@wavemetrics.com with the platform (Mac or PC), your serial number and activation key, and a brief description of the trouble you had using the updaters. We will email you time-limited URLs where go can download by conventional methods an installer that does not need to download additional files. That installer will be quite large; about 40-60 MB. CONTACT INFO WaveMetrics, Inc. updates@wavemetrics.com http://www.wavemetrics.com (503) 620-3001