Installing Surfer 12 requires that you be logged into an account that has Administrator rights. Golden Software does not recommend installing Surfer 12 over any previous version of Surfer. Please ensure that you install Surfer 12 into a new directory, which is what will happen by default. Surfer 12 can co-exist with older versions as long as they are in different directories.
To begin the installation, either insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, or double-click on the downloaded EXE file to run it. See below for details of each method.
Installing Surfer on a Local Drive from CD:
1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. The Setup program automatically begins on most computers.
2. Choose the "Install Surfer" option from the screen and setup will begin.
If the Setup program does not automatically start, double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Open the CD-ROM drive which contains the Surfer disk by double-clicking on the CD-ROM icon. From the CD-ROM folder find and double-click on Autorun.exe to launch Surfer's Setup program. Select "Install Surfer" option and setup will begin.
Installing Surfer on a Local Drive Using a Downloaded EXE:
1. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop and navigate to the folder containing the downloaded file.
2. Double-click the downloaded file to begin the installation process.