Static Solutions CT-8900 Combo Tester Instructions 1/15/2015
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10 Click Settings and/or Control Panel
11. Click Add/Remove Programs
12. Wait for all the programs to be displayed.
13. Left click on EsdTest
14. Left Click on Uninstall
15. Left click on OK.
16. The program should now have been uninstalled.
C - Install new program
17. Insert the new CD or run the new installation file
18. The CD should auto-boot and ask standard installation questions. If it does not auto-boot then open Windows Explorer again,
click on the CD drive, and click on Setup.exe. If you can not find Setup.exe then see if EsdTestVer8xxIS4.exe is there and click on it.
19. Once installed, a pop up window should appear and ask if you want to check the web for updates. Click yes which will open
Internet Explorer and take you to the update website, then click on the newest update. Updates can also be gotten later by opening
the EsdTest program and clicking on "Help", "Check for software updates".
20. If the EsdTest program is open then close it.
D - Copy the old data files (in Copy of EsdTest directory) back to the EsdTest directory
21. Open Windows explorer again (as you did in steps 1-3 above)
22. You should see all the directories in the left hand pane.
23. Left click on the "Copy of EsdTest" directory.
24. You should see all of its files in the right hand pane.
25. Hold down the Ctrl key and while holding it down left click once each on the following 5 files: Names.txt, Log.txt, EsdTest.ini,
GenReports.txt, and Netlist.txt.
26 Keep holding the ctrl key down. You should now see those 5 files highlighted in blue.
27. Keep holding the ctrl key down, and right click on one of the 5 files, and select copy.
28. Release the ctrl key.
29. Right click on the EsdTest directory in the left hand pane, and select paste.
30. If a message asks you if you want to over write a file, then make sure the file dates seem logical and then click yes.
E. - Check operation
31. Boot up the EsdTest program in the EsdTest directory. It should boot up and say ver 7.12 or higher. If you miss reading the boot
up logo, then just click Help About.
32. Check the names. They should be your old ones.
32. Run a report. It should show your old test data.
F. - Notes
For future updates, you will never have to do all this again, just click on Help "Check for software updates".
It is a good idea to occasionally back up everything anyway (as in steps 1-7).
STARTING THE PROGRAM
The EsdTest program may be automatically run upon computer boot-up by placing a program icon in the Programs Startup folder.
Click Start, Programs and select the EsdTest icon in the ESD Test folder to use as an icon to copy. Click on it and hold the left
mouse button down, drag the icon into the Programs Startup folder, press the Ctrl key to duplicate it, and release the mouse button.
This should create a copy of the program icon in the startup folder identical to the one in the start EsdTest menu.
To start the program, manually click on the EsdTest icon in the Program Start menu or in the desktop. The program should begin
and appear as in the following example:
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