Normally, MagSurvey will automatically begin installation after downloading from the web site.  Follow the installation instructions, using the default settings presented, and tell Windows that you trust this program.  MagSurvey needs to be installed and run in the default subdirectory, C:\MagSurvey\.  This enables the program to easily locate the support files and the stored surveys.

If MagSurvey does not automatically install, open Windows Explorer and double-click MagSurveyZip.Exe in your download subdirectory. Note: if the installation program extracts the files, but fails to completely install the software, you can go to the Start Menu -> Run, and type C:\MagSurvey\install\setup.exe to complete the installation.  If reinstalling MagSurvey, a bug in the Microsoft Setup software will sometimes display a message that the MagSurvey.Hlp file is not newer than the existing file -- if this occurs, select "No", so that the new help file will be installed.

MagSurvey will be set up on your computer at C:\MagSurvey\MagSurvey.exe (on some computer configurations, the .exe suffix will not be displayed by Windows Explorer, and the executable file will be listed as MagSurvey, Type, Application).  A shortcut to MagSurvey may be created on the computer screen by right-clicking MagSurvey.Exe in Windows Explorer, in the C:\MagSurvey folder. Then drag the MagSurvey(2) shortcut onto the main screen, where it may be optionally renamed.

Note: when running MagSurvey for the first time, you may get a path access error message -- simply run the program a second time and it will automatically build the needed configuration file.

An operator’s manual may be viewed or printed from MagSurvey.Doc using a word processor, or from MagSurvey.Hlp using Windows' built-in help capabilities.  An on-screen manual is also available under Help -> MagSurvey Manual at the top of the screen, and it may be opened in another window (Note that Vista does not support the .Hlp functions from within the program).