Iomega QUIKSYNC 3 User Manual

SOFTWARE

Installing and Setting up QuikSync™ 3 Software

Administrator’s Guide

Iomega QuikSync 3 software makes backing up files easy and

automatic. After you set up QuikSync 3 software, it backs up files

without interrupting your work. Every time you save a file in your

selected folders, QuikSync 3 automatically copies the file to your

selected backup location.

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QuikSync 3 software enables you to:

• Automatically back up your data files to any available drive

with a drive letter, including Iomega drives or network drives.

• Save revisions of your work.

• Open your backed up files directly from your backup location.

You can use one of the following methods to distribute QuikSync 3

software to your organization.

• Place the QuikSync 3 software and installation instructions on the network

and have users install the software on their own computers.

• Use a third-party distribution tool. For example, you can use the tool to take

a snapshot of a computer before you install QuikSync 3 software. Then install

and set up QuikSync 3 software and take another snapshot of the computer. The

distribution tool captures any changes the installation makes to the computer and

enables you to automatically make those same changes on other computers.

• Follow the directions on pages 2-4 of this guide to define the user preferences in a

registry file and to silently install the QuikSync 3 software on other computers. This

enables you to install and configure QuikSync 3 software without any end-user

intervention.

Defining QuikSync™ 3 Software Preferences

Define QuikSync 3 software preferences by creating a registry file named “iomqs3.reg” and copying the file to
the user’s hard drive. QuikSync 3 software uses the registry file to determine the QuikSync 3 software settings.
You can create the registry file manually in an ASCII text editor, or by using the following steps.

Creating the Registry File

 Install QuikSync 3 software on a clean computer. (A computer with only the operating system installed.)

a. Insert the QuikSync 3 software CD (If the installation doesn’t start automatically double-click the CD icon
in My Computer and then double-click the Setup icon).
b. Click Next.
c. Read the license agreement and click Yes.
d. Select the location where you want to install QuikSync and click Next to start the installation.
e. Some systems require that you restart your computer. If you are prompted, restart your computer.
f. QuikSync 3 software displays the registration screen. Enter your name, organization, and serial number
and click Next. (The product serial number is located on the back of the CD case.)
g. The setup wizard starts automatically after the installation completes.

 Proceed through the setup wizard. Select the settings you want to use on every user’s computer. Click the

help button for a description of each of the settings available. The source and destination directories you
select must be available on every user’s system and the user needs read and write access to the directories.

 Allow the initial backup of your source directory to occur. (This occurs before you exit the setup wizard.)

 Start the QuikSync 3 software control panel. Verify that all of the settings reflect the settings you want to

use on every user’s computer. To start the QuikSync 3 software control panel:
a. Click the Start button.
b. Select Programs and then select Iomega QuikSync 3.
c. Click Iomega QuikSync 3.

 Click the Start button, then click Run and type REGEDIT. Click OK.

 Select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Iomega QuikSync 3\User Options key. Then select Registry and

Export registry file from the drop down menu. Save the file as iomqs3.reg.

Windows® 2000 Users—if you use a Windows 2000 system to create the registry file, export the file as a
Windows 9x/NT® 4.0 compatible file. This appears as an option in the drop down menu.

 Open the file iomqs3.reg in any ASCII text editor.

 Verify that the entries Start Time Low and Start Time High are set to zero. If you are using an Iomega device

other than a NAS as your backup destination, verify that the entry DiskId is set to zero. If you are using a
NAS device or mapped network drive as your backup destination, verify that DiskId is set to NotSerial and
save the file. If your version of QuikSync requires a serial number, add a registry key for the serial number.
For example, at the bottom of the file type: “SerialNumber”=”XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”

The serial number is case sensitive and is located on the back of the CD case. See “Example Registry
File” on page 3 for an example registry file and a description of the values in the file.

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