1.       Place the Track ‘n Trade Pro CD in your CDROM Drive.

2.       The following screen will automatically open when the CD starts:

3.   Click on the “Install Track ‘n Trade” button. You will then be presented with a choice to install the full licensed version, or the demo trial version of Track 'n Trade Pro 3.0. If you have purchased the software, click the Full Version button. If you would like to try the software, click the Demo Version button. Depending on which button you click, either a full or demo version installer will be launched. We don't recommend having the full and demo versions installed at the same time.

The following steps describe installing the full version of the software. Installing the demo is only different in that it does not require a serial/key code. Instead it asks you to let us know where you received your demo from. This may be a simple 4 or more character demo 'key', or the name of the magazine or web site you learned about the software or requested the demo from.

4. Screen one is the Welcome Screen.  Click on the “Next” button to begin.

5. Screen two is the End User License Agreement. Click on the “Yes” button to continue or the “No” button to cancel installation.

6. Screen three is the Serial/Key Code screen.  Enter the Track ‘n Trade Serial number from your email (received after placing order) or packing slip
   (received with software).  Demo users will be prompted for their demo source here.

7. The format of the key code is this:  TTxx-xxxx-xxxx  If you have any questions about your key code please contact the sales department at 800-862-7193.

8. Screen four determines the directory in which you will install Track ‘n Trade Pro.  It is recommended that the software be installed  in the default directory.

9. Screen five has 3 options for installation:

   a. Typical - Installs all of the Historical Data.

   b. Compact - Installs minimal history and no help files.

   c. Customer - Gives you a list of installation options to choose from.

10. Once you have selected your installation preferences, the files are copied to your hard drive.  The progression bar will indicate when the installation process has been completed. 

11. Click on Finish to complete the installation.

Screen Resolution Changes

Track 'n Trade Pro v3.0 was designed to fit on a desktop area of 1024x760 pixels and 96 dpi. While it is possible to use the software at a lower resolution or different dpi settings, you may experience difficulties seeing all of the toolbars or getting the proper reading from the cursor price.

To Change your screen resolution to 1024 x 768:

1) Click on the Start Button

2) Click on Settings

3) Click on Control Panel

4) Double-click the Display icon.  This will bring up the Display Properties Screen.

5) Select the Settings Tab.

6) In the Screen Resolution section, you will slide the bar until it says 1024x768 underneath the slider box.  See Screen Shots Below:

7) Click on the OK button.

8)  If you asked how you would like the settings applied, select Apply changes without restarting.  You settings will be changed giving you a few seconds to confirm the changes. Click on the OK button in the window. 

9) To check the DPI setting or to change it back to 96, click on the Advanced button in the picture above, then chose Normal size (96 DPI) from the DPI setting list.

Selecting the normal size 96 DPI setting.

Some cursor price and text alignment problems are caused by having a value other than 100% selected in the custom dpi settings. Please ensure that this value is set to 100%.

Note:  If your screen is unreadable after the settings are changed simply wait a few seconds and your monitor will reset to the previous settings.  In this case your video card or monitor may not support  this high of a video setting.  Please consult a qualified computer technician to upgrade or repair your computer.

Videos and Windows Media Player

1) Nothing happens when I click the video buttons:

If nothing happens when you click on the video buttons in the TnT Installation program (autoruntnt.exe on the CD-ROM) you might not have Windows Media Player 7.0 or later installed on your computer. The videos included on this CD-ROM have been formatted in Microsoft's .wmv format. We have included the installer for Windows Media Player 7.1 to make it easier for you to upgrade and watch these videos.

2) The videos look small, distorted, or squished:

If you do not have the Classic (in Windows 95, 98, 2000) or Default Media Player (in Windows XP) skin selected, the video may be distorted. We recommend that you switch to the default or classic skin. These skins do not have borders on their left and right sides so they do not stretch or squish the video.

You may also switch to/from full screen mode by pressing alt-enter (the alt and the enter keys at the same time) while the videos are playing. Full screen mode viewing will give you the best video experience.

If the videos are still small or squished with the default or classic skin selected or running Windows Media Player in full screen mode , make sure your display is set to at least 1024x768, as described above in the screen resolution change section.

Choosing the Default Media Player skin in Media Player 8.0, Microsoft Windows XP

Choosing the Classic skin in Media Player 7.1, Microsoft Windows 98SE