Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 26)

Custom Data Installation
Make sure you have completed the directions in Installing Data before beginning these instructions.
Choose this option to install some of the MapInfo Professional sample data. The data only installs to
one folder location.
To continue installing data using the Custom data instructions:
1. On the Custom Setup screen, clicking on a dataset displays information about it and the space it
requires. Select the datasets that you do not want to install (all are selected by default) by clicking
the Down Arrow beside it. Choose an option from the following:
• This feature will be installed on local hard drive
• This feature, and all subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive
• This feature will not be available
2. To change the install location, click Change. The default installation path is C:\Program
Files\MapInfo\Data .
On a 64-bit operating system, the default installation path is C:\Program Files
(x86)\MapInfo\Data
.
3. To see if you have enough space on your hard drive or other mapped resources, click Space.
The Disk Space Requirement screen displays the disk size, the amount of available space, and
the amount of space the selected install would take.
4. Click Next after making your custom selections.
5. Depending on what data you selected to install in step 1 , the Related Products screen opens.
Choose one of the following options and then click Next.
• MapInfo Professional.
• MapInfo Runtime
If you will be using the data with both MapInfo Professional and MapInfo Runtime, select MapInfo
Professional.
6. If you selected MapInfo Professional in the previous step, a Question dialog box opens. Click Yes
to create workspace icons for the data.
7. On the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.
Continue to Installing Related Programs and Resources or to Chapter 3: Starting and Activating
MapInfo Professional
Getting More Data
To learn more about our products, choose Install Products, Introductory Data and Industry Samples,
and Obtain More Data from the MapInfo Professional DVD browser, or after installing MapInfo
Professional, click MapInfo Data Products on the Web in the Help menu. If you have a browser installed,
you are automatically connected to Pitney Bowes Software web site, where we provide detailed information
about our World Wide Data Products. We have over 350 data products to choose from—products that
provide both reliable and current information.
Installing Related Programs and Resources
This section contains the instructions for installing the ECW Compressor, the Blue Marble GPS, and the
documentation associated with MapInfo Professional.
The first time you start MapInfo Professional you must activate your product license. After installing
related programs and resources, continue to
Starting and Activating MapInfo Professional .
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Installing Related Programs and Resources