Installing on a USB Flash Drive

You can install Citavi directly on a USB flash drive. The advantage is that you can then use Citavi on any computer that meets the following system requirements.

•All computers with Windows 7 or Windows Vista

•Windows XP Service Pack 3 systems with .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1

 

Pickers cannot be used on a USB flash drive

Installing Citavi on a USB Flash Drive

Be sure to select a high-quality USB flash drive with high read and write speeds. However, even with a good USB flash drive, the installation will take longer than on a computer.

Ensure that your USB flash drive has enough free space. The program files require about 100MB; you should have enough room for your projects and files, too.

You can download the Citavi Setup from the Citavi website at www.citavi.com/download. During installation the folder Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 3 is created. This contains the Citavi program files. Once you create your first project, Citavi will create the folder Citavi 3\Projects.  Here you will find your project files.

If you have not already installed Citavi on your computer (Option 1):

1.Double-click CitaviSetup.exe to begin the Setup program.

2.The setup assistant takes you through the installation.

3.When given the option to select the installation destination, choose the USB flash drive.

4.Wait until Citavi was successfully installed appears.

5.To start Citavi, open the folder Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 3\bin and double-click the file Citavi.exe.

6.To use Citavi Pro or Citavi Team, enter your license key as described in the license email you received.

If you have already installed Citavi on your computer (Option 2):

1.Start the copy of Citavi that is already installed and open a project.

2.On the Help menu, click Install Citavi on a USB flash drive.

3.The setup assistant takes you through the installation.

4.When given the option to select the installation destination, choose the USB flash drive.

5.Wait until Citavi was successfully installed appears.

6.To start Citavi, open the folder Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 3\bin and double-click the file Citavi.exe.

7.To use Citavi Pro or Citavi Team, enter your license key as described in the license email you received.

The Citavi Setup is MSI-based, so it can be run on your computer only one time. If you try to run the setup again, a repair program will start. This is the reason that there is a special procedure for a second installation. You can also follow the steps under Option 2 if you first installed Citavi on a USB flash drive and now want to install it on your computer.

Updating Citavi on a USB Flash Drive

To update your Citavi installation on a USB flash drive, download the Citavi Setup to your computer and then run the setup. If you only want to update Citavi on your USB flash drive, proceed as described under Option 1. If you want to update Citavi on your on your USB flash drive and your computer, follow the steps listed under Option 2.

If Citavi is only installed on the USB flash drive (Option 1):

1.Start the Citavi Setup by double-clicking the file CitaviSetup.exe.

2.When given the option to select the installation destination, choose the USB flash drive and then select the folder Swiss Academic Software.

3.Wait until Citavi was successfully installed appears.

 

If Citavi is installed on a USB flash drive and the computer you are currently working on (Option 2):

1.First update Citavi on your computer by double-clicking the file CitaviSetup.exe.

2.The setup assistant will update the program files in the folder C:\Program Files\Citavi 3 or C:\Program Files (x86)\Citavi 3.

3.Start the copy of Citavi on your computer and open a project.

4.On the Help menu, click Install Citavi on a USB flash drive.

5.When given the option to select the installation destination, choose the USB flash drive and then select the folder Swiss Academic Software.

6.Wait until Citavi was successfully installed appears.

Important: Make sure to create regular backups on a computer or other disk.

 

URL for this page: http://manual.citavi.com/en/?installing_on_usb_flash_drive.htm (Last updated: 24.09.2012 13:18:58)
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