Installing and Activating GoldSim

To install GoldSim, double-click the GoldSim installation file and follow the directions on the screen. The installation file for the latest version of GoldSim (as well as previous versions) is available on the GoldSim web site.

Note: In order to install GoldSim, you must have Administrator privileges on the computer.

During the installation process, the GoldSim License Agreement will be displayed in a dialog. You can press the Print… button to print the document at this time to obtain a hard copy version of the License Agreement. You must select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” to continue with the installation.

Note: After completing the installation of GoldSim, you can access the License Agreement at any time by selecting Help|About GoldSim from the main menu and pressing the User License Agreement link on that dialog.

Once the program is installed, when you open an unlicensed copy of GoldSim, you will see the following dialog:

GoldSim can be used by either activating a Standalone license A GoldSim license that resides on an individual computer and is licensed for use just on that computer (although it can be easily transferred between computers). on your computer, or by accessing a Network license A GoldSim license that resides on a License Server and is intended to be shared between multiple users (based on the number of seats associated with the license). that has been activated on a License Server.

Standalone licenses are activated on a single computer and, once they are activated, do not require connection to the internet (the license resides on the computer). Network licenses reside on a License Server, and in order to use the license, your computer must be persistently connected to the License Server (although licenses can be “borrowed” from the License Server so that they temporarily reside on your computer and a connection to the License Server is no longer necessary).

If you are unsure of what type of license you have, refer to the email you received from the GoldSim Technology Group when the license was provided (this may have been sent to a License Administrator).