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MIMS Desktop Support

If you need any help with installing or using MIMS Desktop please contact us.

email: support@mims.co.nz
phone: 0508 464 676

MIMS Desktop - stand-alone vs networked installation

MIMS Desktop can be installed so that all the workstations get the drug information from a single server computer. The advantages of installing MIMS Desktop in this way are:

• Efficient use of Hard Disk resources
• Initial installation is much quicker than performing a stand-alone installation on each workstation
• Updates are much easier - once the server image is updated, all the workstations will automatically use the new information

The disadvantages are:

• The initial installation is not as straightforward as a simple stand-alone installation
• Security settings on the server may affect the outcome (you may need to be a network administrator to rectify this)
• Performance is a little slower (depending on the network resources available to you)
• You must know the location of the existing Server image to place updated files in the same place
• Troubleshooting is more difficult

Is a networked MIMS Desktop installation for me?

If you only have a couple of computers and the term Network Neighborhood scares you, then perhaps not. You don't have to do a Network Installation just because your computers are networked. It may be easier to just do a stand-alone installation on each of your computers.

Installing and updating MIMS Desktop

Software Licence/CD Key

Insert the CD-ROM into the CD drive. The Autorun menu will appear. Ensure that all programs are closed and virus checkers are disabled.

The CD key and User Name that enable you to install the MIMS Desktop application are provided as a part of the program, you will find them in appropriate fields while installing your MIMS Desktop.
Do NOT change anything, just click on the OK button.

:: To install or update MIMS Desktop on a stand-alone PC

1. Click on the blue INSTALL/UPDATE button in MIMS DESKTOP (Standalone Setup) part of the Autorun menu.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on screen.

:: To install MIMS Desktop on a network

1. Click on the yellow INSTALL/UPDATE button in MIMS DESKTOP (Network Setup) part of the Autorun menu.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on screen.
3. At each workstation from which you wish to run MIMS Desktop (including the server itself if this applies) access and run the file SETUP.EXE which has been created in the folder MIMSdesk on the server's hard drive.

:: To update MIMS Desktop network installation

1. Insert the newly received CD into the CD drive of the server and click on the yellow INSTALL/UPDATE button in MIMS DESKTOP (Network Setup) part of the Autorun menu.
2. Follow the instructions that appear on screen.
3. If an update is required on any of the workstations the system will prompt you to do so.

How do I tell if I have a networked or stand-alone installation?

You should look at the shortcut that you use to run MIMS Desktop. The shortcut may be located on the desktop, or in the Start menu. Instead of following the shortcut, you should right-click on it and choose Properties from the context menu.

Some Windows versions let you right-click on short-cuts directly in the Start menu, but with older versions, you will need to navigate to the actual shortcut to see the details. Right-click on the Start button. Choose Open All Users. Double-click on Programs. Double-click on the Folder labelled MIMS New Zealand 4.0, then right-click on the short-cut.

Look at the Shortcut tab, and note the Target. If it is
C:\Program Files\UBM Medica\New Zealand\MIMSdesktop\MIMSdesk.EXE
then you definitely do NOT have a network install. This is the default location for a stand-alone version of MIMS Desktop. A network install will have something like \\MainSvr\Cdrive\MIMSdesk\MIMSdesk\MIMSdesk.EXE (where MainSvr is the network name of the File Server computer), or maybe G:\MIMSdesk\MIMSdesk\MIMSdesk.EXE (where G: is a mapped drive to \\MainSvr\Cdrive).

Additional resource information

There are a number of technical resource articles on your MIMS Desktop CD. Explore the CD and navigate to UTIL/MRINDEX0.HTM. You can also view these articles on the MIMS Australia website. Note that terminology between MIMS New Zealand and Australia is slightly different - the Australian version of MIMS Desktop (NZ) is named E-MIMS.