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StopWatch Questions TRANSFER LICENSE TO A NEW MACHINE: How do I uninstall StopWatch and transfer it to a new machine, drive or OS? CLEARING MENUS: How can I clear the drop down menus in StopWatch? INSTALL/LAUNCH LOCATION: Where is StopWatch Installed? Where do I start StopWatch? DATA LOCATION: Where is the time sheet file located? EXPORTING TIME: Can I use my time sheet data in other applications? How do I uninstall StopWatch and transfer it to a new machine, drive, or OS To move StopWatch to a new machine or same machine with a new compatible OS, you must first transfer and uninstall it from the original machine and email the transfer verification file as described below. After your verification file has been received your record will be stamped for 1 free unlock of the same version and the same compatible OS. No exceptions. StopWatch Mac 3.1.2 or later (installed/delivered via E-mail) Start StopWatch Select "Transfer Registration" under the StopWatch "Edit" menu Click the "Uninstall" button When prompted save the "StopWatch Transfer File" to your desktop Start your E-mail application and attach the "StopWatch Transfer File" to an E-mail with your company info and send it to: unlock@designsoft.com Your company record will be credited for a StopWatch transfer unlock of the same version. (This version is for machines running Mac OS9.x or earlier. This version is NOT compatible with machines running OS-X) StopWatch Mac 3.1.1 or earlier (installed/delivered via disk) This verison for older Macs with disk drives stamps the application disk and the hard drive with a registration file. To install the software on a new computer or drive you can uninstall the application by running the StopWatch installer and clicking the remove button. This will unlock the disk and allow you to install it again on the same or different machine. (This version is for older machines with disk drives running Mac OS8.x or earlier) StopWatch Windows 3.0.3 or earlier (installed/delivered via email) Quit StopWatch From the Windows Start Menu Select: Settings......Control Panel......Add/Remove Programs Scroll Through the list of installed applications that appears on the bottom of this window and find StopWatch Click on the Add/Remove Button When asked if you are sure if you want to remove StopWatch click the Yes button After StopWatch has been uninstalled email the file named: AG829.ger which resides in the StopWatch Directory-Folder Email the AG829.ger file as an attachment to: unlock@designsoft.com Your company record will be credited for a StopWatch transfer unlock of the same version. TOP Clearing Menus: How can I clear the drop down menus in StopWatch? Mac: All menu and timer data is saved in the "StopWatch Preferences" file. This file is located in your preferences folder. To clear the menus be sure StopWatch is NOT running. Drag the file to the trash and empty the trash. Windows: All menu and timer data is saved in the "Watch.ini" file. This file is located in your StopWatch folder directory. To clear the menus be sure StopWatch is NOT running. Drag the file to the trash or right click on the file and choose "Delete" TOP Where is StopWatch Installed? Where do I start StopWatch? StopWatch for Mac OS9 - The application is installed in the Apple Menu Items Folder which is located inside the System Folder. To launch the application Choose StopWatch under the Apple Menu. If you would prefer to start StopWatch from somewhere else besides the Apple Menu then make an Alias of StopWatch, after it has been unlocked, and move the Alias any where you wish. Never move the actual StopWatch application outside of the Apple Menu Items folder. StopWatch for Windows - The application is installed inside a folder called StopWatch on your root C drive. (You do have a choice of selecting a new location at install so if you changed the default path this won't be the case.) To launch StopWatch Select StopWatch from your Programs Menu. If you would like to launch StopWatch from some other location make a Windows Shortcut, after StopWatch has been unlocked, and move the Shortcut where you wish. TOP Where is the time sheet file located? StopWatch for Mac OS9 - The time sheet file is stored in the your Preferences Folder. (The Preferences Folder is located inside your System Folder.) The name of the file is called "stopwatch file". Please don't confuse the "stopwatch file" with the other file in the folder called "stopwatch preferences."   StopWatch for Windows - The time sheet file is stored in your StopWatch directory folder. The name of the file is "watch.txt". TOP EXPORTING TIME: Can I use my time sheet data in other applications? You sure can. StopWatch time sheets can be read directly by either DesignSoft Creative Billing or DesignSoft Time Sheet Manager and it can be read by many third party applications as well. Since the time sheet file is saved as a as generic tab delimited text file it can also be read by spreadsheet, database, and word processing applications with no data conversion at all. (just make sure to tell your third party app that you want to open a text file.) We are often asked if it can be read by many popular third party accounting applications. We have no information about any accounting application that can import time from text files. But it is worth a check with your applications developer to see if it can. You should also consider ordering Time Sheet Manager which can import and organize your time sheets and then export just the specific data you wish to use in the third party application on a case-by-case basis. The location of the time sheet file for Mac OS is the Preferences Folder (located inside the System Folder.) The name of the file is "stopwatch file" (Not to be confused with the "stopwatch preferences" file in the same folder.) The location of the time sheet file for Windows OS is the StopWatch Folder. The name of the file is "watch.txt" Never try to access the file when StopWatch is running. TOP