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To install Bookmark Buddy for the first time, run setup (or setup.exe). You will be presented with various setup options, described here. You can change any of these options even after Bookmark Buddy has been installed.

Location of application files

Choose the folder in which you want Bookmark Buddy and the help files to be stored.

Shortcuts

Start Menu program group: Include a shortcut to the program, help file and uninstall on the Start Menu under Programs. You can choose a subfolder in which to create the program group.
Desktop: Include a shortcut on the desktop
Quick Launch bar: If it is installed, the Quick Launch bar sits in the Task Bar, usually by the Start button.
Startup items: If you want Bookmark Buddy to launch when you start up your computer, include a shortcut here.
Start Menu: Include a shortcut to the program at the top level of your Start Menu.

Default location for list files

This folder is the one you will be offered first when you save a new bookmark list. It is also where the sample bookmark list file will be moved. You can either use the application folder or you can choose another.

Installing for a ‘Limited User’ account

You must first be logged in as an ‘Administrator’ to install Bookmark Buddy. Then log in as a user and select Bookmark Buddy from the Start menu (under All Programs). The program will first run  in ‘setup’ mode to configure user-specific preferences.

Multiple installations

If you are rolling out installations on several computers, you can prime each installation with the same preferences by adding a preferences back-up file, BmkBuddy.sav, to the installation archive as follows:

1.Install Bookmark Buddy on one computer from the zip archive (not the self-extracting version).
2.Configure the preferences (list files, browsers, behavior and presentation) as you want.
3.Exit Bookmark Buddy.
4.Locate the preferences backup file, BmkBuddy.sav, which will usually be in C:\Documents and Settings\<your name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Edward Leigh\Bookmark Buddy\3.0 (or ...\3.0U for the Unicode Edition).
5.Open the installation zip archive.
6.Add the file BmkBuddy.sav to the installation zip archive.
7.Install Bookmark Buddy on the other computers from the modified zip archive.

See also:

Buy a License
Registration Problems
Preferences & Configuration
Change Setup after Installation
Re-install