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to_download_and_install_tad [2019/04/07 07:35] adminto_download_and_install_tad [2021/07/31 08:56] admin
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 TAD (The Architect's Desktop) has one main component: //TAD Designer/Lite// is the one that you download and use on your computer.  TAD (The Architect's Desktop) has one main component: //TAD Designer/Lite// is the one that you download and use on your computer. 
  
-It works only with your own free TAD user credentials. +It works only with your own free TAD user credentials. Note: All work is saved on your own computer/own LAN. 
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-In the 6.x versions, all work is saved on your own computer/own LAN. From 7.x all your work would be stored on private cloud servers, very securely. This documentation does not discuss the private cloud server+
  
 //Psst... if you are confused about the terms TAD, TAD Designer Lite, and just TAD Designer, please read the [[FAQ]]// //Psst... if you are confused about the terms TAD, TAD Designer Lite, and just TAD Designer, please read the [[FAQ]]//
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 **Hardware** **Hardware**
  
-You just need a computer with Windows Vista or later versions. It has been tested till Windows 10 It does not consume much resources on your computer; so it should work even with a computer with 2G of RAM (Memory) Hard disk requirements are also quite low -- in the order of around 20 Megabytes. +You just need a computer with Windows XP or later versions. It has been tested till Windows 10 It does not consume much resources on your computer; so it should work even with a computer with 2G of RAM (Memory) Hard disk requirements are also quite low -- in the order of around 20 Megabytes. 
  
 It's a 32 bit application -- so would work on any kind of Windows 32 bit or 64 bit It's a 32 bit application -- so would work on any kind of Windows 32 bit or 64 bit
  
-It works quite well on Linux and also Macintosh, provided you install the WINE layer into those operating-systems. You would also have to update the WINE for all the requirements of this software (Such as MSScript Control and Visual Basic for Applications)+It works quite well on Linux and also Macintosh and Chromebooks, provided you install the WINE layer into those operating-systems. You would also have to update the WINE for all the requirements of this software (Such as MSScript Control and Visual Basic for Applications)
  
 +[[wine|How to setup Wine on your Linux/Mac/Chromebook]]
  
-**Registration**+ 
 +**Registration and installation**
  
 This is free, and [[Registration|explained here]] This is free, and [[Registration|explained here]]
  
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-**Installation** 
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-The installation process is explained in [[update | detail here]] . Please note that you would need to FIRST register and then run the installer. You also need to CONFIRM your acount (an email will be sent to you)  
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-This is because even the installer would check your confirmed TAD credentials. 
  
  

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Last modified: le 2023/04/22 20:59