Description: This update file contains the most recent MediTrax program enhancements. It may be downloaded by all MediTrax users who have a licensed copy of the software installed on a workstation or file server, and who have a current Software Support Agreement in effect.

NOTE: You may need to temporarily disable Norton Personal Firewall to download this file.

Installation: Double-click on the update link above and save the downloaded WinZip file to a folder on your workstation or on the file server (this does not need to be the folder in which your MediTrax files are located). There's only one file to download.

When you're ready to install the update, ensure that no users are currently logged into MediTrax.

The contents of the downloaded file must be "unzipped" into the same folder in which your MediTrax files are located. If you're unsure of the location, you can find it by right-clicking on the MediTrax icon on your desktop, and then selecting "Properties". You may see a series of tabs at the top of the "Properties" window; if so, select "Program" and the MediTrax folder will be shown in the "Cmd Line" box (right before the final backslash and MEDITRAX.EXE program name). If you see only two tabs, click on "Shortcut"; the MediTrax folder will be shown in the "Target" box.

It's not absolutely necessary to make a backup copy of all your MediTrax data tables at this point, but we always recommend making a backup just in case the power fails during the middle of the update and your UPS crashes at the same instant, or a comet falls on your office, or the Rapture occurs, or any other "it-can't-happen" event happens. MediTrax updates have a double-redundancy built in so that even if the power fails while data files are being updated, your original data remain intact in a backup file.

Double-click on the downloaded file to extract its contents. The default "unzip to" folder is F:\MT5. Replace this with the name of the folder in which your MediTrax files are located. If the files are successfully extracted, you will see a message saying something like "4 files successfully unzipped".

Return to the desktop and double-click on the MediTrax program icon. MediTrax will automatically update all data tables using the formats contained in the UPDATEnn.EXE file

It's not necessary to perform "sequential updating", and it's not necessary to install each update as soon as it's released. We realize that users in a wide variety of practice settings may have very different information management priorities -- so if an individual update doesn't contain enhancements which will be particularly useful to you, it's not necessary to install it. Each update automatically detects the software version you're currently using and makes all necessary modifications to your program files, enabling you to take advantage of all the enhancements contained in any software updates you "bypassed".

Once the data tables are updated on the file server, they may be accessed from any workstation on the network. MediTrax supports a "client-server" mode in which the MEDITRAX.EXE program executable is stored on each workstation, and only the data tables are maintained on the file server. If this is the case at your facility, you'll next need to copy MEDITRAX.EXE to each workstation so it can be invoked by clicking on the desktop icon.

NOTE 1: A simple way to maintain a backup copy of your data files is to copy the data tables into your "MediTrax Training" folder and update the software in that folder first. If you don't have a "training" copy of the software, consider creating one. It's permitted in your license agreement, and it enables your staff to practice using each software update before you install it in your "working" data folder. Then, after your staff is comfortable with the enhancements and changes contained in the update, you can back up your "working" data files and update the information in your "training" folder at the same time: simply copy your "working" .dbf and .dbt files to the "training" folder before you install the update in the "working" folder. If you'd like help creating a "training copy" of the software, please call MediTrax Support at 1-800-626-4701.

NOTE 2: If the power fails during an update, and you didn't make a backup copy of your data files prior to the update, please CALL OUR TOLL-FREE TECHNICAL SUPPORT LINE before trying to repeat the update process.

NOTE 3: If you don't yet have a password to download the latest version, or if you'd like to be notified by e-mail when each update is posted to this page, please call us at (800) 626-4701 or e-mail us at support @ meditrax.com.

As always, if you have ANY questions about installing software updates, or ANY difficulty with the process, please call us on our toll-free technical support line at (800) 626-4701.