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3 Once OmniPass has completed installation you will be prompted to restart you system. Once your system has
rebooted you will be able to use OmniPass. If you choose not to restart immediately after installation, OmniPass
will not be available for use until the next reboot.
The installation program automatically places an icon (Softex OmniPass) in the Windows Control Panel
as well as a golden key shaped icon in the taskbar.
Verifying Information about OmniPass
After you have completed installing OmniPass and restarted your system, you may wish to check the
version of OmniPass on your system.
To check the version information of OmniPass:
1 From the Windows Desktop, double-click the key-shaped OmniPass icon in the taskbar (usually located in the
lower right corner of the screen),
or,
Click Start, select Settings, and click Control Panel. Double-click Softex OmniPass in the Control Panel, and
the OmniPass Control Center will appear. If it does not appear, then the program is not properly installed,
or,
Click the Start button, select Programs, and from the submenu select the Softex program group, from that
submenu click OmniPass Control Center.
2 Select the About tab at the top of the OmniPass Control Panel. The About tab window appears with version
information about OmniPass.
Uninstalling OmniPass
BEFORE YOU UNINSTALL THE SOFTWARE, DECRYPT ALL OMNIPASS ENCRYPTED FILES AND EXPORT ALL
O
MNIPASS USER PROFILES. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF ENCRYPTED FILE
DATA, AND PERMANENT LOSS OF ALL REMEMBERED PASSWORDS AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION (SEE
C
HAPTER 5 OF THE OMNIPASS HELP DOCUMENT:: EXPORTING AND IMPORTING USERS).
FOR UNINSTALLATION, OMNIPASS REQUIRES THAT THE USER UNINSTALLING OMNIPASS HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES TO THE SYSTEM. IF YOUR CURRENT USER DOES NOT HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES, LOG OUT AND THEN LOG IN WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR USER BEFORE
PROCEEDING WITH OMNIPASS UNINSTALLATION.