Installing Decorus Essentials
This is the
link to install Decorus Essentials software:
Either click
the above link, if viewing the manual in Microsoft Word or a PDF
Or copy the
link address into the Address bar of your browser (shown below) then press
enter
At the
bottom of your screen, on most web browsers, you should see a progress bar,
showing the download progress.
When it has
finished loading, click the ‘Run’ button to start the installation.
A Microsoft
Windows user account control prompt should appear, click yes to grant access to
install the software.
At the
first screen, click the Next button.
At the next
screen you can scroll through to read the terms & conditions of the
software. Once you have read through the terms and conditions click in the box to
confirm that you agree, then click next.
At the next
stage you have the install options, the tick needs to be next to Decorus Essentials for Sage to install the program.
If it is the
first time that you’re installing the software, then the tick needs to be next
to Data Install.
If you are
updating the software, you can un-tick the Data Install to speed up the process
slightly, it will not cause any issues with your data however if it is ticked.
If you wish
to install the software to a different location other than C:\Program Files
(x86), then you can click the Browse button to locate where you want it
installing.
Once you are
happy it is saving to the correct location, click ‘Install’.
The software will now
install.
Once the
install has completed, click the ‘Finish’ button.
When Deocurs Essentials has completed installing, you will see the
Landlord Manger icon on your desktop.
Double click
the icon to open the software.
The first
time you open the software it will prompt you for a Name and Key, these will be
provided when you make your purchase and new keys will be emailed to the main
contact upon renewing support.
Once you
have entered your licence key and it has been accepted, you will get a message
saying ‘Key is valid and has been stored’, you will now be able to open the
software.
Open the Decorus Essentials software again with the Decorus Essentials icon on your desktop.
This is the
Login screen below:
The default
data path where your LDecorus Essentials data is saved is shown below
C:\USERS\DOCUMENTS\LANDLORD_MANAGER_DATA\
If you wish
to change the path that the data is saved to, for example saving to a network
drive, then you need to click the Setup Data Path button.
When clicking ‘Setup Data Path’, click ‘Yes’ to change the path, then
your Windows folder tree will appear. Browse to the ‘Landlord_Manager_Data' folder, and select that location.
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