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== What I did to Install MX == | == What I did to Install MX == | ||
I have used Cumulus 1 for a decade or so, and been very happy with it, but I wanted to give MX a go without affecting my Cumulus 1 installation. Here is exactly what I did on my ex NHS Windows 10 Pro PC, step by step; I am hoping | I have used Cumulus 1 for a decade or so, and been very happy with it, but I wanted to give MX a go without affecting my Cumulus 1 installation. Here is exactly what I did on my ex NHS Windows 10 Pro PC, step by step; I am hoping this list might help some readers. | ||
=== Download and unzip === | === Download and unzip === | ||
#I downloaded the '''CumulusMXDist3069''' zip from [[Software#Current_Release|the Current Release section]] on the downloads page. N.B. 3069 is no longer latest distribution, but the link will give you latest. | #I downloaded the '''CumulusMXDist3069''' zip from [[Software#Current_Release|the Current Release section]] on the downloads page. N.B. 3069 is no longer latest distribution, but the link will give you latest. | ||
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=== Success === | === Success === | ||
My installation of Cumulus MX has succeeded, and as the experiment did help me find a mistake in one of my Cumulus templates where I had not defined input parameters for "Recent History", it has been useful. I am continuing to use Cumulus 1 for the moment, until I am absolutely sure MX can do everything I want. I believe it will do some tasks better, but there is a lot more to learn about how to use it. | My installation of Cumulus MX has succeeded, and as the experiment did help me find a mistake in one of my Cumulus templates where I had not defined input parameters for "Recent History", it has been useful. I am continuing to use Cumulus 1 for the moment, until I am absolutely sure MX can do everything I want. I believe it will do some tasks better, but there is a lot more to learn about how to use it. | ||
== Editing the User Interface == | == Editing the User Interface == | ||
You need some understanding of Hyper-Text Markup Language to do this correctly, but here are simple examples. | You need some understanding of Hyper-Text Markup Language to do this correctly, but here are simple examples. | ||