How do I install DailyReader and DailyReader Books (download)?

• Palm Users installing from a Windows PC:
  To install your DailyReader software:
  1. Log into your Laridian account. Click here to be taken to the Login page.
  2. Click the Download button to go to your download page.
  3. Scroll down the page and locate DailyReader. If you have more than one version of DailyReader, make sure you find the latest version that you've purchased. You can check the file date of each one to find the latest version.
  4. Click the Download (Windows) link to the left of the file.
  5. Click Save.
  6. When you receive the Save As dialog box, look at the "Save in" location at the top of the dialog box. This is the location where the file will be saved. Write this down so you can find the file when the download is complete or change it to a location that is more familiar to you (such as DESKTOP).
  7. Write down the File Name so you know the name of the file you are downloading.
  8. Click Save and the file will download to the location you selected in step 6.
  9. Follow this same procedure for the DailyReader books (devotionals and reading plans) you wish to install.
  10. Locate the files that you just downloaded (see steps 6 & 7).
  11. Double-click the files, one at a time, to run the setup. It may take several seconds for the setup program to start. Please be patient!
  12. Follow the instructions on screen. We recommend that you accept the defaults.
  13. When you have completed all of the setups and clicked Finish at the end, HotSync and the files will transfer to the handheld.
  14. When done with the HotSync, go to the home screen of your handheld. Make sure it shows ALL in the upper right corner and then locate your DailyReader icon to open.

  NOTE: You must install both DailyReader and at least one devotional or reading plan. The purchase of DailyReader includes the Laridian Reading Plans but they are installed separately.

• Palm Users installing from a Macintosh:
  To install your DailyReader software:
  1. Download the DailyReader application from the Laridian Web site to your desktop computer.
  2. During the download process, Stuff It Expander will decompress the file and create a folder with the same name as the setup file (such as drsetup). You will need version 6.0 or later of Stuff It Expander.
  3. Start the HotSync Manager application on your Mac, either from the Instant Palm Desktop menu on your menu bar, or by double-clicking the HotSync Manager application icon.
  4. Choose Install from the HotSync menu.
  5. Click and drag the decompressed dailyreader.prc file from the setup folder that was created during the download process and drop it into the installer.
  6. Click and drag the decompressed devotional or reading plan files you want installed from the appropriate setup folder. They will have a file ending of .pdb.
  7. HotSync and the files will transfer to the handheld.
  8. When done with the HotSync, go to the home screen of your handheld. Make sure it shows ALL in the upper right corner and then locate your DailyReader icon to open.

  NOTE: You must install both DailyReader and at least one devotional or reading plan. The purchase of DailyReader includes the Laridian Reading Plans but they are installed separately.

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