This page gives instructions on how to setup the new Tradesman Desktop application on your PC.  Before you proceed, please ensure that:

• You have The Tradesman installed on your palm with a few clients and visits completed.
• You have Palm Hotsync Manager installed on your computer.
• You have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer (see www.adobe.com if you don't, it's free).

Also, this is Beta software so things can and probably will go wrong.  If you are not willing to accept this then please wait for the official release in a few weeks time.

Then, follow the instructions below.

1. Download the Hotsync conduit installer by clicking here.
2. Unzip the files into a temporary directory on your computer. 
3. Navigate to those unzipped files on your computer and locate 'pInstaller.exe'
4. Double click on that.
5. The conduit should now be installed.
6. Before doing a hotsync, reboot your computer.  If you don't do this you will get an error during the sync saying 'Cannot create object'. 
7. After your reboot, perform a hotsync.  During the sync you should see something like 'Synchronising Tradesman Conduit'.  If so, you know the conduit has been installed ok.  If you get any errors during the sync please let me know immediately.

At this point if you haven't experienced any problems then it looks like all is well.  Next we'll get the desktop application running.

1. Download the desktop application by clicking here.
2. Unzip the files into a temporary directory
3. Locate the file 'Setup.exe' and double click on it.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.
5. Once the installer has finished there should be a 'Tradesman' entry on your start menu.  Find it and click on it.
6. The application should now be running so follow the on-screen instructions.
7. If the Conduit worked correctly, the application should be able to find the data from your palm on your desktop and you should see your clients in the clients list.  If not, email me and tell me what happened.

Feedback is not just accepted but is vital at this point so please let me know what you think.

Thanks,
Andy.